1 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:04,360 Right, are you ready? "What did Santa do when he went dating? 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:04,840 Right, are you ready? "What did Santa do when he went dating? 3 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:06,880 "He pulled a cracker." 4 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:10,320 This programme contains strong language 5 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:12,360 This programme contains strong language 6 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:13,400 This programme contains strong language 7 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:18,160 Ooh. Ah. # Oh, the weather outside 8 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:18,480 Ooh. Ah. # Oh, the weather outside 9 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:20,120 # Is frightful But in here, it's delightful. # 10 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:21,200 Have a hot chocolate. 11 00:00:21,240 --> 00:00:22,720 Aw. Hey, Joyeux Noel, everyone. 12 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:24,760 The First Dates restaurant is magical at Christmas. 13 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:25,400 The First Dates restaurant is magical at Christmas. 14 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:26,640 I don't know what it is about everyone, 15 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:28,680 but they are just so loving. 16 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:29,480 but they are just so loving. 17 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:31,520 Even Fred's happier at Christmas. 18 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:33,320 Yeah, yeah. You can do everything, yeah. 19 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:34,760 Anything you want. "Do you want to come in late? 20 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:36,360 "You come in late." Yeah. 21 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:38,400 I have to say, you have done a fantastic job 22 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:38,760 I have to say, you have done a fantastic job 23 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:39,960 at decorating the restaurant. 24 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:41,640 Aw. It looks incredible! 25 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:43,520 Love is certainly in the air at Christmas, 26 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:44,640 and you can feel it. 27 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:46,680 It's tantalising. It just sparkles! 28 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:47,200 It's tantalising. It just sparkles! 29 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:48,760 Now, look, all the daters, 30 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:50,800 we have to give them the best present that they ever had. 31 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:52,800 we have to give them the best present that they ever had. 32 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:54,840 The gift of love? I was going to say that! 33 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:55,840 The gift of love? I was going to say that! 34 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:57,320 You keep stealing my lines. 35 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:03,520 Christmas is my favourite time of the year. 36 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:04,080 Christmas is my favourite time of the year. 37 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:06,120 It's a time when we toast to new beginnings. 38 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:06,680 It's a time when we toast to new beginnings. 39 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:08,280 OK. Let's go, guys.OK. Let's do this. 40 00:01:08,320 --> 00:01:09,320 Thanks, Merlin. 41 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:12,600 Cheers.Cheers. 42 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:14,640 You are only allowed in if you're on the good list. 43 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:15,680 You are only allowed in if you're on the good list. 44 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:17,720 But you know me, I like naughty people. 45 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:17,960 But you know me, I like naughty people. 46 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:22,040 Ho, ho, ho. 47 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:26,360 This is Wes, 48 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:28,400 a barbershop owner from Essex 49 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:29,240 a barbershop owner from Essex 50 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:31,280 who's hoping he can light up someone's Christmas. 51 00:01:31,320 --> 00:01:32,680 who's hoping he can light up someone's Christmas. 52 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:34,720 The party isn't really a party unless I'm there. 53 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:35,200 The party isn't really a party unless I'm there. 54 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,240 I'd like to say that I make people have a good time. 55 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:37,560 I'd like to say that I make people have a good time. 56 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:38,960 Bit like Fred, do you know what I mean? 57 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,000 Just rocking around, just checking everything's all right. 58 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:41,520 Just rocking around, just checking everything's all right. 59 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:43,560 Like a party concierge, liaison person. 60 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:44,400 Like a party concierge, liaison person. 61 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,440 Where are you from?Essex. I thought you were.Yeah. 62 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:46,760 Where are you from?Essex. I thought you were.Yeah. 63 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:47,960 Oh, really? It's just the way you were walking. 64 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:49,520 That's typical, is it? You look like a geezer, no? 65 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:51,400 Yeah, well, I don't know, maybe. Are you? 66 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:53,440 {\an8}Yeah, I'd like to be, yeah. Can you chat up any girls? 67 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:53,960 {\an8}Yeah, I'd like to be, yeah. Can you chat up any girls? 68 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:55,080 I'll give it a go, yeah. 69 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,120 {\an8}Yeah?I think, yeah. Can you find a way to their heart? 70 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:57,400 {\an8}Yeah?I think, yeah. Can you find a way to their heart? 71 00:01:57,440 --> 00:01:58,960 Yeah, hopefully. 72 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:00,960 INTERVIEWER:Can you rate yourself out of ten for me? 73 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:01,960 I'd say a solid eight. 74 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:05,240 I was expecting higher. 75 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,120 I know, but you can't say that, you look like a right BLEEP,don't you? 76 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:08,800 I mean, idiot. 77 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:10,560 Sorry. 78 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:12,160 How you doing, fella, you all right? Very good, very good. 79 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:13,360 How's you? Yeah, good, mate, good. 80 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,080 Nice. What's your name? Wes. 81 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:16,800 Hello, Wes. Merlin. Merry Christmas. 82 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:18,840 Yeah, merry Christmas to you, too, man. What can I get you? 83 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:19,120 Yeah, merry Christmas to you, too, man. What can I get you? 84 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:20,720 {\an8}I'd like a pint, please, mate. Yeah. 85 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:22,520 Handsome. Thank you. 86 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:24,600 On that side, that is a devil. 87 00:02:24,640 --> 00:02:26,640 Devil on your left side, angel on your right. 88 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:27,200 Devil on your left side, angel on your right. 89 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,240 And the angel's telling the devil to be quiet. 90 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:29,720 And the angel's telling the devil to be quiet. 91 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:31,760 So it's your good side trying to tell the naughty side 92 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:32,080 So it's your good side trying to tell the naughty side 93 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:33,400 to just hush it a little bit. 94 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:36,320 Are they anyone's faces or are they just? 95 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:37,400 No, no, just random ones. 96 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:39,440 But I must admit, this one, 97 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:39,920 But I must admit, this one, 98 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:41,960 the angel looks a spitting image to one of my best mate's wives. 99 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,000 the angel looks a spitting image to one of my best mate's wives. 100 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:44,880 the angel looks a spitting image to one of my best mate's wives. 101 00:02:44,920 --> 00:02:46,920 Yeah, that goes down well. 102 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:47,160 Yeah, that goes down well. 103 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:48,960 Go. Lovely, mate. Thank you. 104 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,000 It's nice here, innit? Oh, it's a pleasure. Yeah, glad you like it. 105 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:51,320 It's nice here, innit? Oh, it's a pleasure. Yeah, glad you like it. 106 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:53,000 What do you do? I've got a barber shop. 107 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:54,560 You're a barber. Do you actually cut hair... 108 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:56,600 Yes. ..or do you just own the shop? No, no, I cut hair as well, yeah. You do cut the hair. 109 00:02:56,640 --> 00:02:56,920 Yes. ..or do you just own the shop? No, no, I cut hair as well, yeah. You do cut the hair. 110 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:58,640 Do you reckon I'd suit a mohican? 111 00:02:58,680 --> 00:02:59,640 Maybe a mullet. 112 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,600 Talk about the Christmas cracker you want sat here. 113 00:03:03,640 --> 00:03:04,160 Talk about the Christmas cracker you want sat here. 114 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:06,200 Blonde, short, slim, light eyes, preferably... 115 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:07,200 Blonde, short, slim, light eyes, preferably... 116 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:11,000 ..outgoing, funny... 117 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:14,400 ..don't take herself too seriously. 118 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:14,680 ..don't take herself too seriously. 119 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:16,160 Oh, God. Right, well, listen, 120 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:17,320 you enjoy your pint. Thanks, mate. 121 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:19,360 {\an8}Anything you need, you give me a holler and we'll come running. 122 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:19,720 {\an8}Anything you need, you give me a holler and we'll come running. 123 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:21,160 Jagers? Too early for that, innit? 124 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,200 # Santa, baby... # 125 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:27,640 Ooh la la. 126 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:31,080 Can you tell instantly if you're into someone, 127 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:32,360 if you fancy someone? 128 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,360 Within like five seconds of seeing them. 129 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:35,880 One second I'd say. 130 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:37,920 I love your style. I love your elegance. 131 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:38,880 I love your style. I love your elegance. 132 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:40,920 Thank you. How are you? I'm very good. 133 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:41,240 Thank you. How are you? I'm very good. 134 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:42,560 How are you? I'm good. What's your name?Merry Christmas. 135 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:44,600 Merry Christmas, indeed. 136 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:44,800 Merry Christmas, indeed. 137 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:47,040 Decent. 138 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,080 Ready to unwrap Mr Right this Christmas 139 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:49,880 Ready to unwrap Mr Right this Christmas 140 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:51,920 is 34-year-old Chloe. 141 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:52,440 is 34-year-old Chloe. 142 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:54,120 Christmas this year would be amazing 143 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:56,160 if I got to spend it in, like, a cottage somewhere. 144 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:56,480 if I got to spend it in, like, a cottage somewhere. 145 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:58,160 You know, like the postcard scenario, 146 00:03:58,200 --> 00:03:59,720 surrounded by snow. 147 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:01,760 It'd be nice to roll around in front of a log fire 148 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:02,960 It'd be nice to roll around in front of a log fire 149 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:04,360 with my Christmas present. 150 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:06,760 Thank you. Where do you come from, Chloe? 151 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:08,800 I come from Essex. You can't find any men there? 152 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:09,080 I come from Essex. You can't find any men there? 153 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:10,480 Not myself. Why not? 154 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,520 Aw, just not very good at picking, I guess. 155 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:12,920 Aw, just not very good at picking, I guess. 156 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:14,560 Are you ready for your date?Yes, I think so. 157 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:16,320 Come with me.Thank you, Fred. 158 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,120 I definitely deserve love. 159 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,160 I just want someone that's got a really great sense of humour. 160 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:21,440 I just want someone that's got a really great sense of humour. 161 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:22,560 We can just travel the world, 162 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:24,600 taking the piss out of each other and everything we come across. 163 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:25,280 taking the piss out of each other and everything we come across. 164 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:27,320 And I just want to have a good time. 165 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:27,560 And I just want to have a good time. 166 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:28,760 Voila. 167 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:30,440 Oh, my God. Hello. Hello, you all right? 168 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:31,960 How you doing? You all right? Nice to meet you. 169 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:33,520 Nice to meet you. I'm Wes. What's your name, babe? Wes. 170 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:35,560 I'm Chloe. Nice to meet you, Chloe. You all right? Yeah, yeah, I'm good. 171 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:36,160 I'm Chloe. Nice to meet you, Chloe. You all right? Yeah, yeah, I'm good. 172 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:37,520 Hey! Hello, babe. Merry Christmas! 173 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:39,560 Merry Christmas. What do you want to drink? 174 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:39,840 Merry Christmas. What do you want to drink? 175 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:41,000 Prosecco, I'm guessing. 176 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,040 No. No? I call it prossec-no. 177 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:43,320 No. No? I call it prossec-no. 178 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:44,720 OK. Yeah, it doesn't end well if I start 179 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:46,480 drinking that, yeah. Nah, too many bubbles, yeah? Yeah. Nah. 180 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:48,520 All right. OK. Yeah, I don't need it. All right. 181 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:49,000 All right. OK. Yeah, I don't need it. All right. 182 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:50,480 Can I get an old fashioned, please? 183 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:52,520 Yeah, of course. Yeah? Yeah. Thank you. 184 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:52,840 Yeah, of course. Yeah? Yeah. Thank you. 185 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:54,880 So where are you from? I'm guessing you're from Essex. 186 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:55,320 So where are you from? I'm guessing you're from Essex. 187 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:57,360 {\an8}Why would you guess that? Cos you sound like me. 188 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:57,720 {\an8}Why would you guess that? Cos you sound like me. 189 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:58,960 Yeah, I am, yeah. 190 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,000 How old are you? 37. Yeah, I'm 34. 