Tonight

Modern UK society is made up of more single people than ever before, with 15 million expected to join the ranks by 2011, and the match-making industry set to be worth £1 billion.

Jonathan Maitland explores the reasons behind our solitary existence and follows three dating hopefuls as they try introductory agencies, speed dating, pub crawls and online websites in their quest for love.

Last edited: Wednesday, 18 February 2009