Derren Brown 'will immobilise viewers'

Derren Brown has said that his upcoming Channel 4 show includes a stunt that will leave some home viewers immobile.

The illusionist suggested that the "ambitious" plans he has for Derren Brown: The Events are "potentially a career breaker".

Brown said: "The second show is a piece of media that will be played to the viewing nation and will have the effect of rendering them immobile. Not all of them, but it will stick a lot of people to their seat.

"It's safe and it won't work on everybody, but it's taking what I do one-on-one with people on stage and turning it into a piece of technology that can then be broadcast. That has never been done before."

Regarding the secrecy surrounding the other stunts on the show, he joked: "I've been writing a lot of erotic poetry and I'll be reciting that, live, into the camera for between 10 and 12 hours."

Derren Brown: The Event Live airs Wednesday, September 9 on Channel 4.