First Dates

Mandy and her ex-husband Stuart visit the restaurant together for dates with globetrotting Adam and divorcee Claire. Meanwhile, can tall, handsome J prove there's more to him than meets the eye?

Lyn has a surprise for her date: she's pregnant. Can Rebecca see past Freddie's nerves?

Second World War veteran Richard, who's 97 - and the oldest person ever to grace the First Dates restaurant - shares a date with 79-year-old Ruth. Elsewhere, legal PA Jordan is set up with 28-year-old basketball player William, but the pair soon find out they have a little too much in common, and science technician Ian returns to the programme and meets Emma, who is on her first ever date

Dental nurse Jade hopes to get her teeth into a tall alpha male. She meets strapping, handsome tree surgeon Tom. And female sumo wrestler Sharran meets ex-bingo-caller David.

Pop singer Ben, who was a smash hit in the 1980s, meets Sarah, who used to have his poster above her bed. And will student James's unconventional party trick impress Emilie?

Emily - Miss Essex 2016/17 - is looking for a man who won't just see her as a trophy girlfriend. Ketan, who has autism, meets Brodie, who's looking for a man with quirks.

Kit has been single for 37 years. He wants to meet a man who shares his passion for the royal family. And will James from Hertfordshire get the seal of approval from Kate Middleton lookalike Jodie?

Trainee accountant Ruth is a carnival dancer in her spare time and spent thousands on a Brazilian bum lift, but it has been attracting the wrong kind of men. Her date, Michael, is looking for a woman with perfect rhythm. Can he avoid mentioning her derriere? Spiritual mum-of-two Katherine brings her lucky crystals to the restaurant as she sits down with fellow divorcee Andy, and Claudia has never found anyone who is so enthusiastic about Harry Potter as she is - so when her date Jack walks in covered in tattoos of the boy wizard, it seems they are in for a magical time.

How does New Yorker Bryan react when art dealer Simon says his ideal man would have a more toned physique? Max and Esther bond over a shared love of words. And is Ben the nice guy Leora's looking for?

Ex-pop star Jay and call centre manager Brett reveal some surprises from their past and play a game of dare. Primary school teacher Richard gives his date Jess a '15 out of 10'.