First Dates
2013
📺 24 Seasons
🎬 208 Episodes
📅 Returning Series
🌐 EN
⏱️ 50 min/episode
Reality
Interactive dating experiment in which real dates are filmed, and then viewers get the chance to apply to date the unsuccessful participants the following week.
Seasons
Season 1
Faliraki DJ Terry wants to tame his wild love life and settle down. Richard is venturing into online dating three years after losing his wife. And can Will's unusual flirting techniques impress Fayhe?
Season 2
Paul is desperate for love and also heart-wrenchingly worried that fear makes his stutter worse. And do chat-up lines work in modern dating?
Season 3
Sparks fly between dancers Frankie and Muhala. Kate and Liam have a lot in common, but how will she score their date's 'fun level'? Can Tim, who's in his late thirties, charm Jenny into a second date?
Season 4
First through the doors is Anna, who has a lengthy list of what she wants from her perfect man. She meets her date Liam, who likens dating to hunting a gazelle.
Season 5
Will TV aerial erector Aaron get a good reception for his cheeky one-liners from nursery worker Darcy? And Will vet Simon see past lawyer Arunima's wheelchair?
Season 6
Is there chemistry between brawny scientist Ashley and single parent Sonia? Burlesque dancer Becky meets budding comedian Lewis. And do Queen fans Gemma and Paolo discover a kind of magic?
Season 7
On the menu in this episode are five pairs of hopefuls, including an Irishman with Tourette's looking for the man of his dreams, and two singletons with strange dance moves
Season 8
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Cupid has a big surprise for mum-of-two Emma. Is lofty rocker Squid the man for six-foot-tall Kat? Charming science student Sameer hopes to meet Mr Right. And will Fran be dapper Will's English rose?
Season 9
Teaching assistant Liberty's looking for a man who can handle her 'right amount of crazy'. Octogenarian Doreen wants a man who can keep her on her toes; is author James the one?
Season 10
Mandy and her ex-husband Stuart visit the restaurant together for dates with globetrotting Adam and divorcee Claire. Meanwhile, can tall, handsome J prove there's more to him than meets the eye?
Season 11
Can Cameron help politics graduate Joe leave the singles market? Meanwhile, Lee's ready to hang up his party hat and settle down, and Abbi immediately catches his eye.
Season 12
Josh and Natasha bond over having fabulous hair, but commit some hilarious dining faux pas. Georgia is looking for a football-playing Cara Delevingne.
Season 13
The restaurant opens its doors again. Jessica seeks a James Corden doppelgänger. Dottie, who's 71, goes on her first date in 51 years. Single mum Keely meets market trader Ben.
Season 14
Semi-pro footballer Reece worries that being 5' 4" will stop him from scoring with Ria
Season 15
A new crop of singletons roll up to the First Dates restaurant, including a self-confessed party animal seeking someone just as wild, a disco dancer, an ex-Playboy bunny, and a biker daredevil.
Season 16
As a new series launches from an all-new Manchester venue, more singletons are looking for love, from a glamorous gran to a parliamentary worker who loves to talk sex and politics
Season 17
The first of this series' couples bond over a love of Japanese culture, although nerves threaten their chances. A police detective goes on a date with a man who used to be on the force, an actor meets a journalist and Latin ballroom dancer, and an entrepreneur with a flashy exterior and even flashier car is hoping to find someone to settle down with.
Season 18
Return of the dating show in which singletons meet up with possible partners at a restaurant. First up is Carol, once a Monty Python star, who meets interior designer Keith. Could he be the leading man she's been waiting for all these years? Twenty-six-year-old Charles has never had a girlfriend and is yet to experience his first kiss. Could 22-year-old Freya be the one to change that? With a shared passion for origami, it isn't long before Charles impresses Freya with his talents.
Season 19
Maître d' Fred Sirieix re-opens the First Dates restaurant, as more singletons arrive looking for love, including an Essex male escort, an eccentric gas fitter, and a 50-something mum.
Season 20
Will a gaming nerd finally meet her 'geeky James Bond'? Can actor Rebecca overcome her First Dates stage nerves? And will an ex-wild thing's tattoos wreck his chances of new love?
Season 21
On its 10th anniversary, First Dates moves to Bath.
Season 22
Will the flames of passion burn bright for fire performer Hayley and business owner Glen? And can tattoo fan Sarah from Wales find someone who'll take her bins out on a Tuesday?
Season 23
Chocolate expert Angus meets glam chocolate-lover Justine. Two fashionistas bond over a shared Harry Styles fixation. And sparks fly when a writer and a rock singer meet.
Season 24
A serial dater tries to connect with a tech consultant head-turner, while a tattoo-loving mum-of-three meets a massage therapist with a calming energy.
Cast
Network
Channel 4, Channel 4 (Online)
Production
Twenty Twenty Television
Keywords
london, englanddateblind dateloveromancedatingfirst datedating show