Faking It

1. Alex the Animal

Sep 18, 2000 · 60 min

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.

2. Shop Girl to It Girl (Lady Lisa)

Sep 25, 2000 · 60 min

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

1. Cellist to DJ

Apr 17, 2001 · 60 min

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.

2. Vicar to Car Dealer

Apr 24, 2001 · 60 min

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.

3. Painter and Decorator to Conceptual Artist

May 1, 2001 · 60 min

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

1. Burgerman to Chef

Nov 6, 2001 · 60 min

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

2. Sheep Shearer to Hairdresser

Nov 13, 2001 · 60 min

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

3. Ballet Dancer to Wrestler

Nov 20, 2001 · 60 min

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

4. Showgirl to Showjumper

Nov 27, 2001 · 60 min

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

1. Faking It Changed My Life

Sep 27, 2002 · 60 min

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

2. Naval Officer to Drag Queen

Oct 2, 2002 · 60 min

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

3. Emergency Control Operator to TV Studio Director

Oct 9, 2002 · 60 min

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

4. Lawyer to Garage MC

Oct 16, 2002 · 60 min

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.

5. Kickboxer to Ballroom Dancer

Oct 23, 2002 · 60 min

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

6. Insurance Salesman to Stuntman

Oct 30, 2002 · 60 min

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

7. Web Designer to Surfer

Nov 6, 2002 · 60 min

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

8. Radiographer to Fashion Photographer

Nov 13, 2002 · 60 min

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.

9. Games Tester to Racing Driver

Dec 4, 2002 · 60 min

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

10. Ferry Stewardess to Yachtswoman

Dec 11, 2002 · 60 min

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?

11. Punk Rocker to Orchestra Conductor

Dec 30, 2002 · 60 min

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?

1. Faking It Changed My Life (II)

Feb 3, 2004 · 60 min

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

2. Bicycle Courier to Polo Player

Feb 3, 2004 · 60 min

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

3. Choir Girl to Rock Chick

Feb 10, 2004 · 60 min

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.

4. Management Consultant to Dog Trainer

Feb 17, 2004 · 60 min

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!

5. Newsagent to Showbiz Reporter

Feb 24, 2004 · 60 min

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.

6. Chess Player to Football Manager

Mar 2, 2004 · 60 min

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.

1. Clog Dancer to Backing Dancer

Sep 5, 2004 · 60 min

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.

2. History of Art Student to Graffiti Artist

Sep 12, 2004 · 60 min

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.

3. Factory Worker to Fashion Designer

Sep 19, 2004 · 60 min

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.

4. Management Consultant to Dog Trainer

Feb 17, 2004 · 60 min

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.

5. Newsagent to Showbiz Reporter

Feb 24, 2004 · 60 min

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?

6. Chess Champ to Football Manager

Mar 2, 2004 · 60 min

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?

1. Cleaner to Burlesque Performer

Dec 26, 2006 · 60 min

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

1. The T4 Specials 1 Clog Dancer To RnB Dancer

Sep 5, 2004 · 60 min

2. The T4 Specials 2 Art Student to Graffiti Artist

Sep 12, 2004 · 60 min

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.

3. The T4 Specials 3 Factory Worker to Fashion Designer

Sep 19, 2004 · 60 min

1. Physicist to Magician

Mar 27, 2005 · 60 min