Tricky TV

Tricky TV

Ended First aired 05/Sep/2005 United Kingdom English 4 season(s) 43 episode(s)
Tricky TV is a fast paced modern magic show for CITV. Presented by children's presenter and magician Stephen Mulhern, the show features magic on the street, "wicked wind-ups", illusions, and teaches a number of tricks step-by-step.

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Season 3 · Season 3
20 episode(s) · Air date: 14/Sep/2010
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Tricky TV returns for a third series, once again hosted and narrated by Stephen Mulhern. This time he introduces the magic skills of a whole new generation of performers. These eight bright new young stars were selected from a massive nationwide auditioning process, and are all superlative entertainers and magicians.

Season Overview

Tricky TV returns for a third series, once again hosted and narrated by Stephen Mulhern. This time he introduces the magic skills of a whole new generation of performers. These eight bright new young stars were selected from a massive nationwide auditioning process, and are all superlative entertainers and magicians.

S3E20
Episode 20
Air date: 15/Oct/2010 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

KC does a magic balancing act during her keep-fit routine; a look at some of the best moments from the series, featuring some astounding and very funny magic tricks.

Summary

KC does a magic balancing act during her keep-fit routine; a look at some of the best moments from the series, featuring some astounding and very funny magic tricks.

S3E19
Episode 19
Air date: 14/Oct/2010 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Ste makes a speeding biker vanish on camera, Skye walks through a solid piece of wood and members of the public judge our cream cake competition, ending up being splattered with a face full of custard pie.

Summary

Ste makes a speeding biker vanish on camera, Skye walks through a solid piece of wood and members of the public judge our cream cake competition, ending up being splattered with a face full of custard pie.

S3E16
Episode 16
Air date: 08/Oct/2010 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Skye shows us a trick with a teaspoon which makes everybody jump, Georgia has a neat Betcha challenge which defeats the crowd and there's free popcorn on offer too.

Summary

Skye shows us a trick with a teaspoon which makes everybody jump, Georgia has a neat Betcha challenge which defeats the crowd and there's free popcorn on offer too.

S3E14
Episode 14
Air date: 06/Oct/2010 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

KC disappears in one place and reappears in another, Nazim bends spoons using science rather than magic and Connor smashes a priceless vase and blames the poor unsuspecting members of the public.

Summary

KC disappears in one place and reappears in another, Nazim bends spoons using science rather than magic and Connor smashes a priceless vase and blames the poor unsuspecting members of the public.

S3E13
Episode 13
Air date: 05/Oct/2010 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Ste has an astounding trick with a levitating table, Lewis makes a coin disappear and unsuspecting members of the public are left waving a big stick in a shopping mall, trying to hit something which isn't there.

Summary

Ste has an astounding trick with a levitating table, Lewis makes a coin disappear and unsuspecting members of the public are left waving a big stick in a shopping mall, trying to hit something which isn't there.

S3E12
Episode 12
Air date: 01/Oct/2010 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Ste and Nazim make a car vanish in seconds; KC convinces crowds that they can pick out any card she names; Skye makes a balloon which blows up by itself; Lewis produces a team of trash collectors from an empty skip.

Summary

Ste and Nazim make a car vanish in seconds; KC convinces crowds that they can pick out any card she names; Skye makes a balloon which blows up by itself; Lewis produces a team of trash collectors from an empty skip.

S3E11
Episode 11
Air date: 30/Sep/2010 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Lewis demonstrates juggling and balancing skills; Daniel's challenge baffles the crowd; Wicked Wind-Up features a Test-Your-Strength machine which unsuspecting members of the public try out.

Summary

Lewis demonstrates juggling and balancing skills; Daniel's challenge baffles the crowd; Wicked Wind-Up features a Test-Your-Strength machine which unsuspecting members of the public try out.

S3E9
Episode 9
Air date: 28/Sep/2010 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Georgia makes an entire film crew vanish; Skye bends water; Connor and Nazim create the world's largest MP3 player, producing an entire dance troupe out of thin air.

Summary

Georgia makes an entire film crew vanish; Skye bends water; Connor and Nazim create the world's largest MP3 player, producing an entire dance troupe out of thin air.

S3E8
Episode 8
Air date: 24/Sep/2010 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Lewis uses magic to solve the Rubik cube puzzle, Connor does an astounding card trick high in the air and KC produces a team of cheerleaders from an empty box.

Summary

Lewis uses magic to solve the Rubik cube puzzle, Connor does an astounding card trick high in the air and KC produces a team of cheerleaders from an empty box.

S3E7
Episode 7
Air date: 23/Sep/2010 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Lewis has a neat trick to try on your mates, Connor shows us how to make a coin vanish and our food tasting session has a big surprise for unsuspecting members of the public.

Summary

Lewis has a neat trick to try on your mates, Connor shows us how to make a coin vanish and our food tasting session has a big surprise for unsuspecting members of the public.

