The Worst Episodes of Faking It
Every episode of Faking It ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of 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
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Faking It" is "Alex the Animal", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Alex the Animal" aired on 9/18/2000 and is rated NaN point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Shop Girl to It Girl (Lady Lisa)".
NaN/10 0 votes#1 - Alex the Animal
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/2000
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.
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#2 - Shop Girl to It Girl (Lady Lisa)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/2000
Northern girl Lisa has four weeks to learn how to walk, talk and eat like the upper classes before attending a society function.
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#3 - Vicar to Car Dealer
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/24/2001
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.
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#4 - Painter and Decorator to Conceptual Artist
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 5/1/2001
Painter and decorator Paul O'Hare has four weeks to pass himself off as a modern abstract artist.
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#5 - Burgerman to Chef
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 11/6/2001
Burger-van proprietor Ed Devlin attempts to pass himself off as a professional chef.
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#6 - Sheep Shearer to Hairdresser
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/13/2001
Farmer's son Gavin learns the basics of hairdressing from legendary stylist Trevor Sorbie.
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#7 - Ballet Dancer to Wrestler
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/20/2001
Ballet dancer Kaspar Cornish is taught how to fake it as a professional wrestler.
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#8 - Showgirl to Showjumper
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/2001
Nightclub dancer Shelley learns to fake it as a showjumper under the tutelage of Tim Stockdale and Marianne Trevor-Roper.
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#9 - Faking It Changed My Life
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2002
A one-off follow-up programme revisiting previous fakers to find out how appearing on the programme changed their lives.
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#10 - Naval Officer to Drag Queen
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2002
Naval petty officer Spence Bowdler is transformed into a drag queen.
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#11 - Emergency Control Operator to TV Studio Director
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2002
Fire Service operator Lynn Hurst is taught how to direct a live breakfast TV show.
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#12 - Lawyer to Garage MC
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2002
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.
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#13 - Kickboxer to Ballroom Dancer
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2002
Black-belt kickboxer and self-professed tomboy Jo Weatherill has four weeks to transform herself into a glamorous ballroom dancer.
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#14 - Insurance Salesman to Stuntman
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2002
Isurance risk asessor Matt Davies has four weeks to learn the basics of stuntmanship.
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#15 - Web Designer to Surfer
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2002
Stuart Matheson leaves the comfort of his desk job in the computer industry to learn how to surf.
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#16 - Radiographer to Fashion Photographer
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/2002
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.
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#17 - Games Tester to Racing Driver
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/2002
Computer games tester Phil Deane takes to the racetrack for real, with the help of Johnny Herbert and David Coulthard.
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#18 - Ferry Stewardess to Yachtswoman
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/2002
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?
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#19 - Punk Rocker to Orchestra Conductor
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/30/2002
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?
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#20 - Faking It Changed My Life (II)
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 2/3/2004
A look back at the 2002 series of Faking It, following up on some remarkable developments in the lives of the participants.
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#21 - Bicycle Courier to Polo Player
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 2/3/2004
Malcolm 'Woody' Woodcock, a bicycle courier from Manchester, has just four weeks in which to pass himself off as a polo player.
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#22 - Choir Girl to Rock Chick
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 2/10/2004
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.
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#23 - Management Consultant to Dog Trainer
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 2/17/2004
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!
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#24 - Newsagent to Showbiz Reporter
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 2/24/2004
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.
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#25 - Chess Player to Football Manager
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 3/2/2004
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.
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