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First Dates: Series 20

5 episodes Premiered Apr 17, 2023 Updated Sep 28, 2026
Previously on First Dates

Season 20 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 19.
  • ⚡ 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.
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Season 20 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 20: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (2): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S20·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

Apr 17, 2023 · 47 min

Will a gaming nerd finally meet her 'geeky James Bond'? Can actor Rebecca overcome her First Dates stage nerves? And will an ex-wild thing's tattoos wreck his chances of new love?

S20·E2 Core

Episode 2

Apr 24, 2023 · 46 min

Everyone's looking for love on their first date: a tattooist who loves to shoot, a gym bunny, cheesemaker, and a multilingual entrepreneur who loves a man in a suit

S20·E3 Core

Episode 3

May 1, 2023 · 47 min

Farmer Chris brings a beetroot to his First Date. Two dog fans commiserate over past loves. And football coach Timi flirts up a storm - but will student Afope flirt back?

S20·E4 Core

Episode 4

May 8, 2023 · 47 min

An alpha female meets a guy called Lion. Is their date a roaring success? Also looking for love are an ambitious florist and an extrovert former dancer who loves to speak French.

S20·E5 Mytharc

Episode 5

May 15, 2023 · 47 min

This time the First Daters looking for love include a singing pharmacist, a straight-talker, and a former Olympic trampolinist who's worried about his place on the 'ginger scale'

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