Faking It (British TV series)

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Faking It
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Genre Reality
Created by Stephen Lambert
Narrated by Michael Kitchen
Nicholas Rowe
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series7
No. of episodes34 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companies RDF Television
Darlow Smithson Productions
Original release
Network Channel 4
Release18 September 2000 (2000-09-18) –
26 December 2006 (2006-12-26)
Network 5
Release20 May (2025-05-20) –
3 June 2025 (2025-06-03)

Faking It is a reality television show that aired on Channel 4 from 18 September 2000 to 26 December 2006. It was revived on 5 from 20 May to 3 June 2025.

Contents

Devised by Stephen Lambert, 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.

Format

The programme shared much with earlier British TV shows such as In at the Deep End and Jobs For The Boys/Girls, and the children's show Bring It On, all of which featured TV presenters or other celebrities learning other trades, but Faking It was the first that successfully used members of the public in the role. Its basic format was that a member of the public lived with and trained with an expert for four weeks and then took part in a contest against experienced participants in whatever activity they have learned. A panel of expert judges then gave their verdict on which participant was the "faker". Ostensibly, success meant fooling a majority of the judges, though there was no prize for success and the real point of the show was the experience that the fakers received over the course of the month's filming.

Transmissions

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast releasedNetwork
1 218 September 2000 (2000-09-18)26 September 2000 (2000-09-26) Channel 4
2 317 April 2001 (2001-04-17)1 May 2001 (2001-05-01)
3 46 November 2001 (2001-11-06)27 November 2001 (2001-11-27)
Special 126 September 2002 (2002-09-26)
4 102 October 2002 (2002-10-02)30 December 2002 (2002-12-30)
Special 13 February 2004 (2004-02-03)
5 53 February 2004 (2004-02-03)2 March 2004 (2004-03-02)
6 35 September 2004 (2004-09-05)19 September 2004 (2004-09-19)
Specials 227 March 2005 (2005-03-27)26 December 2006 (2006-12-26)
7 320 May 2025 (2025-05-20)3 June 2025 (2025-06-03) 5
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