First Dates crossed with Survivor: McCall on her 'real' reality dating show

Stranded on Honeymoon Island, a new BBC series, is a "social experiment" about the reality of marriage that will teach audiences about "moving forward with your life", its host, Davina McCall, has said.

- Tara Conlan

Made by the producers of Married at First Sight UK, the show features 12 single people looking for lifelong love who are matched with someone on a speed date and "married".

They are then stranded on a tropical island, dressed only in their wedding outfits, for a three-week honeymoon without phones, luxuries, family or friends.

The idyllic-looking island becomes a metaphor for marriage, as the reality of their situation - given basic rations and surrounded by insects - becomes apparent.

While the show's premise could be described as Love Island for older people crossed with First Dates crossed with Survivor, McCall says it is a "real" reality series that the producers "can't steer" or predict.

She said: "We'll all learn something from it. It's brilliant. It's really tough, but it's also amazingly helpful for moving forward with your life. I think anybody watching it is going to take a lot away from it.