Sexy Beasts
Sexy Beasts is a British reality television dating game show produced by Lion Television and aired on BBC Three from 14 February to 9 September 2014. The show features people being transformed with prosthetic makeup into animal and mythical creatures.[1]
| Sexy Beasts | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality Television |
| Narrated by | Susan Calman |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Bill Hobbins Simon Welton |
| Production location | England |
| Running time | 28 Minutes |
| Production company | Lion Television |
| Distributor | All3Media |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Three Netflix |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 11 February 2014 – 7 October 2021 |
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.[2]
International versions
The show has been adapted and broadcast in several other countries including America on A&E,[3] Germany on Sixx[4] and Korea on KBS.[5] In 2021, Netflix released a revival of the show with comedian Rob Delaney providing the voice over.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
Episodes
Valentine's Specials
| No. in series | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bethany, the Witch" | 11 February 2014 | |
| 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.[12] | |||
| 2 | "Alex, the Demon" | 11 February 2014 | |
| 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?[12] | |||
Series 1
| No. in series | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Matt, the Dog" | 5 August 2014 | |
| 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?[12] | |||
| 2 | "Bridget, the Tree" | 12 August 2014 | |
| 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.[12] | |||
| 3 | "Adam, the Spider" | 19 August 2014 | |
| 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?[12] | |||
| 4 | "Jade, the Cat" | 26 August 2014 | |
| 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?[12] | |||
| 5 | "Latoya, the Robot" | 2 September 2014 | |
| 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?[12] | |||
| 6 | "Conna, the Sea God" | 9 September 2014 | |
| 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?[12] | |||
Netflix revival
Season 1
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Emma the Demon" | July 21, 2021 |
| 2 | 2 | "James the Beaver" | July 21, 2021 |
| 3 | 3 | "Kariselle the Panda" | July 21, 2021 |
| 4 | 4 | "Ibrahim the Wolf" | July 21, 2021 |
| 5 | 5 | "Nina the Dolphin" | July 21, 2021 |
| 6 | 6 | "Kelechi the Rooster" | July 21, 2021 |
Season 2
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Mick the Dragon" | October 7, 2021 |
| 8 | 2 | "Ibukun the Mummy" | October 7, 2021 |
| 9 | 3 | "Devon the Tiger" | October 7, 2021 |
| 10 | 4 | "Sullie the Bat" | October 7, 2021 |
| 11 | 5 | "Paige the Gorgon" | October 7, 2021 |
| 12 | 6 | "Robbie the Rabbit" | October 7, 2021 |
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.[13]
References
- ^ "BBC Three - Sexy Beasts". BBC.
- ^ "Sexy Beasts, TV review: Another bonkers BBC3 programme". The Independent. 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Sexy Beasts". aetv.
- ^ "Sexy Beasts". www.sixx.de. 23 April 2015.
- ^ ""Sexy Beasts" heads to China, South Korea". realscreen.com.
- ^ "Sexy Beasts: First Look at Netflix Dating Seres". 23 June 2021.
- ^ "'Sexy Beasts' Is Coming To Netflix, And We Have ... Questions". NPR.
- ^ Ravindran, Manori (22 June 2021). "Netflix Gives Two-Season Order to Dating Show 'Sexy Beasts' With 'Catastrophe' Star Rob Delaney as Narrator (EXCLUSIVE)".
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (23 June 2021). "'Sexy Beasts' Trailer: Masked Daters Meet Up In Netflix's Decidedly Different Competition Series".
- ^ "Netflix's bizarre new dating show Sexy Beasts leaves viewers baffled". The Independent. 23 June 2021.
- ^ "BBC Three - Sexy Beasts". BBC.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "BBC Three - Sexy Beasts - Episode guide". BBC.
- ^ "THE SUNDAY SERVICE - Guest Danny Brown joins us as we review 'Old' and 'Sexy Beast'". Double Toasted. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
External links
Sexy Beasts at BBC Online