Dates
Created by Bryan Elsley
On Channel 4
A warm, playful romantic drama built around the vulnerability and hope of first dates between online daters, structured episodically around new couples each week.
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".
Genres
Questions people ask
Is Dates violent? Barely. Less violent than 89% of series.
Is Dates scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of series.
Does Dates leave you hopeful? Somewhat. More hopeful than 69% of series.
Is Dates easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 66% of series.
Is Dates sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Dates
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Dates
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Dates, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Dates, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Dates, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
