Couples Therapy. BBC iplayer

Not the sort of programme I’d usually watch but it is one of those quirky programmes recommended by Hayley Campbell on Must Watch and I usually like her choices. American series which follows three couples going through therapy. The counsellor reminds me of the lady that used to do House Doctor. The couples vary; gay couples, trans couples, straight couples. There are three series and I’ve only watched part of the third one but there seems to be a common thread which is that problems in the marriage seem to stem from unresolved childhood traumas. Annoyingly there are lots of other programmes I want to watch but I’m a bit hooked on this one. As Hayley says summing up the programme ‘ it’s never actually about who doesn’t clean the cat litter’. But everyone agrees with wondering why on earth people are happy to subject their marriage to such public scrutiny. Fifteen minutes of fame I suppose.