“This program fuses magic, suggestion, psychology, misdirection and showmanship. I achieve all the results you’ll see here through a varied mixture of those techniques. At no point are actors or stooges used in the show.”

—  Derren Brown

TV Series and Specials (Includes DVDs), Trick of the Mind (2004–2006)

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