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There's a man walking on water!

I saw the guy walking in the water. I saw it.

I saw him do it for a pretty long distance, too.

Like a modern-day Houdini or something like that.

Over this series, I'm gonna take you on a journey into my world.

It makes me feel giddy. I feel like a little girl.

That is nuts!

From the streets of the UK...

- That is crazy! - Oh!

...to the beaches of Miami...

- That is so insane. - How'd he do that?

- Watch as I shock... - Wow!

- Oh, my God! - He's scaring me today.

- ...thrill... - It's really frightening!

...and amaze everyone I meet along the way.

You ain't getting better than that.

And in this episode, I head down to London

and attempt the most dangerous walk of my life.

My name is Steven Frayne, but most people call me Dynamo.

For as long as I can remember, all I've wanted to do was amaze people.

To take away the stress of everyday life, if only just for a minute,

and show them something truly astonishing.

I've been lucky enough to travel all over the world,

but there is one place that really stands out for me.

Welcome to Miami.

- I'm Tiffany Fantasia, honey. - Nice to meet you, Tiffany.

- This is your town? - This is my town for... forever.

- Can I try something with this bottle? - Sure.

Let's have a look. If I... Do me a favour.

I want you to blow... as hard as you can into the top.

- What happened? - Nothing.

Nothing. Let me try.

Watch.

Wow!

- Man!

Unbelievable!

How'd you do that?

- Are you OK? - I'm all right.

I want to call my girlfriend to give you... mouth-to-mouth.

- Is she good-looking? - Yeah, very beautiful.

- Call her up, man. - OK.

The guy was blowing, like, you know...

...very strong and then... blow-up!

Look at this!

It was amazing for a skinny guy.

So very skinny guy.

I cannot even blow up a balloon, you know.

Who's wearing a watch? Ladies...

This one? Can you take... can you take that off?

- I'd better get it back. - Can I have a look?

Actually, you can see your tan line there, yeah?

You see the tan line? Let me try this.

I'll give you this back in a second. Watch.

- Oh, wait, you took my watch, though. - I'll give it back in a second.

- I want that back. - Watch this. See the tan line, yeah?

Watch.

- Take the hat. - OK now...

What is he doing?

From there to there.

- Oh, my God. - I don't believe it.

He took it away from there and it went here!

- He moved her tan line. - How did he do that?

He moved her tan line.

It was here and now it's, like, right here.

I usually wear a watch when I come to the beach

and I had a tan line here, which disappeared.

And he just moved it up to my arm. And it doesn't come off.

So, how do I take this off?

Sometimes I feel like the luckiest guy in the world.

Amazing people on the beaches of Miami isn't bad for a kid from Bradford.

But it wasn't always like this.

Let's go back to where it all began.

I grew up on Delph Hill Estate in Bradford, the eldest of four kids.

When I was 15, I went to live with my grandparents.

My grandpa was an ex-soldier

and had performed magic in bars across Bradford after the war ended.

I used to get bullied by these two guys from my estate.

Every day they would throw me into a wheelie bin

and push me down the Black Hill.

I eventually asked my grandpa what to do

and he taught me an amazing technique to take away their strength.

- Do me a favour... -I still use the technique to this day.

...and just lift me up. I don't weigh much. I weigh eight stone.

Yeah. So he can lift me, right? He can lift me, yeah?

- Yeah. Yeah. - Yeah?

Just get ready to lift me, but don't lift me yet.

All right, just look at me.

- Yeah. - You wanna get that?

Just lift me again.

- Yeah! - Hey!

- Aw, man, no way! - Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Just lift me again.

That's not human, bruv.

It's such a powerful technique,

I even used it on heavyweight boxer David Haye.

So, you didn't struggle that much there. Look at me.

Just lift me again.

By rights I should be able to toss him over a friggin'... over a wall.

Not like that. Strange.

The more my grandpa showed me, the more I wanted to learn.

I read every book I could get my hands on

and practised and practised day after day and night after night.

It literally became my world.

In 2004, I received a loan from the Prince's Trust.

I bought myself a camera and started to film my adventures.

Here we go.

Check it out. Look at this.

Oh, my... God.

When I first started performing, it was at the beginning of the YouTube craze.

No one could have predicted how big it was gonna get.

But it just seemed like a great way to get myself out there.

Then came social networking sites, like Facebook and Twitter,

and it all seemed to fit together.

Before I knew it, I was getting hundreds of views, then thousands,

then hundreds of thousands.

Suddenly I had millions of people from all around the world watching my videos.

