Channel 4's "daring" and "intense" new social experiment fronted by TV icon gets release date confirmed

Jonathan Ross is back on screens in another gripping social experiment, but it's a far cry from The Celebrity Traitors castle.

Last year Channel 4 commissioned a bold series which follows eight pairs of strangers with completely opposing opinions, beliefs, lifestyles and bad habits, who are handcuffed them together in the ultimate test of survival.

The experiment will be overseen by Ross, who will pair the couples and guide them on their path to reconciliation.

Jonathan Ross said of the series: "I believe this experiment will go a small way to healing a fractured Britain; after all, to know is to love. I’m rooting for our couples to go the distance and not let our differences overpower us."

Handcuffed: Last Pair Standing launches on Monday 2 March at 9pm on Channel 4, followed by a second episode on Tuesday 3 March.

During the six-part series, the couples will be handcuffed together through thick and thin as they adjust to eating, dressing and sleeping just inches apart from a complete stranger, who they very well may not get along with.

The synopsis reads: "Shackled around the clock, the pairs will be sent on a road trip across our beautiful nation, in the hope they find common ground along the way. If a pair can last longest chained together, they’ll be in the running for a £100,000 jackpot – but if it proves too much and they demand to be unchained, their shot at the jackpot is gone. Drawn from across the UK, the couples will represent the wide range of views and opinions found in modern Britain.

"Will the chance to win a huge cash prize drive them to stay together whatever, or will their massive differences lead them to quit?"

Tim Hancock, commissioning editor, commented: "Funny, intense, and featuring a cast reflecting a truly diverse range of British characters, this is the kind of social experiment you’d only see on Channel 4. The series aims capture modern Britain by examining its divisions and hopefully helping mend some of them too."

Handcuffed: Last Pair Standing will air on Monday 2 March at 9pm on Channel 4.

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