Episode 3

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 with a weekly date night intervention.

For some, the relationship is already clearly broken. For others it is a pre-emptive strike in the hope of new-found longevity. Together, they embrace the modern phenomenon of ‘date night’.

Written, semi-improvised and performed by:

Terry/ Patrick/Harry/Fiona….. Marc Wootton
Terri ….. Catherine Tate
Carol ….. Monica Dolan
Linda ..... Rosie Cavaliero
Jamali ..... Hammed Animashaun
Maddy ..... Katherine Parkinson

Narrator ...... Fi Glover

Producer: James Peak

An Essential Radio production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2021.