Derren Brown: The Specials

  • Premiered: Oct 2003
  • Episodes: 27
  • Followers: 40
  • Running
  • Channel 4
  • Friday
  • Documentary

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Season 1
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Russian Roulette
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Air date
Oct 05, 2003
Psychological illusionist Derren Brown performs a highly dangerous feat - Russian Roulette, live. Filmed in a secret location, a member of the public chosen from a nationwide search .. show full overview
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Séance
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May 31, 2004
Psychological illusionist Derren Brown hosts a entertainment special, bringing together 12 members of the public to re-create a séance. Using a range of traditional methods, from .. show full overview
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Messiah
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Jan 07, 2005
Derren Brown travels to the United States to try to convince five leading figures that he has powers in their particular field of expertise: Christian evangelism, alien abduction, .. show full overview
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The Gathering
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May 29, 2005
The Gathering is a specially recorded as-live show at a secret location (hidden from the audience) with an invited audience of students from Roehampton University, celebrities, .. show full overview
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The Heist
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Jan 04, 2006
Under the guise of a motivational seminar and a follow-up documentary, The Heist was a one-off special. Could Derren persuade any of his group of responsible, middle-management .. show full overview
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
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Dec 29, 2006
Derren Brown's award-winning live show fuses magic, suggestion and psychology. Filmed in front of a packed audience at the Old Vic, London, this show is definitely not for the .. show full overview
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The System
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Feb 01, 2008
In the one-hour special, Derren employs his unique combination of skills to investigate the psychology behind gambling, culminating in a huge, one-off bet by a single mum from London .. show full overview
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Evening of Wonders
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Jan 13, 2009
The internationally acclaimed psychological illusionist takes the theatre audience and viewers on a jaw-dropping, laugh-out-loud journey to a climax of the most astonishing .. show full overview
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Hero at 30,000 Feet
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Sep 08, 2010
Psychological illusionist Derren Brown returned for another special, this time trying to secretly "program" an unremarkable creature-of-habit into seizing his life more proactively, .. show full overview
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Enigma
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Jan 06, 2011
The incredible Derren Brown presents Enigma: the recording of his latest sell-out live theatre tour. As viewers have come to expect, it's another jaw-dropping, show-stopping .. show full overview
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Behind the Mischief
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Jan 08, 2011
This one-hour special celebrates the remarkable Derren Brown and his 10 years of Channel 4 television series, specials and events. Unprecedented access is given for the first time .. show full overview
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Miracles for Sale
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Apr 25, 2011
With the cameras in hot pursuit, Derren faces his toughest project yet, going in search of an unsuspecting member of the British public prepared to adopt the guise of a pastor and .. show full overview
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Svengali
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Sep 18, 2012
Master Showman Derren Brown presents his 2012 Olivier award-winning theatre show, filmed live in front of a sell-out audience at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham. Showcasing Derren's skills .. show full overview
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Apocalypse (1)
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Oct 26, 2012
The first of a two-part show, Apocalypse unleashes Derren Brown's most audacious plan yet - to convince one person that the planet has been devastated by a catastrophic meteorite strike, .. show full overview
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Apocalypse (2)
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Nov 02, 2012
Derren Brown continues his extraordinary odyssey beyond the end of the world in this two-part special, combining his customary inventive, intelligent mix of thought-provoking, compelling .. show full overview
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Fear and Faith (1)
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Nov 09, 2012
The first part of a two-part event, Fear and Faith is an extraordinary film looking at what happens when people have the experience of fear removed through the use of a powerful new drug.
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Fear and Faith (2)
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Nov 16, 2012
BAFTA-winning Derren Brown concludes his specials for 2012 with his customary inventive, intelligent mix of thought-provoking, compelling entertainment, stunts and suggestion, combined with tried and tested psychological tricks and experiments.
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The Great Art Robbery
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Dec 13, 2013
In this one-off special, the master illusionist recruits a crew of pensioners to steal a painting from right under renowned art collector Ivan Massow's nose.
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Infamous
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Sep 22, 2014
Award-winning Derren Brown presents an extraordinary mix of compelling and thought-provoking entertainment captured live at the Grand Theatre Leeds during his acclaimed tour.
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Pushed to the Edge
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Jan 12, 2016
Derren Brown investigates the power of social compliance by persuading an unwitting member of the public into believing that they have pushed someone to their death.
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Miracle
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Oct 10, 2016
The master of psychological Illusion, performs his latest jaw-dropping stage show, recorded live at the Palace Theatre.
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Twisted Tales
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Oct 31, 2016
A special dark and scary Halloween treat introduced by 'the storyteller' Derren Brown. Three horror fans get a Halloween experience like no other as the boundaries between fact and .. show full overview
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The Push
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Feb 27, 2018
Mentalist Derren Brown engineers an audacious social experiment demonstrating how manipulation can lead an ordinary person to commit an appalling act.
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Sacrifice
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Oct 19, 2018
Illusionist Derren Brown concocts a psychological experiment in which he tries to manipulate an ordinary person into taking a bullet for a stranger.
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20 Years of Mind Control: Live
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Aug 16, 2020
To celebrate 20 years of sensational television, showman Derren Brown lifts the veil on his extraordinary career and recreates his favourite ever trick. And viewers vote for Derren's greatest stunt.
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Showman
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Apr 23, 2023
This one-off special brings the record-breaking, five-star West End performance Showman - probably Derren Brown's most personal show to date - to TV.

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