191 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:01,240 How old are you? 37. Yeah, I'm 34. 192 00:05:01,280 --> 00:05:02,400 Oh, yeah. What do you do? 193 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:04,200 I've got a barber shop. Oh, no way! I'm a barber. 194 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:05,440 Yeah, yeah. Oh, cool. 195 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:06,840 Can you cut girls' hair as well? 196 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:08,200 I haven't done it for a while. I was going to say, 197 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,240 you could, like, save me a few quid. THEY LAUGH 198 00:05:10,280 --> 00:05:10,760 you could, like, save me a few quid. THEY LAUGH 199 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:12,800 I don't know what it'd look like afterwards, but I could do it. 200 00:05:12,840 --> 00:05:13,040 I don't know what it'd look like afterwards, but I could do it. 201 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:15,640 You look beautiful, by the way. 202 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:17,480 Thank you very much. You don't look bad yourself. 203 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:21,400 Cheers anyway. Yeah, cheers, darling. Cheers, babe. 204 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:21,680 Cheers anyway. Yeah, cheers, darling. Cheers, babe. 205 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:22,640 All right, sweetheart. 206 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:26,640 My favourite bit about Christmas actually 207 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,680 is when you go down the pub on Boxing Day 208 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:28,960 is when you go down the pub on Boxing Day 209 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:30,320 and everyone's in their new clobber, 210 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:32,360 cos everyone's got new stuff for Christmas. They're like, "You know what? 211 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:32,760 cos everyone's got new stuff for Christmas. They're like, "You know what? 212 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:34,640 "I'm going to get dolled up, go down the pub." Got my new earrings. 213 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:36,400 Yeah, got my new makeup. Got my new skirt. 214 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,440 Yeah, and you can tell, it's all like fresh out the box. I know. 215 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:38,720 Yeah, and you can tell, it's all like fresh out the box. I know. 216 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:40,400 Oh, I love Christmas. I do. 217 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:44,760 # Welcome to my Christmas song... # 218 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:45,800 # Welcome to my Christmas song... # 219 00:05:45,840 --> 00:05:47,840 Hoping that Santa isn't the only man to bring her gifts this Christmas 220 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:49,880 Hoping that Santa isn't the only man to bring her gifts this Christmas 221 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:50,680 Hoping that Santa isn't the only man to bring her gifts this Christmas 222 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:52,720 is retired nurse Linda. 223 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:54,160 is retired nurse Linda. 224 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:56,200 You don't get older inside. 225 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:56,480 You don't get older inside. 226 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:58,440 It's just you're outside that lets you down. 227 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:01,400 INTERVIEWER:Would you like to meet someone? 228 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:03,440 Yeah, but you haven't got Jason Momoa on your books. 229 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:04,840 Yeah, but you haven't got Jason Momoa on your books. 230 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:09,040 How are you?I'm fine, thank you. 231 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:11,080 What's your name?Linda. Linda. Great. 232 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:11,480 What's your name?Linda. Linda. Great. 233 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:13,000 Do you do much dating? 234 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:15,040 Nope. When was the last time you dated? 235 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:15,320 Nope. When was the last time you dated? 236 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:16,600 Six years ago. Six years ago. 237 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:18,560 And that's the only one in 16 years. 238 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:19,880 Oh, wow. 239 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:21,920 I get on with men extremely well, 240 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:22,520 I get on with men extremely well, 241 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:24,560 but just as friends. 242 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:24,840 but just as friends. 243 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:26,200 Come with me.Thank you. 244 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:29,440 I haven't found anybody who I would think, 245 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:30,760 I haven't found anybody who I would think, 246 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:32,800 "Ooh, this could turn into something else." 247 00:06:32,840 --> 00:06:33,520 "Ooh, this could turn into something else." 248 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:35,240 Take a seat.Hello. Merlin will look after you. 249 00:06:35,280 --> 00:06:36,440 Oh, thank you. I will indeed. 250 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:38,480 How you going? Happy Christmas. 251 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:38,760 How you going? Happy Christmas. 252 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:40,800 Merry Christmas. And you're from where? 253 00:06:40,840 --> 00:06:41,080 Merry Christmas. And you're from where? 254 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:41,920 West Yorkshire. 255 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:43,800 Right. So a cup of tea, is it? No. 256 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:48,360 I'd like a mojito. Of course. Coming up. 257 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:49,360 I'd like a mojito. Of course. Coming up. 258 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:50,920 Thank you. Tell me, Linda, 259 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:52,800 what's your favourite things about Christmas? 260 00:06:52,840 --> 00:06:54,560 I love decorating the house. 261 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:56,600 I put the tree up at the first weekend in December, 262 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:58,360 I put the tree up at the first weekend in December, 263 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:00,400 and I keep it up till the end of January. 264 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:01,280 and I keep it up till the end of January. 265 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:03,320 End of January?! That's bad luck! No, it's not. 266 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:03,920 End of January?! That's bad luck! No, it's not. 267 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:05,960 I spend about two days putting the tree up, 268 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:07,080 I spend about two days putting the tree up, 269 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:08,720 so I'm not going to take it down in a rush. 270 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:10,360 Not after all that work, yeah. No. 271 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:13,480 There we go. Thank you. 272 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:13,880 There we go. Thank you. 273 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:15,400 Always a pleasure, Linda. 274 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:17,400 Mm, that's lovely. Thank you. 275 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:19,440 And so, tell me, how long have you been single? 276 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:19,720 And so, tell me, how long have you been single? 277 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:20,960 16 years. 278 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:22,160 16 years. 279 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:24,200 So this is a big moment for you, Linda. It is, yeah. 280 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:24,720 So this is a big moment for you, Linda. It is, yeah. 281 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:27,720 I'm looking for someone 282 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:29,760 who likes to make people laugh or laughs at you 283 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:31,040 who likes to make people laugh or laughs at you 284 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:32,800 if you say something silly. 285 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:34,840 I don't want somebody who talks about politics all the time 286 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:36,280 I don't want somebody who talks about politics all the time 287 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:37,360 and things like that, 288 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:39,400 because it gets on my nerves. 289 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:39,640 because it gets on my nerves. 290 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:45,800 Merry Christmas. 291 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:49,640 Linda's Christmas date 292 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:51,680 is young-at-heart furniture maker Harry. 293 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:53,280 is young-at-heart furniture maker Harry. 294 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:55,320 I'm in my late-mid-40s. 295 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:55,760 I'm in my late-mid-40s. 296 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:57,800 No, I'm not. Yes, I am. 297 00:07:57,840 --> 00:07:58,080 No, I'm not. Yes, I am. 298 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:00,120 Yeah, I'm in my late-mid-40s. That's right, yeah. 299 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:00,400 Yeah, I'm in my late-mid-40s. That's right, yeah. 300 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:02,360 I think 70 is the new 40. 301 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:03,800 # Doo, doo, doo, doo. # 302 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:05,080 I can dance, I can run, 303 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:07,120 I can ride bikes, I go paragliding. 304 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:07,360 I can ride bikes, I go paragliding. 305 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:08,360 # Doo, doo, doo. # 306 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:10,400 I'm energetic, and I'd like to share it with somebody 307 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:11,520 I'm energetic, and I'd like to share it with somebody 308 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:13,560 who has got life left in them. 309 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:13,760 who has got life left in them. 310 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,200 How are you?I'm very good! Very nice to meet you. 311 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:18,080 How are you?I'm very good! Very nice to meet you. 312 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:19,360 Nice to meet you, too. 313 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:20,640 So tell me, what brings you here 314 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:22,400 to the First Dates restaurant this Christmas? 315 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:24,440 The fact that I live alone and I don't like it. 316 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:24,760 The fact that I live alone and I don't like it. 317 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:26,480 Have you been living alone for a long time? 318 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:27,560 18 months. 319 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:29,600 And you've been doing much dating since then or? 320 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:29,880 And you've been doing much dating since then or? 321 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:31,000 None. None. 322 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:33,040 I recently decorated the kitchen. I was pleased with it. 323 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:33,360 I recently decorated the kitchen. I was pleased with it. 324 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:35,400 And then I thought, "Why decorate the kitchen?" 325 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:35,680 And then I thought, "Why decorate the kitchen?" 326 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:37,720 So I need a reason. 327 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:37,960 So I need a reason. 328 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:39,880 That's it. I need a reason to be. 329 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:41,280 This way. 330 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:43,320 I'd like somebody who's kind, sensitive and smiley. 331 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:45,360 I'd like somebody who's kind, sensitive and smiley. 332 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:46,320 I'd like somebody who's kind, sensitive and smiley. 333 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:48,360 Smiley, very important, 334 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,240 and has good legs. 335 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:52,280 Here we are.Oh. Oh, hello. Crikey! 336 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:53,560 Here we are.Oh. Oh, hello. Crikey! 337 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:54,880 Do you know each other? 338 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:56,880 No, but what a nice surprise. 339 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:58,920 Aw. Aw, that's so nice.Mwah, mwah. 340 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:00,800 Aw. Aw, that's so nice.Mwah, mwah. 341 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:02,160 What a meeting. 342 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:04,200 Well, seeing you, you've knocked me over. 343 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:05,240 Well, seeing you, you've knocked me over. 344 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:07,120 Aw. Aw.Aw, thank you. 345 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,160 All right, well, take a seat before you fall.You don't look so bad yourself. 346 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:10,120 All right, well, take a seat before you fall.You don't look so bad yourself. 347 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:13,720 Thank you. Yeah? A little Christmas gift. Oh, yes, a little... 348 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:14,440 Thank you. Yeah? A little Christmas gift. Oh, yes, a little... 349 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:16,480 Oh, you got me... Happy Christmas to you, too. Oh, thank you. Ooh. 350 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:16,880 Oh, you got me... Happy Christmas to you, too. Oh, thank you. Ooh. 351 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:18,680 Is it a loaf of bread? No. 352 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:23,080 I ought to find out what you're called. 353 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:25,120 Yes. That would be a good start, wouldn't it? It would be a good thing, wouldn't it? It would. 354 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:25,720 Yes. That would be a good start, wouldn't it? It would be a good thing, wouldn't it? It would. 355 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:27,760 I'll let you introduce... Linda. Linda. Well, I'm Harry, Linda. 356 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:28,800 I'll let you introduce... Linda. Linda. Well, I'm Harry, Linda. 357 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:30,840 Pleased to meet you. Enchante. Enchante. Yes. Yes. 358 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:32,280 Pleased to meet you. Enchante. Enchante. Yes. Yes. 359 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:33,840 I'm going to get, this poor fella, he's... 360 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:35,880 No, it's all right, I mean, I'm loving this, but... 361 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:36,320 No, it's all right, I mean, I'm loving this, but... 362 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:38,360 I'll have a half of lager. Yes. 363 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:38,960 I'll have a half of lager. Yes. 364 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:40,240 Oh, you're from Yorkshire, then? 365 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:42,280 I am. Are you from the West Riding? 366 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:42,520 I am. Are you from the West Riding? 367 00:09:42,560 --> 00:09:43,720 Yes. 368 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:45,240 LINDA LAUGHS Right, your neighbour. 369 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:47,280 Tuned in. Here you go, my man. Thank you very much. 370 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:47,600 Tuned in. Here you go, my man. Thank you very much. 371 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:49,640 Always a pleasure. Have a lovely day. 372 00:09:49,680 --> 00:09:51,680 Thank you. I would say, "Get one yourself," but I'm from Yorkshire. 373 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:52,040 Thank you. I would say, "Get one yourself," but I'm from Yorkshire. 374 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:56,640 Nice one. I like it. 375 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:02,760 So what brings you to First Dates? 376 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:03,120 So what brings you to First Dates? 377 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:04,960 What do you think of what they've found so far? 378 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:06,960 Very happy. Nice restaurant, innit? 