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The Magicians

2011–2012 · 2 seasons

A light, lively Saturday-night magic contest where celebrity guests and playful tricks keep things cheerful and undemanding.

Genres
Comedy, Reality
Starring
Barry Jones, Stuart MacLeod, Lenny Henry
Overview
The Magicians was a British family entertainment television show, first broadcast throughout January 2011 on BBC One. The show features magicians performing a number of magic tricks with guest celebrities, to decide which pair will face a forfeit trick at the end of the episode. In the first series, this was decided through audience participation, however, for the second series, a phone vote was introduced. The first series was hosted by Lenny Henry, and featured magicians Luis de Matos, Barry and Stuart and Chris Korn. At the end of series 1, Luis de Matos was deemed series champion.

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Genres
Comedy, Reality
Starring
Barry Jones, Stuart MacLeod, Lenny Henry
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • ambition
  • celebrity
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, reality
Starring
Barry Jones, Stuart MacLeod, Lenny Henry, Luís de Matos, Chris Korn, Jason Latimer, Pete Firman, George Lamb
Length
2 seasons, 11 episodes, 60 min each
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Hungarian

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