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Faking It: All episodes  Season 0, Ep 0

Faking It was an early British reality TV show. Its challenge was based on Shaw's Pygmalion: experts get a month to train a member of the public to the point where a panel of their peers would be unable to pick them from a group as an imposter. Often there might be a loose connection between the existing and new occupation of the candidate: "Sheep sheerer to hairdresser" or "Show girl to show jumper", for example. The trainee would live with the experts for the month and would usually undergo a makeover as well as training by actors. After their test - they would return home - either reluctantly or gratefully. [more inside]
posted by rongorongo on Oct 10, 2023 - 4 comments

Stonemouth: Episode 2  Season 1, Ep 2

Stewart persuades Ellie to help him uncover the mysterious circumstances lying behind Callum's death. But it seems the mystery has far from played out, as the pair race against the clock to try and prevent further fall out amongst the Murston clan and beyond.
posted by fearfulsymmetry on Jun 16, 2015 - 1 comment

Stonemouth: Episode 1  Season 1, Ep 1

Following the apparent suicide of his best friend, Stewart Gilmour returns to Stonemouth, where he must face the girl he left behind. Mystery, based on the novel by Iain Banks, starring Christian Cooke, Charlotte Spencer and Peter Mullan. [more inside]
posted by fearfulsymmetry on Jun 9, 2015 - 1 comment

Torchwood: Everything Changes  Rewatch   Season 1, Ep 1

When South Wales Police Officer Gwen Cooper witnesses the resurrection of a murder victim, it begins her journey into a dangerous underworld of savage monsters and alien hunters. Her chance encounter with the enigmatic Captain Jack Harkness and the Torchwood team will change her life forever.
posted by zarq on Jun 13, 2014 - 35 comments

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