Dates is a British television romantic drama series created by Bryan Elsley, who also created Skins, which first aired on Channel 4 on 10 June 2013, at 22:00, as part of its "Mating Season" programming, illustrating a series of first dates between online dating service users. The show's target audience is "ABC1".
Dates is a British television romantic drama series created by Bryan Elsley, who also created Skins, which first aired on Channel 4 on 10 June 2013, at 22:00, as part of its "Mating Season" programming, illustrating a series of first dates between online dating service users. The show's target audience is "ABC1".
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 1
David and Mia
23m
Northern lorry driver David arrives at a restaurant to meet Celeste with whom he has arranged a date via the Internet. 'Celeste' arrives but is actually called Mia and proceeds to be offensive to him and the waitress. She eventually drops her guard and starts to get on with David but whilst he talks about himself and his late wife, she is enigmatic and leaves without telling him. He catches up with her and they kiss before she flees in a taxi.
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Directed by John MayburyWritten by Bryan ElsleyGuest stars Oona Chaplin, Will Mellor, Madeline Duggan, Xavier Atkins, Annie Hulley, Esther Hall, April Pearson, Graham Curry
Jenny is a lonely primary school teacher recovering from a disastrous broken relationship. Nick is a city boy richly endowed with both cash and secrets. On their first date they find out everything there is to know about each other, and knowing everything can be a dangerous and unpredictable business.
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Directed by Charles SturridgeWritten by Nancy HarrisGuest stars Neil Maskell, Sheridan Smith, Laura Rogers, Ryan Sampson
Mia is putting herself around town. Stephen is a disenchanted surgeon with a surfeit of self-regard who doesn't know what he is looking for. When Mia gets under his skin, he realises that there might be more to himself than good looks and a high-flying career.
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Directed by John MayburyWritten by Ben SchifferGuest stars Sian Breckin, Oona Chaplin, Ben Chaplin, Anna Barry, Emily Bruni, Emma Campbell-Jones, David Keeling, Helena Cullinan
Erica is a young lesbian who can't pluck up the courage to tell her traditional Chinese family who she really is. But when she meets enigmatic Kate, she realises she can't hide forever.
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Directed by Philippa LangdaleWritten by Jamie ChanGuest stars Gemma Chan, Katie McGrath, Orion Lee, Jamie Dispirito, Jamie Maclachlan, Royce Pierreson, Jay Roberts, Albert Tang
David is trying to put Mia behind him, but meeting Ellie is not the solution he's looking for. She's far too young, honest and insightful, and has some truths to tell he'd rather not hear.
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Directed by Sarah WalkerWritten by Laura HunterGuest stars Oona Chaplin, Will Mellor, Montanna Thompson, Dean Coulson, Jacob Mackintosh, Rachel Windsor, Chris Cowlin, Hannah Blamires
Coming out to her brother hasn't gone well for Erica. He has reacted by setting her up on an internet date with garrulous, unmarriable Scotsman Callum. The date starts badly and quickly becomes disastrous, but somehow a weird kinship emerges.
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Directed by Philippa LangdaleWritten by Jamie BrittainGuest stars Gemma Chan, Greg McHugh, Orion Lee, Logan Wong
Mia feels stuck in the difficult position of actually being in a relationship with David. As she is about to meet his children for the first time, events take an awkward turn and she is forced to finally confront the gap in her life which she is attempting to fill.
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Directed by Charles SturridgeWritten by Ben SchifferGuest stars Oona Chaplin, Will Mellor, Ben Chaplin
