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Season 1

  • S01E01 Episode 1

    • October 7, 2005
    • Channel 4

    Expect bloody mayhem, cunning stunts, twisted fun, a hatful of celebrities and the world's top magicians in the first studio-based magic show for ten years. This week Dirty Tricks is hosted by an owl voiced by Stephen Fry and features the dark and comically deranged double-act Barry and Stuart in a series of stunts. The programme also features the maggot-eating Pete Firman, who freaks out Big Brother's Nadia, magic therapist Alistair Cook, and extreme escapologist Jonathan Goodwin who, with the help of his dad, attempts dangerous homemade stunts. On location are evil hypnotist Rajan and his sidekick dwarf Binde, whose idea of fun is to turn the public's ideal dream into their worst nightmare. With guest appearances by Kim and Aggie, Neil Fox, and the amazing Mr and Mrs Hertzel and their crossbows.

  • S01E02 Episode 2

    • October 14, 2005
    • Channel 4

    Expect bloody mayhem, cunning stunts, twisted fun, a hatful of celebrities and the world's top magicians in the first studio-based magic show for ten years. This week's show is hosted by a lemur voiced by Bez from the Happy Mondays. Dark duo Barry and Stuart are in their celebrity dungeon, Pete Firman entertains Mylene Klass with a pair of meat skewers and Jonathan Goodwin attempts to escape from a burning wheelie-bin. Plus magic therapist Alistair Cook and the evil hypnotist Rajan as well asNeil Fox and Nathan Burton with his 'microwave of death'.

  • S01E03 Episode 3

    • October 21, 2005
    • Channel 4

    The weirdest magic show on TV continues with Jo Brand guest hosting as a talking pug. Barry and Stuart get to levitate Debbie McGee, Pete Firman gets to blend vermin and horrify Josie D'Arby and escapologist Jonathan Goodwin gets to drown himself. Plus evil hypnotist Ragan puts a medical student under his spell. And there's guest appearances from Neil Fox and Crazy Frank, a Hungarian who likes to balance ovens on his face.

  • S01E04 Episode 4

    • October 28, 2005
    • Channel 4

    Dirty Tricks get filthy as Barry and Stuart pull a rabbit from a beaver, Pete Firman shows Zoδ Ball his fag trick and escape artist Jonathan Goodwin takes a bath with his dad. Guest host Nick Frost appears as a monkey and magic therapist Alistair Cook turns a woman's house into Animal Farm. Plus guest appearances by T4's Steve Jones, Neil Fox and the veteran Tom Noddy, who makes miraculous shapes out of bubbles.

  • S01E05 Episode 5

    • November 4, 2005
    • Channel 4

    This week's Dirty Tricks is hosted by a penguin voiced by Peep Show's David Mitchell, and features more dark magic humour from Scottish duo Barry and Stuart. Pete Firman shocks Coronation Street's Lucy-Jo Hudson with a balloon trick and Penn and Teller impress with their notorious deadly bullet catch trick. All this plus guest appearances from Caprice, Neil Fox and a contortionist who pushes himself through a tennis racket.

  • S01E06 Episode 6

    • November 11, 2005
    • Channel 4

    Sarah Cawood loses her head and Terri Dwyer loses her cool when Pete Firman performs surgery on himself. Barry and Stuart play porn dice and escapologist Jonathan Goodwin gets chained up in the kitchen. Plus burning arrows, a deformed superman and the sight of Neil Fox being killed: for the sixth time. TV magic will never quite be the same again.