379 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:08,560 Yeah, it's good. Fuck off. 380 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:12,280 So how long have you been single for? 381 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:12,680 So how long have you been single for? 382 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:13,960 Four or five months. 383 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,000 Have you been on any dates since you've been single? 384 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:16,720 Have you been on any dates since you've been single? 385 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:18,320 Yeah, I've been on a few, yeah. 386 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:20,360 You really like being with someone? 387 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:20,640 You really like being with someone? 388 00:10:20,680 --> 00:10:22,680 From when I was 21, I've probably been in three relationships, 389 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:24,600 From when I was 21, I've probably been in three relationships, 390 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:25,680 and probably out of all of that, 391 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:27,320 I've probably been single for like nine months. 392 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:29,360 In 16 years, you've been single... Yeah. ..for nine months? Yeah. 393 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:30,800 In 16 years, you've been single... Yeah. ..for nine months? Yeah. 394 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:32,840 That is absolutely wild to me. Yeah. 395 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:33,920 That is absolutely wild to me. Yeah. 396 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:35,960 Take it you fall in love easy. 397 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:36,200 Take it you fall in love easy. 398 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:37,160 Can do. 399 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:42,080 Anyone that has ever met me 400 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,120 would say I was the most loyal person you'd ever meet. 401 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:44,720 would say I was the most loyal person you'd ever meet. 402 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:46,760 Got a bit of an open heart, to be fair. 403 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:47,120 Got a bit of an open heart, to be fair. 404 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:49,160 A little bit too much at times, I think. 405 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:49,600 A little bit too much at times, I think. 406 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:50,760 Do you want to get married? 407 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:52,680 Again? Oh, you've been married before? 408 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:54,160 Oh, didn't I cover that? 409 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:55,720 I mean, I was... No, no, no, we didn't cover that. 410 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:57,760 No, yeah, I was married and divorced by 30. 411 00:10:57,800 --> 00:10:58,240 No, yeah, I was married and divorced by 30. 412 00:10:58,280 --> 00:10:59,760 Wow. Mm. 413 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:01,320 OK. 414 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:03,360 I don't let that many people in, do you know what I mean? 415 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:03,960 I don't let that many people in, do you know what I mean? 416 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:06,000 Cos you always end up getting hurt in the end. 417 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:06,720 Cos you always end up getting hurt in the end. 418 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:08,520 Hence the bravado and the show all the time. 419 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:11,960 INTERVIEWER:Have you ever been cheated on? 420 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:13,480 No comment. 421 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:15,520 But I think you can take the answer to that one. 422 00:11:15,560 --> 00:11:15,840 But I think you can take the answer to that one. 423 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:18,960 I don't agree with all that cheating malarkey and that, 424 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:20,240 that ain't a bit of me. 425 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:21,480 Why would you do something to someone 426 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:22,640 that you wouldn't want done to yourself? 427 00:11:22,680 --> 00:11:23,840 I just don't think it's nice. 428 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:27,720 But yourself? 429 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:29,800 So I was in relationships, 430 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:31,400 like, long-term relationships back to back 431 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:33,440 from when I was, like, 16 till I was 26. 432 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:33,760 from when I was, like, 16 till I was 26. 433 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:35,800 Yeah. And I had, like, a few traumatic experiences. 434 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:37,240 Yeah. And I had, like, a few traumatic experiences. 435 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:39,280 Oh, darling. And then, it's all right. Is what it is. Life, innit? 436 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:40,240 Oh, darling. And then, it's all right. Is what it is. Life, innit? 437 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:41,880 It is life. 438 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:43,440 I've had boyfriends here and there, 439 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:45,480 and each one of them taught me 440 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:46,120 and each one of them taught me 441 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,160 exactly what I don't want in a partner. 442 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:48,400 exactly what I don't want in a partner. 443 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:51,040 I just want it to be easy. 444 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:55,560 Just someone honest. 445 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:56,560 Sorry. 446 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:00,240 INTERVIEWER:Is that cos you felt like they weren't before? 447 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:03,000 Yeah. 448 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:05,040 I've never been in a rush to meet anyone. Yeah, yeah. 449 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:05,360 I've never been in a rush to meet anyone. Yeah, yeah. 450 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:07,400 I just want to find the right person. Yeah, to enjoy life with. 451 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:07,720 I just want to find the right person. Yeah, to enjoy life with. 452 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:09,320 Yeah. And the people that I've met since then 453 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:10,840 have just not been the right people. It's not worked. 454 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:12,200 I mean, I've been engaged before. 455 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:13,760 Have you? 456 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:15,800 We lived together, we bought a house. 457 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:16,120 We lived together, we bought a house. 458 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:18,160 And it turned out he lived a double life. 459 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:18,480 And it turned out he lived a double life. 460 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:20,520 He was actually engaged to someone else as well? 461 00:12:20,560 --> 00:12:20,880 He was actually engaged to someone else as well? 462 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:22,920 And it was like a movie, basically. 463 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:23,200 And it was like a movie, basically. 464 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:24,840 It almost feels like it didn't happen to me... 465 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:28,920 ..but obviously it did. 466 00:12:30,680 --> 00:12:32,680 But yeah, so that's why I find it really hard to trust people. 467 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:33,680 But yeah, so that's why I find it really hard to trust people. 468 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:37,760 So it's been eight years 469 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:38,040 So it's been eight years 470 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:39,840 that I've not had a long-term relationship. 471 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:41,880 Shut up. I know, it's a long time. 472 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:42,520 Shut up. I know, it's a long time. 473 00:12:42,560 --> 00:12:44,560 Aw, bless you. It's all right, I'll find it. 474 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:45,680 Aw, bless you. It's all right, I'll find it. 475 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:47,720 But that's all I want in life. Yeah. I just want to have some fun. 476 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:48,960 But that's all I want in life. Yeah. I just want to have some fun. 477 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:50,680 Someone... Yeah, yeah, live. Live a little. 478 00:12:52,560 --> 00:12:54,320 I'm having a really good time. Yeah, me too. 479 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:56,360 I'm having a much better time than I thought I was going to have. 480 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:58,400 Good. The thing I was most worried about was the after bit. 481 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,440 Good. The thing I was most worried about was the after bit. 482 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:01,520 Good. The thing I was most worried about was the after bit. 483 00:13:01,560 --> 00:13:03,560 You know, like, if you don't fancy someone. 484 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:03,880 You know, like, if you don't fancy someone. 485 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:05,920 Yeah, I know, yeah, yeah. How do you let them down nicely? 486 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:06,240 Yeah, I know, yeah, yeah. How do you let them down nicely? 487 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:07,960 Yeah. How are you going to let me down, babe? 488 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:19,440 # I don't want a lot for Christmas... # 489 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:20,080 # I don't want a lot for Christmas... # 490 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:22,120 What do you think is the most romantic gift 491 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:22,440 What do you think is the most romantic gift 492 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:24,480 you could give someone at Christmas? Maybe you can put yourself in a box. 493 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:25,520 you could give someone at Christmas? Maybe you can put yourself in a box. 494 00:13:26,680 --> 00:13:28,680 I like you. I like you a lot. With the very sexy lingerie. OK. 495 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:30,720 I like you. I like you a lot. With the very sexy lingerie. OK. 496 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:32,760 I like you. I like you a lot. With the very sexy lingerie. OK. 497 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:33,600 I like you. I like you a lot. With the very sexy lingerie. OK. 498 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:35,640 You can imagine your family in front. 499 00:13:35,680 --> 00:13:37,680 Yeah, I can. Yeah, they'd be like, "OK, she has definitely lost it." 500 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:39,240 Yeah, I can. Yeah, they'd be like, "OK, she has definitely lost it." 501 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:43,200 So what do you want for Christmas this year? 502 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:48,560 Don't look at me like that. 503 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:53,160 Somebody's having a good time over there. Yeah. 504 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:05,080 Returning for some festive cheer 505 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:05,320 Returning for some festive cheer 506 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:07,360 are Fred's very special guests, 507 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:07,800 are Fred's very special guests, 508 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:09,600 Cindy and Elan. 509 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:11,320 How are you guys?Fred! 510 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:13,360 Great to see you, Fred. Merry Christmas.Merry Christmas. 511 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:13,640 Great to see you, Fred. Merry Christmas.Merry Christmas. 512 00:14:13,680 --> 00:14:15,080 Hi! How are you, Cindy?Mwah. 513 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:17,000 You look so young.Thank you. 514 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:19,040 Six years has treated us well, apart from the hair. 515 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:19,360 Six years has treated us well, apart from the hair. 516 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:20,720 Yeah, the hair's gone. When you're good looking, 517 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:22,760 it doesn't matter...Aw. ..whether short hair or long hair.Thank you, Fred, thank you. 518 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:23,240 it doesn't matter...Aw. ..whether short hair or long hair.Thank you, Fred, thank you. 519 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:24,960 Oh, thank you so much. Come with me. Let me take you to the bar. 520 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,000 Thank you. Wow! So beautiful. 521 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:27,280 Thank you. Wow! So beautiful. 522 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:29,200 INTERVIEWER:So when and where did you meet? 523 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:30,640 Six years ago, 524 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:32,680 we didn't really know what we were getting ourselves into, 525 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:33,840 we didn't really know what we were getting ourselves into, 526 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:35,880 and we walked into a little restaurant called First Dates... 527 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:37,000 and we walked into a little restaurant called First Dates... 528 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,040 Yeah. ..and something pretty magic happened. 529 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:39,360 Yeah. ..and something pretty magic happened. 530 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:40,680 Good afternoon. How are you? Nice to meet you. 531 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:42,480 I'm good. How are you? What's your name?Elan. 532 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:47,520 Hello. Hi. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. 533 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:47,800 Hello. Hi. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. 534 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:49,480 What's your name? Cindy. Elan. 535 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:50,840 Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. 536 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:52,880 How's things? I'm good, I'm good, thank you. You look gorgeous. 537 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:53,800 How's things? I'm good, I'm good, thank you. You look gorgeous. 538 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:55,280 It was absolutely crazy, to be honest. Yeah. 539 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:57,120 I just wish I could go back to that moment 540 00:14:57,160 --> 00:14:59,000 and just bottle it all up. Yeah. 541 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:00,680 Still pinch ourselves? Yeah, yeah. CINDY LAUGHS 542 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:01,760 We're very grateful. 543 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:04,560 So what's your type of guy, then? 544 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:05,600 What do you usually go for? 545 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:08,800 Looks-wise, khaki shirt. 546 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:09,080 Looks-wise, khaki shirt. 547 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:10,360 No. THEY LAUGH 548 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:11,800 I like sort of like olive skin. 549 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:12,960 Like Mediterranean looking. Yeah. 550 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:14,880 Like teeth are really important. 551 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:16,920 What about yourself? 552 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:18,840 Brunette, nice eyes. 553 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:20,880 {\an8}Good figure, someone who looks after themselves. 554 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:21,200 {\an8}Good figure, someone who looks after themselves. 555 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:23,240 {\an8}Team Khaki. That's what it is. It's the khaki. It's a vibe. 556 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:24,160 {\an8}Team Khaki. That's what it is. It's the khaki. It's a vibe. 557 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:27,800 Thank you. Thank you very much. 558 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:31,200 So where do you guys live now? 559 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:33,240 Cindy moved to Manchester... Yeah, yeah. ..and we bought a house. 560 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:34,680 Cindy moved to Manchester... Yeah, yeah. ..and we bought a house. 