First Dates

The first guests in the 20th series get off to a rocky start when 39-year-old Craig drops the bombshell that he has three children - all with different mothers. Avid gamer Olivia feels she needs to play down her interests when on dates, and hopes to meet someone who will accept them, while dog lover Billy is troubled to discover her date has tattoos of 40 people's names.

A cheesemaker meets a marketer with an endless line of jokes, and a company director and a fan of motorbikes and rockabilly share their love of the 1950s. Two gym enthusiasts seem to hit it off, but disaster strikes later in the night, while two executives with a taste for sharp suits seem like a good fit.

A nutrition student hoping to meet a man who is open with his feelings finds she is not used to compliments during a date with a football coach, and has to brush up on her flirting. Elsewhere, two diners bond over their shared love of dogs, a farmer presents his date with a gift of beetroot, and a woman discovers she has met her supposedly blind date before.

Sonya, a 77-year-old tour guide who has been widowed for 15 years, is looking for a man to share experiences with, and is set up on a date with 69-year-old film rigger Graham. Meanwhile, 26-year-old florist Charlotte meets 29-year-old data analyst Adam from Blackpool, and 26-year-old alpha female Mabel is paired with Lion, a self-proclaimed lion by name and nature.

Guests include a woman whose exes tend to marry someone else soon after the break-up, who is paired with a wedding photographer in search of a picture-perfect love of his own. A divorced grandfather trying to conceal his age connects with a business analyst who has been called `unapproachable", while a former youth Olympic trampolinist from Essex fears his ginger hair is holding him back.