Wanted Down Under - new series

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Starts on Monday 2nd Jan @ 11am (new time) each day.

DH always says, "You can tell it is the new year when this deluded escapism is on!"

I for one will have it on series record. Anyone else joining me to escape to Oz each morning?

Or perhaps this is Matthew's most elaborate and roundabout way to dump her and her family

Can't see these two lasting 😁

I don't get why they scrutinise the decor in these homes so much as they're not going to buy one of them at the end of the day. Surely the location and size they get for their money is more important. What no-one comments on is just how far these suburbs are from the city itself....

I don't see these 2 lasting either. Childhood sweethearts that have had the romance of long periods apart but now have the reality of day to day life together.

Bit selective feedback re. Job prospects

She changed her mind!

"Next chapter of our lives..."

Irritates me that they hardly ever go to New Zealand- mind you having lived there for a bit myself I should probably understand why!

Not watched it all yet but i am not warming to todays couple. I also dont see them lasting because sometimes what makes a relationship work is the time spent apart.

Found todays hard to watch! She couldnt even pretend to be interested

I'd forgotten how much this irritates me. Banging on about having a garden. No one wants a garden in Perth or certainly not one with grass. A pool is ok though!

They will earn £1000 more a month. I can assure you that won't last long in the supermarkets of WA.

And lastly, you won't be able to have a bath for several months of the year due to water shortages.

Omg I love this program! What channel? We are a couple of months into or oz visa applications now, so even more exciting!

BBC 1 at 11 am.

oooh more deluded famillies! compulsive viewing.

I always wonder - perhaps the Aussies can confirm for me, why do they always send them to Perth? wouldn't Melbourne or Sydney be a more obvious choice for expats? is it because property is more there? So why not somewhere else in massive Australia, always Perth?

Surely there are outdoor spaces, beaches and animals in Scotland!
Did you not see the clip of them at the beach just outside Edinburgh - they were in raincoats, it looked cold and miserable!

The channel 5 programme is much better - WDU need to up their game.

LIZS have you been to Scotland? It is basically winter for 390 days of the year

schmack I'm assuming the families choose rather than the programme sending them somewhere that wouldn't suit? I think the proportion of British expats is higher in Perth than Sydney or Melbourne. More beaches, better weather, cheaper housing (compared to Sydney and Melbourne) Given the budget of some of the people on the show, Sydney wouldn't work....

Just seen the Channel 5 program. WDU is certainly missing a beat here with their tired format. Not the warm and fuzzy "happily ever after" NickyPopidol and co would like to suggest.

More family time - tick
More money - tick

If the mum cries every other day, has she got depression?

Surely they can buy a house in the UK for £275,000?

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?locationIdentifier=REGION%5E1019&minBedrooms=3&maxPrice=270000

Admittedly I don't know what part of Nottingham they want but yes 288 they could.

Sorry 228

This looks like another 'band-aid' emigration. He thinks moving to Australia will be like a magic wand. Their expectations seem a bit unrealistic as well.

Most definitely. I wonder if she's naturally an unsure person. Also why do they keep saying kids? I've only seen the baby, but did miss the start.

She has an older child from a previous relationship. But wasnt sure whether she woukd get permission fron the father to move child to aus.

Ah, thank you easton