...an alternative to Love Island

On-demand TV service UKTV Play has launched a Love Island spoof, called Geek Island.

The new mini-series, which has launched with four one-minute episodes, follows the amorous and academic adventures of eight hot young eggheads in the sun.

Among those taking part are Miss England Stephanie Hill (a first-class radiotherapy and oncology graduate), Georgie Clarke from ITV’s Survival of the Fittest (BA in fashion and an MA in fashion business and management with cultural studies) and University Challenge prodigy Bobby Seagull (currently completing a Mathematics PhD at Cambridge). 

Seagull said: ‘When the Seagull lands the girls come flocking. I’m packing a whopper upstairs in my 19-inch cranium and I’m ready to divide the mansion, subtract the guys and multiply with the girls.’

  And Clark added: ‘I’m a big believer in the saying ‘brains over brawn’ and I’m looking for intellectual stimulation and real chemistry in the Geek Island mansion.’

Geek Island is designed to promote UKTV Play's collection of documentary and factual programming.

  Here’s episode one, and the rest are available here .

Published: 30 Aug 2018