561 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:36,720 Well, he proposed 18 months after the show. 562 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:37,040 Well, he proposed 18 months after the show. 563 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:39,080 So it was the fast run. Yeah. It's good. 564 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:39,360 So it was the fast run. Yeah. It's good. 565 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:40,760 There was someone who looked 566 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:42,200 a lot like Fred at our wedding. 567 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:44,000 Yeah. Ah, OK. 568 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:46,040 We had a full-size cut-out version of Fred. Wow! 569 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:47,520 We had a full-size cut-out version of Fred. Wow! 570 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:49,560 He doesn't remember it, but he was at our wedding. 571 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:50,000 He doesn't remember it, but he was at our wedding. 572 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:51,040 I had too much to drink. 573 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:54,960 I have a question. Yes. 574 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,000 The First Date baby. Yeah. Aw. 575 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:58,200 The First Date baby. Yeah. Aw. 576 00:15:59,880 --> 00:16:01,880 We're having a little baby. Mm. 577 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:02,560 We're having a little baby. Mm. 578 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:04,600 Baby boy. We're so excited. 579 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:05,760 Baby boy. We're so excited. 580 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:07,800 We've got a present for you. Aw. Aw, thank you. 581 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:08,040 We've got a present for you. Aw. Aw, thank you. 582 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:11,120 Aw. Aw. 583 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:12,920 Aw. Oh, my God. 584 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:14,880 For a little First Dates baby. ELAN LAUGHS 585 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:16,920 Merry Christmas, guys. We wish you a happy life together. 586 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:17,520 Merry Christmas, guys. We wish you a happy life together. 587 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:19,400 Merry Christmas, Fred. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. 588 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:21,440 You've been there since the first second, literally. 589 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:21,680 You've been there since the first second, literally. 590 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:25,120 Will there be Yorkshire puddings? 591 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:27,160 That's what we want to know, don't we? 592 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:27,480 That's what we want to know, don't we? 593 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:29,520 So we do say it comes with all the trimmings, 594 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:29,800 So we do say it comes with all the trimmings, 595 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:31,400 but sadly Yorkshire puddings 596 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:33,440 do not fall under the trimmings. 597 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:34,480 If I'd known this was going to happen, 598 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:35,960 I would've brought some with me. 599 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:39,480 Hey, come on, let's pull. Yeah. 600 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:41,520 We're not getting down to business, are we? Wait, wait, we are. 601 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:42,080 We're not getting down to business, are we? Wait, wait, we are. 602 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:43,920 It might be the best pull you get tonight. 603 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:47,440 Go on. Yay. Wa-hey! 604 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:49,360 Oh, can you smell that? Gunpowder. 605 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:51,400 You know what? The smell of Hamlet cigars 606 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:51,720 You know what? The smell of Hamlet cigars 607 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:53,760 was always Christmas to me. Aw. Oh, it was. Yeah. Yeah. 608 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:54,240 was always Christmas to me. Aw. Oh, it was. Yeah. Yeah. 609 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:56,280 My husband were a big smoker. Yeah? Yeah. 610 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:57,240 My husband were a big smoker. Yeah? Yeah. 611 00:16:57,280 --> 00:16:59,280 We found out that he'd got a tumour on his lung. 612 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:00,280 We found out that he'd got a tumour on his lung. 613 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:02,320 Ah. But if we'd have found out earlier, 614 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:02,720 Ah. But if we'd have found out earlier, 615 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:04,760 it was a lower lobe of his lung, 616 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:06,800 so you can take the lower lobe out, 617 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:08,840 but it had already transferred into his brain. 618 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:10,000 but it had already transferred into his brain. 619 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:12,000 Aw. That's how we found out he was ill. Too late. 620 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:14,040 Too late. Too late. Yeah, it was awful. Absolutely horrendous. 621 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:15,360 Too late. Too late. Yeah, it was awful. Absolutely horrendous. 622 00:17:17,120 --> 00:17:19,120 He was 57 when he died, 623 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:19,760 He was 57 when he died, 624 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:21,800 and he was 17 when we got married. 625 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:22,080 and he was 17 when we got married. 626 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:26,400 You just assume that you'll be together 627 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:28,440 until you're old and decrepit, you know? 628 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:29,200 until you're old and decrepit, you know? 629 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:31,240 And you don't ever think you're going to lose either of you 630 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:33,280 And you don't ever think you're going to lose either of you 631 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:34,560 And you don't ever think you're going to lose either of you 632 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:35,960 at such a young age. 633 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:40,040 I'm fine. I can cope with it most days. 634 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:41,880 I'm fine. I can cope with it most days. 635 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:45,040 Some days I can't. 636 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:52,640 Sorry. 637 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:57,680 Well, we'd been married nearly 40 years 638 00:17:57,720 --> 00:17:59,480 when I lost John, 639 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:00,920 cos I were thinking, 640 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:02,960 "Ooh, it'll soon be his 40th," you know, 641 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:03,280 "Ooh, it'll soon be his 40th," you know, 642 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:04,960 and it's something to look forward to, isn't it? 643 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,000 {\an8}And then he'd gone before then. 644 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:07,400 {\an8}And then he'd gone before then. 645 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:09,440 {\an8}Yeah. Yeah. Oh, how bloody awful. 646 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:10,040 {\an8}Yeah. Yeah. Oh, how bloody awful. 647 00:18:12,120 --> 00:18:14,120 There's nobody can fill John's boots. 648 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:14,640 There's nobody can fill John's boots. 649 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:15,640 That was my husband. 650 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:19,040 The'd have to be a big pair of boots. 651 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:23,080 Yeah. 652 00:18:23,120 --> 00:18:24,600 He'd build anything. 653 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:26,640 {\an8}Taught himself how to do dry stone walling. 654 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:27,320 {\an8}Taught himself how to do dry stone walling. 655 00:18:27,360 --> 00:18:29,360 He built an extension on the cottage that we had. 656 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:30,120 He built an extension on the cottage that we had. 657 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:31,680 Did he? And only thing he didn't like 658 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:33,720 messing about with were electrics. 659 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:35,520 I leave that alone. Yeah, yeah. Mm. 660 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:38,920 I would like to meet someone. 661 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:40,960 I've been single for 16 years. 662 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:42,280 I've been single for 16 years. 663 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:43,600 It's my life, 664 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:45,640 and I've got to do it, I've got to live it how I want to. 665 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:47,240 and I've got to do it, I've got to live it how I want to. 666 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:49,280 {\an8}I know what it feels like. Yeah, it's horrible. Mm. 667 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:50,680 {\an8}I know what it feels like. Yeah, it's horrible. Mm. 668 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:52,720 {\an8}Hey, listen, there's your pressie. Ooh. 669 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:53,280 {\an8}Hey, listen, there's your pressie. Ooh. 670 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:55,320 {\an8}You're going to laugh when you see those, I tell you. 671 00:18:55,360 --> 00:18:55,960 {\an8}You're going to laugh when you see those, I tell you. 672 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:57,360 I didn't have a clue what to get. 673 00:18:57,400 --> 00:18:59,400 Well, it's hard enough buying for people you know, 674 00:18:59,440 --> 00:18:59,680 Well, it's hard enough buying for people you know, 675 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:01,480 let alone people you don't know. 676 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:04,200 Well done. Yes. 677 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:05,360 Super duper. Yeah. 678 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:07,400 That's what I have at home all the time. Yeah. 679 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:07,640 That's what I have at home all the time. Yeah. 680 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:09,840 WES:You might leave after you open it. 681 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:16,240 Oh, my God! 682 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:18,280 "Giant beaver, tiny arse..." 683 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:18,880 "Giant beaver, tiny arse..." 684 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:20,920 Apparently, yeah. "..is a damn funny card game." 685 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:22,720 Apparently, yeah. "..is a damn funny card game." 686 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:24,760 Oh, God! 687 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:25,000 Oh, God! 688 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:26,720 This is lovely. Thank you. 689 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:28,760 {\an8}I love a notebook. Oh, good. Oh, yeah. Yeah. 690 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:29,320 {\an8}I love a notebook. Oh, good. Oh, yeah. Yeah. 691 00:19:29,360 --> 00:19:30,920 Here, I'll just tidy this lot away. 692 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:32,840 Oh. 693 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:34,440 Just stop it. 694 00:19:36,360 --> 00:19:38,080 I do like a man that can cook for me, 695 00:19:38,120 --> 00:19:40,080 and I thought maybe he could wear the apron. 696 00:19:40,120 --> 00:19:41,080 Perfect. 697 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:45,400 Good. You've got a funny laugh like me. 698 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:46,240 Good. You've got a funny laugh like me. 699 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:49,160 Thank you very much for that. LINDA LAUGHS 700 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:50,800 Thank you for being here. 701 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:52,840 I mean it. You are absolutely delightful company. Aw, thank you. 702 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:54,480 I mean it. You are absolutely delightful company. Aw, thank you. 703 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:56,520 And when I first saw you there, I wasn't joking or acting, 704 00:19:56,560 --> 00:19:58,040 And when I first saw you there, I wasn't joking or acting, 705 00:19:58,080 --> 00:19:59,320 I wasn't ready for it. 706 00:19:59,360 --> 00:20:01,360 And I saw you, and I thought, "God, she's delightful." Aw. 707 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:03,360 And I saw you, and I thought, "God, she's delightful." Aw. 708 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:04,360 Aw. 709 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:07,920 I'm going to have to be really rude and go to the toilet. 710 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:09,600 No, no, you're not being rude at all. 711 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:11,280 I don't know where I'm going. Well, good luck. 712 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:12,960 I'll see you in about four hours? 713 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:14,600 Oh, you'll still be here, will you? 714 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:15,960 I might be. Hopefully. 715 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:20,000 Is he going to be that small? 716 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:22,040 When he first comes out, yeah. 54cm. 717 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:23,040 When he first comes out, yeah. 54cm. 718 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:25,080 Can you believe he's going to be this tiny? 719 00:20:25,120 --> 00:20:25,360 Can you believe he's going to be this tiny? 720 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:26,720 I know. 721 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:27,720 What if I cry. 722 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:33,040 "Where do snowmen go to dance?" 723 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:34,360 "Where do snowmen go to dance?" 724 00:20:36,120 --> 00:20:38,120 Snowballs. Yeah. 725 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:38,480 Snowballs. Yeah. 726 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:40,520 "What is green, covered in tinsel, 727 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:40,760 "What is green, covered in tinsel, 728 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:42,800 and goes, 'Ribbit, ribbit?'" 729 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:43,040 and goes, 'Ribbit, ribbit?'" 730 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:45,000 Well, that'd be a Christmas frog. 731 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:46,120 "A mistle toad." 732 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:50,080 Oh, great. I love it. Quite good those. 733 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:55,000 WES:How's your date going, all right? 734 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:57,040 Well, we're not on a normal date. 735 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:57,560 Well, we're not on a normal date. 736 00:20:57,600 --> 00:20:59,400 We met six years ago on this show. 737 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:01,440 Shut up. So we've come back, and... Shut up, really? ..married, pregnant. 738 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:03,160 Shut up. So we've come back, and... Shut up, really? ..married, pregnant. 739 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:05,200 Really? Yeah, yeah. Oh, well done, mate. Yeah, yeah. 740 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:05,520 Really? Yeah, yeah. Oh, well done, mate. Yeah, yeah. 741 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:07,560 Forget my date. How is your date going? Going well? 742 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:07,880 Forget my date. How is your date going? Going well? 743 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:09,920 Yeah. Yeah? Yeah, she's all right, mate. Good? Yeah, proper. 744 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:10,800 Yeah. Yeah? Yeah, she's all right, mate. Good? Yeah, proper. 745 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:12,840 Mate... Yeah. ..look where I am six years later. I know. 746 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:14,320 Mate... Yeah. ..look where I am six years later. I know. 747 00:21:14,360 --> 00:21:15,920 Are you going to go for a drink after or? 748 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:17,000 100%. Yeah? 749 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:23,880 I've never liked these things. Me neither. 750 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:24,280 I've never liked these things. Me neither. 751 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:25,800 Let's just do it. Just throw them out. 752 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:27,720 {\an8}Oh, my God. Let's just be so crazy and wild right now. 753 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:31,320 {\an8}OK, I can't do this, actually. I don't like this. 754 00:21:31,360 --> 00:21:32,760 No, I don't like it either. 