Hidden Talent

Series 1 Episode 1
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First Broadcast: 9PM Tue 24 April 2012

The first episode focuses on rock climbing and lie detection.

After experts test members of the general public in both physical and mental capacities, they narrow their search down to find the individuals that they believe have the greatest potential to excel in each field.

The 10 finalists in rock climbing are put through a series of tasks by world-class climbing coach Martin Chester, testing their agility, ease with heights, leadership qualities and communication skills.

Maggie, a 45-year-old nurse and grandmother, is selected to take her new-found skill even further by receiving one-on-one training ahead of her final challenge: to ascend the 200ft Old Man of Stoer sea stack in Scotland, the base of which can only be reached by abseiling across the turbulent sea, and which normally takes years of training to attempt.

Only one in 400 people can spot a liar with any degree of accuracy. After hundreds of volunteers are tested on their ability to read body language and identify the liars as people respond to a series of questions, Brenda, a 63-year-old retiree who previously owned a wedding boutique, emerges as the most successful 'human lie detector' with a remarkable 80% accuracy rate.

To develop her natural talent, Brenda travels to the US for a two-day crash course in interrogation techniques and reading body language. Her Hidden Talent experts are ex-FBI agents Jack Schafer and Joe Navarro, who between them have over 40 years' experience in counter-intelligence and counter-terrorism.

Brenda learns the skills that usually take years to hone to an expert standard, and for her final challenge, she must interview five people to determine which of them has taken a bag containing £500 from a room they have all entered independently.

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