From magic on the streets to meeting artists backstage.

- What's going on? Mr D, how ya doing? - I'm good.

Yes, sir. You made it down. What is going on ? Come in.

This is the best... the best magician. Forget the UK, forget London, Bradford,

this is the best magician in the world, yeah?

I'm saying it. I... I believe.

Whenever I see ya, I never get my CD cover signed.

- For real, yo? - So I know you've signed thousands,

but I want to get mine done. So... I want mine a bit special.

- Yeah. - So you can scratch there, yeah?

- Yeah. - I wanna see your eyes.

- Ooh. - Put your glasses on your head, yeah?

Yeah. You see his eyes?

Watch. Watch.

Have you got a manager?

Ready?

Wait, wait, wait!

Oh, my good God.

That photo doesn't even exist!

He changed my album cover.

He took the glasses off of my eyes on the album cover. He moved them up.

You can see my eyes. That photo doesn't even exist.

- I don't even want to see that. - Look.

That's one of the best magicians in the world.

Crazy. Best magician. Get out.

You're freaking me out!

What the?!

Not possible.

Clean read my mind. That's cool. Wow.

I saw the guy walking in the water. I saw it.

After receiving my loan from the Prince's Trust, I moved to London.

My grandpa always fold me, "If you have a gift, you should share it."

And London was the perfect place to reach a wider audience.

This year the Prince's Trust invited me to present

at their Celebrate Success awards.

It's like my life has come full circle.

A couple of years ago, I was here myself, receiving an award.

This time around, I'm presenting one, which is quite an honour, really.

Here we are on the red carpet

at the Prince's Trust Celebrate Success Awards 2011

with magician to the stars, Mr Dynamo. How's it going?

I'm now joined by street magician extraordinaire...

- Hello, Dynamo. - Hello.

I wanna hear some stories from the kids inside, see what they've been doing.

This is better, right?

Tonight, it's quite an honour to be here giving an award out.

So... let's do it this way. Watch.

And the winner is... Naomi Berridge.

As the guests headed to the after-party, these two guys stopped me

and asked me to show them something.

Do me a favour, just think of any playing card, yeah?

- Yep. - Got a card in mind?

Just put your hands like this.

Just look at me.

Watch.

Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up. Shut up.

- Can you do that again? - Wow!

Can you do that again?

Wow!

Oh, wow! Wow! Wow!

- Was that your card? - That was my card, first and foremost.

- Wow. - I wanna see that trick again.

I wanna see that trick again. Where did he go?

He just disappeared as well!

I've performed at lots of different events over the years

and met loads of interesting people.

That's the thing I love about magic.

It doesn't matter if you're a kid in Bradford or a big-shot celebrity,

it puts everyone on the same level.

- What's that? - A £2 coin.

Watch.

My word.

- That's ridiculous. - Do it again.

That is amazing. That is amazing.

Check this out. Take one out. Take one.

Show your friends, show these guys. Show everyone.

You got it, right? Don't let me see it.

Keep your eye on it, yeah? I'll put it about halfway down.

Will you do me a favour? Will you put your hands like this?

Perfect.

And just look at me.

Ahh! You're freaking me out!

- High-five! - That was good.

Have you checked out Dynamo? He's my accountant.

Performing on the streets of London

has allowed me to take things to the next level.

And with an unsuspecting audience, nobody is safe.

Do you think it's possible to steal other people's identities?

Well, it depends in what way, but I'll say no.

So... I wanna try something with you.

- OK. - I'm gonna use my bank card as well.

You're gonna use your bank card? All right.

My bank card. It's my name on there: Mr S Frayne. That's my government name.

- Steven Frayne, yeah? - OK.

You can see that, right?

Yeah? And then my signature on the back.

- See that, right? - Yeah.

- We've literally just met. - Yeah.

So what is your full name?

Olawale Ogunye.

OK, so Olawale Ogunye.

So on your bank card it would say:

- Mr O Ogunye. - Ogunye. That's right.

So if I could take my bank card...

...rub over the name...

- What the?! - ...and change...

Ooh! Wait. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on. Hold on a second.

Is that your name right there?

What the...?! That is my name, yes.

The next thing that I'll need to really take your identity...

- Is my signature. - ...is your signature, so...

if I take my signature and just shake it...

Is that your signature right there?

Yes, that is my signature.

But how the hell did you...?

So I've got your name on my card, I've got your signature,

the only thing missing is the PIN number, right?

If I... Tell you what, think of your PIN number.

