The Secret Cabaret
TV ShowTitle | The Secret Cabaret |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Jan 9, 1990 |
Release date of last episode | Feb 19, 1992 |
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Production country | GB |
Production companies | Open Media |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 2 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 12 |
Run time | 30 min. |
The Secret Cabaret was a magic-based television programme that ran for two series, of six episodes each, on Channel 4 in the UK during the early 1990s. It was conceived and fronted by British magician Simon Drake and was praised for giving a new and shocking twist to the presentation of illusions. In addition to various magicians the show featured sideshow acts and presentations by experts on fraud and confidence tricks, all interspersed with vintage archive footage of freak shows and daredevil stunts. It was nominated for a Royal Television Society Award.