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Dates

20136.71 Season9 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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".

Produced by Bradley Adams
NetworksChannel 4

Themes & Keywords

london, englandblind dateromcomdatingyoung loveonline datingfirst date

About Dates

Dates is a drama series that first aired in 2013 exploring themes of london, england, blind date, romcom, dating, young love, online dating. 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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