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It's a Date
GenreComedy
Created byPeter Helliar
Written byPhil Lloyd
Jess Harris
Ryan Shelton
Justin Hamilton
Tony Moclair
Lawrence Mooney
Steven Gates
Kate Langbroek
Directed byJonathan Brough
Peter Helliar
StarringAsher Keddie

Kate Ritchie
John Wood
Lisa McCune
Stephen Curry
Shane Jacobson
Peter Helliar
Poh Ling Yeow
Denise Scott
Ross Noble

Lawrence Mooney
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producersDebbie Lee
Brett Sleigh
ProducersLaura Waters
Andrea Denholm
EditorSteven Robinson ASE
Running time23 minutes (excluding commercials)
Production companyPrincess Pictures
Original release
NetworkABC1

It's A Date is an Australian ensemble comedy series which began screening on ABC1 on 15 August 2013. The eight part series was written by comedian Peter Helliar and directed by Helliar and New Zealander Jonathan Brough. The first series was produced by Laura Waters.[1][2] The show poses a question about dating - such as 'should you date a friend's ex?' and follows two sets of people as they grapple with the question.[3]

Season 1 Cast

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 7

Both Sibylla Budd (as The Pig's producer) and John Wood (behind The Pig in a queue at the Service Station) appear, mingled in with the events of Episode 2.

Episode 8

Season 2 Cast

Episode 1

Peter Helliar (as Greg), Lisa McCune (as Em), Denise Scott (as Gwen) and Lawrence Mooney (as The Pig) reprise their roles from Season 1. Graham is Greg's father, Jen is Em's best friend, Gwen is Cynthia's mother and Cynthia works on The Pig's radio show.

Episode 2

Jess Harris (as Virginia) reprised her role from Season 1 as Kane's (Dan Wyllie) ex (who was also featured in Season 1).

Episode 3

Peter Helliar (as Greg) appears as Brad's brother.

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 7

Episode 8

Ronald Jacobson (as Doug) reprises his role from Season 1. Doug is Mark's and Natalie's grandfather.

Episodes

Season 1

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"When Should You Abandon A Date?"Jonathan BroughPeter Helliar and Phil Lloyd15 August 2013 (2013-08-15)
22"How Important Is Honesty On A First Date?"Peter HelliarPeter Helliar and Ryan Shelton22 August 2013 (2013-08-22)
33"How Important Is A Sense Of Humour On A Date?"Jonathan BroughPeter Helliar and Justin Hamilton29 August 2013 (2013-08-29)
44"Do Opposites Attract?"Jonathan BroughPeter Helliar and Kate Langbroek5 September 2013 (2013-09-05)
55"Should You Date On The Rebound?"Jonathan BroughPeter Helliar, Tony Moclair and Steve Gates12 September 2013 (2013-09-12)
66"How Much Do First Impressions Count?"Jonathan BroughPeter Helliar and Jess Harris19 September 2013 (2013-09-19)
77"Should You Have Sex On A First Date?"Peter HelliarPeter Helliar and Lawrence Mooney26 September 2013 (2013-09-26)
88"Does Age Matter?"Jonathan BroughPeter Helliar and Shaun Micallef3 October 2013 (2013-10-03)

Season 2

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date
91"Do Set Up Dates Work?"Jonathan BroughPeter Helliar and Celia Pacquola16 October 2014 (2014-10-16)
102"Is It OK To Date A Friend's Ex?"Jonathan BroughPeter Helliar and Lawrence Mooney23 October 2014 (2014-10-23)
113"What's the Worst Thing that Can Happen?"Erin WhitePeter Helliar and Phil Lloyd30 October 2014 (2014-10-30)
124"How Much Research Should You Do Before Dating?"Erin WhitePeter Helliar, Magda Szubanski, and Ryan Shelton6 November 2014 (2014-11-06)
135"Should You Date Outside Your Comfort Zone?"Jonathan BroughPeter Helliar and Ryan Shelton13 November 2014 (2014-11-13)
146"Should You Date on Impulse?"Jonathan BroughPeter Helliar, Luke McGregor and Eddie Perfect20 November 2014 (2014-11-20)
157"Should You Re-connect With An Old Flame?"Peter HelliarPeter Helliar and Roz Hammond27 November 2014 (2014-11-27)
168"Should You Take a Date to a Wedding?"Peter HelliarPeter Helliar and Steve Gates4 December 2014 (2014-12-04)

Reception

Rob Moran felt It's a Date "opts for star power and broad gags" over quality.[4] Debi Enkar felt the series was warm.[5] Kylie Northam felt that while the series was prone to being ocker, there were some truisms.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "PressDisplay.com". PressDisplay.com. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  2. ^ "It's a Date". Australian Television. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  3. ^ http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/stars-come-out-for-its-a-date-20141014-115ikq.html
  4. ^ http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/australia-culture-blog/2013/aug/16/upper-middle-bogan-its-date
  5. ^ http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/its-a-date-that-crazy-little-thing-called-love-20130810-2rocp.html
  6. ^ http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/show-of-the-week-its-a-date-20130828-2sox2.html

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