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Best Episodes of The Magicians
Episode 5
S2 Ep5
7.7
4th Feb 2012
The Magicians returns with more mind-bending magic. Twisted tricksters Barry and Stuart are joined by MasterChef judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace; comedy magician Pete Firman is paired with choreographer and presenter Arlene Phillips; and world champion of magic, Latimer, is with A Question of Sport captain Phil Tufnell.
Each celebrity and their magical mentor perform four spectacular illusions, two of which are live. With the viewers at home voting for their favorite act, the teams must do all they can to impress; the act with the fewest votes faces a terrifying live forfeit.
From the spectacular to the stomach-churning, each act goes all-out to astonish and amaze. But who will be safe, and who will have to face the death-defying forfeit?
Episode 6
S2 Ep6
7.7
11th Feb 2012
The Magicians returns with more mind-bending magic. Twisted tricksters Barry and Stuart are joined by comedian Ed Byrne; comedy magician Pete Firman is paired with actor and presenter Joe Swash; and world champion of magic, Latimer, is with street dancer, Britain's Got Talent winner and Waterloo Road actor, George Sampson.
Each celebrity and their magical mentor perform four spectacular illusions, two of which are live. With the viewers at home voting for their favorite act, the teams must do all they can to impress; the act with the fewest votes faces a death-defying live forfeit. Plus, Dutch illusionist Hans Klok attempts to perform a record-breaking number of tricks in just five minutes.
Episode 3
S2 Ep3
7.7
21st Jan 2012
World Champion of Magic, Latimer, is joined by Pussycat Doll and Got to Dance judge Kimberly Wyatt; comedy magician Pete Firman is paired with Great British Bake Off presenter Mel Giedroyc, and Barry and Stuart team up with former world heavyweight boxing champion David Haye.
Worst Episodes of The Magicians
Episode 2
S2 Ep2
7.2
14th Jan 2012
The Magicians returns with more celebrities and more jaw-dropping illusions. Darren McMullen hosts the second programme in a series of six, which sees comedy magician Pete Firman joined by Countryfile and Watchdog's Julia Bradbury; Barry and Stuart paired with Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood; and World Champion of Magic, Latimer with American icon David Hasselhoff.
Episode 2
S1 Ep2
7.3
8th Jan 2011
Prepare to be amazed as three of the world's best magic acts team up with three celebrities for jaw-dropping illusions and magic tricks with contemporary twists.
Lenny Henry hosts as illusionist of the decade Luis de Matos is joined by Peter Jones; Winners of the Best Comedy Illusionist award at the World Magic Awards, the dark and twisted Barry and Stuart, team up with Ade Edmonson; and the king of close-up magic, Chris Korn, is partnered by Amanda Byram.
They all perform three magic acts in a bid to impress the studio audience and avoid the dreaded forfeit trick. Who will take on the extreme feat of mind over matter this week?
Episode 3
S1 Ep3
7.3
15th Jan 2011
Prepare to be dazzled, as Lenny Henry presents three of the world's best magic acts as they are teamed up with three celebrities for awe-inspiring illusions and magic tricks with contemporary twists.
Illusionist of the decade Luis de Matos is joined by Chris Tarrant; winners of the Best Comedy Illusionist award at the World Magic Awards, the dark and twisted Barry and Stuart, team up with Stephen K Amos; and the king of close-up magic, Chris Korn, is partnered by Samantha Womack.
They all perform three magic acts in a bid to impress the studio audience and avoid the fear-inducing forfeit trick. Who will take on the extreme feat of mind-over-matter?
The Magicians Episode Guide
Episode 1
S1 Ep1
7.5
1st Jan 2011
Incredible illusions, mind-bending magic and classic tricks with contemporary twists, performed by some of the world's best magicians.
Performers include illusionist of the decade, Luis De Matos; winners of Best Comedy Illusionists at the World Magic Awards, the dark and twisted Barry and Stuart; and the King of Close-Up Magic, Chris Korn.
Each week they will be joined by three different celebrities, and together they will compete to win the studio audience vote and escape the dreaded forfeit trick - an extreme feat of courage, mind over matter and a test of trust.
In this episode, the magicians are joined by Ashley Banjo, Bruno Tonioli and Sian Williams.
Episode 2
S1 Ep2
7.3
8th Jan 2011
Prepare to be amazed as three of the world's best magic acts team up with three celebrities for jaw-dropping illusions and magic tricks with contemporary twists.
Lenny Henry hosts as illusionist of the decade Luis de Matos is joined by Peter Jones; Winners of the Best Comedy Illusionist award at the World Magic Awards, the dark and twisted Barry and Stuart, team up with Ade Edmonson; and the king of close-up magic, Chris Korn, is partnered by Amanda Byram.
They all perform three magic acts in a bid to impress the studio audience and avoid the dreaded forfeit trick. Who will take on the extreme feat of mind over matter this week?
Episode 3
S1 Ep3
7.3
15th Jan 2011
Prepare to be dazzled, as Lenny Henry presents three of the world's best magic acts as they are teamed up with three celebrities for awe-inspiring illusions and magic tricks with contemporary twists.
Illusionist of the decade Luis de Matos is joined by Chris Tarrant; winners of the Best Comedy Illusionist award at the World Magic Awards, the dark and twisted Barry and Stuart, team up with Stephen K Amos; and the king of close-up magic, Chris Korn, is partnered by Samantha Womack.
They all perform three magic acts in a bid to impress the studio audience and avoid the fear-inducing forfeit trick. Who will take on the extreme feat of mind-over-matter?
Episode 4
S1 Ep4
7.6
22nd Jan 2011
Lenny Henry hosts as three of the world's greatest magic acts team up with three celebrities to bring us jaw-dropping illusions and classic tricks with a contemporary twist.
Illusionist of the decade Luis de Matos is partnered by N'Dubz; winners of Best Comedy Magic Act at the World Comedy Awards, the dark and twisted Barry and Stuart team up with Martin Kemp; and the king of close up magic, Chris Korn, is joined by Rolf Harris.
They all perform three magic acts in a bid to impress the studio audience and avoid the fearsome forfeit - who will be tackling the extreme feat of mind over matter this week?
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.
The best rated episodes of The Magicians are:
Episode 5 S2E5 rated 7.7
Episode 6 S2E6 rated 7.7
Episode 3 S2E3 rated 7.7
The lowest rated episodes of The Magicians are:
Episode 2 S2E2 rated 7.2
Episode 2 S1E2 rated 7.3
Episode 3 S1E3 rated 7.3
The first episode of The Magicians aired on January 01, 2011.
The last episode of The Magicians aired on February 11, 2012.
