7.7/10144 votes#1 - David and Mia
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/10/2013
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.
Director: John Maybury
Writer: Bryan Elsley
6.8/10110 votes#2 - Jenny and Nick
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/11/2013
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.
Director: Charles Sturridge
Writer: Nancy Harris
7.5/10106 votes#3 - Mia and Stephen
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/12/2013
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.
Director: John Maybury
Writer: Ben Schiffer
7.6/10213 votes#4 - Erica and Kate
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/18/2013
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.
Director: Philippa Langdale
Writer: Jamie Chan
7.5/1093 votes#5 - David and Ellie
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/19/2013
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.
Director: Sarah Walker
Writer: Laura Hunter
7.2/1086 votes#6 - Erica and Callum
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/25/2013
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.
Director: Philippa Langdale
Writer: Jamie Brittain
7.0/1078 votes#7 - Stephen and Mia
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/26/2013
Stephen is waiting for Mia to turn up for a naughty afternoon in a London hotel but soon begins to wonder if he's been stood up.
Director: Paul Andrew Williams
Writer: Bryan Elsley
7.4/1088 votes#8 - Jenny and Christian
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/2/2013
Jenny has decided to give online dating one last try. After she meets Christian it looks like her prayers have been answered.
Director: Charles Sturridge
Writer: Nancy Harris
7.4/1079 votes#9 - Mia and David
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/6/2015
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.
Director: Charles Sturridge
Writer: Ben Schiffer
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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...
Genre:Drama
Network:Channel 4
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"David and Mia" is the best rated episode of "Dates" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 144 votes. Directed by John Maybury and written by Bryan Elsley, it aired on 6/10/2013. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Jenny and Nick".