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Wonderdate. Man (Tim Key). Copyright: Two Brothers Pictures
Wonderdate

Wonderdate

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Two
  • 2018
  • 1 pilot

Pilot by Tim Key, in which he retraces his steps the day after a date. Also features Julie Dray, Sam Fletcher, Bill Paterson and Mandeep Dhillon.

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Wonderdate. Man (Tim Key). Copyright: Two Brothers Pictures

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2018
Channel
BBC Two
Episodes
1 Pilot
Creator
Tim Key
Stars
Tim Key, Julie Dray, Sam Fletcher, Bill Paterson and Mandeep Dhillon
Writer
Tim Key
Director
Jonathan van Tulleken
Producers
Lydia Hampson, Jack Williams, Harry Williams, Lucy Gaymer and Kate George
Company

A filmic offshoot of Tim Key's stage show Megadate, this is a tale of a boy dazzling a girl with the perfect first date and then having his dreams hosed down by reality as he retraces his steps.

His quest is to find a missing hat, but the bigger problem is her radio silence. In spite of myriad texts from him, nothing is coming the other way. His path is riddled with cynics and naysayers, questioning his optimistic outlook on how the date went. The nerd in the bowling alley who thought he'd embarrassed himself, the old eel catcher on the mud flats trying to douse his dreams with wisdom. The compassionate waitress at the chicken shop, kind but frustratingly realistic.

As always in life, all paths lead to the fairground. Now in the daytime and bleaker than ever. But our man will never give up. He will not be beaten. And the day's not done.

Additional details

Part of

New On Two

Also known as
  • Comedy Shorts: Wonderdate
  • Tim Key's Wonderdate
  • New On Two: Tim Key's Wonderdate
Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 27th September 2018 at 9:45pm on BBC Two
Episode length
14 minutes
All previous repeats
  • Thursday 3rd June 2021 at 10:30pm on BBC2
  • Thursday 8th October 2020 at 10:30pm on BBC2 - Pilot
  • Wednesday 20th May 2020 at 10:30pm on BBC2 - Pilot

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