Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over: Open Marriage

The investigative reporter aims to find out what life is like in modern Britain by spending 72 hours in the company of a wide range of extraordinary characters and families, beginning in Shepherd's Bush, West London

Stacey Dooley spends time with Britain’s more unusual households, with lifestyles that others might judge. In this series, she's not just going to visit, she's staying over. Experiencing all aspects of family life to find out what really makes them tick.

To open this six-part series, she stays with married couple Cathy and Thomas and their son, Stanley.

Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over Picture shows (L-R): Nicole, Thomas, Cathy and Stacey Dooley — Stacey Dooley with Nicole (left), Thomas and Cathy

The couple have an open relationship and currently live as a ‘throuple’ with another woman.

As Stacey immerses herself in their life, she looks at the reasons why the couple live the way they do and the pros and cons of such a lifestyle.

Fascinating viewing.

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Next week Stacey sleeps over at the home of one of Britian's most popular YouTube families - the Saccone Jolys.

TV Times rating: ****

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