755 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:43,440 For 39-year-old maths teacher Bobby, 756 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:44,600 For 39-year-old maths teacher Bobby, 757 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:46,640 love is a numbers game. 758 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:47,160 love is a numbers game. 759 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:50,600 If you're looking at my 100-plus first dates, 760 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:50,920 If you're looking at my 100-plus first dates, 761 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:52,960 80% to 85% of them actually ultimately been ended by them 762 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:53,840 80% to 85% of them actually ultimately been ended by them 763 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:55,400 because they've not felt the right vibe, 764 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:57,440 and only two or three have been me saying, 765 00:21:57,480 --> 00:21:58,360 and only two or three have been me saying, 766 00:21:58,400 --> 00:21:59,560 "No, it's not working." 767 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:01,600 Statistically, I'm a failure at dating. 768 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:01,920 Statistically, I'm a failure at dating. 769 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:03,520 Good to see you. Yes, really good to see you. 770 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:04,560 I'm Bobby, nice to meet you. 771 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:05,920 Nice to meet you, Bobby.Hi, Fred. 772 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:07,960 Tell me, what do you do for a living? So, maths teacher. 773 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:08,320 Tell me, what do you do for a living? So, maths teacher. 774 00:22:08,360 --> 00:22:10,360 Are you?Yes. To be honest, I'm a nerd, I love learning, 775 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:10,800 Are you?Yes. To be honest, I'm a nerd, I love learning, 776 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:12,720 I love numbers, I love stats. 777 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:14,760 Anything that's a bit like niche... 778 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:15,000 Anything that's a bit like niche... 779 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:16,200 This is for you...this is for me. 780 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:17,640 So, have you been dating much? 781 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:19,680 I've been single for 11 years now. 782 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:20,080 I've been single for 11 years now. 783 00:22:20,120 --> 00:22:22,120 I think the reason I might not be successful at dating 784 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:22,960 I think the reason I might not be successful at dating 785 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:24,600 is I lack edge. 786 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:26,360 I'm like a blunt scissor, 787 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,400 getting in the friend zone far too often. 788 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:28,680 getting in the friend zone far too often. 789 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:30,160 Come with me.OK. 790 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:31,920 I've definitely learned to become empathetic 791 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:33,960 and understand how women think, 792 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:34,240 and understand how women think, 793 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:36,280 but I've just not been able to apply it to my own dating life. 794 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:37,640 but I've just not been able to apply it to my own dating life. 795 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:39,040 Enjoy. See you in a bit.OK, cheers. 796 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:41,080 Hey. Thank you, Fred. Hello, sir. Hello. How are you? 797 00:22:41,120 --> 00:22:41,400 Hey. Thank you, Fred. Hello, sir. Hello. How are you? 798 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:42,480 Very good, very good. What's your name? 799 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:44,080 Bobby. Bobby. Nice to meet you. Thank you, Bobby. 800 00:22:44,120 --> 00:22:46,120 Yeah, your face is very familiar, but I didn't know your name. 801 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:46,400 Yeah, your face is very familiar, but I didn't know your name. 802 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:47,680 Yes, I'm a maths teacher, 803 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:49,720 but I do a lot of, like, nerdy type of things on telly. 804 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:50,000 but I do a lot of, like, nerdy type of things on telly. 805 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:51,640 Ah, there you go. Which one's? 806 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:53,680 Got my sort of lucky break doing University Challenge. 807 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:54,720 Got my sort of lucky break doing University Challenge. 808 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:56,760 I was a captain of my Cambridge team about six, seven years back. 809 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:57,280 I was a captain of my Cambridge team about six, seven years back. 810 00:22:57,320 --> 00:22:59,320 Oh, it's probably that. Yeah. Yeah. 811 00:22:59,360 --> 00:22:59,600 Oh, it's probably that. Yeah. Yeah. 812 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:00,680 And why are you single? 813 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:03,960 Clearly, I'm just terrible at dating. 814 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:04,360 Clearly, I'm just terrible at dating. 815 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:05,640 I think I've probably been on, 816 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:07,600 it must be like 100 first dates, I reckon. 817 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:09,200 Seriously?! Yeah. That many? 818 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:10,880 And what's the probabilities of actually being single 819 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:12,000 after 100 first dates? 820 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:14,040 It's slim. Yeah. 821 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:14,360 It's slim. Yeah. 822 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:16,400 I'm looking for a woman who is really kind, open hearted. 823 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:18,440 I'm looking for a woman who is really kind, open hearted. 824 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:18,720 I'm looking for a woman who is really kind, open hearted. 825 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:20,480 I would like someone that's curious. 826 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:22,520 If someone's saying, aw, they hate learning about the world 827 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:23,040 If someone's saying, aw, they hate learning about the world 828 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:25,080 and books and documentaries and podcasts, then it wouldn't work. 829 00:23:25,120 --> 00:23:26,200 and books and documentaries and podcasts, then it wouldn't work. 830 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:27,760 But they've got to be someone that's open to learning. 831 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:34,160 Hello. 832 00:23:37,120 --> 00:23:39,120 Hoping to cure Bobby's heartache this Christmas 833 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:40,240 Hoping to cure Bobby's heartache this Christmas 834 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:42,280 is 31-year-old doctor, Rebecca. 835 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:43,600 is 31-year-old doctor, Rebecca. 836 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:44,920 When people find out I'm a doctor, 837 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:46,960 I'm always asked for medical advice. 838 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:48,120 On one of my dates, 839 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:49,440 they immediately pulled out their phone 840 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:50,880 and showed me a rash. 841 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:52,320 Didn't tell me where, 842 00:23:52,360 --> 00:23:53,800 but I'll be honest, I didn't really want to know. 843 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:57,200 INTERVIEWER:Did you get a second date? 844 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:58,840 I didn't give them a second date. 845 00:24:00,120 --> 00:24:02,120 Hello, how are you?Hello. I'm all right, thank you. 846 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:02,480 Hello, how are you?Hello. I'm all right, thank you. 847 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:04,160 What's your name?It's Rebecca. 848 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:05,960 Rebecca. What do you do, Rebecca? 849 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,000 I'm a doctor. Are you?Yeah. 850 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:08,360 I'm a doctor. Are you?Yeah. 851 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,240 I would love to find someone 852 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:12,280 who at Christmas could cook the Christmas dinner 853 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:12,560 who at Christmas could cook the Christmas dinner 854 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:13,880 cos I'm rubbish at it. 855 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:15,680 So you're ready to meet your date? I think so. 856 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:17,400 OK, let's go. 857 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:19,040 I know it's such a cliche for everyone to say, 858 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:20,240 "It's not about looks." 859 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:22,280 For me, it's really more about who they are. 860 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:22,640 For me, it's really more about who they are. 861 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:24,680 Here we are.Hi! Oh, hi. I'm Becky. 862 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:25,320 Here we are.Hi! Oh, hi. I'm Becky. 863 00:24:25,360 --> 00:24:26,680 Hey, Becky. Hey. 864 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:28,040 Ooh. Ooh. Sorry. 865 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:30,080 The chairs are really high... Nice to meet you. ..aren't they? Right. Hi. 866 00:24:30,120 --> 00:24:30,600 The chairs are really high... Nice to meet you. ..aren't they? Right. Hi. 867 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:32,640 I'm hoping for someone who's kind and ambitious, 868 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:33,600 I'm hoping for someone who's kind and ambitious, 869 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:35,640 and honesty is one of my key things I'm looking for. 870 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:36,720 and honesty is one of my key things I'm looking for. 871 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:38,720 Would you like a drink? Ooh, can I be difficult? 872 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:40,720 So I love elderflower and something fruity. 873 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:42,760 Is there... Right. ..something you'd recommend for that? Yes, I can do. 874 00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:43,000 Is there... Right. ..something you'd recommend for that? Yes, I can do. 875 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:46,280 You look very smart. Is that a Christmas jumper, is it? Yeah, no, 876 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:46,600 You look very smart. Is that a Christmas jumper, is it? Yeah, no, 877 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:48,640 but it's like, I was tempted to wear an elf jumper, 878 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:49,360 but it's like, I was tempted to wear an elf jumper, 879 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:51,400 but that might be too much. This is like... You've toned it down. 880 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:51,680 but that might be too much. This is like... You've toned it down. 881 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:52,440 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 882 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:54,920 How big is your family? 883 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:56,440 I've got three brothers. 884 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:57,920 How about you, where's your? 885 00:24:57,960 --> 00:24:59,040 I've got a brother. 886 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:01,080 Older, younger? He's four years younger. 887 00:25:01,120 --> 00:25:01,400 Older, younger? He's four years younger. 888 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:03,440 But now I say he's probably a little bit more sensible than me. 889 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:04,320 But now I say he's probably a little bit more sensible than me. 890 00:25:04,360 --> 00:25:05,640 He's often the one who's kind of picking up... 891 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:06,920 Ah. ..what I've dropped and things. 892 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:08,400 I think I might be similar. REBECCA LAUGHS 893 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:10,200 So maybe if you do the clumsy thing, 894 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:12,240 I can... You can catch it. There you go. Yeah. 895 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:12,560 I can... You can catch it. There you go. Yeah. 896 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:14,600 On the lookout. Although it might be me accidentally tripping you up. 897 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:15,320 On the lookout. Although it might be me accidentally tripping you up. 898 00:25:15,360 --> 00:25:17,360 Oh no. Be like a rom com, right? Yeah. 899 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:18,120 Oh no. Be like a rom com, right? Yeah. 900 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:19,240 Are you a fan of rom coms? 901 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:20,760 I love rom coms. 902 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:22,360 I don't think you can get better than that, to be fair. 903 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:24,280 Which is your favourite? Ooh. 904 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:26,320 Four Weddings and a Funeral I quite like. Ooh. Can I confess? 905 00:25:26,360 --> 00:25:27,000 Four Weddings and a Funeral I quite like. Ooh. Can I confess? 906 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:28,200 Never seen that one. 907 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:29,680 I think I know bits of the plot. 908 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:30,880 Yeah. Is it the same one as... 909 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:35,440 Is it A Baby and Four Weddings? 910 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:35,640 Is it A Baby and Four Weddings? 911 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:38,480 Four Babies and a Wedding? No. 912 00:25:38,520 --> 00:25:40,520 Was it A Funeral...A Wedding and a... 913 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:41,200 Was it A Funeral...A Wedding and a... 914 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:44,080 I remember early dates, 915 00:25:44,120 --> 00:25:46,120 if it went badly, I'd text them afterwards, 916 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:46,440 if it went badly, I'd text them afterwards, 917 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:48,480 says, "Do you mind giving me a bit of feedback?" 918 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:48,840 says, "Do you mind giving me a bit of feedback?" 919 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:50,080 And some of them would give me feedback, 920 00:25:50,120 --> 00:25:52,120 but I realise now that's not probably the best thing to do. 921 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:52,960 but I realise now that's not probably the best thing to do. 922 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:55,000 A Funeral and a Baby. What's that one? No. 923 00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:55,240 A Funeral and a Baby. What's that one? No. 924 00:25:56,600 --> 00:25:57,960 Is that like a sequel to that? 925 00:25:58,000 --> 00:25:59,440 No. Ah. 926 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:16,800 "What do you call a Frenchman wearing sandals? 927 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:17,080 "What do you call a Frenchman wearing sandals? 928 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:19,400 "Philippe Philoppe." 929 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:21,440 I don't get it. 930 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:25,800 "How does good King Wenceslas like his pizzas? 931 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:26,760 "How does good King Wenceslas like his pizzas? 932 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:30,120 "Deep pan, crisp and even." 933 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:34,240 That's awful. 934 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:38,240 So are you Wes, is it Wesley? Wesley, yeah. OK. 935 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:38,760 So are you Wes, is it Wesley? Wesley, yeah. OK. 936 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:40,040 W-E-S-L-E-Y. 937 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:41,640 Oh, it's good to know the spelling. 938 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:43,320 {\an8}I would've written it on your present before, 939 00:26:43,360 --> 00:26:45,200 {\an8}cos I didn't know what your name was. Yeah, I know, no, it's like... 940 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:46,760 I was going to write something. "Random." 941 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:47,760 I was going to write, "Random." 942 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:51,600 I was trying to think of what to put on there. "Happy date, random." 943 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:52,000 I was trying to think of what to put on there. "Happy date, random." 944 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:55,840 INTERVIEWER:What did you think when you walked in and saw him? 945 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:56,640 INTERVIEWER:What did you think when you walked in and saw him? 946 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:58,200 I just saw his cheesy grin, 947 00:26:58,240 --> 00:26:59,600 and thought, "Oh, God, here we go." 948 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:04,520 What, you're going to make me literally? Yeah. 949 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:08,840 Is she girlfriend material? 