Meet the farmers (and vet) looking for love in new BBC show 'Love In The Countryside'

Young farmer Ed has just taken over the family farm but his hefty workload has left little time for love.

“I’d love to have family and kids. I’d be a super dad.”

“I’m excited about transforming the family farm for the future of British farming.”

Mark’s a fit and fun farrier with a fulfilling life to share.

“It would be nice to settle down. For me love is being there to share, to do stuff together, to hold, to cuddle, to kiss.”

“I love living in the countryside. I haven’t got the hustle and bustle of living in the city. After working hard all day I love to sit in the garden, have a beer and listen to nothing apart from the countryside.”

A fun time farmhand with a raucous sense of humour and soft-centred charm.

“I bought this pipe and wear this flat cap as I thought I’d look novel and attract the ladies. But the only comments I get are from old men.”

“I like to treat a girl with flowers, chocolates, romantic gestures."

Well-travelled farmer but there’s no place like home.

“I’ve travelled all round the world and you always want to come home. I don’t think there’s anywhere any more beautiful than round here really anywhere in the world.

“I suppose it’s what we all want isn’t it. To be in love with someone and for them to love you. You get butterflies in your stomach and you’re always thinking about them all day long.”

Christine has recently taken over her family’s picturesque 250 acre farm and would love someone to share it with.

“Basically I want a best friend, someone who's there by your side, who wants to be with you all the time and is willing to listen to all your nonsense!”

“A good day would be when the sun is shining, the birds are singing, your calves are running races up and down the fences with their tails in the air and it’s just beautiful.”

Heather’s love of horses and love of her job has so far stopped her finding the love of a good man.

“Love is just having someone to share things with and someone who understands you, I think that’s real love.”

“I love horses, I’ve been riding since I was 4 years old. So it was a no brainer to become a vet. It was 9 years of hard work but worth it now … but I’m now ready to fit a man into my busy life.”

Smart, sophisticated and self-sufficient pig farmer looking for a man whose glass is very much half full.

“I’m very much a country girl at heart. My needs and pleasures are very simple now and that is satisfying … but I’d like someone to share this with.”

“The man I’m looking for has got to be upbeat and have that physical something, that je ne sais quoi.”

Richard is a gay man living in rural Scotland, who’s grown up with farming in his blood and is looking for a man’s man.

“For a relationship to work I think you’ve got to be committed to each other and be open and honest.”

“Living in an isolated community it’s really difficult to meet people, so it would be wonderful to find someone that I can share a connection and special bond.”