FIRST MATES

Producer of dating show puts spotlight on kids' friendships

- BY NICOLA METHVEN TV Editor

A FIRST Dates producer turns the spotlight on relationships between children for a new series.

Will You Be My Friend?, a six-parter for BBC1, tackles the issue of loneliness in kids aged five to eight, with dating show producer Adam Chapman now examining how children socialise.

The youngsters on camera will have various reasons for struggling socially.