950 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:10,880 I'd probably say wife material, to be honest with you. 951 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:11,200 I'd probably say wife material, to be honest with you. 952 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:12,920 I thought she's unbelievably attractive, 953 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:14,960 and she's more than I expected. 954 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:15,360 and she's more than I expected. 955 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:17,120 Oh, fuck, it's my taxi. 956 00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:19,160 Oh, shut up. 957 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:21,200 I'll cancel it. Don't worry, mate, it's all right. 958 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:21,480 I'll cancel it. Don't worry, mate, it's all right. 959 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:22,640 I don't need you now, it's fine. OK. 960 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:23,760 Yeah, she's actually all right. 961 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:25,720 Yeah. THEY LAUGH 962 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:29,880 You going to see each other again? 963 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:31,840 Obviously, yeah. 964 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:33,080 Maybe. 965 00:27:33,120 --> 00:27:34,800 No, we will. 966 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:36,840 I was going to say, "Who are you kidding?" 967 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:37,080 I was going to say, "Who are you kidding?" 968 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:39,880 Bit late to play hard to get now. 969 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:44,120 Do you want some more water? 970 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:46,160 Yes, darling, please. 971 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:46,400 Yes, darling, please. 972 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:47,920 Thanks. 973 00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:49,960 {\an8}That was smooth. It was. Well done. 974 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:50,200 {\an8}That was smooth. It was. Well done. 975 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:51,280 You done well there, didn't you? 976 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:53,320 I don't think it could've gone any better, to be honest with you. 977 00:27:53,360 --> 00:27:55,360 You're a good Christmas present. Thank you. 978 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:55,600 You're a good Christmas present. Thank you. 979 00:27:56,760 --> 00:27:58,160 Cheers, babe. Cheers, darling. 980 00:27:58,200 --> 00:27:59,280 Thank you. Thank you. 981 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:02,440 His smile was the thing that did it to start with. 982 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:04,000 His smile was the thing that did it to start with. 983 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:05,400 Personality was average though, innit? 984 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:06,920 Yeah, yeah. Yeah. 985 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:07,920 The bill. 986 00:28:11,360 --> 00:28:12,320 Merry Christmas. 987 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:14,360 Don't. 988 00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:17,840 Aha. Very gentlemen. THEY LAUGH 989 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:19,040 Aha. Very gentlemen. THEY LAUGH 990 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:20,040 Thank you. It's all right. 991 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,000 Are you still enjoying or you're all finished here? 992 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:34,320 Are you still enjoying or you're all finished here? 993 00:28:34,360 --> 00:28:36,080 I think... I think we've done this... Yeah. ..course, haven't we? 994 00:28:36,120 --> 00:28:37,280 Yeah. Do you know? 995 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:39,320 Tonight, I might have a Christmas pudding. 996 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:39,720 Tonight, I might have a Christmas pudding. 997 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:41,520 # Oh, bring us some figgy pudding 998 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:43,440 # La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la 999 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:45,200 # So leave it right here La, la, la, la, la 1000 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:47,240 # We won't go until we get some We won't go until we get some 1001 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:47,560 # We won't go until we get some We won't go until we get some 1002 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:49,120 # We won't go until we get some We won't go until we get some 1003 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:50,760 # We won't go until we get some We won't go until we get some 1004 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:52,760 # So bring it right here. So bring it right here. # 1005 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:54,360 All right, sound, sir. Thank you very much. 1006 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:56,400 I expect it to be blazing with brandy. 1007 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:56,800 I expect it to be blazing with brandy. 1008 00:28:58,160 --> 00:28:59,520 What you laughing at? You. 1009 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:00,560 That's what you do. 1010 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:02,800 Oh, dear. 1011 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:06,040 What keeps you busy Monday to Friday? 1012 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:08,040 So I'm a doctor. Mm. 1013 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:09,480 I've just finished my GP training. 1014 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:11,000 Aw, congratulations. Thank you. 1015 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:13,040 I literally start a new job in a couple of weeks. 1016 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:13,880 I literally start a new job in a couple of weeks. 1017 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:15,600 I'm a maths teacher, that's like my main... 1018 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:17,000 Ah, are you? OK. 1019 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:18,200 How long have you been doing that? 1020 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:20,240 Approaching ten years. OK. 1021 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:20,480 Approaching ten years. OK. 1022 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:21,440 So what age are you now, 1023 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:23,080 {\an8}if you don't mind me asking? Ooh, I'm 39. 1024 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:25,040 How about you, Bec? I'm 31. 1025 00:29:25,080 --> 00:29:26,480 Oh. Both of us are not prime. 1026 00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:28,520 You're a prime number. 39 is not cos 13 times three. 1027 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:29,720 You're a prime number. 39 is not cos 13 times three. 1028 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:33,000 Bad date chat. OK. Get rid of that chat. 1029 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:34,440 Bad date chat. OK. Get rid of that chat. 1030 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:36,520 I love the certainty of numbers, 1031 00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:38,560 because if I look at an equation or a problem or a sum, 1032 00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:39,880 because if I look at an equation or a problem or a sum, 1033 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:41,680 someone else in another part of the world, 1034 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:43,520 they'll come to the same answer. 1035 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:45,560 But dating, there's that je ne sais quoi, 1036 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:45,880 But dating, there's that je ne sais quoi, 1037 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:46,840 something that you can't quite predict. 1038 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:48,320 It's just if it works, it works, 1039 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:50,360 and you can't quite put your finger on it. 1040 00:29:50,400 --> 00:29:50,680 and you can't quite put your finger on it. 1041 00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:52,720 OK. Are you ready for your Christmas dinner? 1042 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:53,000 OK. Are you ready for your Christmas dinner? 1043 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:54,720 Yes. Ooh, thank you. But of course. 1044 00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:56,160 Comes with all the trimmings. 1045 00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:58,200 Wow. Yeah. Enjoy, guys. 1046 00:29:58,240 --> 00:29:58,480 Wow. Yeah. Enjoy, guys. 1047 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:00,320 Thank you. Merry Christmas. Thank you. 1048 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:03,560 Do you mind if I start? Of course you can. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 1049 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:03,880 Do you mind if I start? Of course you can. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 1050 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:05,040 Jacket off? Yeah. 1051 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:07,000 Yeah, then we can see the Christmas jumper in all your glory. 1052 00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:08,000 Yeah, exactly. 1053 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:10,360 Do you still live at home? 1054 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:12,400 No, I live in...I lived with my parents 1055 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:12,680 No, I live in...I lived with my parents 1056 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:14,360 for quite a long time actually. 1057 00:30:14,400 --> 00:30:16,400 Mm-hm. In Indian communities, traditionally, 1058 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:18,440 {\an8}people used to historically leave when they got married. 1059 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:19,320 {\an8}people used to historically leave when they got married. 1060 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:21,360 But my parents were like, 1061 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:21,640 But my parents were like, 1062 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:23,480 "You're not getting married, just leave," 1063 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:24,680 in the nicest possible way. 1064 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:26,000 {\an8}Going like, "Oh, actually, if you leave, 1065 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:27,680 {\an8}"you might actually be more likely to meet someone 1066 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:29,720 "rather than being at home." 1067 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:31,040 My parents are very proud of me 1068 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:33,080 because they've helped raise me, 1069 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:33,400 because they've helped raise me, 1070 00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:35,000 they've helped give me my knowledge, 1071 00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:37,040 my love for the world, my enthusiasm. 1072 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:37,440 my love for the world, my enthusiasm. 1073 00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:39,120 But if they're looking at like 1074 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:41,080 they've finished their job on Bobby, 1075 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:43,120 I think they probably feel that the one missing box 1076 00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:44,120 I think they probably feel that the one missing box 1077 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:46,160 is Bobby meeting a partner and settling down. 1078 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:46,440 is Bobby meeting a partner and settling down. 1079 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:47,600 That's the one thing 1080 00:30:47,640 --> 00:30:49,640 I feel as if they feel as if they've messed up on their scorecard. 1081 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:51,040 I feel as if they feel as if they've messed up on their scorecard. 1082 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:53,000 What's your opinion on the spark? 1083 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:55,040 I personally don't believe in the whole love-at-first-sight thing. 1084 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:56,560 I personally don't believe in the whole love-at-first-sight thing. 1085 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:58,600 I agree with you. It's fine to have like a slow burn. 1086 00:30:58,640 --> 00:30:59,520 I agree with you. It's fine to have like a slow burn. 1087 00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:01,560 I think you can be friends before anything else. Yeah. 1088 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:02,640 I think you can be friends before anything else. Yeah. 1089 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:04,000 You kind of have to really get on, 1090 00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:05,440 particularly at this age, right? Yes. 1091 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:07,480 You know, like, if we were like 18 or 20, it's... 1092 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:08,480 You know, like, if we were like 18 or 20, it's... 1093 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:10,360 They're going to change. Yeah, yeah... Yeah. ..yeah, yeah, yeah. 1094 00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:12,040 So... Prefrontal cortex is not developed. 1095 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:13,880 Right. Make very bad decisions. 1096 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:15,720 Yeah, you do, yeah. 1097 00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:17,760 I think my intelligence is fun at parties 1098 00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:19,440 I think my intelligence is fun at parties 1099 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:21,440 where you've got multiple people having conversations 1100 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:23,480 and you're looking for interesting anecdotes. 1101 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:23,800 and you're looking for interesting anecdotes. 1102 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:25,280 Maybe you're on a date it might be overwhelming 1103 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:27,320 if someone is just spitting out facts 1104 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:27,600 if someone is just spitting out facts 1105 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:28,880 and capital cities and things. 1106 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:30,560 They're the things that I realise don't work on dates. 1107 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:33,040 Ooh, octagon chapel. 1108 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:35,720 Oh, here? Yeah. This is what it is? 1109 00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:36,840 It's an octagon chapel. 1110 00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:40,440 It's beautiful. Yeah, although when I think of octagon, 1111 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:40,760 It's beautiful. Yeah, although when I think of octagon, 1112 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:42,800 I think of Ultimate Fighter Championship. 1113 00:31:42,840 --> 00:31:43,160 I think of Ultimate Fighter Championship. 1114 00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:44,160 They fight in an octagon. 1115 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:47,040 Mm. Yeah, I know, this is different, this is different. 1116 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:50,840 I'm hoping there'll be someone 1117 00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:52,880 that is willing to give me a chance. 1118 00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:53,280 that is willing to give me a chance. 1119 00:31:57,640 --> 00:31:59,640 There is something I want to talk about. Yep. 1120 00:31:59,680 --> 00:31:59,920 There is something I want to talk about. Yep. 1121 00:31:59,960 --> 00:32:01,280 Do you remember the nativity play? 1122 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:03,320 Of course.So I am 29 years old... 1123 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:04,560 Of course.So I am 29 years old... 1124 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:06,600 Yeah...but I am still absolutely raging 1125 00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:06,920 Yeah...but I am still absolutely raging 1126 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:08,280 at the fact that I never got to play Mary. 1127 00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:10,320 I'm still fuming. Maybe we should do, like, a version here so I can actually fulfil my lifelong dream 1128 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:11,160 I'm still fuming. Maybe we should do, like, a version here so I can actually fulfil my lifelong dream 1129 00:32:11,200 --> 00:32:13,200 of being a Mary. Mary's one of the key roles but she doesn't actually have that many lines. 1130 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:14,320 of being a Mary. Mary's one of the key roles but she doesn't actually have that many lines. 1131 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:16,360 Yeah, but she's the one. She's the it girl. 1132 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:16,800 Yeah, but she's the one. She's the it girl. 1133 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:17,960 Do you know what I mean? HE LAUGHS 1134 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:19,760 I was one of the Three Wise Men. 1135 00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:21,800 You are a wise man. 1136 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:22,800 You are! 1137 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:25,640 This is incredible. 