Alex Geikie, 20, is a softly-spoken Oxford-educated boy from the English shires. Training with kickboxing champion Tony Agastini, he has four weeks to transform himself into a convincing hardman before being sent to work as a doorman at London's Hippodrome Club.
Northern girl Lisa has four weeks to learn how to walk, talk and eat like the upper classes before attending a society function.
22-year-old classical cellist Sian Evans has four weeks to transform herself into a club DJ before working the crowd at prestigious nightspot The Cross.
With the help of experienced car dealer Dominic Littlewood, West Country vicar the Reverend Nigel Done learns all about the used-car trade before being let loose on a busy Essex forecourt.
Painter and decorator Paul O'Hare has four weeks to pass himself off as a modern abstract artist.
Burger-van proprietor Ed Devlin attempts to pass himself off as a professional chef.
Farmer's son Gavin learns the basics of hairdressing from legendary stylist Trevor Sorbie.
Ballet dancer Kaspar Cornish is taught how to fake it as a professional wrestler.
Nightclub dancer Shelley learns to fake it as a showjumper under the tutelage of Tim Stockdale and Marianne Trevor-Roper.
A one-off follow-up programme revisiting previous fakers to find out how appearing on the programme changed their lives.
Naval petty officer Spence Bowdler is transformed into a drag queen.
Fire Service operator Lynn Hurst is taught how to direct a live breakfast TV show.
City lawyer George Lubega, dubbed ""soul man in reverse"" by his friends for his complete lack of rhythm, style and musical ability, has a crash course in rapping and street culture before being thrown into an MCing competition.
Black-belt kickboxer and self-professed tomboy Jo Weatherill has four weeks to transform herself into a glamorous ballroom dancer.
Isurance risk asessor Matt Davies has four weeks to learn the basics of stuntmanship.
Stuart Matheson leaves the comfort of his desk job in the computer industry to learn how to surf.
Hospital radiographer David Keith is plunged into the glamourous world of fashion photography. Not only does he have to learn how to work the camera, he also has to learn to deal with models and technicians before facing a cover-shoot challenge.
Computer games tester Phil Deane takes to the racetrack for real, with the help of Johnny Herbert and David Coulthard.
Lucy Craig is used to a life on the ocean wave, but can this ferry stewardess manage to fake it in the world of yacht racing?
Chris Sweeney is the lead singer of a punk band, The Dead Pets. How will he fare when called upon to conduct a symphony orchestra?
Harvard graduate Lesley Townsend has three weeks to pass herself off as a big league cheerleader for the Atlanta Falcons. Can she cope with the dance routines, the outfits and, worst of all, the hair extensions?
Boston carpenter David Doughtery, whose life revolves around the two bars and six TVs that populate his home, must learn to pass himself off as a Beverly Hills interior designer and put together a living room as part of an exhibition with professional designers.
Wealthy polo-playing city-boy Patrick Nesbitt tries to pass himself off as a cowboy to compete with professional wranglers.
Expert beer-guzzler Bill Krejci journeys to San Francisco for expert training in top restaurants so that he can convince judges he is an experienced wine sommelier.
Hard-driving off-road racer Andy Morter from rural Wisconsin must become a New York City drag queen able to convince a panel of judges that he's good enough to be a showgirl.
A second special revisiting previous fakers. Four are featured in depth: Spence Bowdler (still performing as Britney Ferry), Lucy Craig (now working on luxury yachts in Monaco, lucky girl!), Stuart Matheson (who has moved to Australia to pursue his surfing interests) and George Lubega (who has traced his family in Uganda). Other fakers from season four also reflect on their experiences.
Cycle courier Malcolm ""Woody"" Woodcock has four weks to pass himself off as a Polo Player - even though he's never even sat on a horse before.
Clean-living virginal choirgirl Laura-Jane Foley (20) is taught how to fake it as a rock singer. At least, that's the theory.
Management consultant Rob Archer (31) attempts to impress as in the most difficult dog-training discipline - performing to music. But not only does Rob have no experience of the discipline, neither has the dog.
Jatinder Sumal (29) normally works in her family's newsagents shop, but with just four weeks preparation can she fake it as a showbiz interviewer on breakfast television?
Maximillian Devereaux is already a chess champ, but in four weeks' time he'll be instructing Chalfont Wasps Football Club from the side of the pitch. Does he have what it takes to fake it as a football manager?
Can pizza chef Brian Casey successfully fake it in the world of gourmet food?
A vicar swaps his parish for a job at Nevada's largest car dealership.
Welder Todd Farrand has four weeks to learn how to fake it as a model, even though his mentors reckon he's too old, too tall and too heavy.
Nursery school teacher Stephanie Jones has four weeks to learn the tricks of the bodyguard trade.
Organic farmer Grace Coffman is transported from Nebraska to New York to pose as a posh socialite.
Beverley Hills real estate is a long way from Kim Constans' normal life as a wilderness guide. A top mother-and-daughter real estate team have four weks to transform her into a ""lady of the listings"".
Cubicle-dwelling computer nerd Meaganne is taught how to be an exercise instructor, but after four weeks' training, can she convince a panel of professionals that her workout is the future of fitness?
History of Art undergraduate and lover of fine art, James Sawyer leaves his Suffolk home and is taken to the city to be transformed into a graffiti artist, with the assistance of David Samuel, famous graffiti artist.
Faking It, the Bafta-winning series, returns for a one-off festive special. The programme follows Sharon Pallister, a self-conscious cleaner from Wales, who enjoys a quiet life with her husband Tony. They rarely go out, and if they do it's to the local village hall for a night of bingo. Can she convince others she is an exotic and erotic burlesque dancer after a crash course in the skills necessary and overcome her natural shyness?
