Date Night

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Character comedy series with Marc Wootton and friends playing couples on date night.

Character comedy series starring Marc Wootton, Catherine Tate, Katherine Parkinson and Monica Dolan playing couples going out on a date night to keep their relationships alive.

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Date Night: Series 1: Episode 1

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BBC Radio 4 - Date Night, Series 1, Episode 1

4 Extra Debut. Semi-improvised comedy show in which couples all embrace the phenomenon of date night. Stars Catherine Tate. From 2019.

DATE NIGHT, noun: A pre-arranged occasion when a couple who have been together for a long time commit to a regular night out in order to keep their relationship alive. 

Semi-improvised comedy show in which a series of couples are desperately trying to keep their relationship functioning by creating a weekly date night intervention. 

For some, the relationship is already broken, for others it's their pre-emptive strike in the hope of new-found longevity. 

More often than not, the stakes are high, involving children, careers and homes.

Written, semi-improvised and performed by:  

Richard/Barry/Patrick/Terry .….. Marc Wootton
Maddy …... Katherine Parkinson
Terri …... Catherine Tate
Rita …... Ellie White
Carol …... Monica Dolan
Narrator ...... Fi Glover

Producer:  Anna Madley

A Black Hat production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2019.

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