Series synopsis
Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind is a British documentary television series that premiered on Channel 4 on April 23, 2004. It ended on April 30, 2006. It stars Derren Brown.
Premise
No premise has been added yet.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Derren Brown as Host
Guest cast
- Robbie Williams as Self - Guest
- Meera Syal
- Matt Lucas
- Stephen Merchant
- Graham Lee as Himself - FIDE Master, Chess
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 35 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 17 | October 5, 2003 | September 8, 2010 |
| Season 1 | 6 | April 23, 2004 | May 28, 2004 |
| Season 2 | 6 | April 11, 2005 | May 16, 2005 |
| Season 3 | 6 | March 26, 2006 | April 30, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derren Brown Plays Russian Roulette Live | October 5, 2003 |
| 2 | Séance | May 31, 2004 |
| 3 | Messiah | January 7, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 101 Derren makes a taxi driver forget about an obvious destination. He also plays chess against nine of the U.K.'s top chess players. |
April 23, 2004 |
| 2 |
Episode 102 On the Street: Derren could read how many fingers someone was holding up (behind their back and then in their pockets). Then he made them read how many fingers he held up. Martin Kemp: Derren guessed what object Martin was going to choose from 150 objects, before he had chosen it. Penalty Shoot-Out: Derren predicts, split-seconds before the penalty is taken, where a mid-fielder is going to kick the ball into the goal, five times. He gets it right every time. Memory: Derren draws a building almost perfectly from memory, but it turns out to be a mirror image. Penalty Light Test: A goalie guesses every time which button the mid-fielder presses, as they turn on the same lights at the same time. |
April 30, 2004 |
| 3 |
Episode 103 Leaving wallet ringed with yellow circle containg cash on Regent Street. Identifying three pieces of music conducted, without any orchestra, by Robin Stapleton selected from list of Derren's CD collection. Invisible Man hypnosis routine with film student. Street Work: Member of the crowd mindreading the address of another bystander after a little instruction from Derren. Orchestra playing a piece (after having started randomly) which was chosen by the conductor and only transmitted to them by his "mental conducting." |
May 7, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 201 Derren uses his fingers to see. He also gives Simon Pegg the present he always wanted. |
April 11, 2005 |
| 2 |
Episode 202 Derren steals wallets without stealing them. |
April 18, 2005 |
| 3 |
Episode 203 Derren guesses numbers and amazes an horologist. |
April 25, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 301 Derren visits the Valley of Fire, Nevada, where he makes the sun disappear and then shows viewers how he did it. He conducts the same experiment on a group of people in Hollywood, Barcelona and London, and Matt Lucas is dumbfounded by a card trick. |
March 26, 2006 |
| 2 |
Episode 302 Derren tries to manipulate the thoughts of athlete Kelly Holmes at a north London running track - with fascinating results. He also attempts to implant notions into the dreams of a sleeping student. |
April 2, 2006 |
| 3 |
Episode 303 Derren uses his powers of misdirection and illusion to win a blindfolded noughts and crosses game in London, and finds water divining in the Nevada desert is thirsty work. A group of strangers invited onto the show find they all have something in common. |
April 9, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Channel 4 |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 23, 2004 |
| Last aired | April 30, 2006 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday |