First Dates

The first series was filmed at Le Vieux Castillon in Castillon-du-Gard[2] offering idyllic settings with a variety of activities for the successful second daters, and added sommelier Xavier Chapelou to Fred Sirieix's team.

Following the same format as the parent show and also taking place at Spinningfields, it follows 16-19 year olds as they begin dating for the first time.

[6] Since series 3 (2015) the restaurant's maître d'hôtel Fred Sirieix offers pieces to camera on the nature of love, romance and dating.

Surrey-born[9] Laura Nicole Tott[10] left the show, in 2021,[11] to train as a Paramedic, get married and gave birth to their son in 2023.

The waiting staff are joined by Sam Conrad,[19] Austin Ventour,[19] Aoife Smyth,[20] Grant Urquhart, David Marc and Daniella Kalita.

[28][29][30][31][32][33][34] The format created in the United Kingdom has been adapted in Belgium, Finland, Netherlands, Canada, Germany, Australia, Spain, Ireland, New Zealand, Italy, Poland, USA, France, Brazil, Israel, Sweden, Norway, Argentina, Portugal, Austria, South Africa and Greece.