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Faking It

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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Reality
Created By

Stephen Lambert

First Aired on

Sep 01, 2000

9 seaons till Dec 26, 2006

Popularity: 6.187
2 votes
Networks
(GB)
Production

RDF Media (GB)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Cleaner to Burlesque Performer

Seasons & episodes

Total 9 seasons, 49 episodes

Season 1

Aired

2 Episodes
  • Episode 1Alex the Animal60 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.

  • Episode 2Shop Girl to It Girl (Lady Lisa)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.

Top Cast

    Crew & Team

    Helen Grainger

    Producer

    Adam Kassen

    Producer

    Rupert Smith

    Producer

    Alice Mayhall

    Producer

    Luke Menges

    Producer

    Casey Kriley

    Producer

    Stephen Lambert

    Executive Producer

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