'Hero at 30,000 feet' thanks to illusionist

Viewers will see an unsuspecting member of the public being thrust into a series of potentially life-changing challenges set up by Brown.

Hidden cameras are used in the elaborate set-up which sees the man forced to make a split-second decision when he is tricked into believing he is on a plane that is about to crash.

Brown said: “He’s not a loser, he’s not massively shy, he’s a very likeable guy, but he’s just stuck in a rut and I think we all are at times.

“It is about setting up opportunities for him to take but it is always up to him to take them.

“I don’t want to give too much away but it starts with a violent and aggressive situation and culminates with him being faced with the decision when there is an emergency in the air when he can be the hero on a plane that he believes is falling out of the sky and someone has to take the controls.

“It is very dark in places but ultimately its quite a positive show.”

nDerren Brown: Hero at 30,000 Feet is on Channel 4 at 10pm on Wednesday.