S3E5
Episode 5
Air date: 21/Sep/2010 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Nazim shows us a trick which has people screaming, Skye gets Lewis tied up in knots in a way you won't believe and you will be astounded as Ste makes people go through a solid brick wall.

Summary

Nazim shows us a trick which has people screaming, Skye gets Lewis tied up in knots in a way you won't believe and you will be astounded as Ste makes people go through a solid brick wall.

S3E3
Episode 3
Air date: 16/Sep/2010 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Little Georgia sets an amazing challenge of strength, Nazim shows us how you can stick pins in a balloon without it bursting and Daniel manages to be in two places at once.

Summary

Little Georgia sets an amazing challenge of strength, Nazim shows us how you can stick pins in a balloon without it bursting and Daniel manages to be in two places at once.

S3E2
Episode 2
Air date: 15/Sep/2010 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

A trick with a cell phone and a machine which Georgia uses to shrink Skye; shoppers in the mall are confused by a radio-controlled shopping cart.

Summary

A trick with a cell phone and a machine which Georgia uses to shrink Skye; shoppers in the mall are confused by a radio-controlled shopping cart.

S3E1
Episode 1
Air date: 14/Sep/2010 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

We meet a mind-reading dog, see a railway carriage disappear, and show the public a film about gorillas which ends with one bursting through the screen.

Summary

We meet a mind-reading dog, see a railway carriage disappear, and show the public a film about gorillas which ends with one bursting through the screen.

Season 2 · Season 2
12 episode(s) · Air date: 10/Mar/2006
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S2E12
Episode 12
Air date: 26/May/2006 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Stephen surprises a viewer's mother with some conjuring, and helps her dress the part, before she takes to the high seas for an illusion with pirates. Plus, magic tips for viewers in the Secret Circle, and Stephen's volunteer assistant being cut into nine in an illusion called "The Slicer".

Summary

Stephen surprises a viewer's mother with some conjuring, and helps her dress the part, before she takes to the high seas for an illusion with pirates. Plus, magic tips for viewers in the Secret Circle, and Stephen's volunteer assistant being cut into nine in an illusion called "The Slicer".

S2E11
Episode 11
Air date: 19/May/2006 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Stephen gets right to the point with a gym teacher, a classic confidence trick is exposed in Beat the Cheat, and a French lesson is cut short by a guillotine.

Summary

Stephen gets right to the point with a gym teacher, a classic confidence trick is exposed in Beat the Cheat, and a French lesson is cut short by a guillotine.

S2E10
Episode 10
Air date: 12/May/2006 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Stephen attends a school in Denbigh and puts a schoolgirl called Sophie through an illusion called the Wringer where she is flattened. At a gym in London, Stephen performs Bodybuilder Bisection, using a buzzsaw to slice the man in half.

Summary

Stephen attends a school in Denbigh and puts a schoolgirl called Sophie through an illusion called the Wringer where she is flattened. At a gym in London, Stephen performs Bodybuilder Bisection, using a buzzsaw to slice the man in half.

S2E8
Episode 8
Air date: 28/Apr/2006 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Stephen uses a small tree house for a Big Trick and teaches magic in the Secret Circle. He also visits a gym and stretches and squashes a bodybuilder to impossible sizes in "The Stretcher".

Summary

Stephen uses a small tree house for a Big Trick and teaches magic in the Secret Circle. He also visits a gym and stretches and squashes a bodybuilder to impossible sizes in "The Stretcher".

S2E6
Episode 6
Air date: 14/Apr/2006 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

On Blackpool beach, Stephen borrows an Aunty - then makes her vanish. A card trick becomes a donkey trick. Aunty Linsey reappears in a tank of water. Beat the Cheat shares another secret. Aunty Linsey is penetrated by light-bulbs.

Summary

On Blackpool beach, Stephen borrows an Aunty - then makes her vanish. A card trick becomes a donkey trick. Aunty Linsey reappears in a tank of water. Beat the Cheat shares another secret. Aunty Linsey is penetrated by light-bulbs.

S2E5
Episode 5
Air date: 07/Apr/2006 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Stephen amazes Philip with a close up magic trick, shows off his magic picnic basket, and then makes a viewer's mother float high in the air above London.

Summary

Stephen amazes Philip with a close up magic trick, shows off his magic picnic basket, and then makes a viewer's mother float high in the air above London.

S2E3
Episode 3
Air date: 24/Mar/2006 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Stephen makes Holly's wedding ring vanish from inside her closed hand and then reappear inside a rose. He also brings a David Beckham waxwork to life, and then makes a horse disappear.

Summary

Stephen makes Holly's wedding ring vanish from inside her closed hand and then reappear inside a rose. He also brings a David Beckham waxwork to life, and then makes a horse disappear.

S2E2
Episode 2
Air date: 17/Mar/2006 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

We find out how magicians make ice cream; and a donkey gets a ride for once. In the closing illusion, a bodybuilder goes to pieces in the 'Bikini Blocks'.

Summary

We find out how magicians make ice cream; and a donkey gets a ride for once. In the closing illusion, a bodybuilder goes to pieces in the 'Bikini Blocks'.

