First Dates: Season 18
Season 18 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of First Dates Season 17.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 18 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Jan 6, 2022 · 50 min
Return of the dating show in which singletons meet up with possible partners at a restaurant. First up is Carol, once a Monty Python star, who meets interior designer Keith. Could
Episode 2
Jan 13, 2022 · 50 min
Cake-maker and self-confessed `princess" Fiona seeks someone `chunky and funky", finding herself paired with recruitment consultant Rakim. Ex-soldier Tristan from Exeter is on a mi
Episode 3
Jan 20, 2022 · 50 min
Becky, a 22-year-old from Bristol, seeks a man who will accept her and her snake. It remains to be seen whether leather-clad Lee from London will prove to be the open-minded guy sh
Episode 4
Jan 27, 2022 · 50 min
Twenty one-year-old post-grad student Madeleine struggles to find guys who stimulate her mentally, and would love to meet a rugby boy who’s marriage material. She’s paired with rug
Episode 5
Feb 3, 2022 · 50 min
Twenty seven-year-old single mother and dog groomer Brenna seeks a man who won’t be put off by the fact she has a daughter. She hopes to find a connection with dog-loving electrici
Episode 6: Valentine's
Feb 10, 2022 · 50 min
It's Valentine's at the First Dates restaurant, and there's an extra serving of romance - for broken-hearted Chris, singer twins Hazel and Brenda, and Saskia and Roisin, who can't
Episode 7
Feb 17, 2022 · 50 min
Thirty two-year-old Sophie needs to find the right guy to earn her trust and tempt her away from the comforts and convenience of living with her parents. She hopes Adam from the Wi
Episode 8 - The Awkward Ones
Feb 24, 2022 · 50 min
A look back at dates that didn't quite go to plan, from mishaps to cringe moments.
Episode 9 - Double Dating
Mar 3, 2022 · 50 min
Some classic mixed doubles – from twins with mixed fortunes to a pair with a big secret
Episode 10 - This Is Me
Mar 10, 2022 · 50 min
A look back at some memorable daters with secrets to share.