BEST OF THE REST
THE UNDATEABLES
Channel 4, 9pm
THIS endearing dating show returns, with three more singletons looking for love.
Poetry lover Michael, 33, who has Asperger’s, has been single for over 14 years and says he’s ready to find his Juliet.
Dance teacher Tobi, 25, who has brittle bones, has never been on a date and says she’s always lacked confidence, especially after a tough childhood growing up in foster care, as well as being in and out of hospital.
And Emily, 26, a tennis player with a learning disability, says that to her ‘love’ sadly means ‘nil’. She’s determined to find happiness with her first proper boyfriend, but will have to overcome her nerves and tendency to talk too much.
Finding a partner has always been tricky for these three, but the show pulls it out of the bag, lining up some potential love interests.
As always, it’s an emotional and heart-warming journey, and you’ll be rooting for them all the way.
SHUT-INS: BRITAIN’S FATTEST PEOPLE
Channel 4, 10pm
“I THINK my belly button is somewhere underneath this lump,” says Claire, who is severely morbidly obese and has been bed bound for eight years.
Swollen and prone to skin infections, it’s a shocking sight and Claire is miserable. “This is like a slow death,” she says. “It feels like the whole world has forgotten me.”
There are 50,000 super morbidly obese people in Britain, and this series follows the struggles of three of them who all want to regain control of their lives before it’s too late.
Claire, aged 49 and weighing 31 stone, is the focus of this first episode. She is cared for by her two daughters, Tracey and Jasmine, who are also hugely overweight.
Cameras follow the family as surgeon Nick Carter tries to help, planning two operations for Claire – one to drastically reduce the size of her stomach, the other to remove rolls of excess flesh. But an unexpected diagnosis threatens the plans.