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Fake or Fortune?: Series 11

4 episodes Premiered Sep 26, 2023 Updated Nov 1, 2026

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Write a JSON object for "Fake or Fortune?" Season 11. Constraints: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources. No invented/guessed details (titles, names, dates, etc.). Omit details not in the material. Style: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose, plain text. No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points (within the text values). Output: Valid JSON only. J

Previously on Fake or Fortune?

Season 11 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Fake or Fortune? Season 10.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season overview

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a JSON object for "Fake or Fortune?" Season 11.
Constraints:
Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources.
No invented/guessed details (titles, names, dates, etc.).
Omit details not in the material.
Style: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose, plain text.
No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points (within the text values).
Output: Valid JSON only.
JSON Keys:
overview: 160-220 word summary of the season's narrative arc.
primer: Array of exactly 4 concise bullet points (though the prompt says "no bullet points" in the prose style instruction, it asks for an "array of exactly 4 concise bullet points" for the primer key. In JSON, an array is the structure. I will provide 4 strings in the array).
TMDB Season Synopsis: Investigations cover an Elisabeth Frink sculpture and works linked to artists including Pissarro, Cézanne and Arshile Gorky. Strong scientific and archival evidence repeatedly confronts the final authority of expert committees and estates.
Source [1]: Series title: Fake or Fortune? (2011). Genre: Documentary and Reality. Overview: Journalist Fiona Bruce teams up with art expert Philip Mould to investigate the provenance or attribution of notable art.
Source [2]: Same as [1].
Source [3]: British arts documentary television series broadcast on BBC One. Created by art dealer and art historian Philip Mould and producer Simon Shaw. Presented by Mould and Fiona Bruce.
Source [4/5]: Cast/crew info (not much new).
Overview Content:
Season 11 investigations include an Elisabeth Frink sculpture.
Investigations involve works linked to artists Pissarro, Cézanne, and Arshile Gorky.
The season features scientific and archival evidence.
This evidence confronts the authority of expert committees and estates.
The series features journalist Fiona Bruce and art expert Philip Mould.
The show investigates the provenance or attribution of notable art.
Drafting Overview (Target 160-220 words):
The eleventh season of the British arts documentary series Fake or Fortune? features investigations into the provenance and attribution of notable artworks. Presented by journalist Fiona Bruce and art expert Philip Mould, the series utilizes scientific and archival evidence to examine various pieces. This season includes

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Season 11 Episodes

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S11·E1 Mytharc

Elisabeth Frink

Sep 26, 2023 · 58 min

Fiona and Philip investigate Small Warrior, a bronze sculpture bought for £90 at an Essex car-boot sale and believed to be by Dame Elisabeth Frink. Metallurgical analysis, foundry

S11·E2 Mytharc

Joshua Reynolds

Oct 3, 2023 · 58 min

A painting bought online for £2,700 as “in the manner of” Sir Joshua Reynolds is found beneath extensive later overpainting. Careful cleaning reveals a more ambitious composition,

S11·E3 Core

Camille Pissarro & Paul Cézanne

Oct 10, 2023 · 58 min

The team investigates two disputed French drawings: a market scene attributed to Camille Pissarro and a delicate tree study believed to be by Paul Cézanne. Technical examination, f

S11·E4 Mytharc

Arshile Gorky

Oct 17, 2023 · 58 min

A canvas given to the owner’s late husband by Arshile Gorky’s widow may conceal an important early painting beneath a layer of white household paint. Research in Britain and the Un

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