The Magicians: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Comedian Lenny Henry presents a magic contest in which sleight-of-hand artist Chris Korn, master illusionist Luis de Matos, and conjurers Barry and Stuart pair up with celebrities and battle in front of a studio audience to prove who is the best act.

Series details

• Title: The Magicians
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2011-01-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-02-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10450
• IMDb ID: tt1830351
• TVDB ID: 218401

Cast and credited roles

• Lenny Henry — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-01-01; final listed air date 2011-01-29; episode order: 5.
• Season 2: premiered 2012-01-07; final listed air date 2012-02-11; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Magicians on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.