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| Farmer Wants a Wife | |
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| Genre | Dating game show |
| Starring | Catherine Gee (2001) Louise Redknapp (2009) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Executive producer | John Longley |
| Production companies | Thames Television (2001) FremantleMedia (2009) |
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| Network | ITV (2001) Channel 5 (2009) |
| Release | 8 November 2001 – 21 October 2009 |
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Farmer Wants a Wife is a reality television series developed by Fremantle Media. The basic structure of the programme is that a number of farmers are presented with women from the city, from whom they choose one to be their spouse. The first edition premièred in the United Kingdom on ITV in 2001. However, the original format of the programme is likely to date back to the TV programme Bauer sucht Bäuerin, which was broadcast in 1983 on SF DRS in Switzerland.[1]
Some versions have also occasionally included gay or women farmers who were seeking husbands.[2]
- ^ "TV: Bauer sucht Frau - Wer hat's erfunden?". sueddeutsche.de. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ Henry Samuel (6 January 2015). "French 'Farmer Wants a Wife' to feature first gay candidate". The Daily Telegraph.