Will Innes
Director
Playing It Straight (2005)
Series 2
Eleven boys and one girl arrive in Spain to participate in what they think is a show called Dream Date, until Jameela Jamil reveals that they're actually taking part in Playing It Straight...
Released April 8, 2005
Episode 48 min
None+
Genres: Reality, Reality TV, Romance
Keywords: tmdb.sexual-identity, tmdb.competition, tmdb.sexuality, tmdb.romance, tmdb.male-homosexuality, tmdb.dating, tmdb.troubadour + 5 more, tmdb.stereotype, tmdb.hidden-identity, imdb.non-fiction, tmdb.dating-show, tmdb.bachelorette
Production Companies: Lion Television
Network: E4
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Episode 1
Eleven boys compete for the affections of single girl Cara. But Jameela reveals to Cara that, while some of the boys are straight, others are playing it straight and competing for a cash prize...
Jan. 9, 2012, midnight
S2E2 - Episode 2
The boys are given a tour of a Catalan sausage museum and then take part in a cookery contest to secure a date with Cara while the losers face a good old pelting with rotten tomatoes.
Jan. 16, 2012, midnight
S2E3 - Episode 3
The remaining boys face three challenges - laughing Cara into bed, lingerie removal and a kissing challenge - before acting as models as Cara directs a cover shoot for a gay magazine.
Jan. 23, 2012, midnight
S2E4 - Episode 4
The action moves to the gay mecca of Sitges where the locals try to help Cara. Jameela delivers a surprise of two new beefy boys who join the show and then there's a fish-gutting task.
Jan. 30, 2012, midnight
S2E5 - Episode 5
After a trip to the Dali Museum the boys must draw two nude life models, the painter of the best picture wins a date with Cara. And Jameela announces a suprise elimination.
Feb. 6, 2012, midnight
S2E6 - Episode 6
This week is all about camping it up in the Pyrenees as the guys are put through their paces by extreme orienteering, serenading Cara around the campfire, and abseiling down a cliff.
Feb. 13, 2012, midnight
S2E7 - Episode 7
The theme of the semi-final is the 'modern man'. The boys are under pressure to be strong but sensitive and endure a series of challenges before a surprise double elimination.
Feb. 20, 2012, midnight
S2E8 - Episode 8
Jameela Jamil presents a tale of love and deceit in the Spanish sun. One beautiful girl must pick her dream partner from eleven boys. If she gets it right they both walk away with £25k each.
Feb. 27, 2012, midnight
Network: E4
Episode Runtime: 48 min.
Season Runtime: 48 min.
Released: April 8, 2005
Last Air Date: Feb. 27, 2012, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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