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Faking It

2000–2006 · 9 seasons

A gentle, hopeful makeover contest where ordinary people are coached to pass as experts, and you root for them to pull it off.

Created by
Stephen Lambert
Genres
Reality
Overview
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
How it feels
Measured and easy to follow.
About
Identity, class, ambition, work
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness1
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    reality
    Created by
    Stephen Lambert
    Starring
    Andi Peters, Gordon Ramsay
    Length
    9 seasons, 49 episodes, 60 min each
    Network
    Channel 4
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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