Barrister clerk Bethany is worried that she intimidates men and scares them away. She is paired with tall telephone engineer Dan, keen to see whether he measures up to her expectations. However, Dan's party boy ways may well prove an obstacle to the pair making a connection. Truck driver Beth is fed up with riding solo. Her date is freelance pilot Aristos, who rarely encounters women in his day-to-day life. Theodora ended her marriage of 46 years and is now searching for romance. She meets widower Simon, who promised his wife he would find love again after she died.

Thirty four-year-old Dan, a construction manager from Essex putting a broken engagement behind him. He is partnered with 35-year-old Jess, a personal trainer whose love life is in need of a good workout. Twenty-five-year-old Emily from Leeds boasts a master's degree in law. Her date is rom-com-loving Yorkshire lad Ryan. Carpet salesman Nathan, 28, has been round the block and back again in his home town of Burnley. But he is here to turn over a new leaf. His date is retail assistant Chloe, 23, a Lancashire woman who hates a pushover and is looking for a man to challenge her.