Volunteers are given just four weeks to master a new skill and convince a panel of experts that they're the real deal, with the help of a handful of mentors.
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Reach thousands of daily viewers · size 1200 x 200
Episode 1
Estate Agent to Market Trader
High-end estate agent Rex tries to become a market trader in four weeks. He dives headfirst into a world of banter, bargains, and butchery at Bolton Market. But will the judges spot that he's Faking It?
Episode 2
Fish & Chip Shop to Sushi Chef
Rani, a fish and chip shop owner, tries to fake it as a high-end sushi chef. She starts by meeting her mentors - the owner and executive chef at top restaurant Chotto Matte.
Episode 3
TBA
Painter and decorator Craig swaps the Highlands for busy London as he trades paint brushes for make-up brushes and tries to become a high-fashion make-up artist in just one month.
Nicholas Rowe
Self - Narrator (voice)
Reach thousands of daily viewers · size 970 x 90
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