Dynamo: Magician Impossible

The four-episode first series aired from 7 July 2011 until 28 July 2011.[13] To launch the show, Frayne walked on water across the River Thames outside the Houses of Parliament, in front of a crowd who had gathered on Westminster Bridge.[14] The first series was filmed in London, Miami and Los Angeles, and racked up 6.69 million viewers in the UK, leading to UKTV renewing the show for a second and third series in February 2012.[15]

Series 2 of Dynamo: Magician Impossible premiered on 5 July 2012,[17] and was again four-episodes in duration. Episode 2 of this series saw Dynamo visit Rio de Janeiro, where he appeared to levitate in front of the Christ the Redeemer statue.[18]

The series generated 7.67 million viewers in the UK and won the award for Best Entertainment Programme at the Broadcast Awards,[19] show of the year at the Virgin Media awards[20] and was shortlisted for Best Entertainment Programme at the 17th National Television Awards.[21] This series also received a BAFTA nomination for Best Entertainment Programme.[22]

In 2013, Frayne travelled to New York City, Ibiza, South Africa and London to film content for the show's third series. The first episode, filmed in New York City, was broadcast on 11 July 2013 and was viewed by 1.35 million people. The series was again nominated for BAFTA’s Best Entertainment Programme award, alongside Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Derren Brown: The Great Art Robbery and Strictly Come Dancing.[23]

A fourth and final series of the show was commissioned by UKTV in 2014, which aired in the September of the same year.[24] In this series, Dynamo performed street magic in California, India, Paris, London, Manchester and Bradford. For the third year running, Dynamo: Magician Impossible was nominated by BAFTA for the Best Entertainment Programme award.[25]