Thirty-three-year-old Lexi Proud features in this week's opening episode. At the age of 16, Lexi had already left school and her home in the north-east. By the age of 24, she was living in London and had worked her way up through the ranks of commercial airline hospitality to her current position as director of cabin crew for a private aviation firm. With a hectic career and social life, Lexi's too busy to meet anyone and has grown tired of dating men she meets in posh bars. Aneela believes strongly that Lexi's pattern of failed relationships is because she's dated outside of her class – something Lexi strongly disagrees with. But Lexi's network is made up of friends from two distinct parts of her life – the past and the present. Can both parts work together to find her someone, and will he tick all the boxes on Aneela's list of criteria for compatibility?
Lynn Guthrie lives in rural Oxfordshire. The only men in her life are her dad, Lyell, her dog, Dudley, and her horse, Oliver. Lynn balks at the idea of asking her parents to find her a relationship, but in Aneela's boot camp she must allow her friends and family to take charge. Aneela's efforts culminate in an introduction party where Lynn, suitor, friends and family are thrown together. All broadcasts:
42-year-old management consultant Trevor's family despair of him. His parents, sister and brother have over 70 years of marriage between them, but Trevor can only commit to his pub rock band. Ever since he almost clinched a record deal 20 years ago, Trevor has lived for his music. His family finally get to take control, however, as Aneela enlists them to help choose potential suitors.
Sally Cox, 40, is the original 80s power woman. A former city high flyer, she is now a civil servant regularly reporting to the Prime Minister. But despite her four-bedroom south London house, she feels like a failure: because she is unmarried and childless. Aneela believes that finding a good partner is all about matching class, education and family background. Enlisting the help of Sally's friends and family, she will introduce Sally to her prefect man at an introduction party.
Claire Wallace hasn't dated in over six years. She's had a string of disastrous relationships, and her first love dumped her on the night they were due to get engaged. Desperate to break the spell of bad luck in love, Claire's enlisted the help of Indian arranged marriage fixer Aneela Rahman to help her find her ideal man.