Faking It

Faking It

2000 9 Seasons 49 Episodes ⭐ 6.3 Reality

Faking It was a television programme originating on Channel 4 which has spawned various international remakes, including a United States version which began in 2003 on the TLC network. Devised by Stephen Lambert of RDF Media, the programme's original concept was "a modern-day Pygmalion", referring to the George Bernard Shaw play in which flower girl Eliza Doolittle is trained to appear like an aristocrat.The series ended on Boxing day 2006 with faker Sharon Pallister transforming from cleaner to burlesque performer and featured Wayne Sleep, Miss Immodesty Blaize and Dita von Teese

Faking It was a television programme originating on Channel 4 which has spawned various international remakes, including a United States version which began in 2003 on the TLC network. Devised by Stephen Lambert of RDF Media, the programme's original concept was "a modern-day Pygmalion", referring to the George Bernard Shaw play in which flower girl Eliza Doolittle is trained to appear like an aristocrat.The series ended on Boxing day 2006 with faker Sharon Pallister transforming from cleaner to burlesque performer and featured Wayne Sleep, Miss Immodesty Blaize and Dita von Teese

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Alex the Animal

Alex Geikie, 20, is a softly-spoken Oxford-educated boy from the English shires. Training with kickboxing champion Tony

EP 2

Shop Girl to It Girl (Lady Lisa)

Northern girl Lisa has four weeks to learn how to walk, talk and eat like the upper classes before attending a society f

EP 1

Cellist to DJ

22-year-old classical cellist Sian Evans has four weeks to transform herself into a club DJ before working the crowd at

EP 2

Vicar to Car Dealer

With the help of experienced car dealer Dominic Littlewood, West Country vicar the Reverend Nigel Done learns all about

EP 3

Painter and Decorator to Conceptual Artist

Painter and decorator Paul O'Hare has four weeks to pass himself off as a modern abstract artist.

EP 1

Burgerman to Chef

Burger-van proprietor Ed Devlin attempts to pass himself off as a professional chef.

EP 2

Sheep Shearer to Hairdresser

Farmer's son Gavin learns the basics of hairdressing from legendary stylist Trevor Sorbie.

EP 3

Ballet Dancer to Wrestler

Ballet dancer Kaspar Cornish is taught how to fake it as a professional wrestler.

EP 4

Showgirl to Showjumper

Nightclub dancer Shelley learns to fake it as a showjumper under the tutelage of Tim Stockdale and Marianne Trevor-Roper

EP 1

Faking It Changed My Life

A one-off follow-up programme revisiting previous fakers to find out how appearing on the programme changed their lives.

EP 2

Naval Officer to Drag Queen

Naval petty officer Spence Bowdler is transformed into a drag queen.

EP 3

Emergency Control Operator to TV Studio Director

Fire Service operator Lynn Hurst is taught how to direct a live breakfast TV show.

EP 4

Lawyer to Garage MC

City lawyer George Lubega, dubbed "soul man in reverse" by his friends for his complete lack of rhythm, style and musica

EP 5

Kickboxer to Ballroom Dancer

Black-belt kickboxer and self-professed tomboy Jo Weatherill has four weeks to transform herself into a glamorous ballro

EP 6

Insurance Salesman to Stuntman

Isurance risk asessor Matt Davies has four weeks to learn the basics of stuntmanship.

EP 7

Web Designer to Surfer

Stuart Matheson leaves the comfort of his desk job in the computer industry to learn how to surf.

EP 8

Radiographer to Fashion Photographer

Hospital radiographer David Keith is plunged into the glamourous world of fashion photography. Not only does he have to

EP 9

Games Tester to Racing Driver

Computer games tester Phil Deane takes to the racetrack for real, with the help of Johnny Herbert and David Coulthard.

EP 10

Ferry Stewardess to Yachtswoman

Lucy Craig is used to a life on the ocean wave, but can this ferry stewardess manage to fake it in the world of yacht ra

EP 11

Punk Rocker to Orchestra Conductor

Chris Sweeney is the lead singer of a punk band, The Dead Pets. How will he fare when called upon to conduct a symphony

EP 1

Faking It Changed My Life (II)

A look back at the 2002 series of Faking It, following up on some remarkable developments in the lives of the participan

EP 2

Bicycle Courier to Polo Player

Malcolm 'Woody' Woodcock, a bicycle courier from Manchester, has just four weeks in which to pass himself off as a polo

EP 3

Choir Girl to Rock Chick

Twenty-year-old Christian choirgirl Laura-Jane Foley leaves behind her straight-laced Cambridge university life for Lond

EP 4

Management Consultant to Dog Trainer

Bachelor Rob Archer is a high-flying management consultant in London, but he swaps that role for one of an expert dog tr

EP 5

Newsagent to Showbiz Reporter

Twenty-nine-year-old working mum Jatinder Sumal puts her real life on hold and swaps bringing up children and working in

EP 6

Chess Player to Football Manager

Former professional chess player Maximillion Devereaux trades his chessboard and rural idyll for the football pitch as h

EP 1

Clog Dancer to Backing Dancer

Jessica Wright is a 25-year-old clog dancer from Cornwall, but in a few weeks she will be performing with R&B singer Jam

EP 2

History of Art Student to Graffiti Artist

Twenty-year-old country boy James Sawyer has four weeks to shed the tweeds, move into an urban jungle and convince us th

EP 3

Factory Worker to Fashion Designer

Twenty-four-year-old factory worker Mick Wigham leaves the grittiness of the production line for the glamour of the catw

EP 4

Management Consultant to Dog Trainer

Management consultant Rob Archer (31) attempts to impress as in the most difficult dog-training discipline - performing

EP 5

Newsagent to Showbiz Reporter

Jatinder Sumal (29) normally works in her family's newsagents shop, but with just four weeks preparation can she fake it

EP 6

Chess Champ to Football Manager

Maximillian Devereaux is already a chess champ, but in four weeks' time he'll be instructing Chalfont Wasps Football Clu

EP 1

Cleaner to Burlesque Performer

Faker Sharon Pallister transforms from cleaner to burlesque performer. Featuring Wayne Sleep, Miss Immodesty Blaize and

EP 2

Bibles to Bling Bling

A vicar swaps his parish for a job at Nevada's largest car dealership.

EP 3

Lectures to Lap Dances

EP 4

Hard Work to Hard Body

Welder Todd Farrand has four weeks to learn how to fake it as a model, even though his mentors reckon he's too old, too

EP 5

The Three Rs to Protecting Stars

Nursery school teacher Stephanie Jones has four weeks to learn the tricks of the bodyguard trade.

EP 6

Dry Clean to Style Queen

EP 7

On The Range to La-La Land

EP 8

Super Shy to Superfly

EP 9

Briefcase to Body Slam

EP 10

Simple Life To Social Life

Organic farmer Grace Coffman is transported from Nebraska to New York to pose as a posh socialite.

EP 11

Snow Hills To Beverly Hills

Beverley Hills real estate is a long way from Kim Constans' normal life as a wilderness guide. A top mother-and-daughter

EP 12

Computer Geek To Fitness Freak

Cubicle-dwelling computer nerd Meaganne is taught how to be an exercise instructor, but after four weeks' training, can

EP 13

Lifesaver To Heartbreaker

EP 1

The T4 Specials 1 Clog Dancer To RnB Dancer

EP 2

The T4 Specials 2 Art Student to Graffiti Artist

History of Art undergraduate and lover of fine art, James Sawyer leaves his Suffolk home and is taken to the city to be

EP 3

The T4 Specials 3 Factory Worker to Fashion Designer

EP 1

Physicist to Magician

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