Faking It - Season 1

This time high-end estate agent Rex tries to become a market trader in just 4 weeks. Can he convince the experts?

In this episode Rani, a chatty fish and chip shop owner from Sheffield swaps battered cod for sashimi and salt and vinegar for soy and wasabi as she tries to fake it as high-end sushi-chef.

Leaving behind her family, loyal customers and everything she knows, Rani heads to London's Soho to meet her mentors Kurt and Jordan, the owner and executive chef at top restaurant, Chotto Matte.

Within minutes it's clear that Rani and her mentors have a mountain to climb. Not only has Rani never made sushi, but she's also never even tasted it, and her first bite of raw fish has her running to the bathroom!

Over the next four weeks, Jordan and Kurt pull out all the stops to try and get Rani challenge ready – but it's far from smooth sailing…

From a disastrous knife skills test to a seemingly insurmountable aversion to raw fish and a crippling lack of confidence that has her clamming up in front of customers, Rani struggles at almost every turn. But Kurt and Jordan won't admit defeat, doing everything from taking Rani fishing (to get her to fall in love with sashimi) to pairing her with a performance coach and sending her to work with one of the top sushi chefs in the country.

But will all the hard work be enough when Rani faces her final challenge: competing in a cooking test against three professional sushi chefs in front of a panel of experts who will be judging her every roll, slice and garnish?

One thing is certain – Rani's journey from deep-fried fish to high-end sushi has been anything but easy. Can she rise to the occasion, or will the judges spot that she is Faking It?

In this episode, painter and decorator Craig swaps his rural Scottish home for the bright lights of London and trades paint rollers for blusher brushes as he tries to become a high-fashion make-up artist in just one month. 

Leaving behind his mum, young daughter, and quiet life in the Scottish Highlands, Craig is immediately thrust into the bustling streets of London – a city he's only visited once at the age of eight – and the high-fashion, high-pressure world of professional makeup art. 

Guided by two renowned and very exacting make-up artist mentors - Dominic Skinner and Howard Kong - as well as an acting coach who has the daunting task of getting Craig to embody the authentic confidence of a real professional, the next four weeks are about to be the toughest and most transformative of Craig's life.

From trying and failing to make over models at a fashion shoot to disastrous attempts to glam-up real women at a high-street counter, Craig is quickly immersed in the world of makeup art. But it's clear from the get-go that he and his mentors have their work cut out for them, especially as he seems intent on slapping makeup on faces as if he was splashing paint on a wall…

Plus, there's the small matter of him needing to blend in backstage rather than sticking out like a sore thumb – something that his mentors hope a top to toe makeover (complete with trendy handlebar moustache and bleached brows) might fix. 

But when the final test comes, competing against three real make-up artists in a high-fashion photoshoot, will Craig's skills and composure hold up? Or will the industry judges spot the imposter?