Fake! The Great Masterpiece Challenge - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Giles Coren and Rose Balston host the competition that challenges members of the public to identify a range of imitation artworks.
Kings and Queens
At the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Giles Coren and Rose Balston challenge visitors to spot copyist Jonathan Adams' audacious fake.
Portraits
A fake masterpiece by master forger John Myatt is hidden among the collection at the Lady Lever Art Gallery in the Wirral. Can the public spot it?
Urban Landscapes
Expert copyist Susie Ray has hidden a fake masterwork among the Lowry collection at the Manchester Art Gallery. Can members of the public spot the forgery?
Landscapes
Giles Coren and Rose Balston are at the National Museum Cardiff, where a fake by Antonia Williams is hiding among 10 British landscapes. Can the public spot it?
Animals
Giles Coren and Rose Balston are at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, where members of the public are challenged to spot a flawless fake by artist Nicholas Pace.
Victorian
Copyist Anne Wright tries to trick the public by placing a fake in the Guildhall Art Gallery's collection. Will they be fooled? Giles Coren and Rose Balston host.
Final
Giles Coren and Rose Balston host the final challenge as 10 members of the public attempt to spot a fake by master forger John Myatt at Oxford's Ashmolean Museum.
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