It's a Date (TV series)
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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 Jonathan Brough. The first series was produced by Laura Waters.[1][2] Each episode 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]
| It's a Date | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Peter Helliar |
| 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 |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Debbie Lee Brett Sleigh |
| Producers | Laura Waters Andrea Denholm |
| Editor | Steven Robinson |
| Running time | 23 minutes (excluding commercials) |
| Production company | Princess Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC1 |
| Release | 15 August 2013 – 4 December 2014 |
- Peter Helliar as Greg
- Lisa McCune as Em
- Dave Lawson as Patrick
- Poh Ling Yeow as Jasmine
- John Wood as Rex
- Denise Scott as Gwen
- Sibylla Budd as Imogen
- Luke McGregor as Kevin
- Ed Kavalee as Brent
- Asher Keddie as Verity
- Stephen Curry as Jason
- Eva Lazzaro as Lucy
- Louis Corbett as Richard
- Kate Ritchie as Zara
- Nadine Garner as Eve
- Kate McLennan as Jessica
- Nazeem Hussain as Ashraf
- Shane Jacobson as Hugo
- Pia Miranda as Shrek
- Ronny Chieng as Winston
- Emily Taheny as Manda
- Jess Harris as Virginia
- Sophie Lowe as Vicky
- Ryan Shelton as Ben
- Daniel Wyllie as Kane
- Sophie Cusworth as Sam
- Ron Jacobson as Doug
- Jackie Kelleher as Josie
- Rebecca Jo Hanbury as Twattsie
- Lawrence Mooney as The Pig
- Sally-Anne Upton as Brenda
- Ross Noble as John
- Peter Rowsthorn as Michael
- Ian Smith as Don
- Heidi Valkenburg as Alison
- Roy Billing as Graham
- Rebecca Jo Hanbury as Twattsie
- Kat Stewart as Jen
- Matt Okine as George
- Celia Pacquola as Cynthia
- Rove McManus as Declan
- Adrienne Pickering as Tess
- Shaun Micallef as Roland
- Veronica Milsom as Sue
- Dan Wyllie as Kane
- Ronny Chieng as Winston
- Emily Taheny as Manda
- Justine Clarke as Amy
- Phil Lloyd as Brad
- Peter Helliar as Greg (Brad's brother)
- Lachy Hulme as Rory
- Magda Szubanski as Mary-Angela
- Steen Raskopoulos as Juzzy
- Tegan Higginbotham as Abby
- Susie Porter as Jocelyn
- Rhys Darby as Craig
- Tasma Walton as Paulina
- Sam Simmons as Ray
- Jimeoin as Terry
- Deborah Mailman as Joanne
- Eddie Perfect as Jeremy
- Amber Clayton as Freja
- Bridie Carter as Sharna
- Vince Colosimo as Harry
- Aaron Pedersen as Matt/Ajuna
- Roz Hammond as Lizzie
- Tom Ballard as Mark
- Joel Creasey as Tom
- Malorie O'Neill as Natalie
- Toby Wallace as Nathan
Critical response was more positive than not. Rob Moran felt that It's a Date opted "for star power and broad gags" over quality,[4] but Debi Enkar felt that the series was warm,[5] and Kylie Northover wrote that "while some of the humour tends towards broad ockerism, there are some poignant moments and some acutely observed truisms."[6]
A spin-off series based on characters Greg (Peter Helliar) & Em (Lisa McCune) will on air Network Ten in 2018. This series see them been married for 13 years but have lost their spark, as they try to work things out things happening around them make it more complicated.
- ^ "PressDisplay.com". PressDisplay.com. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ "It's a Date". Australian Television. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ Brookfield, Joanne (19 October 2014). "Stars come out for It's a date". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Moran, Rob (15 August 2013). "Upper Middle Bogan, It's a Date – TV review". The Guardian. London.
- ^ Enker, Debi (11 August 2013). "It's a Date: that crazy little thing called love". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Northover, Kylie (29 August 2013). "Show of the week: It's a Date". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- It's A Date at IMDb