First Dates

First Dates is a love & dating show on Channel 4. The First Dates restaurant throws open its doors to single people looking for love. The popular program has been available since 2024. A total of 165 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in March 2025.
Last broadcast:16/03/2025 at 01:05Genres: Love & Dating
Last episode
1:10:00


First Dates
Ann-Marie visits the First Dates restaurant on her 50th birthday. She's survived four bouts of cancer and believes time is precious. Will she want to spend it with her date Carl? (S3 Ep8/9)
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Mula, who was stood up on her last date, is hoping round two will be better. Her blind date is another returner, funny man AJ, who compares women to a bucket of KFC. (S3 Ep7/9)


Nathania's writing a dissertation about marriage as a form of punishment in fairy tales, but is songwriter Dan - who hasn't had a girlfriend since school - her Prince Charming? (S3 Ep6/9)


Olive and Terence, who are both in their 80s, bond over memories of lost loves, tennis and amateur dramatics. Anita meets rugby star Max, and Frankie's date is teacher Charlie. (S3 Ep4/9)


Will Ryan's unique chat-up lines laugh aspiring embalmer Kerry into bed? How will nervous Mark react when free spirit Sophia reads his palm? (S3 Ep3/9)


Can Jayden hide his Don Juan ways from Isabel? Will estate agent John give Sarah, who's deaf, the butterflies in the stomach she's hoping for? (S3 Ep2/9)
Series 2
55:00


Computer programmer Andrew has been single for 10 years. Will he click with old-fashioned romantic Sarah? And Kenny and his biceps 'James' and 'Andrew' return to the restaurant. (S2 Ep8/8)


DJ Terry Turbo returns. Has he changed his Jack-the-lad ways? Are Ben and Gary's dates more keen on each other? Model Rochelle's looking for love that's more than skin-deep. (S2 Ep7/8)


Will romance blossom between glam Rachel and unlucky-in-love Alan, as they discuss her experiences of living with OCD? And will Jess like Ross's cheesy jokes more than Regan did? (S2 Ep6/8)


Can Kenny and his biceps 'James' and 'Andrew' sweep gym manager Claire off her feet? And will the stars align for former Countdown contestant Jonny and mystical Clare? (S2 Ep5/8)


Can metrosexual Jon find headstrong Mancunian Regan's soft side? Playboy Mostafa believes every girl would like to marry him. And heavy-metal fan Dan returns to the restaurant. (S2 Ep4/8)


Series one favourite Rajan returns to the restaurant, hoping to be fourth time lucky. Will his chat-up lines impress Corinne, who has a history of meeting the wrong men? (S2 Ep3/8)
Series 15
1:05:00


A retired champion car racer meets a champion ballroom dancer who seeks a man 'with balls'. And sparks fly when Babestation model Rebecca meets leather-clad Mak. (S23 Ep5)
Series 2
1:00:00


Will it be first love for inexperienced Ed and Purdey, and can Peter recover from an embarrassing faux pas? (S2 Ep2/8)


Paul is desperate to find love but worries that nerves make his stammer worse. And do chat-up lines work? (S2 Ep1/8)
Series 1
1:05:00


Has 'ladies' man' Terry met his match with bisexual Larisha? And will Canadian Donato's transatlantic charms impress Londoner Kate? (S1 Ep6/6)


Modern-day Lothario Lewis is bowled over by flight attendant Megan but his tried-and-tested techniques are nothing new for her. Daniel from Aberystwyth returns for a second date. (S1 Ep5/6)


Daniel, who's 31, is on his first ever date. Hank, who's 4ft 11in, is looking for a lady to love him for who he is. And Tamsin from episode one returns for another First Date. (S1 Ep4/6)


More couples meet in the First Dates restaurant. Glamour model Danielle is returning to the dating scene after having her heart broken. And Rajan is back for a date with Shaunie. (S1 Ep3/6)


More couples meet in the restaurant. Amanda is looking for a husband, Chris hopes to overcome his geeky stereotype, and over 1000 men have applied to date Fayhe from episode one. (S1 Ep2)