Faking It
Entertaining transformational battles against the odds. Intrepid volunteers are plucked from their natural habitat and given four weeks to master a skill well enough to fool a panel of expert judges.
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Lisa leaves her job in a local shop to convince a posh society guests she's a blue-blood

First shown: Tue 26 Sep 2000 | 50 mins

Can straight-laced cellist Sian Evans transform into a hedonistic DJ club chick?

First shown: Tue 17 Apr 2001 | 49 mins

Country vicar Nigel Done swaps his clerical garb to become a second-hand car salesman

First shown: Tue 24 Apr 2001 | 49 mins

How will painter and decorator Paul make it as a conceptual artist in London?

First shown: Tue 1 May 2001 | 48 mins

Ed is a burger vendor by trade, but he's about to be transformed into a top chef

First shown: Tue 6 Nov 2001 | 49 mins

Softly-spoken country boy Gavin swaps rural bliss for the hectic streets of London

First shown: Tue 13 Nov 2001 | 49 mins

Kasper Cornish is a mild-mannered, talented ballet dancer from London

First shown: Tue 20 Nov 2001 | 49 mins

Shelley, a nightclub dancer from south London, has never sat on a horse

First shown: Tue 27 Nov 2001 | 49 mins

Revisiting the Faking It participants. What impact has the series has had on their lives?

First shown: Thu 26 Sep 2002 | 49 mins

Lynn Hurst, a telephone operator, has four weeks to become a convincing TV studio director

First shown: Wed 9 Oct 2002 | 77 mins

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