- Yeah, I know my PIN number. - Look at me.

Four...

Four...

Four zero.

How did you know that?

I just... I don't know. I just did it.

All I'm saying is I've got his card, I've got his PIN number,

and I've got his signature. I'm out.

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Come back here!

Listen, come here! You got my card!

Finally, he caught up with me.

That is identity fraud.

Don't worry, man, I'm not gonna spend your money.

After giving him back his identity, I decided to mess with him a little more.

Can you do me a favour, yeah? Can you... can you finish off the drink?

- Oh, it's empty, pretty much. - All done.

- Here you go. - Looks good.

So I've got the bottle there, yeah?

And I wanna try something with a mobile phone.

So I've got Olawale's phone and the bottle. Watch.

Oh... my...

- Amazing. I've never seen that. - Oh, my God.

Hey, hey, let me look at it. Where's that guy going?

- How the...? - Try to get it out.

Yo, dude, call my number.

Oh, it's ringing.

Oh! Guys, look at this. It's ringing.

Hello.

Oh! Pardon my French.

Can you put my phone as well, man?

Why'd you break his...?

- Here's my phone, please. - Your phone, yeah?

Sorry. You asked for it.

You just got jacked!

It's only worth £20, man It's not worth it.

I... I'm confused.

- It's... I... - It's amazing.

It's amazing, but I'm just confused. How did he do that?

I heard that actor Robert Sheehan, from the hit series Misfits, was in town.

So I headed down to Waterloo to catch up with him.

Hi. I'm Robert Sheehan.

And you're watching Dynamo: Magician Impossible.

And that's Slinky, and that's Dynamo, the magician impossible.

Oh! Whoa. Whoa.

Almost. Almost.

Check this out.

- What is that? - A 50 pence piece.

- A 50 pence piece, yeah? - Yeah.

Got a bottle. Check that out.

- There's a drop in the bottom. - Pour it into there.

- And now it's empty. - Thanks.

- See that? - Yeah.

And the 50p, yeah?

Let's try this.

Do me a favour, just hold your hand out.

- Yeah. - Hold on to the bottle tight.

Hold on to the bottle tight, yeah.

- All right, the 50 pence... - Yeah.

...the bottle.

- Oh! He just threw it... - God!

He just threw it in there. He just threw it in.

Why is this happening?

- Yep, the 50p is now in the bottle. - Oh, that's good.

- Have you nearly finished that? - Yeah, yeah.

- Is it all gone? - Finish it.

Oh, my goodness.

It was half finished. He had to chug.

If I could have you come in a bit closer, and a bit closer.

You ready? Watch.

What's he doing?

- Wow. - Oh.

Oh, dear. That's witchcraft.

That is incredible.

It went from a normal bottle to this in two seconds.

I want to try something using money.

- Robert, you look like a rich guy. - Yeah, you know...

You got any money I could borrow?

- A few euros in there. - Yeah. I do, actually, yeah.

- Can you help me out? - Right, here's some cash here.

- Some British notes, yeah? - Yeah.

- That's perfect. - Right.

What have we got here? We've got Robert's 10 and his 20, yeah?

Just... Yeah, put your keys away. Hold the 20 in that hand...

- Yeah. - ...and the 10 in this hand.

- Everyone see that? - Yeah.

- He's gonna let me do magic. - Watch. Hold it tight, yeah?

Watch the 10.

What's happening?

Oh, my Lord. He dropped a zero.

- What?! - Took the zero.

Watch the 20 now, yeah?

That's better.

- Oh, my God! - Oh, my God.

That is amazing. The Queen would be outraged. Sorry, love.

This is actually illegal. Treason still exists for doing stuff like this.

- Try and get a round of drinks. - I have a £200 note.

I want to rub the zero because it...

- Does it come off? - Nope.

That's amazing.

The last ten years have been a real adventure

and I've made a lot of friends along the way,

like legendary recording artist Ian Brown,

former lead singer of the Stone Roses.

He is like an uncle to me and a real inspiration.

I recently hooked up with him and his mates at his studio in Manchester.

Are you in the studio a lot now?

- No, it's writing at the moment. - You're writing the new album?

- Yeah, yeah. - And it's all new stuff? No one's...?

All brand new. No, no. Only I know it so far, yeah.

Have you got in your head, like, a lot of the lyrics...?

Yeah, I've got all the lyrics. I've got about 30 different lyrics, tunes, songs.

What I want you to do...

I want you to think of, let's say, like a lyric...

...to one of the new songs that nobody else knows,

your fans don't know about yet.

