Desire

Series about the three most volcanic emotions we experience in love: jealousy, anger and desire. Driven by human interest stories, the programme features moments of emotional honesty, scientific insight, and remarkable actuality footage - and follows key characters on moving journeys of change.Obsession, infidelity, lies and betrayal, a journey to the other side of the world - this episode looks at desire. We discover the extraordinary lengths we can go to in pursuit of 'the one' - losing our judgement, gambling our reputations and wreaking havoc on the lives of those around us, all in the name of desire.Amanda found herself caught up in a two-year obsession with someone she'd never even met. Happily married Richard tore his family apart with one moment of passion. Sarah was blinded to her better instincts and fell for an extraordinary tissue of lies.We also discover how, for some personality types, the chemical cocktail of desire is so heady it can drive them to chase partner after partner. Jane adores hopping from infatuation to infatuation, but we follow her as she suddenly meets a man who might be Mr Right and has to make some painful choices.Finally, we find out the surprising science of why first love is such an overwhelming experience, and follow Ken on a quest to find his childhood sweetheart - with a fairytale ending.