Sexy Beasts

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Sexy Beasts
Genre Reality Dating game show
Narrated by Susan Calman (2014)
Rob Delaney (2021)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes20 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyLion Television
Original release
Network BBC Three (2014)
Netflix (2021)
Release11 February 2014 (2014-02-11) 
7 October 2021 (2021-10-07)

Sexy Beasts is a British reality television dating game show that originally and aired on BBC Three from 14 February to 9 September 2014 with Susan Calman as Narrator. Netflix revived the show from 21 July to 7 October 2021 with Rob Delaney as Narrator. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Concept

The show's format involves one eligible single (male or female) and three possible suitors, all four of which have been made over with prosthetic makeup. Each "beast" will then go on a date with the singleton. Over the course of the show, two will be eliminated, at which point their make up is removed and their real identity is revealed for the first time. The remaining person is then chosen as the winner to go on a second date. [6]

Episodes

Valentine's specials

No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
1"Bethany, the Witch"11 February 2014 (2014-02-11)
In this episode, Bethany the witch gets to date Ricardo the purple-headed alien, Scott the little old man from Essex, and the 6 ft 7in tall creature known as FrankenJosh. [7]
2"Alex, the Demon"11 February 2014 (2014-02-11)
Alex the demon seeks to find love with Belinda the tentacled-monster, Charlotte the werewolf, and Vicky the alien. Can the world's fussiest Demon stop retching for long enough enjoy a date in a cheese shop? [7]

Series 1 (2014)

No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
1"Matt, the Dog"5 August 2014 (2014-08-05)
Matt the dog has three women vying for his attention - Rachael the red skull, Kirsty the blue alien and a lizard from Essex named Amber. His romantic excursions include a 4x4 driving course and a line dancing class - will one of them be the location in which he finds true love, as confused members of the public look on? [7]
2"Bridget, the Tree"12 August 2014 (2014-08-12)
We meet Bridget Jones the tree. Actually called Bridget Jones, and actually looking like a tree thanks to a monstrous mask, she dates three masked suitors - Chris the leprechaun, Jake the fish and Matt Demon. [7]
3"Adam, the Spider"19 August 2014 (2014-08-19)
We meet Adam - a spider with eight legs, six eyes and no girlfriend. Can he find one from our motley crew of Teri the fish, Franken-Sami or Sophia the Venezu-alien? [7]
4"Jade, the Cat"26 August 2014 (2014-08-26)
Jade the cat is wooed by Mike the vampire, Chris the pig and John the bulbous-headed alien. Can Jade make sweet musical love at a bagpipe lesson? Can one of the boys explain to our unwitting cat who Ron Jeremy is without getting himself into trouble? [7]
5"Latoya, the Robot"2 September 2014 (2014-09-02)
Latoya becomes the next picker. Three hours in the make-up chair have transformed her into a robot and now, with looks taken out of the equation, can she find Mr Right from her three suitors of a toad, a wooden boy and an ogre? [7]
6"Conna, the Sea God"9 September 2014 (2014-09-09)
Sexy Beasts faces its toughest assignment yet in the muscular form of Conna the Sea God. Conna is a burly boy from Wales who usually has to do nothing more than look at a girl to pull her. So how will he fare when it is his personality that needs to do the talking? [7]

Series 2 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
11"Emma the Demon"21 July 2021 (2021-07-21)
22"James the Beaver"21 July 2021 (2021-07-21)
33"Kariselle the Panda"21 July 2021 (2021-07-21)
44"Ibrahim the Wolf"21 July 2021 (2021-07-21)
55"Nina the Dolphin"21 July 2021 (2021-07-21)
66"Kelechi the Rooster"21 July 2021 (2021-07-21)

Series 3 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
71"Mick the Dragon"7 October 2021 (2021-10-07)
82"Ibukun the Mummy"7 October 2021 (2021-10-07)
93"Devon the Tiger"7 October 2021 (2021-10-07)
104"Sullie the Bat"7 October 2021 (2021-10-07)
115"Paige the Gorgon"7 October 2021 (2021-10-07)
126"Robbie the Rabbit"7 October 2021 (2021-10-07)

Reception

Double Toasted was highly critical of the show; calling the dates shallow and finding the makeup unnecessary. They took issue with the entire premise with Chris Herman suggesting that the series should have centered around those associated with furry fandom. [8]

International versions

The show has been adapted and broadcast in several other countries including America on A&E, [9] Germany on Sixx [10] and South Korea on KBS. [11]

See also

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