The Secret Cabaret

All Episodes 1990 - 1992

  • Ended
  • #<Network:0x00007feabde00650>
  • 1990-01-09T00:00:00Z
  • 30m
  • 6h (12 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Open Media
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.

12 episodes

Series Premiere

1990-01-09T00:00:00Z

1x01 Show 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Show 1

  • 1990-01-09T00:00:00Z30m

Show 1 (first broadcast 9 January 1990) - guests included contortionist Rocky Rendall, ghost hunter Tony Ehlert and knife jugglers Carletti & Belle.

1990-01-16T00:00:00Z

1x02 Show 2

1x02 Show 2

  • 1990-01-16T00:00:00Z30m

Show 2 (first broadcast 16 January 1990) - guests included Mike Comerford, Mark Raffles and Fluke.

1990-01-23T00:00:00Z

1x03 Show 3

1x03 Show 3

  • 1990-01-23T00:00:00Z30m

Show 3 (first broadcast 23 January 1990) - guests included Les Hilton, Jeanin Lionet, Tony Andruzzi, Stromboli and John Gaughan.

1990-01-30T00:00:00Z

1x04 Show 4

1x04 Show 4

  • 1990-01-30T00:00:00Z30m

Show 4 (first broadcast 30 January 1990) - guests included Bartschelly, Jenny Randles and John Gaughan

1990-02-06T00:00:00Z

1x05 Show 5

1x05 Show 5

  • 1990-02-06T00:00:00Z30m

Show 5 (first broadcast 6 February 1990) - guests included trapeze artist Sue Brent, Charlie Marsden & Lloyd Williams, vaudevillian Jay Marshall, escapologist Alan Alan and vampire hunter Sean Manchester.

Season Finale

1990-02-13T00:00:00Z

1x06 Show 6

Season Finale

1x06 Show 6

  • 1990-02-13T00:00:00Z30m

Show 6 (first broadcast 13 February 1990) - guests included Watt the Man, Normando Rojas, Tony Andruzzi and Rocky Rendall.

Season Premiere

1992-01-15T00:00:00Z

2x01 Show 1

Season Premiere

2x01 Show 1

  • 1992-01-15T00:00:00Z30m

Show 1 (first broadcast 15 January 1992) - guests included Matthew Gryczan, Jeanie, Named Seuqcaj and Enrica.

1992-01-22T00:00:00Z

2x02 Show 2

2x02 Show 2

  • 1992-01-22T00:00:00Z30m

Show 2 (first broadcast 22 January 1992) - guests included Tkach, Charles Black, Snake Lady and La Dorina.

1992-01-29T00:00:00Z

2x03 Show 3

2x03 Show 3

  • 1992-01-29T00:00:00Z30m

Show 3 (first broadcast 29 January 1992) - guests included Stevie Starr, Len Di Maggio and Staubertis.

1992-02-05T00:00:00Z

2x04 Show 4

2x04 Show 4

  • 1992-02-05T00:00:00Z30m

Show 4 (first broadcast 5 February 1992) - guests included Max Oscar, Bessie Standing, Matthew Gryczan and Named Seuqcaj.

1992-02-12T00:00:00Z

2x05 Show 5

2x05 Show 5

  • 1992-02-12T00:00:00Z30m

Show 5 (first broadcast 12 February 1992) - guests included Elvis Mokko, Tony Zavosky, Anne Marie Bates and David Benn.

Season Finale

1992-02-19T00:00:00Z

2x06 Show 6

Season Finale

2x06 Show 6

  • 1992-02-19T00:00:00Z30m

Show 6 (first broadcast 19 February 1992) - guests included The Mandragores, Percilla & Emmitt Bejano, Jonny King, and Matthew Gryczan. (Open Media and BFI also list "Dorian Grey" but that is the name of an illusion performed by Simon Drake and not a performer).[5]

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