The show, developed in New Zealand by disability-first production company Attitude Pictures, follows on from the success of similar shows Love on the Spectrum (also Netflix) and the poorly titled The Undateables (Channel 4). Speaking to the cameras afterwards, he says with a straight face: “As a matter of fact, I don’t like her,” before breaking out into a huge grin and adding: “I love her.”Ĭarlos and Aelinor’s blossoming relationship is one of several chronicled in Down for Love, a new Netflix series that follows people who have learning disabilities as they embark on a journey to find partners.
He brings her a beautiful bunch of flowers in her favourite colour, and recites self-penned poems about the ways her presence and beauty makes him feel. For their second date, Carlos invites Aelinor to a cooking class where they learn how to make an authentic Italian pasta dish, before eating it together.