I don't think... You guys haven't heard the new stuff yet?

No? So literally something that only you know, yeah?

- Mm-hm. - Almost, like,

- say it over and over in your mind. - OK.

I need everyone to be really quiet for this.

I'm getting something to do with love.

Like, I know you kind of...

...you love your fans or you love...

Love of people? Does that ring any bells? Like, is that...?

Yeah, you're seeing it.

Now I'm getting "I think you think I'm a fool" or something.

This might be wrong, but...

"Just because...

...I'm in love with the... people...

...doesn't make me a fool"?

How are you doing that?

- Is that what you were thinking of? - Oh, mate.

"Just because I'm in love with the people don't make me a fool."

You've just gone and clean read my mind. That's cool.

- Wow. - That's a Dynamo exclusive.

Flippin' not half.

That's right odd, that, mate.

You could write my next one for me without me knowing.

We could do that.

Can you pass me the guitar? That guitar there.

I don't really play, so don't expect all good to come from me.

Here you are. Just grab hold of the plectrum.

Yeah. Let me... This is a bit weird, but I wanna try something.

Can you stand up and just put your chair, like, opposite mine?

- Back-to-back? - Not too close to the edge. Back up.

Yeah, that should be good. Just stand back here a little bit.

And then...

Can I borrow that plectrum as well?

Nobody move.

I can go a step further.

You gonna stand on that now?

Seriously, nobody move right now, yeah?

What's he doing? What's he doing?

I've seen an inanimate object, a guitar, balancing on its own volition.

It's not humanly possible. It's not possible.

I saw the guitar balancing on its own,

with a drumstick stuck vertically in the air and nothing to support it...

...apart from his mind. I don't know.

I'm scared of the guy.

I don't want to be close to him. I don't know what he's gonna do to me.

That's amazing. Amazing. Ridiculous.

God knows... where you come from.

We've been pals a good few years, but he's scaring me today.

You're not supposed to be scared of your mates, are ya?

Oh, my God.

Growing up in Bradford left me feeling isolated.

I wanted to find a way to bring my magic to the world...

...in the same way that music artists connect with a huge audience.

I went to hook up with R&B star Trey Songz at his concert in Hammersmith.

But before I went backstage, I wanted to try something with his fans.

Who's the biggest Trey Songz fan here?

- We all are. We can't just say one. - She is.

- She's saying you. - I love Trey.

I... I have dreams about him.

- You have... Wow. - What did you just say?

- I tell you what, do me a favour... - I have dreams about him.

I just want you to think of one of his songs right now.

- Yeah, I've got one. - OK.

- I've got a song. - OK.

Look at me, look at me.

This is scary.

I'm scared.

"Bottoms Up"?

Oh, my God!

Nice to meet you.

- You've worked with loads of artists. - Mm-hm.

I want you just to think of an artist right now.

- OK. - You got one?

- Yeah. - Cool.

Just look at me.

Watch this, yeah?

I'm gonna stand back here. Can you see me over there?

Watch.

- Did he change colours? - What?!

Yeah.

Get outta here!

That's...

Wow.

You know what these are? British coins.

So I've got, like, a two-pence, yeah? And a two-pound.

I'm gonna try and grab them, yeah, on the count of three.

You've got to close it before I get there.

On three. One, two, three.

I don't think I got anything, but choose one again.

- Two-pound or two-pence? - Two-pence.

Two-pence, yeah? Watch. Boom. Open your hand.

It's gone, right?

See that? Gone.

Close your hand in a fist.

Turn your hand over.

Look underneath your watch.

Over the years, I've met thousands of people from all walks of life.

Magic is a great way of bringing people together.

It creates an immediate connection.

- How are you doing? - Good. Nice to meet you.

- Your name is? - Sean.

- And you are? - I'm Jo.

- How long have you known each other? - About two years.

You've probably got quite a good connection, right?

- I'd say reasonable, yeah. - Yeah. Pretty good.

I want to try something and test that, yeah?

I'm just gonna stand in the middle.

I want you both to close your eyes...

...and I want you to both think of a country.

On the count of three, I'd like you both to name that country out loud.

One, two, three.

France.

Oh, my God...

That is crazy!

Well done.

That is mad.

One, two, three.

Spain.

- ...three. - Barbados.

That's nice.

You guys have got a wicked connection, so I'll try one last thing with this.

Hold your hand out like this.

And then if you hold your hand out in a fist as well.

Just loosen your grip a little bit. Not so tight, yeah?

