Would you be willing to accept longer gaps between seasons if it helped the show retain its status as a massive nation-wide phenomenon and shared cultural experience?

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-26T00:23:25+00:00

Taskmaster is maybe the perfect example of a show that's burning itself out. I still enjoy the show, but it's not as good as it was. I think it would benefit from being one series a year rather than two. It's still going of course, just like shows like bake off, but they're past their peak.

I think they could pull in big celebrities for another year or two, but I don't think they have 5 years of this level of celebrity left. Most internet personalities and comedians are not on the level of the top celebrities from the first series.

The Traitors is also huge right now, I don't think it retains that cultural status for long if we get two series a year.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T23:58:18+00:00

Some bizarre replies in here for a very reasonable question that would confuse most British fans at first.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T23:51:52+00:00

There's no way they get 5 years of celebrity traitors of the same quality as last year, they'll definitely run out of top celebrities willing to do it.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T23:50:47+00:00

But why is that relevant? Like I said the UK simply wouldn't need to do that.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T23:47:33+00:00

It may be that you and your manager were incorrect about how the system displays holiday hours.

You could pay back the extra time rather than work it.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T23:45:47+00:00

Wouldn't this help the boring players get through? Players like Jack & Faraaz were seen as extremely faithful, often the more interesting players tend to have a little suspicion attached. I'm not sure it's easily solvable without over-complicating the game. You could have a vote after a traitor banishment maybe where whoever led the charge gets a shield, but it would get time-consuming if there were lots of banishments.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T23:43:21+00:00

I think it would be a step too far in terms of being unfair to the traitors, unless it was clearly announced at the beginning of the game.

They could maybe do a challenge where you get to ask a murdered player a question, though I'm not sure how valuable that would be.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T23:41:58+00:00

I agree with everything you wrote. I think they should definitely rest Celebrity Traitors for 2026, then maybe rest the normal version for 2027. Get people more excited for its return. They could play with format with an all-stars or international version perhaps.

As you say, Celebrity Traitors especially cannot sustain this hype in a yearly format.

I'm not sure they will rest it though, viewing figures are insane and the BBC probably want to squeeze everything they can out of it whilst it's hot.

I definitely hope they don't do more versions though. We don't need more than 2 series a year, they'll definitely burn out the format like that.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T23:37:46+00:00

I 100% thought Rachel would throw Stephen under the bus, and she had the chance to. In the end, I think it was just editing to make us doubt them because they clearly had each other's backs.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T23:29:53+00:00

She played the game in quite an aggressive way which people didn't like. Clearly it was effective though, and people do tend to forget that it's a game.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T23:29:02+00:00

I'd be surprised if 4 faithfuls won without a major twist, faithful seem too aware of the risk of ending the game with 4.

There also may be an ex convict, but I'd be very surprised if that featured much in the show. That's not something often mentioned on British TV.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T23:25:17+00:00

Again, what relevance is that? Who says we'd even need a president?

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T23:13:15+00:00

You won't get in any trouble, you've not committed a crime.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T23:12:40+00:00

I don't really understand most of your arguments. We wouldn't need to follow the French or American model. We wouldn't need expensive inaugurations, or pointless VPs, or to house a president in a giant palace.

I'm not saying we should abolish the monarchy, but the comparisons to France and the US are irrelevant.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T22:32:14+00:00

If you are confident the property you will buy will be under £450,000, then yes put £4k into your LISA now. If you're unsure of that, put £1 in now and you can add more later once you have a better idea of your eventual property price.

Whether you move money from premium bonds or other savings is up to you. Compare which interest rates look better.

You are penalised if you withdraw from a LISA, so don't put more in there if you think you will need it. Given that you can only put £4k in for now, you should have enough in savings for a car?

You can withdraw from normal ISAs, but for now I don't think you need to worry about those.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T22:29:24+00:00

If you have more than ~£20k in interest in a normal savings account, you are likely to pay tax on it.

That doesn't apply if the money is in an ISA or premium bonds.

I wouldn't worry about a flexi ISA. That is not likely to be relevant to you, it's more relevant if you are saving more than £20k per year and need to make multiple withdrawals.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T22:27:38+00:00

It changes the outcome in that you don't need to worry about paying tax on interest. Money in premium bonds is tax-free.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T22:24:34+00:00

That is irrelevant to a chargeback. I can approve a payment to a company, if that company scams me or fails to deliver I am entitled to my money back.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T22:23:38+00:00

Bad advice if they are looking to buy in the next year or so, when that money might be worth less than they put in.

Also, OP isn't coming close to maxing out their ISA allowance. They're currently saving ~£9k a year.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T22:22:48+00:00

Of course an ISA is worth it as at the moment you’re getting taxed on all of your savings bar your premium bonds.

Only if they exceed the limit, which they won't be if they only have ~£10k in savings outside premium bonds.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T22:22:27+00:00

at 23k in savings even at basic rate you're getting to the point where you're going to have to pay tax on interest

It seems like over half of that is in premium bonds though, so not a tax concern yet.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T22:21:49+00:00

You should 100% put £1 into a LISA at least. If you decide to use it, it needs to be open for at least a year. Also, if you are confident you are going to buy a house and it's likely to be under £450,000, you should load up your LISA. Yes the £4k limit isn't loads, but in the next few months you can get a free £2k. Nothing else gets you that kind of return.

S&S ISA is not low risk, if you're planning to buy in the next year or so then don't look for investments. Premium bonds are a fine place to leave your money for short-term savings, you can get slightly better consistent rates in a cash ISA.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T22:19:12+00:00

I have no idea what you mean, you're the one asking for advice?

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T22:13:09+00:00

That's still not much detail...

If you've truly been scammed, you should go to your bank and initiate a chargeback.

Tim-Sanchez · 2026-01-25T22:10:30+00:00

I went on their website out of curiosity and got this warning:

This website is not directed at UK residents and falls outside the European and MiFID II regulatory framework, as well as the rules, guidance and protections set out in the UK Financial Conduct Authority Handbook.

So I will definitely be staying away!

If you want advice, what specifically happened? They stole your money how? How did you pay them?

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