Blind Date: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Blind Date is a British dating game show produced by London Weekend Television for ITV & was hosted by Cilla Black. It ran on Saturday nights from 30 November 1985 to 31 May 2003. The show had a format similar to the show known in Australia as 'Perfect Match' or in the US as 'The Dating Game'. Three singles of the same sex were introduced to the audience. They were then questioned by a single of the opposite sex, who could hear but not see them, to choose with whom to go on a date. Before the decision 'Our Graham' (replaced on the final series by Tommy Sandhu), who was never seen, gave an amusing reminder of each contestant. The couple then picked an envelope naming their destination. The following episode showed the couple on their date, and interviews with them about the date and about each other.

Series details

• Title: Blind Date
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Romance
• Premiere date: 1985-11-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 2003-04-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8077
• TVDB ID: 250895

Cast and credited roles

• Cilla Black — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1985-11-30; final listed air date 1986-01-11.
• Season 2: premiered 1986-08-30; final listed air date 1986-12-21.
• Season 3: premiered 1987-09-05; final listed air date 1987-12-25.
• Season 4: premiered 1988-09-03; final listed air date 1988-12-24.
• Season 5: premiered 1989-09-16; final listed air date 1990-02-10.
• Season 6: premiered 1990-09-29; final listed air date 1991-02-02.
• Season 7: premiered 1991-09-07; final listed air date 1992-01-25.
• Season 8: premiered 1992-10-10; final listed air date 1993-03-27.
• Season 9: premiered 1993-09-18; final listed air date 1994-02-05.
• Season 10: premiered 1994-10-01; final listed air date 1995-03-04.
• Season 11: premiered 1995-09-16; final listed air date 1996-03-02.
• Season 12: premiered 1996-09-28; final listed air date 1997-03-08.
• Season 13: premiered 1997-09-20; final listed air date 1998-03-14.
• Season 14: premiered 1998-11-21; final listed air date 1999-05-15.
• Season 15: premiered 1999-11-20; final listed air date 2000-05-13.
• Season 16: premiered 2000-11-18; final listed air date 2001-05-05.
• Season 17: premiered 2001-11-10; final listed air date 2002-03-30.
• Season 18: premiered 2002-10-12; final listed air date 2003-04-12; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Blind Date on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.