Married at First Sight (British TV series)

Married at First Sight is a British television programme where couples are matched "scientifically" by a panel of experts. They meet just minutes before they marry. Upon returning, they live together for a period of time, during which they meet at commitment ceremonies and choose whether or not they will continue their relationship. As of the 2019 series, none of the marriages has lasted.

Married at First Sight
GenreReality television
Created byMichael Von Würden
Based onGift Ved Første Blik (Danish TV series)
Developed byCPL
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language English
No. of series5
Release
Original networkChannel 4 (2015–2020)
E4 (2021–)
Original release9 July 2015 (2015-07-09)[1] 
present
Chronology
Related showsMarried at First Sight Franchise
Married at First Sight Australia
External links
Website
Production website

On 24 November 2020, it was announced that the programme will move to Channel 4's sister channel E4 in 2021 and will use the format of its Australian counterpart following the broadcast of the Australian version on E4.[2]

Series 1

First aired in July 2015. The couples were:

# Couple Age Occupation Final Decision Current status
1 Emma Rathbone 32 Businesswoman Yes Divorced[3]
James Ord-Hume 33 University Administrator
2 Sam McDonald 30 Chartered Surveyor Did not marry N/A
Jack Finn-Kelcey 29 Security Consultant
3 Kate Stewart 31 Personal Trainer No Annulled
Jason Knowles 34 Financial Adviser

Series 2

First aired in October and November 2016. The couples were:

# Couple Age Occupation Final Decision Current status
1 Lucie 27 Marketing Executive Yes Divorced
Steven Griffiths 30 Writer
2 Sara 30 Personal Assistant Yes Divorced
Adam 32 Trainee Counsellor
3 Caroline 28 Operations Coordinator Yes Divorced
Adam Donoghue 34 Train Manager
4 Melissa 27 Student Nurse Yes Divorced
Clark Sherwood 26 Business Development Manager

Series 3

First aired in February and March 2018. The couples were:

# Couple Age Occupation Final Decision Current status
1 Richard 28 Police Sergeant No Divorced
Harriet 32 Financial Director
2 Ben Jardine 36 Property Yes Separated
Stephanie 32 Police Officer
3 Wayne 31 Insurance Broker Did not marry N/A
Carrie 35 Estate Agent

Series 4

First aired in March and April 2019. The couples were:

# Couple Age Occupation Final Decision Current status
1 Steph 28 Nurse No Divorced
Jonathan 39 Property Manager
2 Verity 28 Office manager Yes Separated
Jack 25 IT consultant

Series 5

First aired in October 2020. The couples were:

# Couple Age Occupation Final Decision Current status
1 Shareen 47 Events Manager No Divorced
David 54 Wholeseller
2 Michelle 25 Teacher Yes Still Married
Owen 31 Global Account Manager


See also

References

  1. Rawlinson, Kevin (9 July 2015). "Married at First Sight: valid social experiment or recipe for disaster?". the Guardian.
  2. Shakhnazarova, Nika (24 November 2020). "Married At First Sight UK gets explosive revamp with fresh new format for 2021". Mirror Online. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. Corner, Natalie. "Last remaining Married at First Sight couple DIVORCE after just 34 weeks together". Mirror Online. Reach Plc. Retrieved 28 February 2020.


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