This agonising new dating show sees couples look for a third person to spice up their relationship, via dull quizzes and – worse still – English melancholy
The British should not be allowed anywhere near sex. We are too easily embarrassed and we’re uncomfortable doing anything that cannot be performed ironically. Add a light entertainment format to the mix and we are doomed from the off. See: ITV’s recent attempt at irreverent sexytimes Apocalypse Wow, except don’t because it will make you want to bang your head on a table.
Ditto The Love Triangle, a throuple-themed dating show first shown on E4 and now – for some unfathomable reason – being aired on Channel 4 itself. Overseen by the excellent comic Desiree Burch, the series aims to match singletons with couples who are ready to add a third set of genitals to their dreary dyad. There is a touch of Blind Date to proceedings, with couples and singles unable to see each another while they converse. Hilarity is aimed for – and does not ensue.