BBC Three's "Undercover Princes": Why haven't we heard more about this show?

Back in January, when the series was getting ready to debut, we briefly mentioned BBC Three's Undercover Princes since it included gay Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil of India. Recently, we were reminded of the series and, taking a closer look at it, I'm wondering why we haven't heard more about this show.

Basically, Undercover Princes is a reality TV version Coming to America as three princes go undercover as average citizens in order to find a mate. Hilarity results as the Princes discover the complexities of grocery shopping (two kinds of peanut butter?), buying clothes off the rack and crossing the street.

Prince Mani and his date Mike

At first glance the series might seem completely frivolous, but it also deals with Prince Mani's attempts to figure out what it means to be a gay man. He makes his first visit to a gay bar, learns about adult toys and discovers that online dating includes guys looking for Mr. Right as well as ones seeking Mr. Right Now. He also has to deal with the homophobia emanating from one of his roommates, Prince Africa Zulu (yes, that really is his name) who reads Leviticus to Prince Mani and isn't happy when Mani brings a date home.

Check out a clip from Undercover Princes where the Princes buy some new clothes. It looks like a bit of light fun and, thankfully, lacks a sense of meanness I'd expect if a series like this were coming from Fox (see Millionaire, Joe). Then again, maybe I'm just fooled by narrator Dawn Porter's calm tone.

I'm surprised we didn't see more buzz for Undercover Princes. Not only does Prince Mani sound like a interesting person with a compelling journey ahead of him, but the comedy of watching people confused by things we find mundane usually makes for good TV. Since none of the Princes find love by the end of the series, there's room for a second season. Since they've been on national television in the UK, perhaps they should try looking for love in a US city?

Has any of our UK readers seen Undercover Princes? Is it anywhere as entertaining (without being mean) as it looks?