1138 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:27,120 Wish my Christmas dinner looked like this. 1139 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:29,160 ELAN LAUGHS 1140 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:30,760 I'm trying to remember the line I gave you, babe. 1141 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:33,800 Which one? You had a few lines on the night. 1142 00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:36,400 I know this sounds so cringe, 1143 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:37,600 but I can't remember... 1144 00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:40,520 Let me get this straight. 1145 00:32:40,560 --> 00:32:42,320 I can't remember the last 1146 00:32:42,360 --> 00:32:44,360 {\an8}naturally beautiful person I saw as much as you. 1147 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:44,720 {\an8}naturally beautiful person I saw as much as you. 1148 00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:45,840 I know that sounds cringe, 1149 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:47,640 {\an8}but I'm going to give you the compliment. No. 1150 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:49,920 You've blown me away a bit. 1151 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:50,920 {\an8}Like, I'm not going to lie. 1152 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:55,480 Am I still as naturally beautiful 1153 00:32:55,520 --> 00:32:57,520 with gravy dripping down my chin? ELAN LAUGHS 1154 00:32:57,560 --> 00:32:57,760 with gravy dripping down my chin? ELAN LAUGHS 1155 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:00,640 When a snowman has a temper tantrum, 1156 00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:01,960 When a snowman has a temper tantrum, 1157 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:02,960 what do you call it? Ooh. 1158 00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:06,440 Temp... Tempura. Temp...temper. 1159 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:06,680 Temp... Tempura. Temp...temper. 1160 00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:07,800 A meltdown! 1161 00:33:07,840 --> 00:33:09,280 Aw, that's good. That's pretty good. 1162 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:10,720 No, it's not. Don't humour me. 1163 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:13,880 And somebody over there with a Father Christmas hat on. 1164 00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:14,640 And somebody over there with a Father Christmas hat on. 1165 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:16,600 I love stuff like that. I do. 1166 00:33:16,640 --> 00:33:18,640 I leave Christmas decorations up for too long. 1167 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:19,720 I leave Christmas decorations up for too long. 1168 00:33:19,760 --> 00:33:21,760 Yeah. Yeah. Me, too. 1169 00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:22,840 Yeah. Yeah. Me, too. 1170 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:24,880 Christmas cards... Yeah? ..I sent out two though. Oh. 1171 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:26,560 Christmas cards... Yeah? ..I sent out two though. Oh. 1172 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:28,600 {\an8}This year, I sent two. Yeah, so... 1173 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:29,000 {\an8}This year, I sent two. Yeah, so... 1174 00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:31,040 {\an8}It's been a bit funny since, well, Nell died 18 months ago. 1175 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:33,080 {\an8}It's been a bit funny since, well, Nell died 18 months ago. 1176 00:33:33,120 --> 00:33:33,360 {\an8}It's been a bit funny since, well, Nell died 18 months ago. 1177 00:33:33,400 --> 00:33:34,240 Oh, did she? Yeah. 1178 00:33:34,280 --> 00:33:35,960 How long had you been married? 1179 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:37,000 52 years. 1180 00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:40,000 It was a type of dementia. 1181 00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:43,240 And it was quite a quick decline this thing. 1182 00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:45,200 And it was quite a quick decline this thing. 1183 00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:46,760 She had no appetite... 1184 00:33:49,040 --> 00:33:51,040 ..and so she just withered away. 1185 00:33:51,080 --> 00:33:52,360 ..and so she just withered away. 1186 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:54,400 And I was holding her hand when she died. 1187 00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:55,000 And I was holding her hand when she died. 1188 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:03,360 That's that. 1189 00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:10,280 Yeah. 1190 00:34:16,360 --> 00:34:18,360 And she just stopped. 1191 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:19,400 Just like that, stop. 1192 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:24,800 She was appreciative of everything that I did, 1193 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:26,040 She was appreciative of everything that I did, 1194 00:34:26,080 --> 00:34:28,080 and we still chatted away there, you know? 1195 00:34:28,120 --> 00:34:28,800 and we still chatted away there, you know? 1196 00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:30,840 And in the last moments, she was happy all the time. 1197 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:32,040 And in the last moments, she was happy all the time. 1198 00:34:32,080 --> 00:34:33,520 Yeah. Yeah, it was OK, 1199 00:34:33,560 --> 00:34:35,560 it was OK looking after her, yep. 1200 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:35,920 it was OK looking after her, yep. 1201 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:37,000 She was stoical. 1202 00:34:38,760 --> 00:34:39,960 Unless I'd done something wrong, 1203 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:41,080 she was always in a good mood. 1204 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:45,120 But I do kind of miss being told off. 1205 00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:45,400 But I do kind of miss being told off. 1206 00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:46,520 {\an8}Yeah, probably you do. 1207 00:34:46,560 --> 00:34:48,560 {\an8}You get used to it, don't you? Yeah! Being told off. 1208 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:48,880 {\an8}You get used to it, don't you? Yeah! Being told off. 1209 00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:50,680 Women usually have higher standards, I find. 1210 00:34:50,720 --> 00:34:52,720 Yes, yes. Dare I say, cleanliness... 1211 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:53,800 Yes, yes. Dare I say, cleanliness... 1212 00:34:53,840 --> 00:34:55,840 Yeah. ..and how to behave in public. 1213 00:34:55,880 --> 00:34:56,040 Yeah. ..and how to behave in public. 1214 00:34:57,200 --> 00:34:58,160 Yeah. That's another one. 1215 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:01,560 I think we all need somebody to care for and do things for. 1216 00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:02,960 I think we all need somebody to care for and do things for. 1217 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:05,000 And I don't feel that just looking after me 1218 00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:05,960 And I don't feel that just looking after me 1219 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:07,520 is a reason to be. 1220 00:35:07,560 --> 00:35:09,200 I think sharing things with people 1221 00:35:09,240 --> 00:35:11,240 is just so much better than being on your own. 1222 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:13,280 is just so much better than being on your own. 1223 00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:13,520 is just so much better than being on your own. 1224 00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:15,600 Am I doing all right in public? 1225 00:35:15,640 --> 00:35:17,080 Yeah. Am I behaving or? You're doing all right. 1226 00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:20,960 Yeah. Oh. How are you?Oh. Oh. 1227 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:22,960 Very nice to see you anyway. Nice to see you, too. 1228 00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:25,000 {\an8}It all started very fast, flying start... 1229 00:35:25,040 --> 00:35:25,600 {\an8}It all started very fast, flying start... 1230 00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:27,440 Yeah, it's the same. ..sparks were...it's the same? 1231 00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:29,160 We're flying. Have you been flirting? 1232 00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:33,320 Have I? No. 1233 00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:36,360 No. 1234 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:38,320 No, you haven't flirted. 1235 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:41,960 We've just been talking about the same things, 1236 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:42,480 We've just been talking about the same things, 1237 00:35:42,520 --> 00:35:44,280 and yeah. I don't know how to flirt. 1238 00:35:52,160 --> 00:35:54,160 # It's a marshmallow world in the winter 1239 00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:55,280 # It's a marshmallow world in the winter 1240 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:57,320 # When the snow comes to cover the ground 1241 00:35:57,360 --> 00:35:58,320 # When the snow comes to cover the ground 1242 00:35:58,360 --> 00:35:59,960 # It's a time for play... # 1243 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:02,000 So what sort of things will you do on a typical first date? 1244 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:02,400 So what sort of things will you do on a typical first date? 1245 00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:04,440 So it's almost always been a kind of a dinner, something like that. 1246 00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:06,440 So it's almost always been a kind of a dinner, something like that. 1247 00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:08,480 Yeah. One of them I went for a walk around a woodland, 1248 00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:10,520 Yeah. One of them I went for a walk around a woodland, 1249 00:36:10,560 --> 00:36:10,800 Yeah. One of them I went for a walk around a woodland, 1250 00:36:10,840 --> 00:36:11,840 but we got lost. 1251 00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:13,880 And by like an hour in, 1252 00:36:13,920 --> 00:36:14,160 And by like an hour in, 1253 00:36:14,200 --> 00:36:15,720 you know when you just get that kind of thing 1254 00:36:15,760 --> 00:36:17,560 of actually we're not that similar... Yeah, yeah. 1255 00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:19,160 ..and I just don't see this working. 1256 00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:21,200 It just got progressively more awkward... Aw. 1257 00:36:21,240 --> 00:36:21,880 It just got progressively more awkward... Aw. 1258 00:36:21,920 --> 00:36:23,360 ..cos then we couldn't leave. 1259 00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:26,800 I think I've been the biggest kind of boundary 1260 00:36:26,840 --> 00:36:27,640 I think I've been the biggest kind of boundary 1261 00:36:27,680 --> 00:36:29,400 in the last maybe couple of years 1262 00:36:29,440 --> 00:36:30,720 in terms of finding a date. 1263 00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:33,680 I find it exhausting, 1264 00:36:33,720 --> 00:36:35,720 that kind of idea of trying to shuffle through 1265 00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:36,480 that kind of idea of trying to shuffle through 1266 00:36:36,520 --> 00:36:38,240 all these different people. 1267 00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:39,640 Just recently went on holiday, 1268 00:36:39,680 --> 00:36:41,680 and in my head, you'd sit down next to someone on the plane 1269 00:36:41,720 --> 00:36:42,280 and in my head, you'd sit down next to someone on the plane 1270 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:43,760 and you'd be reading the same book, 1271 00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:45,800 and you'd have eight hours to chat, 1272 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:46,080 and you'd have eight hours to chat, 1273 00:36:46,120 --> 00:36:48,120 you know, and it'd be amazing, like every rom com ever. 1274 00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:49,320 you know, and it'd be amazing, like every rom com ever. 1275 00:36:49,360 --> 00:36:50,560 Life isn't like that. 1276 00:36:50,600 --> 00:36:52,600 But, you know, I live in hope that might be the one. 1277 00:36:52,640 --> 00:36:52,920 But, you know, I live in hope that might be the one. 1278 00:36:54,440 --> 00:36:56,440 What are you looking for in a significant other? 1279 00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:57,920 What are you looking for in a significant other? 1280 00:36:57,960 --> 00:36:59,120 Mm. 1281 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:00,920 So I think you have to like each other. 1282 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:02,960 Like, as in chat and get on. As in on a human level. 1283 00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:04,040 Like, as in chat and get on. As in on a human level. 1284 00:37:04,080 --> 00:37:05,320 Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Exactly. 1285 00:37:05,360 --> 00:37:07,360 And, you know, like, honesty's a big thing for me now. 1286 00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:07,920 And, you know, like, honesty's a big thing for me now. 1287 00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:09,760 There's been some kind of trials... Yeah. ..and tribulations 1288 00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:11,800 along the way with dating. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 1289 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:12,120 along the way with dating. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 1290 00:37:12,160 --> 00:37:14,160 And it was like a very dramatic kind of breakup, 1291 00:37:14,200 --> 00:37:15,480 And it was like a very dramatic kind of breakup, 1292 00:37:15,520 --> 00:37:17,520 and cheating and various other bits. Not on my half. 1293 00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:19,040 and cheating and various other bits. Not on my half. 1294 00:37:19,080 --> 00:37:21,080 It took a long time for me to get out of, like, a rut. 1295 00:37:21,120 --> 00:37:22,440 It took a long time for me to get out of, like, a rut. 1296 00:37:24,360 --> 00:37:26,360 I genuinely thought he was going to be the one. 1297 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:27,440 I genuinely thought he was going to be the one. 1298 00:37:27,480 --> 00:37:29,480 We talked about marriage and kids. 1299 00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:29,960 We talked about marriage and kids. 1300 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:32,000 Honestly, it kind of just ripped me apart 1301 00:37:32,040 --> 00:37:33,040 Honestly, it kind of just ripped me apart 1302 00:37:33,080 --> 00:37:35,080 so I couldn't work and I couldn't do anything. 1303 00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:36,640 so I couldn't work and I couldn't do anything. 1304 00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:37,880 And, oh, my goodness, sorry. 1305 00:37:43,720 --> 00:37:45,520 Wow, I've talked about it a lot, 1306 00:37:45,560 --> 00:37:46,880 and that wasn't what I was expecting. 1307 00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:50,320 He kind of made me feel like I wasn't worth loving, 1308 00:37:50,360 --> 00:37:52,080 He kind of made me feel like I wasn't worth loving, 1309 00:37:52,120 --> 00:37:54,120 and that's really difficult to get over. 1310 00:37:54,160 --> 00:37:55,160 and that's really difficult to get over. 1311 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:57,200 You can tell yourself that, you know, 1312 00:37:57,240 --> 00:37:58,080 You can tell yourself that, you know, 1313 00:37:58,120 --> 00:38:00,120 you are dateable, you're lovable, 1314 00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:00,720 you are dateable, you're lovable, 1315 00:38:00,760 --> 00:38:02,760 you have the attributes that people are looking for, 1316 00:38:02,800 --> 00:38:03,040 you have the attributes that people are looking for, 1317 00:38:03,080 --> 00:38:04,440 you're a catch, 1318 00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:06,480 but it's really hard to believe that. 1319 00:38:06,520 --> 00:38:06,800 but it's really hard to believe that. 1320 00:38:06,840 --> 00:38:08,840 Because of that, I then probably am a little bit more reserved now 1321 00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:10,800 Because of that, I then probably am a little bit more reserved now 1322 00:38:10,840 --> 00:38:12,120 with dating and things. 1323 00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:14,160 I kind of already mentioned honesty is a big thing. Honesty, 1324 00:38:14,200 --> 00:38:14,840 I kind of already mentioned honesty is a big thing. Honesty, 1325 00:38:14,880 --> 00:38:16,880 I think it's like, apart from kindness, 1326 00:38:16,920 --> 00:38:17,200 I think it's like, apart from kindness, 1327 00:38:17,240 --> 00:38:19,240 I think honesty is maybe the number-one trait. 1328 00:38:19,280 --> 00:38:20,120 I think honesty is maybe the number-one trait. 1329 00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:21,880 That's like the fundamental building block. 1330 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:23,480 Yeah. You need trust. 1331 00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:26,280 Sorry to hear about your experience. 1332 00:38:26,320 --> 00:38:28,320 But you've come through the other side. It's in the past now. 1333 00:38:28,360 --> 00:38:28,640 But you've come through the other side. It's in the past now. 1334 00:38:28,680 --> 00:38:30,520 Right, exactly. You've come through. And, you know, like... 1335 00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:32,360 Good for you. 1336 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:34,400 Definitely looking for love. I think I'm ready for that. 1337 00:38:34,440 --> 00:38:35,240 Definitely looking for love. I think I'm ready for that. 1338 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:37,280 Someone who's kind and open and caring. 1339 00:38:37,320 --> 00:38:38,320 Someone who's kind and open and caring. 1340 00:38:38,360 --> 00:38:40,240 You know, you walk in the door and there's just flowers 1341 00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:42,040 because it was a nice thing to do. 1342 00:38:42,080 --> 00:38:43,520 I love that. 1343 00:38:43,560 --> 00:38:45,280 What's your worst ever first date? 1344 00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:47,320 Just the getting lost... Getting lost with someone that's just... ..in a wood is probably not great. 