The Magicians (British TV series)

Each episode features three magicians, each of whom are paired with a different celebrity. They must then perform a series of tricks to decide which pair will face a forfeit trick at the end of the episode.

In series one, the tricks were as follows:

• Grand Illusion – The pair perform a grand illusion in front of the audience, inspired by the episode's set theme.
• Street Magic – The pair go out on to the streets to perform in front of the general public.
• Celebrity's Choice – The pair perform a trick that the celebrity has always wanted to perform.

In series two, the tricks were as follows:

• Grand Illusion – Same as series one, however, this time it is performed live.
• Street Magic – Same as series one.
• Close Up Magic – The pair perform a simple trick live in amongst the audience, usually involving cards.
• Location Grand Illusion – The pair perform a grand illusion in a similar fashion to their street magic.

The order in which each of the magicians perform, and the order in which each of the tricks is done, changes from show to show. In series one, each episode had a specific theme, however, in series two, there were no themes. The second series also featured guest performances from another magician whilst the phone votes were being counted.

In the first series, after all nine performances, members of the studio audience voted for their favourite magician-celebrity partnership using an audience response system. In the second series, viewers could vote for their favourite acts via telephone. The act with the most votes were declared the winners, and the act with the fewest votes had to then attempt the forfeit trick. In the first series, the forfeit trick was explained to the magician, but not the celebrity. In the second series, the forfeit was explained to all three celebrities and magicians before the show went on air.

• The Magicians at BBC Programmes
• The Magicians on IMDb