The Blind Date (TV series)

2000 British TV series or programme

The Blind Date

Genre| Crime drama
Created by| Frances Fyfield
Written by| Simon Booker
Directed by| Nigel Douglas
Starring| Zara Turner
Mark Letheren
Hazel Ellerby
Peter Wight
Samantha Beckinsale
Ben Miller
Regina Freedman
Roger Morlidge
Composer| Hal Lindes
Country of origin| United Kingdom
No. of series| 1
No. of episodes| 2
Production
Executive producers| Laura Mackie
Jo Wright
Producer| Alison Davis
Cinematography| Sean Van Hales
Editor| Nigel Cattle
Running time| 90 minutes
Production company| London Weekend Television
Original release
Network| ITV
Release| 13 March (2000-03-13) –
20 March 2000 (2000-03-20)

The Blind Date is a British television crime drama television series, written by Simon Booker, that first broadcast on ITV on 13 March 2000.[1] The series, based upon the novel by Frances Fyfield, follows Lucy Kennedy (Zara Turner), a former police detective whose sister was murdered, and after a plot to ‘honey trap’ the prime suspect for the murder goes horribly wrong, Lucy's memories of the traumatic incident are revived when a friend of hers goes on a horrific blind date with the suspected killer.[2]

The series co-starred Mark Letheren, Hazel Ellerby, Peter Wight and Ben Miller, and was filmed in and around Highgate, Archway and Muswell Hill.[3] The first episode drew 8.63 million viewers, while episode two drew just over 8 million.[4] The series was released on VHS on 27 March 2000, alongside a fellow Miller-fronted ITV drama, Passion Killers.[5] This remains the only home video release to date.

## Cast

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* Zara Turner as Lucy Kennedy
* Mark Letheren as Jack De Souza
* Hazel Ellerby as DCI Anthea Cooper
* Peter Wight as DI Harry Jenkins
* Samantha Beckinsale as Patty
* Ben Miller as Joe Maxwell
* Regina Freedman as Angela
* Roger Morlidge as John 'Owl' Jones
* Mark Aiken as Michael Smythe
* Maureen O'Brien as Mrs. Smythe
* Joanna David as Diana Kennedy
* Matthew James Thomas as Matthew Davey
* Michael Elwyn as Gordon

## References

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1. ^ "Blind Date, the (ITV 2000 with Zara Turner and Ben Miller)". 10 September 2015.
2. ^ "ITV Studios - the Blind Date". itvstudios.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
3. ^ "Without Trace: Why you always remember the bad reviews". 28 July 2016. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016.
4. ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes | BARB".
5. ^ "Ben Miller: The Blind Date/Passion Killers". Amazon UK. 24 March 2000.

## External links

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* The Blind Date at IMDb

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