Beauty and the Geek: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Beauty and the Geek UK is a reality television show, first aired in the United Kingdom on E4 on February 7, 2006, following the success of the format in the USA, and was advertised similarly as "the Ultimate Social Experiment". The first series ended on 14 March, and was repeated on Channel 4 beginning on 31 March. There is no host per se, although voiceovers are provided by David Mitchell of Peep Show fame and the physical actions normally requiring a host are performed by a silent "butler" known as "Gates" (actor Alex Purves).

Series details

• Title: Beauty and the Geek
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Romance
• Premiere date: 2006-02-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-03-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: E4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 5651
• IMDb ID: tt0778534
• TVDB ID: 252837

Cast and credited roles

• David Mitchell — Narrator
• Alex Purves — Gates

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-02-07; final listed air date 2006-03-14; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Beauty and the Geek on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.