Don't Tell the Bride

Don't Tell the Bride is a reality show on BBC3. Grooms get given cash to plan every aspect of their weddings to their unsuspecting brides. The popular program has been available since 2025. A total of 116 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in February 2026.
Last broadcast:11/02/2026 at 13:00Genres: Reality Shows
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1:00:00Don't Tell the Bride
The One with the Bingo: A hen party leaves Katie feeling deflated, while Darnell has a raucous stag do and even tries his hand at stripping. Can a perfect wedding day turn things around?
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1:00:00The Scots-Caribbean Fusion One: Catherine's dying to have a traditional Scottish wedding when she gets hitched to fiancé Richard. He, however, is thinking more of Antigua than Aberdeen.
Series 2018
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1:05:00The One with the Helicopter: Reece, who is ex-military, plans a wedding with an army twist. But his bride Lucy would prefer something in a castle.
Series 3
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1:00:00The One Where the Groom Sings: Wayne wants to book a wedding band that he's certain fiancée Leanne will hate. But he's got a plan to keep her sweet: serenading her on the big day.
1:00:00The Karaoke One: Military man Paul intends to plan his wedding to his fiancée Emily with painstaking precision. The karaoke reception he's got planned could prove divisive, though.
Series 2018
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50:00The One with the Bride Kidnap: Is Kain shooting himself in the foot planning a gangster-themed wedding? His bride-to-be Charlie has always dreamed of a wedding day fit for a princess.
Series 4
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1:00:00The One with All the Payback: We take a trip down memory lane and review some of DTTB's messiest weddings ever, giving the brides the chance to have their say. Are our couples still happy?
1:00:00The One with All the Greatest Moments: Patsy Palmer runs us through some of her favourite moments from DTTB. There's drama galore, stacks of romance, and a fair few tears...
Series 2018
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1:05:00The One with the Leak: Yanis wants his big day to be a towering success, featuring the Eiffel Tower. But when the wedding plans are leaked, the couple are left facing the consequences.
1:05:00The Adventure Sports One: Excitable groom Jonny plans an adrenaline-fuelled wedding for his bride-to-be Kate, who favours something simple.
Series 4
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1:00:00The Bridgend Glastonbury One: Hywel wants to turn his wedding to Beca into a music festival. And just like Glastonbury, the big day starts out with torrential rain. Will it be a washout?
1:00:00The One in a Barn: Nathan is plotting a rural knees-up in a big old barn for his fiancée Nicky. But will his plans be derailed by his mother-in-law, who wants to plan the wedding herself?
Series 2018
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1:15:00The One with the Dinosaurs: Elle has her heart set on a classy wedding at Liverpool's iconic Liver Building. But Phil plans a big day to go down in history.
Series 4
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1:00:00The One in a Boarding School: Is there anything more romantic than a boarding school? Not according to James, who's booked Dulwich College school hall as the venue for his wedding to Mercy.
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1:10:00The One with All the Pixies: Sam has £13k to spend on his pixie wedding to his love, Luanne. Will Luanne, who dreams of a traditional service, appreciate his scheme?
Series 4
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55:00The One with All the Drag Queens: It's Don't Tell the Groom as Dan plans a wedding for Mark, who doesn't want anything too camp. But Dan's organised a cabaret reception full of drag queens.
1:00:00The Wintery Heatwave One: Snow? In July? No, we're not in Antarctica. We're at James' wedding to Charlotte, where he's put on a winter wonderland complete with Christmas trees and... Pingu.
Series 2018
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1:05:00The Hot Tub One: While bride-to-be Hayley always dreamed of a traditional Jewish celebration, bodylicious Ben would prefer a hot tub wedding. Will Hayley take the plunge?
Series 4
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1:00:00The Vegas One: It's time for one of DTTB's most iconic episodes ever. Simon's plotting a Las Vegas wedding for fiancé Kaleigh, but he may rip the whole family apart in the process.