TV ShowReturning Series

Showpeople: Licensed to Thrill

2025

1 season

6 episodes

Go behind the rides, peer through the candy floss and uncover the secret world of showpeople, the men and women bringing all the fun of the fair.

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Leah MacRae

Ep 1
1.Episode 1
27-01-2025
What is a showperson? Run away with the fair and join the family firms who bring the shows to towns and villages across the country. Meet three generations of the Taylor family as...
Ep 2
2.Episode 2
27-01-202528m
Join the Hiscoe family as they juggle a busy summer season in Ardrossan while looking after two kids and reflect on their decision to move away from the traditional showman lifesty...
Ep 3
3.Episode 3
03-02-202528m
It’s Danger Night in Bathgate, and Christian Horne is struggling to open after two days of torrential rain.
Ep 4
4.Episode 4
03-02-202528m
Sixty rides and £100 million of equipment – Kirkcaldy Links Market is the pinnacle of the showmen calendar. However, Christian Horne’s Freak Out ride is playing up and he needs to...
Ep 5
5.Episode 5
10-02-202528m
Lovebirds Margaret and Randall have been married for over 50 years. But when it came time to retire, the couple just couldn’t leave the showman life behind, so they packed up their...
Ep 6
6.Episode 6
10-02-202528m
As the summer draws to a close, the showmen reflect on what the future holds. Margaret and Randall contemplate family as they consider that none of their children have followed the...

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