| The Secret Cabaret | |
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| Created by | Simon Drake Open Media |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Executive producer | Sebastian Cody |
| Producers | Frankie Glass Jim Steinmeyer |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 9 January 1990 – 19 February 1992 |
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The Secret Cabaret is a magic-based television programme that ran for two series, of six episodes each, on Channel 4 in the UK during the early 1990s. Fronted by British magician Simon Drake it was praised for giving a new and shocking twist to the presentation of illusions.[1] 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 and achieved an average audience of 2.53 million.[2]