- Watch. - Ow!

You felt that?

- Did you feel any heat? - No, nothing. No heat.

- I felt the burning! - No heat at all.

- No heat at all. - That's really weird.

No heat. I felt nothing.

- I thought you were messing around. - No! It was getting hotter and hotter!

- That wasn't all in my head. No way. - He's a genius. I felt nothing.

But then, I'm confused that he...

How did you know about France?

How long have you two been dating?

- Eight years. - Eight years, that's...

So, in eight years you've probably got quite a good connection.

- I guess, yeah. - Yeah?

Just close your eyes, please.

If you felt me touch you, just nod your head.

- Can you say where I touched you? - On my back.

- And how many times. - Three.

Just open your eyes.

- You tell her what just happened. - He touched me three times on my back.

- No, he didn't. - He did.

- He did. - No.

- You definitely felt it? - Yeah.

- That's so weird. - Eight years of a happy relationship.

Welcome to Dynamo: Magician Impossible.

I guess it's easy to take things for granted.

Once upon a time, the idea that a man could walk on the moon

was just as crazy as the idea of a man walking on water.

That's why I love taking something physical and transforming it

right in from' of someone is eyes.

I want to try something. Have any of you guys got any coins, any change?

Can we... Can I borrow one of these? I'll take just a 10p, yeah?

Just take that and then, on the tail side,

just write your initials on there.

See that?

You all see that, yeah?

On this side I'm gonna write...

...a yeah?

We've got "D" for "Dynamo", yeah?

Got it? Watch.

I've seen people like him before.

What's this guy supposed to be doing?

Can you feel that? Does that feel cold?

- Oh, my God. - That's cold, right?

Feels cold, yeah?

Watch.

Shut up. Shut up.

It's ice. It's ice. It's ice!

Oh, my God. Feel it, feel it.

It's proper ice. It's proper melting.

Yeah, that's my initials right there, "KS".

That's nuts.

Here it is.

There, you see? Right there as well.

That's bizarre. That's all I can say. That's crazy.

He goes turning it to ice right in front of me...

...in his bare hands. Wow.

Besides performing on the street,

I get invited to a lot of red-carpet events.

Although some are definitely better than others.

- Very nice to meet you, Lucy. - You too.

- Got some change in there? - I've got a bit of change.

Can I borrow a coin?

- This'll be perfect. - That's the only change I have.

20p, right? Just put your bag down.

What, my purse?

We'll try this.

See this, yeah? This is 20p, right?

Watch.

Watch.

Hold your hand out.

You bent my 20p piece!

How did you do that? It's, like, really bent.

I can't re-bend it.

He bent it.

- I'll try... - That is amazing. I really can't...

Let me do the glass.

- There. - Oh, my God!

- No way. - No way.

- Feel it. - Oh, my God.

- Try and bend it. - That's just crazy.

Can I use this? Can I empty it? There's only a tiny bit left.

All right if I pour it in there?

Can I... Can I borrow that ring?

Actually, can you hold it up and show these guys your ring, yeah?

- Can you give it back, please? - Yeah, sure.

So, we've got your glass, your ring. Watch.

Oh, my God! Look!

Hold it up to the camera.

- Oh, my God. - Fantastic.

- I don't know... - Can I look?

- Can you get it back? - I'll have to smash it later.

On my way out, I bumped into American actress Jessica Lowndes

and presenter Katie Larmour.

- How you doing? What's your name? - Jessica.

- Dynamo. Very nice to meet you. - You have really pretty eyes.

You have too. I was thinking the same thing.

- And your name is? - Hi. Katie. Nice to meet you.

Let me... Just touch my hands like this.

Hold hands. Now watch.

I hope you washed your hands when you went to the toilet.

That is so crazy.

That is so insane.

- I'm gasping. Whoa. - How are you doing?

I'm doing amazing. That was incredible.

Jessica!

Let's disappear. Let's go.

So many people told me it would be impossible

that a boy from Delph Hill could come this far.

And to be honest, without my grandpa, I might have believed them.

I guess that was his gift to me.

The belief that I could do anything or be anything that I wanted

And as he always said, "If you have a gift, you should share it."

I think back to all the people I've met along the way

and the looks of astonishment on their faces.

For me, magic isn't about fooling people.

It's about creating a moment of wonder

where, for a short while, anything is possible.

Hey, look.

There's a man walking on water!

Sometimes I wonder if my life has all been an illusion.

But if there is one thing I've learnt,

it's that reality is only what you make it.

Oi! Stay there!

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