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The Single Life

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Series exploring the lives of the thousands of ordinary people in the UK today who are not in a relationship

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The Single Life - Episode 1

Hayley and Catherine are single women looking for true love, facing the difficulties modern life throws at them, their ticking biological clock, and the problems of speed dating.

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The Single Life - Episode 2

Richard and Mark question whether the stereotypes of the modern gay man are true. Is it harder to settle with one person when society so readily labels gay people as promiscuous?

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The Single Life - Episode 3

Divorced mums Fiona and Yasmine talk about the difficulties of meeting someone new when there is more than just themselves to consider.

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The Single Life - Episode 4

Thirty-eight per cent of all British men have never married. But how does society view people who choose not to marry and to enjoy the freedom and other benefits of being single?

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The Single Life - Episode 5

Nearly 4m people in the UK are single again after the death of their spouse. Widowed after 31 years of marriage, Terry reflects on trying to reconcile grief, loss and a new freedom.

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