Faking It (2000)
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Helen Grainger — Producer
Episodes 49
Alex the Animal
Alex Geikie, 20, is a softly-spoken Oxford-educated boy from the English shires. Training with kickboxing champion Tony Agastini, he has four weeks to transform himself into a convincing hardman before being sent to work as a doorman at London's Hippodrome Club.
Read MoreShop 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 function.
Read MoreCellist to DJ
22-year-old classical cellist Sian Evans has four weeks to transform herself into a club DJ before working the crowd at prestigious nightspot The Cross.
Read MoreVicar to Car Dealer
With the help of experienced car dealer Dominic Littlewood, West Country vicar the Reverend Nigel Done learns all about the used-car trade before being let loose on a busy Essex forecourt.
Read MorePainter and Decorator to Conceptual Artist
Painter and decorator Paul O'Hare has four weeks to pass himself off as a modern abstract artist.
Read MoreBurgerman to Chef
Burger-van proprietor Ed Devlin attempts to pass himself off as a professional chef.
Read MoreSheep Shearer to Hairdresser
Farmer's son Gavin learns the basics of hairdressing from legendary stylist Trevor Sorbie.
Read MoreBallet Dancer to Wrestler
Ballet dancer Kaspar Cornish is taught how to fake it as a professional wrestler.
Read MoreShowgirl to Showjumper
Nightclub dancer Shelley learns to fake it as a showjumper under the tutelage of Tim Stockdale and Marianne Trevor-Roper.
Read MoreFaking It Changed My Life
A one-off follow-up programme revisiting previous fakers to find out how appearing on the programme changed their lives.
Read MoreNaval Officer to Drag Queen
Naval petty officer Spence Bowdler is transformed into a drag queen.
Read MoreEmergency Control Operator to TV Studio Director
Fire Service operator Lynn Hurst is taught how to direct a live breakfast TV show.
Read MoreLawyer to Garage MC
City lawyer George Lubega, dubbed "soul man in reverse" by his friends for his complete lack of rhythm, style and musical ability, has a crash course in rapping and street culture before being thrown into an MCing competition.
Read MoreKickboxer to Ballroom Dancer
Black-belt kickboxer and self-professed tomboy Jo Weatherill has four weeks to transform herself into a glamorous ballroom dancer.
Read MoreInsurance Salesman to Stuntman
Isurance risk asessor Matt Davies has four weeks to learn the basics of stuntmanship.
Read MoreWeb Designer to Surfer
Stuart Matheson leaves the comfort of his desk job in the computer industry to learn how to surf.
Read MoreRadiographer to Fashion Photographer
Hospital radiographer David Keith is plunged into the glamourous world of fashion photography. Not only does he have to learn how to work the camera, he also has to learn to deal with models and technicians before facing a cover-shoot challenge.
Read MoreGames Tester to Racing Driver
Computer games tester Phil Deane takes to the racetrack for real, with the help of Johnny Herbert and David Coulthard.
Read MoreFerry 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 racing?
Read MorePunk 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 orchestra?
Read MoreFaking 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 participants.
Read MoreBicycle 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 player.
Read MoreChoir Girl to Rock Chick
Twenty-year-old Christian choirgirl Laura-Jane Foley leaves behind her straight-laced Cambridge university life for London to be transformed into a rock chick.
Read MoreManagement 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 trainer - in just four weeks!
Read MoreManagement Consultant to Dog Trainer
Management consultant Rob Archer (31) attempts to impress as in the most difficult dog-training discipline - performing to music. But not only does Rob have no experience of the discipline, neither has the dog.
Read MoreNewsagent 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 the family newsagent for a crash course in TV reporting.
Read MoreNewsagent to Showbiz Reporter
Jatinder Sumal (29) normally works in her family's newsagents shop, but with just four weeks preparation can she fake it as a showbiz interviewer on breakfast television?
Read MoreChess Player to Football Manager
Former professional chess player Maximillion Devereaux trades his chessboard and rural idyll for the football pitch as he attempts to fake it as a football manager in a month.
Read MoreChess Champ to Football Manager
Maximillian Devereaux is already a chess champ, but in four weeks' time he'll be instructing Chalfont Wasps Football Club from the side of the pitch. Does he have what it takes to fake it as a football manager?
Read MoreBibles to Bling Bling
A vicar swaps his parish for a job at Nevada's largest car dealership.
Read MoreLectures to Lap Dances
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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 tall and too heavy.
Read MoreThe Three Rs to Protecting Stars
Nursery school teacher Stephanie Jones has four weeks to learn the tricks of the bodyguard trade.
Read MoreDry Clean to Style Queen
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On The Range to La-La Land
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Super Shy to Superfly
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Briefcase to Body Slam
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Simple Life To Social Life
Organic farmer Grace Coffman is transported from Nebraska to New York to pose as a posh socialite.
Read MoreSnow 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 real estate team have four weks to transform her into a ""lady of the listings"".
Read MoreComputer Geek To Fitness Freak
Cubicle-dwelling computer nerd Meaganne is taught how to be an exercise instructor, but after four weeks' training, can she convince a panel of professionals that her workout is the future of fitness?
Read MoreLifesaver To Heartbreaker
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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 Jamelia in front of thousands, live at Earls Court.
Read MoreThe T4 Specials 1 Clog Dancer To RnB Dancer
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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 that he's a streetwise graffiti artist.
Read MoreThe 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 transformed into a graffiti artist, with the assistance of David Samuel, famous graffiti artist.
Read MoreFactory Worker to Fashion Designer
Twenty-four-year-old factory worker Mick Wigham leaves the grittiness of the production line for the glamour of the catwalk as he tries to fake it as a fashion designer.
Read MoreThe T4 Specials 3 Factory Worker to Fashion Designer
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Physicist to Magician
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Cleaner to Burlesque Performer
Faker Sharon Pallister transforms from cleaner to burlesque performer. Featuring Wayne Sleep, Miss Immodesty Blaize and Dita von Teese.
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