Dates

Dates

Ended First aired 10/Jun/2013 United Kingdom English 1 season(s) 9 episode(s)
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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".
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Season 1 · Season 1
9 episode(s) · Air date: 10/Jun/2013
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From the creator of Skins, a witty, sexy and emotional drama series about the complicated and hilarious ways that strangers interact on dates in their quest to find love...

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From the creator of Skins, a witty, sexy and emotional drama series about the complicated and hilarious ways that strangers interact on dates in their quest to find love...

S1E9
Mia and David
Air date: 06/Aug/2015 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 23 min
Summary

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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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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S1E6
Erica and Callum
Air date: 25/Jun/2013 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 23 min
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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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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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S1E5
David and Ellie
Air date: 19/Jun/2013 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 23 min
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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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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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S1E4
Erica and Kate
Air date: 18/Jun/2013 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 23 min
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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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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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S1E3
Mia and Stephen
Air date: 12/Jun/2013 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 23 min
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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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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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S1E2
Jenny and Nick
Air date: 11/Jun/2013 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 23 min
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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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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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David and Mia
Air date: 10/Jun/2013 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 23 min
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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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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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Gemma Chan
Gemma Chan
Erica
Neil Maskell
Neil Maskell
Nick
Sheridan Smith
Sheridan Smith
Jenny
Katie McGrath
Katie McGrath
Kate
Greg McHugh
Greg McHugh
Callum
Andrew Scott
Andrew Scott
Christian
Sian Breckin
Sian Breckin
Heidi
Oona Chaplin
Oona Chaplin
Mia
Will Mellor
Will Mellor
David
Madeline Duggan
Madeline Duggan
Waitress
Xavier Atkins
Xavier Atkins
Frankie
Annie Hulley
Annie Hulley
Monica
Esther Hall
Esther Hall
Jessica
April Pearson
April Pearson
Liz
Graham Curry
Graham Curry
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Laura Rogers
Margaret
Ryan Sampson
Ryan Sampson
Waiter
Ben Chaplin
Ben Chaplin
Stephen

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Robbie Chapman
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Annie Hardinge
Annie Hardinge
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Grace Brooks
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Niamh Morrison
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