Throng

This ground-breaking two-part documentary profiles extreme relationships that have never been portrayed on British TV before. The second instalment looks at women who are sexually and emotionally attracted to objects. These so-called ‘objectum sexuals’ shy away from contact with other humans in favour of structures large and small. The film follows Naisho, an American woman who has ‘married’ the Eiffel Tower and is in love with the Berlin Wall.

In San Francisco, 37-year-old Naisho stands proudly in front of the Golden Gate Bridge. “I am a woman and this is a bridge. And despite our vast differences, we are very much in love,” she declares. For Naisho – whose real name is Erica – being in love with a bridge represents many difficulties, not least the fact that she cannot be alone or intimate with it. “I curse myself for being human,” she tells her lover. “I wish I were an object like you.”

This ground-breaking two-part documentary profiles extreme relationships that have never been portrayed on British TV before. The first episode follows two self-proclaimed ‘mechaphiles’ – men who have physical and emotional relationships with their cars. The pair talk candidly about the nature of their passion before embarking on a road trip to attend a car show in California. How will these two rather different men react when they meet each other for the first time?

For the last 26 years, Edward has taken care of his lover, a 1974-era VW Beetle named ‘Vanilla’. “The minute I saw this car, I fell in love with her,” he says. “Almost every inch of her body has a certain sense of beauty.” For Edward, this passionate love for cars has its roots deep in his childhood. Over time, his “innocent affection” for automobiles developed into a full-blown obsession. In a very real sense, Vanilla is the love of his life.

Coming soon to Five is a ground-breaking twopart documentary that explores the outer reaches of human sexuality. Strange Love profiles two very different types of relationship that have never been portrayed on British TV before.

The first episode, ‘My Car Is My Lover’, follows two men who have sexual relationships with their beloved vehicles. For the last 26 years, Edward has taken care of his lover, a 1974-era VW Beetle named ‘Vanilla’. “The minute I saw this car, I fell in love with her,” he says. “Almost every inch of her body has a certain sense of beauty.” Elsewhere, 20-year-old Jordan enjoys a similar relationship with his own Beetle.