“Cows are probably better behaved than women, aren’t they?” smirks 52-year-old divorcee Pete, his arm resting louchely on a gatepost. The owner of a 350-acre dairy farm in Yorkshire, Pete has been single for seven years and is “hoping to [find] somebody who’s tall, slim and attractive because that’s the type of ladies I go for”. A country dweller whose four-legged charges just aren’t providing the required companionship, Pete’s quest for romance is one of eight charted in Love in the Countryside, a dating show notable for its big-heartedness and absence of snark. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The cow-er of love: Pete. This is about as racy as Love in the Countryside gets.

Source: The Guardian April 28, 2018 10:03 UTC