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Farmer Wants a Wife
Television series
Television series
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Farmer Wants a Wife.png |
| genre | Dating game show |
| num_episodes | 13 |
| num_series | 2 |
| company | Thames Television (2001) |
| FremantleMedia (2009) | |
| starring | Catherine Gee (2001) |
| Louise Redknapp (2009) | |
| executive_producer | John Longley |
| country | United Kingdom |
| language | English |
| network | ITV |
| network2 | Channel 5 |
| first_aired | |
| last_aired | |
| first_aired2 | |
| last_aired2 |
the original British show and its adaptations
FremantleMedia (2009) Louise Redknapp (2009)
Farmer Wants a Wife is a reality television series developed by Fremantle Media. The basic structure of the programme is that a number of farmers are presented with women from the city, from whom they choose one to be their spouse. The first edition premièred in the United Kingdom on ITV in 2001. However, the original format of the programme is likely to date back to the TV programme Bauer sucht Bäuerin, which was broadcast in 1983 on SF DRS in Switzerland.
Some versions have also occasionally included gay or women farmers who were seeking husbands.
History
After its UK debut in 2001, the show had more than 10 localised versions around the world, with mixed ratings reports. It was the No. 1 television show for stations that aired it in Belgium and Norway, and was the highest rated (up to 60%) entertainment show in the Netherlands.
Premiered in spring 2008, the U.S. version of Farmer Wants a Wife consists of 8 episodes, during which 10 women are trying to be chosen by just one bachelor farmer. In this the U.S. version differed from the other international versions and it was more fictionalised. This version got cancelled by The CW after one season. In March 2023, a new version aired on Fox and is now in its third season.
In September 2009, Farmer Wants a Wife returned to British television for a series on Channel 5, presented by singer and television personality Louise Redknapp. In January 2026, it was announced that the format would return once again but this time under the name Farming for Love and would be broadcast on ITV.
Transmissions
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 November 2001 | 20 December 2001 | 7 |
| 2 | 16 September 2009 | 21 October 2009 | 6 |
International versions
| Country | Name | Channel | Host | Premiere | Ending | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | The Farmer Wants a Wife | Nine Network | Natalie Gruzlewski | |||
| 26 September 2012 | Link | |||||
| Natalie Gruzlewski | ||||||
| Sam McClymont | 1 February 2016 | 14 March 2016 | ||||
| Seven Network | Natalie Gruzlewski (2020–2022, 2025–present) | |||||
| Sam Armytage (2023–2024) | 26 July 2020 | Present | ||||
| Austria | Bauer sucht Frau | ATV | Katrin Lampe (2005–2013) | |||
| Arabella Kiesbauer (2014–present) | Present | Link | ||||
| Belgium | ||||||
| (Flanders) | Boer zoekt Vrouw | VTM | Dina Tersago | Present | Link | |
| Belgium | ||||||
| (Wallonia) | L'amour est dans le pré | RTL-TVI | Julie Taton (2009–2011)Sandrine Dans (2012–2023) | Present | Link | |
| Bulgaria | *Фермер търси жена | |||||
| Fermer tyrsi jena* | Nova Television | Aleks Surchajieva | 29 September 2011 | 8 December 2011 | ||
| Didi Todorova | 18 September 2015 | 11 December 2015 | ||||
| Canada | L'amour est dans le pré | V/Noovo | Marie-Ève Janvier | |||
| Katherine Levac | ||||||
| Marie-Soleil Dion | Present | Link | ||||
| Farming for Love | CTV | Sabrina Jalees | 31 July 2024 | |||
| Croatia | Ljubav je na selu | RTL | Lorena Nosić (2008–2010) | |||
