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Genre
  
Comedy

Country of origin
  
Australia

Network
  
ABC

Director
  
Jonathan Brough

7.3/10
IMDb

Created by
  
Peter Helliar

First episode date
  
15 August 2013

Program creator
  
Peter Helliar

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Written by
  
Phil Lloyd Jess Harris Ryan Shelton Justin Hamilton Tony Moclair Lawrence Mooney Steven Gates Kate Langbroek

Directed by
  
Jonathan Brough Peter Helliar

Starring
  
Asher Keddie Kate Ritchie John Wood Lisa McCune Stephen Curry Shane Jacobson Peter Helliar Poh Ling Yeow Denise Scott Ross Noble Lawrence Mooney

Executive producers
  
Peter Helliar, Laura Waters, Andrea Denholm, Paul Walton

Similar
  
Utopia, Shaun Micallef's Mad as H, Upper Middle Bogan, Dirty Laundry Live, The Ex‑PM

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. 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.

Contents

Episode 1

  • Peter Helliar as Greg
  • Lisa McCune as Em
  • Dave Lawson as Patrick
  • Poh Ling Yeow as Jasmine

    • Episode 2

  • John Wood as Rex
  • Denise Scott as Gwen
  • Sibylla Budd as Imogen
  • Luke McGregor as Kevin
  • Ed Kavalee as Brent

    • Episode 3

  • Asher Keddie as Verity
  • Stephen Curry as Jason
  • Eva Lazzaro as Lucy
  • Louis Corbett as Richard

    • Episode 4

  • Kate Ritchie as Zara
  • Nadine Garner as Eve
  • Kate McLennan as Jessica
  • Nazeem Hussain as Ashraf

    • Episode 5

  • Shane Jacobson as Hugo
  • Pia Miranda as Camilla
  • Ronny Chieng as Winston
  • Emily Taheny as Manda

    • Episode 6

  • Jess Harris as Virginia
  • Sophie Lowe as Vicky
  • Ryan Shelton as Ben
  • Daniel Wyllie as Kane

    • Episode 7

  • Sophie Cusworth as Sam
  • Ron Jacobson as Doug
  • Jackie Kelleher as Josie
  • Lawrence Mooney as The Pig
  • Sally-Anne Upton as Brenda

    • 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

  • Ross Noble as John
  • Peter Rowsthorn as Michael
  • Ian Smith as Don
  • Heidi Valkenburg as Alison

    • Episode 1

  • Roy Billing as Graham
  • Kat Stewart as Jen
  • Matt Okine as George
  • Celia Pacquola as Cynthia

    • 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

  • Rove McManus as Declan
  • Adrienne Pickering as Tess
  • Shaun Micallef as Roland
  • Veronica Milsom as Sue
  • Dan Wyllie as Kane

    • 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

  • Ronny Chieng as Winston
  • Emily Taheny as Manda
  • Justine Clarke as Amy
  • Phil Lloyd as Brad

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

    Episode 4

  • Lachy Hulme as Rory
  • Magda Szubanski as Mary-Angela
  • Steen Raskopoulos as Juzzy
  • Tegan Higginbotham as Abby

    • Episode 5

  • Susie Porter as Jocelyn
  • Rhys Darby as Craig
  • Tasma Walton as Paulina
  • Sam Simmons as Ray

    • Episode 6

  • Jimeoin as Terry
  • Deborah Mailman as Joanne
  • Eddie Perfect as Jeremy
  • Amber Clayton as Freja

    • Episode 7

  • Bridie Carter as Sharna
  • Vince Colosimo as Harry
  • Aaron Pedersen as Matt/Ajuna
  • Roz Hammond as Lizzie

    • Episode 8

  • Tom Ballard as Mark
  • Joel Creasey as Tom
  • Malorie O'Neill as Natalie
  • Toby Wallace as Nathan

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

    Reception

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

    References

    It's a Date (TV series) Wikipedia
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