First Dates: Season 19

6 episodes Premiered Jul 21, 2022 Updated Sep 28, 2026

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Season 19 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 18.
⚡ 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.

Season 19 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 19: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes

Core (2): Character development & subplots

Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler

S19·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

Jul 21, 2022 · 60 min

Maître d' Fred Sirieix re-opens the First Dates restaurant, as more singletons arrive looking for love, including an Essex male escort, an eccentric gas fitter, and a 50-something

S19·E2 Mytharc

Episode 2

Jul 28, 2022 · 60 min

Will Natasha's quick wit give stand-up comedian Mani a run for his money? And will it be game over for Nintendo geek Lewis when he reveals his extreme love of gaming to his date?

S19·E3 Core

Episode 3

Aug 4, 2022 · 60 min

TV presenter Hayley's love-shy when it comes to dating. Luca seeks 'a nice girl' to please his dad. And boarding-school matron Sarah fancies a non-conformist guy up for some fun.

S19·E4 Core

Episode 4

Aug 11, 2022 · 60 min

Truck driver Beth is fed up with flying solo, while Aristos just happens to be a freelance pilot. Meanwhile, Bethany worries that she scares men away.

S19·E5 Mytharc

Episode 5

Aug 18, 2022 · 60 min

A pony groom who likes getting muddy meets a country boy with a 'bit of an edge'. And a 70-year-old joker has a date with a dance-loving 69-year-old who's into 'grinding'.

S19·E6 Mytharc

Episode 6

Aug 25, 2022

Dan puts a broken engagement behind him on a date with personal trainer Jess, whose love life needs a workout. And Burnley carpet salesman Nathan bids to turn over a new leaf.