Luton man's rocky romance on BBC's Love in the Countryside takes a final twist

In yesterday's instalment of the hit series, Luton-born Michael Nanton-Knight, 34, was selected to go on a penultimate date with Cumbrian farmer David, 35, to see if their chemistry might ignite.

After beating out romantic rivals Sal, 27, and Luke 34, in the previous episode, businessman Michael invited farmer David to his usual hangouts in Central London.

But while sat in a cafe with stunning views overlooking the Thames, David delivered an unexpected clanger.

"I need to see Luke again," he confided to a stunned Michael.

David then added he wasn't sure if he'd made the right choice.

Taking the bad news like a pro, Michael simply told him, "I need to be the one," and ended with things with David.

"It was about having some self respect," Michael told the Luton News after last night's episode aired.

"I know what I want, and I'd been in that situation before. I don't have time to hang around waiting for someone else to make their mind up.

"It was a bit of a kick in the teeth."

After things ended with Michael, cameras followed David as he awkwardly reunited with Luke a month after rejecting him.

But the lovelorn farmer soon got his just rewards for dithering!