S2E1
Episode 1
Air date: 10/Mar/2006 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Stephen visits Blackpool beach; Holly appears from nowhere, and then uses a magical changing room to put on her bikini. In the closing illusion, Stephen uses a bodybuilder to demonstrate the "Beach BBQ".

Summary

Stephen visits Blackpool beach; Holly appears from nowhere, and then uses a magical changing room to put on her bikini. In the closing illusion, Stephen uses a bodybuilder to demonstrate the "Beach BBQ".

Season 1 · Season 1
10 episode(s) · Air date: 05/Sep/2005
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S1E10
Episode 10
Air date: 07/Nov/2005 · Runtime: 30 min
Summary

Mulhern presents a trick with a box of tissues, guest Jack Osbourne receives some unusual help to overcome his jet-lag, and a bodybuilder volunteers for a dangerous underwater trick.

Summary

Mulhern presents a trick with a box of tissues, guest Jack Osbourne receives some unusual help to overcome his jet-lag, and a bodybuilder volunteers for a dangerous underwater trick.

S1E8
Episode 8
Air date: 24/Oct/2005 · Runtime: 30 min
Summary

Singer Peter Andre receives a shock when the presenter attempts a trick using a fork, Mulhern shows the secret to making someone levitate, and there is a big trick with a plane.

Summary

Singer Peter Andre receives a shock when the presenter attempts a trick using a fork, Mulhern shows the secret to making someone levitate, and there is a big trick with a plane.

S1E7
Episode 7
Air date: 17/Oct/2005 · Runtime: 30 min
Summary

Comedian Joe Pasquale plays a version of Russian roulette, Stephen tries to turn a pack of cub scouts into brownies, and Holly is sent to the guillotine.

Summary

Comedian Joe Pasquale plays a version of Russian roulette, Stephen tries to turn a pack of cub scouts into brownies, and Holly is sent to the guillotine.

S1E6
Episode 6
Air date: 10/Oct/2005 · Runtime: 30 min
Summary

Magic is involved in a school trip to the cinema, and Mulhern performs a trick involving Rachel Stevens's expensive ring, and then saws her in half while she is standing up. Mulhern also places a bodybuilder on the Table of Death to be impaled by a bed of sharp spikes falling from above.

Summary

Magic is involved in a school trip to the cinema, and Mulhern performs a trick involving Rachel Stevens's expensive ring, and then saws her in half while she is standing up. Mulhern also places a bodybuilder on the Table of Death to be impaled by a bed of sharp spikes falling from above.

S1E5
Episode 5
Air date: 03/Oct/2005 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Bradley Walsh is amazed by a card trick with a football link; Stephen transforms a viewer's old family car; a poster comes to life; a harmless toy terrifies members of the public; and a viewer asks Stephen to use their mother in a dangerous feat.

Summary

Bradley Walsh is amazed by a card trick with a football link; Stephen transforms a viewer's old family car; a poster comes to life; a harmless toy terrifies members of the public; and a viewer asks Stephen to use their mother in a dangerous feat.

S1E4
Episode 4
Air date: 26/Sep/2005 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

The Cheeky Girls help Stephen perform a trick with playing cards - by sitting on them. Plus Stephen demonstrates a trick where a handkerchief turns into an egg with a touch of magic. Finally, the Cheeky Girls help Stephen with another trick where he saws them both in half and switches their lower halves.

Summary

The Cheeky Girls help Stephen perform a trick with playing cards - by sitting on them. Plus Stephen demonstrates a trick where a handkerchief turns into an egg with a touch of magic. Finally, the Cheeky Girls help Stephen with another trick where he saws them both in half and switches their lower halves.

S1E3
Episode 3
Air date: 19/Sep/2005 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Mulhern demonstrates the illusion of levitation, customers at an ice-cream van are served a surprise, and in the closing illusion, Caprice participates in a giant card trick.

Summary

Mulhern demonstrates the illusion of levitation, customers at an ice-cream van are served a surprise, and in the closing illusion, Caprice participates in a giant card trick.

S1E2
Episode 2
Air date: 12/Sep/2005 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

A school trip to the Kent Museum of life takes a turn when Stephen flattens a schoolboy called josh by putting him through a mangle, attempts to make a tank disappear, and then leads a cookery class that gets out of hand.

Summary

A school trip to the Kent Museum of life takes a turn when Stephen flattens a schoolboy called josh by putting him through a mangle, attempts to make a tank disappear, and then leads a cookery class that gets out of hand.

S1E1
Episode 1
Air date: 05/Sep/2005 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

A full-sized model gorilla comes to life, Stephen makes a dream come true for a class of school kids - by causing their teachers to vanish. Jennifer Ellison is amazed by a card trick, and then cut into three in the "Zigzag Girl".

Summary

A full-sized model gorilla comes to life, Stephen makes a dream come true for a class of school kids - by causing their teachers to vanish. Jennifer Ellison is amazed by a card trick, and then cut into three in the "Zigzag Girl".

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