Dynamo: Magician Impossible

Dynamo: Magician Impossible
GenreDocumentary
Directed by
  • Simon Dinsell
  • Mark McQueen
StarringSteven Frayne
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes17
Production
Executive producers
  • Dan Albion
  • Lucy Ansbro
  • Debbie Young
  • Helen Parker
  • Angela Robertson
Producers
  • Randeep Sandhu
  • Luti Fagbenle
Production locations
Running time45 minutes (approx.)
Production companies
  • Phil McIntyre Television
  • Inner Circle Films
Original release
NetworkWatch
Release7 July 2011 (2011-07-07) –
25 September 2014 (2014-09-25)
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Dynamo: Magician Impossible is a fly on the wall documentary series following the life of English magician Steven Frayne, better known as Dynamo. The show is produced by Phil McIntyre Productions and Inner Circle Films for UKTV's channel Watch and Universal Networks International.[1][2] In 2012, the show was nominated for Best Entertainment Programme at the 17th National Television Awards.[3]

Four series of Dynamo: Magician Impossible were commissioned and broadcast on Watch between 2011 and 2014. The series reached over 30 million viewers in the UK[4] and over 250 million viewers worldwide across 193 territories.[5] After being broadcast on Watch, it was confirmed on 19 December 2013 that three episodes from the show's first series would air on BBC One the following year.[6] Repeats are now regularly broadcast on UKTV's channel Dave.

  1. ^ "DYNAMO: LIVE". Phil McIntyre. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  2. ^ "DYNAMO: MAGICIAN IMPOSSIBLE". Lexhag VFX. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Watch and King of Magic Dynamo conclude Magician Impossible | News | UKTV Corporate Site". corporate.uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. ^ Bond, Anthony (28 August 2014). "Dynamo Shard levitation: Magician breaks silence over criticised stunt with mysterious 'all will be revealed' tweet". mirror. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Dynamo confirms Magician Impossible will end after four series". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  6. ^ Eames, Tom (19 December 2013). "Dynamo UKTV series to air on BBC One". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 June 2019.