| Marijana Batinić (2012–2020) | ||||||
| Anita Martinović (2021–present) | Present | Link | ||||
| Czech Republic | Farmář hledá ženu | TV Prima | Laďka Něrgešová | 2017 | Link | |
| Present | ||||||
| TV Barrandov | Alice Bendová | 2021 | Link | |||
| Denmark | Bonde søger brud | Kanal 4 | Anne-Dorte | 2008 | ||
| Landmand søger kærlighed | TV 2 | Lene Beier (2015–2024)Sofie Martinusen (2025–present) | 2015 | Present | ||
| Estonia | Maamees otsib naist | Kanal 2 | Krista Lensin | 2007 | Link | |
| Finland | Maajussille morsian | MTV3 | Mia Halonen (2006)Miia Nuutila (2007–2016) | Present | Link | |
| France | L'amour est dans le pré | M6 | Véronique Mounier (2005–2006, 2008) | |||
| Alessandra Sublet (2006–2007, 2009) | ||||||
| Karine Le Marchand (2010–present) | Present | Link | ||||
| Germany | Bauer sucht Frau | RTL | Inka Bause | Present | Link | |
| Land und Liebe | NDR Fernsehen | Ina Müller (2005–2007)Yared Dibaba (2009–2010) | 20 July 2005 | 2010 | Link | |
| Greece | Αγρότης μόνος ψάχνει | |||||
| Agrótis mónos psáchnei | Alpha TV | Sissy Christidou | 15 December 2010 | Link | ||
| Hungary | Házasodna a gazda | RTL | Ildikó Kovalcsik "Lilu" | 19 December 2012 | Link | |
| Anikó Nádai | 1 September 2019 | Present | ||||
| Ireland | Love in the Country | RTÉ2 | Anna Geary | Present | ||
| Italy | Il contadino cerca moglie | Fox Life, TV8, Sky Uno (2015–2018) | ||||
| Nove (2021–present) | Simona Ventura (2015) | |||||
| Ilenia Lazzarin (2016–2017) | ||||||
| Diletta Leotta (2018) | ||||||
| Gabriele Corsi (2021–2024) | 6 October 2015 | 12 December 2024 | ||||
| Latvia | Saimnieks meklē sievu | TV3 | Baiba Sipeniece | Link | ||
| Lithuania | Ūkininkas ieško žmonos | TV3 | Nijolė Pareigytė | Link | ||
| Netherlands | Boer zoekt Vrouw | NPO 1 | Yvon Jaspers | Present | Link | |
| Norway | Jakten på kjærligheten | TV2 | Marthe Sveberg | Present | Link | |
| Poland | Rolnik szuka żony | TVP1 | Marta Manowska | Present | Link | |
| Portugal | Quem quer namorar com o agricultor? | SIC | Andreia Rodrigues | 18 February 2023 | https://sic.pt/Programas/quem-quer-namorar-com-o-agricultor | |
| Romania | Fermier. Caut nevastă! | Prima TV | Luana Ibacka | 2009 | ||
| Gospodar fără pereche | Pro TV | Anamaria Prodan | 2020 | |||
| Serbia | Domaćine, oženi se | Prva | Tijana Čurović | 2014 | ||
| Slovenia | Ljubezen na seniku | TV3 | Saša Lendero | 2011 | ||
| Ljubezen na deželi | Planet TV | Saša Lendero | 2013 | |||
| Ljubezen po domače | POP TV | Tanja Postružnik | Link | |||
| Slovakia | Farmár hľadá ženu | TV JOJ | Aneta Parišková | 2010 | 2017 | Link |
| South Africa | Boer soek 'n Vrou | KykNET | Minki van der Westhuizen, Elma Postma, Marciel Hopkins | Present | Link | |
| Spain | Granjero busca esposa | Cuatro | Luján Argüelles | 16 November 2011 | Link | |
| Carlos Lozano | 12 September 2016 | 10 January 2018 | ||||
| Sweden | Bonde söker fru | TV4 | Linda Lindorff | 28 May 2006 | Present | Link |
| Switzerland | Bauer, ledig, sucht... | 3+ | Marco Fritsche | 2008 | Link | |
| Ukraine | *Фермер шукає дружину | |||||
| Fermer shukaye druzhynu * | STB | Irina Borisyuk | 2011 | Link | ||
| United States | Farmer Wants a Wife | The CW | Matt Neustadt | 25 June 2008 | Link | |
| Fox | Jennifer Nettles (2023–2024) | |||||
| Kimberly Williams-Paisley (2025–present) | Present |
References
References
- "TV: Bauer sucht Frau - Wer hat's erfunden?". sueddeutsche.de.
- Henry Samuel. (January 6, 2015). "French 'Farmer Wants a Wife' to feature first gay candidate". [[The Daily Telegraph]].
- Stalcup, Jamie. (27 January 2026). "ITV Commissions Farmer Wants a Wife Revival".
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