1345 00:38:47,360 --> 00:38:48,200 Just the getting lost... Getting lost with someone that's just... ..in a wood is probably not great. 1346 00:38:48,240 --> 00:38:50,240 {\an8}Yeah, that could be the start of a rom com. 1347 00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:50,960 {\an8}Yeah, that could be the start of a rom com. 1348 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:53,000 Like, a couple... Get lost in the woods. ..they get lost in the woods, 1349 00:38:53,040 --> 00:38:53,360 Like, a couple... Get lost in the woods. ..they get lost in the woods, 1350 00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:55,400 and there always has to be that moment where they're like, 1351 00:38:55,440 --> 00:38:55,680 and there always has to be that moment where they're like, 1352 00:38:55,720 --> 00:38:56,840 it's over, it's done. 1353 00:38:56,880 --> 00:38:58,400 What's going to be that in the forest? 1354 00:38:58,440 --> 00:39:00,360 A bear. A bear. 1355 00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:02,320 THEY LAUGH I don't know. 1356 00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:08,480 Can Yorkshire blokes flirt? I mean... Probably not. 1357 00:39:08,520 --> 00:39:09,240 Can Yorkshire blokes flirt? I mean... Probably not. 1358 00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:11,280 No. No. 1359 00:39:11,320 --> 00:39:11,560 No. No. 1360 00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:13,600 Flirting? No, it's not a Yorkshire man thing, is it, flirting? 1361 00:39:13,640 --> 00:39:15,080 Flirting? No, it's not a Yorkshire man thing, is it, flirting? 1362 00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:17,120 I don't know. Well, all right then, I will. 1363 00:39:17,160 --> 00:39:17,520 I don't know. Well, all right then, I will. 1364 00:39:17,560 --> 00:39:19,040 You do look absolutely lovely. 1365 00:39:19,080 --> 00:39:20,440 {\an8}POSH ACCENT:Oh, thank you, darling. You do. 1366 00:39:20,480 --> 00:39:22,480 {\an8}That's very nice of you. And I like all your little mannerisms as well. 1367 00:39:22,520 --> 00:39:22,800 {\an8}That's very nice of you. And I like all your little mannerisms as well. 1368 00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:24,840 Do you? I do, I do. 1369 00:39:24,880 --> 00:39:25,040 Do you? I do, I do. 1370 00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:28,800 I could feel the personality. 1371 00:39:28,840 --> 00:39:29,040 I could feel the personality. 1372 00:39:29,080 --> 00:39:30,360 I could feel it. 1373 00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:32,400 And it looked as though she'd been doused in fairy dust. 1374 00:39:32,440 --> 00:39:33,520 And it looked as though she'd been doused in fairy dust. 1375 00:39:33,560 --> 00:39:35,560 So she looked lovely. She sounded lovely. 1376 00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:36,160 So she looked lovely. She sounded lovely. 1377 00:39:36,200 --> 00:39:38,200 And really, it all went a bit too quickly. 1378 00:39:38,240 --> 00:39:38,960 And really, it all went a bit too quickly. 1379 00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:40,240 Do you like my face, though? 1380 00:39:40,280 --> 00:39:42,280 I do like your face. No. You have a pretty face. Because I've got a face 1381 00:39:42,320 --> 00:39:43,000 I do like your face. No. You have a pretty face. Because I've got a face 1382 00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:45,040 that you can usually read on my face... 1383 00:39:45,080 --> 00:39:45,400 that you can usually read on my face... 1384 00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:46,920 Oh. ..what I'm thinking. You know what I mean? 1385 00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:48,960 I can tell from your face that we're getting on all right. 1386 00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:49,440 I can tell from your face that we're getting on all right. 1387 00:39:49,480 --> 00:39:51,480 You can. Yeah. We can. 1388 00:39:51,520 --> 00:39:51,680 You can. Yeah. We can. 1389 00:39:54,360 --> 00:39:55,320 Hello. Hello. 1390 00:39:59,040 --> 00:40:01,040 Hey, I've done the flirting! 1391 00:40:01,080 --> 00:40:01,280 Hey, I've done the flirting! 1392 00:40:01,320 --> 00:40:02,080 Shut up. 1393 00:40:06,680 --> 00:40:08,680 INTERVIEWER:So would you like to see each other again? 1394 00:40:08,720 --> 00:40:09,360 INTERVIEWER:So would you like to see each other again? 1395 00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:11,400 Yes, I'd like to see Linda again. 1396 00:40:11,440 --> 00:40:11,640 Yes, I'd like to see Linda again. 1397 00:40:11,680 --> 00:40:12,840 And I'd like to see Harry again. 1398 00:40:12,880 --> 00:40:14,320 Would you? Yeah. Yes, I would. 1399 00:40:14,360 --> 00:40:16,000 Oh, right. We've still got lots of things... 1400 00:40:16,040 --> 00:40:17,360 Yeah, yeah. ..to say to each other. 1401 00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:19,280 How would you like to do the payment here today? 1402 00:40:19,320 --> 00:40:20,920 POSH ACCENT:I should pay with plastic, 1403 00:40:20,960 --> 00:40:22,040 seeing as I'm in the South. 1404 00:40:22,080 --> 00:40:24,080 Well, thank you. Yeah. HE LAUGHS 1405 00:40:24,120 --> 00:40:24,360 Well, thank you. Yeah. HE LAUGHS 1406 00:40:24,400 --> 00:40:25,520 Yeah, gentlemen. 1407 00:40:25,560 --> 00:40:27,560 I think you're a delightful person. And I think you're a gentleman. 1408 00:40:27,600 --> 00:40:27,840 I think you're a delightful person. And I think you're a gentleman. 1409 00:40:27,880 --> 00:40:29,840 Oh! Oh, am I? Oh, God. 1410 00:40:29,880 --> 00:40:31,160 Well, and you're lovely to look at. 1411 00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:33,200 And we talked very easily, didn't we? We did. 1412 00:40:33,240 --> 00:40:34,120 And we talked very easily, didn't we? We did. 1413 00:40:34,160 --> 00:40:36,160 I haven't worn a tie of this long since I don't know when. 1414 00:40:36,200 --> 00:40:37,680 I haven't worn a tie of this long since I don't know when. 1415 00:40:37,720 --> 00:40:39,200 I like to be a bit loud. 1416 00:40:39,240 --> 00:40:41,240 Oh, I don't need a tie to be loud. 1417 00:40:41,280 --> 00:40:41,640 Oh, I don't need a tie to be loud. 1418 00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:42,640 I can tell. 1419 00:40:43,760 --> 00:40:45,760 So that was one date out of 16 years. 1420 00:40:45,800 --> 00:40:46,680 So that was one date out of 16 years. 1421 00:40:46,720 --> 00:40:48,720 Yeah, so... Right, I'm privileged then? 1422 00:40:48,760 --> 00:40:50,760 Yes, you are. Right. Oh, my goodness. 1423 00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:51,040 Yes, you are. Right. Oh, my goodness. 1424 00:40:51,080 --> 00:40:52,480 Oh, God, that's a bit scary. 1425 00:40:54,440 --> 00:40:55,760 Lovely. 1426 00:40:55,800 --> 00:40:56,760 Give me a kiss. 1427 00:40:58,320 --> 00:40:59,280 Lovely. 1428 00:41:05,120 --> 00:41:06,280 Have you ever played Articulate? 1429 00:41:06,320 --> 00:41:08,320 Yes! I love it that game. So do I. Aw. 1430 00:41:08,360 --> 00:41:09,200 Yes! I love it that game. So do I. Aw. 1431 00:41:09,240 --> 00:41:11,000 Excellent. I reckon we'd be a good team. Yeah. 1432 00:41:11,040 --> 00:41:12,760 I do at the moment do a pub quiz every week, actually. 1433 00:41:12,800 --> 00:41:13,920 Ooh! It's good. It's good fun. 1434 00:41:13,960 --> 00:41:15,760 That does sound fun. So if I say to you, 1435 00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:17,800 name the five things that end in case, 1436 00:41:17,840 --> 00:41:18,840 name the five things that end in case, 1437 00:41:18,880 --> 00:41:20,880 so C-A-S-E. 1438 00:41:20,920 --> 00:41:21,360 so C-A-S-E. 1439 00:41:21,400 --> 00:41:23,400 Ooh, gosh. Ah, I've stumped you now. This is really annoying. 1440 00:41:23,440 --> 00:41:24,320 Ooh, gosh. Ah, I've stumped you now. This is really annoying. 1441 00:41:24,360 --> 00:41:26,360 To go round your house would be my top tip. 1442 00:41:26,400 --> 00:41:27,000 To go round your house would be my top tip. 1443 00:41:28,280 --> 00:41:29,920 Intellectually, there was a match. 1444 00:41:29,960 --> 00:41:31,960 I felt like, yeah, you know, a doctor and a maths teacher. 1445 00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:32,840 I felt like, yeah, you know, a doctor and a maths teacher. 1446 00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:34,880 You know, caring couple. 1447 00:41:34,920 --> 00:41:35,160 You know, caring couple. 1448 00:41:35,200 --> 00:41:37,200 I think Becky's the kind of girl that my parents would love. 1449 00:41:37,240 --> 00:41:37,560 I think Becky's the kind of girl that my parents would love. 1450 00:41:37,600 --> 00:41:39,080 Although does she see me 1451 00:41:39,120 --> 00:41:41,120 as something potentially more than a friend? 1452 00:41:41,160 --> 00:41:41,400 as something potentially more than a friend? 1453 00:41:41,440 --> 00:41:42,840 I genuinely cannot tell. 1454 00:41:42,880 --> 00:41:44,360 Aw, staircase. 1455 00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:46,400 Yeah. Bookcase. Yeah. 1456 00:41:46,440 --> 00:41:47,280 Yeah. Bookcase. Yeah. 1457 00:41:47,320 --> 00:41:49,120 Suitcase. HE LAUGHS 1458 00:41:49,160 --> 00:41:50,320 Pencil case. 1459 00:41:50,360 --> 00:41:51,920 That's a good one... OK. ..but I wasn't thinking. 1460 00:41:51,960 --> 00:41:53,960 OK. That's too small. Like about this size, tends to clip. 1461 00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:54,520 OK. That's too small. Like about this size, tends to clip. 1462 00:41:54,560 --> 00:41:56,480 Briefcase. Yeah. Good, good, good. 1463 00:41:56,520 --> 00:41:58,080 This Articulate, I think we got the makings 1464 00:41:58,120 --> 00:41:59,520 of a good Articulate team-mate. 1465 00:41:59,560 --> 00:42:01,120 That's all this date is all about. 1466 00:42:08,520 --> 00:42:10,240 If it's OK, guys, I'll leave this with you both.Yeah. 1467 00:42:10,280 --> 00:42:12,280 Yeah. Thank you very much. Thanks! Thank you. 1468 00:42:12,320 --> 00:42:12,760 Yeah. Thank you very much. Thanks! Thank you. 1469 00:42:12,800 --> 00:42:14,800 I'll get this. Are you sure? Yes, I would like to. 1470 00:42:14,840 --> 00:42:15,200 I'll get this. Are you sure? Yes, I would like to. 1471 00:42:15,240 --> 00:42:16,920 I'd like to, cos you've been such lovely company. 1472 00:42:16,960 --> 00:42:18,960 Oh, that's really nice. Yeah. Thank you. 1473 00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:19,280 Oh, that's really nice. Yeah. Thank you. 1474 00:42:19,320 --> 00:42:20,800 Would you like to see each other again? 1475 00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:24,400 Yes. Oh, my God. Yes. 1476 00:42:24,440 --> 00:42:24,840 Yes. Oh, my God. Yes. 1477 00:42:24,880 --> 00:42:26,720 Oh! OK. Oh, OK. That was really worrying. 1478 00:42:26,760 --> 00:42:28,760 OK. The way you did that pause was awful. No, no, no. 1479 00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:29,520 OK. The way you did that pause was awful. No, no, no. 1480 00:42:29,560 --> 00:42:31,560 I was totally mentally preparing for you to say, "No. 1481 00:42:31,600 --> 00:42:31,880 I was totally mentally preparing for you to say, "No. 1482 00:42:31,920 --> 00:42:33,520 "Really nice guy, but nah." 1483 00:42:33,560 --> 00:42:35,480 And I was like, "Oh, she said yes. Oh, OK." 1484 00:42:35,520 --> 00:42:37,400 I realised, we haven't got a date selfie. 1485 00:42:37,440 --> 00:42:39,440 Just like for memories. Like, one day, like. 1486 00:42:39,480 --> 00:42:39,840 Just like for memories. Like, one day, like. 1487 00:42:39,880 --> 00:42:40,840 Get a little... 1488 00:42:45,920 --> 00:42:47,040 OK. 1489 00:42:47,080 --> 00:42:49,080 I can tell you now. Yeah, obviously, I'm really attracted to you. 1490 00:42:49,120 --> 00:42:49,440 I can tell you now. Yeah, obviously, I'm really attracted to you. 1491 00:42:49,480 --> 00:42:50,840 Oh, thank you. 1492 00:42:50,880 --> 00:42:52,880 I really like the fact that you are family orientated... 1493 00:42:52,920 --> 00:42:53,880 I really like the fact that you are family orientated... 1494 00:42:53,920 --> 00:42:55,120 Mm. ..you're kind, you're thoughtful. 1495 00:42:55,160 --> 00:42:56,400 Aw. I think that's great. 1496 00:42:56,440 --> 00:42:58,440 Although I think they're underappreciated qualities. 1497 00:42:58,480 --> 00:42:58,760 Although I think they're underappreciated qualities. 1498 00:42:58,800 --> 00:43:00,520 I think people should go for the nice guys. 1499 00:43:01,800 --> 00:43:03,520 Well, you're a nice girl. So nice guys and nice girls 1500 00:43:03,560 --> 00:43:04,800 should be hanging out. 1501 00:43:04,840 --> 00:43:05,880 Yeah, exactly. 1502 00:43:09,840 --> 00:43:11,840 Ladies and gentlemen, can I please have your attention? 1503 00:43:11,880 --> 00:43:12,160 Ladies and gentlemen, can I please have your attention? 1504 00:43:12,200 --> 00:43:13,960 It's been an absolute pleasure 1505 00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:15,280 to have you here today 1506 00:43:15,320 --> 00:43:17,320 in the First Dates restaurant. 1507 00:43:17,360 --> 00:43:17,640 in the First Dates restaurant. 1508 00:43:17,680 --> 00:43:19,680 I have a very special treat now. 1509 00:43:19,720 --> 00:43:20,120 I have a very special treat now. 1510 00:43:27,120 --> 00:43:29,120 # When the snowman brings the snow 1511 00:43:29,160 --> 00:43:31,160 # When the snowman brings the snow 1512 00:43:31,200 --> 00:43:32,280 # When the snowman brings the snow 1513 00:43:32,320 --> 00:43:34,320 # Well, he just might like to know 1514 00:43:34,360 --> 00:43:36,360 # Well, he just might like to know 1515 00:43:36,400 --> 00:43:36,680 # Well, he just might like to know 1516 00:43:36,720 --> 00:43:38,720 # Don't you lock the door 1517 00:43:38,760 --> 00:43:39,000 # Don't you lock the door 1518 00:43:39,040 --> 00:43:41,040 # You know that sweet Santa Claus is on the way 1519 00:43:41,080 --> 00:43:43,080 # You know that sweet Santa Claus is on the way 1520 00:43:43,120 --> 00:43:45,120 # You know that sweet Santa Claus is on the way 1521 00:43:45,160 --> 00:43:46,240 # You know that sweet Santa Claus is on the way 1522 00:43:46,280 --> 00:43:48,280 # Well, I wish it could be Christmas every day 1523 00:43:48,320 --> 00:43:50,320 # Well, I wish it could be Christmas every day 1524 00:43:50,360 --> 00:43:52,360 # Well, I wish it could be Christmas every day 1525 00:43:52,400 --> 00:43:52,600 # Well, I wish it could be Christmas every day 1526 00:43:53,520 --> 00:43:55,520 # When the kids start singing and the band begins to play... # 1527 00:43:55,560 --> 00:43:57,560 # When the kids start singing and the band begins to play... # 1528 00:43:57,600 --> 00:43:58,400 # When the kids start singing and the band begins to play... # 1529 00:43:58,440 --> 00:43:59,600 It was horrendous, wasn't it? 1530 00:43:59,640 --> 00:44:01,640 Aw. Yeah, bore off. I fucking can't wait to go to sleep. Bore off. 1531 00:44:01,680 --> 00:44:02,640 Aw. Yeah, bore off. I fucking can't wait to go to sleep. Bore off. 1532 00:44:02,680 --> 00:44:04,240 Yeah, bed sounds like all right, doesn't it? 1533 00:44:06,560 --> 00:44:08,560 # So let the bells ring out for Christmas 1534 00:44:08,600 --> 00:44:10,600 # So let the bells ring out for Christmas 1535 00:44:10,640 --> 00:44:12,640 # So let the bells ring out for Christmas 1536 00:44:12,680 --> 00:44:12,880 # So let the bells ring out for Christmas 1537 00:44:14,520 --> 00:44:16,520 # Oh, when the snowman brings the snow 1538 00:44:16,560 --> 00:44:16,800 # Oh, when the snowman brings the snow 1539 00:44:16,840 --> 00:44:18,040 # Snowman brings the snow 1540 00:44:18,080 --> 00:44:20,080 # Then we just might like to know 1541 00:44:20,120 --> 00:44:20,320 # Then we just might like to know 1542 00:44:20,360 --> 00:44:22,360 # Just might like to know... # 1543 00:44:22,400 --> 00:44:22,880 # Just might like to know... # 1544 00:44:22,920 --> 00:44:24,920 I could get a train from York to Halifax. 1545 00:44:24,960 --> 00:44:25,200 I could get a train from York to Halifax. 1546 00:44:25,240 --> 00:44:27,280 Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, that'd be great. 1547 00:44:27,320 --> 00:44:29,320 We get rat-arsed and see what happens. 1548 00:44:29,360 --> 00:44:29,680 We get rat-arsed and see what happens. 1549 00:44:29,720 --> 00:44:31,360 Stagger round Halifax. Yeah. 1550 00:44:33,040 --> 00:44:35,040 # On the Milky Way # Going to write my name 1551 00:44:35,080 --> 00:44:35,760 # On the Milky Way # Going to write my name 1552 00:44:35,800 --> 00:44:37,800 # Up in the snow, then he may decide to stay 1553 00:44:37,840 --> 00:44:39,840 # Up in the snow, then he may decide to stay 1554 00:44:39,880 --> 00:44:40,400 # Up in the snow, then he may decide to stay 1555 00:44:40,440 --> 00:44:42,440 # Well, I wish it could be Christmas every day... # 1556 00:44:42,480 --> 00:44:44,080 # Well, I wish it could be Christmas every day... # 1557 00:44:44,120 --> 00:44:46,120 It's snowing! It's snowing! 1558 00:44:46,160 --> 00:44:46,320 It's snowing! It's snowing! 1559 00:44:48,640 --> 00:44:50,640 Oh, my God, look! Aw, that is amazing! 1560 00:44:50,680 --> 00:44:51,880 Oh, my God, look! Aw, that is amazing! 1561 00:44:54,720 --> 00:44:56,200 Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! 1562 00:44:58,920 --> 00:45:00,840 What do you think would be good for a second date? 1563 00:45:00,880 --> 00:45:02,320 Ooh. 1564 00:45:02,360 --> 00:45:04,360 I wonder, could we, something, a walk somewhere? 1565 00:45:04,400 --> 00:45:06,120 I wonder, could we, something, a walk somewhere? 1566 00:45:06,160 --> 00:45:07,720 That's exactly what I was thinking. Really? 1567 00:45:11,560 --> 00:45:13,560 # All these things I know, baby 1568 00:45:13,600 --> 00:45:14,360 # All these things I know, baby 1569 00:45:14,400 --> 00:45:16,400 # All these things I know, baby 1570 00:45:16,440 --> 00:45:16,680 # All these things I know, baby 1571 00:45:16,720 --> 00:45:18,720 # That's what Christmas means to me, my love... # 1572 00:45:18,760 --> 00:45:20,760 # That's what Christmas means to me, my love... # 1573 00:45:20,800 --> 00:45:21,560 # That's what Christmas means to me, my love... # 1574 00:45:21,600 --> 00:45:23,600 Aw, that's so nice. 1575 00:45:23,640 --> 00:45:24,360 Aw, that's so nice. 1576 00:45:25,680 --> 00:45:27,680 # Yeah, hey, hey, hey... # 1577 00:45:27,720 --> 00:45:28,320 # Yeah, hey, hey, hey... # 1578 00:45:28,360 --> 00:45:30,320 I wish you all love and happiness. 1579 00:45:30,360 --> 00:45:31,400 Merry Christmas. 1580 00:45:33,000 --> 00:45:34,000 INTERVIEWER:Not going to be Fred? 1581 00:45:35,480 --> 00:45:37,280 Yeah, we have discussed the name Fred. 1582 00:45:37,320 --> 00:45:39,320 It's definitely on the maybe list. It's on the maybe list. 1583 00:45:39,360 --> 00:45:40,160 It's definitely on the maybe list. It's on the maybe list. 1584 00:45:40,200 --> 00:45:42,200 # Oh, hey, yeah Christmas bells are ringing 1585 00:45:42,240 --> 00:45:43,040 # Oh, hey, yeah Christmas bells are ringing 1586 00:45:43,080 --> 00:45:45,080 # Christmas choirs singing 1587 00:45:45,120 --> 00:45:47,120 # Mm 1588 00:45:47,160 --> 00:45:48,600 # Mm 1589 00:45:48,640 --> 00:45:50,240 # Christmas choirs singing 1590 00:45:50,280 --> 00:45:52,280 # Hey, yeah. # 1591 00:45:52,320 --> 00:45:53,520 # Hey, yeah. # 1592 00:46:02,880 --> 00:46:04,800 Subtitles by Red Bee Media