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The Undateables is a British TV documentary that is based on people with disabilities working with a dating agency to go on dates which are filmed. 'The Flame Introductions' is the dating agency used for the show airing on Channel 4. Flame Introductions head office is in Richmond, Surrey, but they cover the whole of the UK with their services. They have 3 main divisions:

Personal Introductions - Dating services for traditional couples.

Disabled Dating - Dating services for disabled couples.

Bespoke - Professional Introduction Agency, Tori James Introductions. This is 'Flame Introductions' sister company.

There have been 43 episodes since the documentary first aired on April 3rd 2012, split into nine separate seasons and a few additional episodes. The documentary has been narrated by Sally Phillips throughout. Brent Zillwood had a big impact on the show over the first 2 seasons as he helped raise awareness for Tourette's Syndrome Internationally.

Directors
There have been several directors of The Undateables since it's launch in 2012.

Controversy
There was a lot of controversy surrounding this show when it was first introduced from Newspaper companies such as The Mirror and The Guardian, due to the word 'undateable' being used in the title to describe people with mental and physical disabilities. However, Channel 4 claim the title of the series was based upon Society's preconceptions. The Undateables faced a lot of back lash from Doctors who branded the show "offensive" and "exploitative". Dr Rachael Pickering said the series left her "disturbed at being part of a society that might seek to view disabled people as a source of comedy". She also spoke with the BMA, British Medical Association, annual representatives about the danger of patients being exploited by the TV documentary. In an interview with Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield on This Morning one of the stars of the show, Tammy, has said she finds it insulting that she would be exploited in anyway as she goes on to say she's difigured, not stupid.

Stars of the Documentary
Daniel Wakeford- Since appearing on the show Daniel has created 2 hit albums and is selling out shows across the UK. He is also currently dating Lily who he met on the show.

Brent Zillwood- Brent is now married to Challis who appeared on the show as Brent's date, they got married in Las Vegas one year later in 2015.

Bethany Asher- Bethany didn't find love through her dates on The Undateables, however Tom reached out to her after seeing her on the show and are currently dating.

Steve Carruthers- After meeting Vicky Matthews on the show, the couple have continued to date and are now married.