Fancy a farmer? New BBC dating show to air focusing on rural romance

The programme will focus on a group who are struggling to find a partner with whom to share their rural lives
The programme will focus on a group who are struggling to find a partner with whom to share their rural lives

A new BBC programme is to air helping single farmers and those working in the countryside to find love with urbanites who will embrace the rural lifestyle.

Love In The Countryside will broadcast on BBC Two. The programme will focus on a group of men and women who are struggling to find a partner with whom to share their rural lives.

A reliance on the land for their livelihoods, and being based within small rural communities, has limited their chance of finding someone to love.

From farmers to rural vets, the singletons, isolated from the urban dating pool, are ready to not only see if they can meet their match but also to introduce a potential partner to the true realities of life in the countryside.

Presenter Sara Cox will join the couples along their way as they negotiate getting to know each other, whilst the urban love seekers are grappling with wellies, the wild outdoors and woeful Wi-Fi.

Uniting rural folk with city folk

Sara Cox says: “As a farmer's daughter living in the capital I'm really excited about uniting rural folks with people from the city.

“I can't wait to journey over hill and dale, through Britain's glorious countryside on my mission to hopefully help love blossom for the people who work the land, lovingly tend their animals but may have neglected their own hearts.”

Rachel Ashdown, Commissioning Editor for BBC Entertainment, says: “More than a dating show, Love In The Countryside shines a light on the realities of life where the land and farming is still at the heart of the daily routine.

“With both rural and urban singletons embarking on new experiences across this series I look forward to seeing how contributors from town and country can come together to learn from each other’s lives.”