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Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents

British television series

Summary

British television series

FieldValue
imageSun, Sex and Suspicious Parents Title Card.jpg
runtime60 minutes
narratedRussell Tovey
executive_producerCalum Cassidy (S1)
Tayte Simpson (S1–2)
Jo Scarratt-Jones (S2-4)
producerAngela Norris (S1)
Zoe Page (S2)
Jon Lloyd (S3)
Blake McGrow (S4)
countryUnited Kingdom
languageEnglish
companyRDF Television
networkBBC Three
BBC Three HD (2014–16)
first_aired
last_aired
num_series5
num_episodes31
relatedSnow, Sex and Suspicious Parents
Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents

For the Swedish version of this programme, see Sol, Fest och Oroliga Föräldrar

Tayte Simpson (S1–2) Jo Scarratt-Jones (S2-4) Zoe Page (S2) Jon Lloyd (S3) Blake McGrow (S4) BBC Three HD (2014–16) Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents

Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents is a British documentary/reality television series aired on BBC Three from 4 January 2011 – 8 July 2015.

Concept

People in their late teens and early twenties go on their first girls'/lads' holiday abroad under the belief that they are getting away from their parents. However, their parents are also sent to the holiday destination and secretly watch footage of their children on video screens and also spy in their hotel rooms and at nightclub locations. The parents then reveal themselves on the last night of the holiday, to the dismay of the children, and tell them what they've seen and learned.

Viewing figures

The 2012 series regularly hit high viewing figures for a digital television programme. The Ayia Napa episode was the "most watched multichannels show" of 15 February 2012 with 1.26 million viewers, beating The Only Way Is Essex. The Malia episode had 899,000 viewers whilst the Ibiza episode was reportedly the most watched programme of the series, with 1.42 million viewers according to BARB.

On BBC Three in the UK, Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents was the number one unscripted show of 2012, doubling the slot average and was also the most requested show on the BBC iPlayer catch-up service during February 2012.

Press reviews

The programme has been met with many national reviews. The Metro called the programme "brilliantly tacky" and said it's enough to make people "practically wet themselves with excitement".{{cite news

Episodes

Episode viewing figures are provided by BARB.

Series 1 (2011)

Series 1 first aired on BBC Three on 4 January 2011, having been filmed throughout the summer season of 2010.

Episode No.Holiday locationAirdateViewing figures
EpisodeNumber = 1Malia, Crete}}201114df=y}}Aux4 = 883,000

Series 2 (2012)

Series 2 premiered on BBC Three on 25 January 2012 having been filmed throughout the summer season of 2011. The series consists of seven episodes.

Episode No.Holiday locationAirdateViewing figures
EpisodeNumber = 1Kos}}2012125df=y}}Aux4 = Under 703,000

Series 3 (2013)

The BBC began recruiting for a new series called "The Big Vacation" during 2012.

This was later confirmed to be the third series of Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents, consisting of eight episodes. The series began on 8 January 2013 at 9pm, include seven holiday episodes and one recap episode which will include the best participants from the series. The BBC confirmed these reports on 4 December 2012 when they advertised new programmes being introduced to the channel, which included a short clip from the new series of Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents.

Episode no.Holiday locationAirdateViewing figures
EpisodeNumber = 1Magaluf}}201318df=y}}Aux4 = 972,000

Series 4: Thailand (2014)

Series four began on 13 January 2014 and branches out beyond Europe for the first time. It features individuals travelling to Thailand, who were told that they were being filmed for a show called "Thailand Style".

Episode no.Holiday locationAirdateViewing figures
EpisodeNumber = 1Koh Samui}}20140113df=y}}Aux4 = Under 637,000

Series 5 (2015)

The fifth series of Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents started airing on 30 June 2015 on BBC3 and consisted of two episodes.

Episode no.LocationAirdateViewing figures
EpisodeNumber = 1Bulgaria}}20150630df=y}}Aux4 = N/A

''Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents''

Denise Seneviratne (S2) Vivienne Molokwu (S2 Ep.1) Will Innes (S2 Ep.2) Keeley van Dyke(S2 Ep.3) BBC Three HD (2014–)

Series 1

In addition to recommissioning series four, a spin-off series was commissioned for late 2013. The first series, consisting of four episodes, began in November 2013.

Episode no.Holiday locationAirdateViewing figures
EpisodeNumber = 1Val-d'Isère, France}}20131112df=y}}Aux4 = 865,000

Series 2

Episode no.Holiday locationAirdateViewing figures
EpisodeNumber = 1Méribel}}20141028df=y}}Aux4 = Under 529,000

''Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents''

Denise Seneviratne Jo Scarratt-Jones Sarah Ladbury

Series one began airing on 26 February 2014, which featured individuals travelling to music festivals within the UK. The second series began to air 26 May 2015 on BBC Three, this series saw groups of young adults heading to music festivals abroad.

Series 1

Episode no.LocationAirdateViewing figures
EpisodeNumber = 1Kendal Calling}}20140226df=y}}Aux4 = Under 597,000

Series 2

Episode no.LocationAirdateViewing figures
EpisodeNumber = 1Frequency Festival}}20150526df=y}}Aux4 =

''Freshers, Sex and Suspicious Parents''

Episode no.LocationAirdateViewing figures
EpisodeNumber = 1Freshers' Week}}20150623df=y}}Aux4 = N/A

Transmissions

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodesSun, Sex and Suspicious ParentsSnow, Sex and Suspicious ParentsFestivals, Sex and Suspicious ParentsFreshers, Sex and Suspicious Parents
14 January 201110 February 20117
225 January 20127 March 20127
38 January 201326 February 20138
413 January 201423 February 20147
530 June 20158 July 20152
112 November 201310 December 20134
228 October 201418 November 20144
126 February 20145 March 20142
226 May 20159 June 20153
123 June 20151

Other broadcasts

Portugal saw its own version in 2013, "Sol, Sexo e Pais a Assistir", and as of June 2016 repeats of the show air on 4Music.

References

References

  1. "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". [[Broadcasters' Audience Research Board]].
  2. "Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents". BBC Three.
  3. "BBC – Be on a show – The Big Vacation". BBC.
  4. "Zodiak Rights – Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents". Zodiak Rights.
  5. (11 June 2013). "BBC Wants YOU – To Go To Thailand!". Geektown.co.uk.
  6. "Zodiak Rights – Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents". Zodiak Rights.
  7. "BBC Three – Snow, Sex & Suspicious Parents, Series 1".
  8. "Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents – After the Holiday". Radio Times.
  9. "BBC Three – Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents, Series 1".
  10. "BBC Three – Freshers, Sex & Suspicious Parents".
  11. "SIC Radical – Sexo, Sol e Pais a Assistir".
  12. "Sun, Sex & Suspicious Parents".
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