My Mum, Your Dad | |
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Genre | Reality |
Created by | Greg Daniels Haley Daniels [1] |
Based on | My Mum, Your Dad by
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Presented by | Davina McCall [1] |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 [2] |
No. of episodes | 20 [2] |
Production | |
Running time | ca. 45 minutes (excl. adverts) |
Production company | Lifted Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | ITV1 and ITVX [1] |
Release | 11 September 2023 – present |
My Mum, Your Dad is a dating show for single parents hosted by Davina McCall and broadcast on ITV1 and ITVX. [1]
My Mum, Your Dad is a dating show that follows a group of single parents endeavours to find love. Each parent has been nominated by an adult son or daughter, each of whom drops their parent off at a country house retreat before converging on a nearby surveillance room or 'Bunker' to witness each mum and dad's bids for love. Each son or daughter plays matchmaker and should their parent find a romantic connection they decide whether to give their seal of approval. [1] [3]
In January 2023, it was reported that ITV were set to commission a new dating series that was teased as a version of " Love Island for "mid-life single parents". [4] [5] The series was given the working title The Romance Retreat and Davina McCall was announced to be presenting the series in March 2023. [6] [7] Following the announcement of her appointment as presenter, McCall said she had "manifested" the show into existence and had "begged [television] bosses" to give her the role of presenter, adding that she made it happen and "willed there to be an amazing new dating programme for grown-ups." She described the cast as "people who have lived a life, been through experiences [...] They've got luggage but they deserve love." [8] [9]
In June 2023, the series was confirmed to be titled My Mum, Your Dad. [10] The series format was created by father and daughter Greg and Haley Daniels and a version of the show originally aired in the United States on HBO Max in January 2022, with France and Germany also producing their own versions. [11] The British version of the show is produced by Lifted Entertainment. Paul Mortimer, director of Reality and Acquisitions, said of the show's commissioning: "My Mum, Your Dad" is set to be a relationship show with a difference, as [they] follow the emotional and inspiring journeys of single parents looking to find love once more." [12] [13] The first trailer for the series aired on 31 July 2023 during the final of the tenth series of Love Island. [14] [15]
The retreat is Viola House in the West Sussex village of Stedham. It is set on 45-acres within the South Downs National Park and has a reception hall and 5 reception rooms, a kitchen and secondary kitchen, a utility room, a cellar, a leisure complex that houses an indoor swimming pool, a master suite with a dressing room and bathroom, 8 further bedrooms with 6 further bath or shower rooms—2 of which are en-suite, garaging, workshop and equestrian facilities, and a tennis court. [16] [17]
One of the most popular elements of My Mum, Your Dad is the music played within it. [18]
Season 1 tracks, included: Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic by The Police, Higher Love by Steve Winwood, and Hot Stuff by Donna Summer… How Will I Know by Whitney Houston, Keep On Loving You by REO Speedwagon, and You Make My Dreams by Hall & Oates. [19]
Season 2 tunes, included: A Good Heart by Feargal Sharkey, Here I Go Again by Whitesnake, and I Drove All Night by Cyndi Lauper… Invisible Touch by Genesis, The Whole of the Moon by The Waterboys, and You're the Voice by John Farnham. [18]
Series | Episodes | First broadcast on ITV1 | |
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First aired | Last aired | ||
1 | 10 [20] | 11 September 2023 | 22 September 2023 |
2 | 10 [21] | 16 September 2024 | 27 September 2024 |
The line-up of parents and their children appearing in the series were announced on 4 September 2023, a week before the show's launch. [22] [23]
Parent | Age | Hometown | Son/Daughter | Age |
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Tolullah Aiyela | 50 | London | Georgia-Blu Begg | 28 |
Sharon Benson | 53 | Sunderland | Tia Zanetti | 24 |
Clayton Byfield | 57 | Nottingham | Christian Byfield | 35 |
Elliott Davidson | 53 | Essex | Zachary Davidson | 21 |
Paul Edwards | 47 | Bath | Mazey Edwards | 21 |
Roger Hawes | 58 | Derbyshire | Jess Hawes-Brown | 28 |
Martin Henlan | 56 | Epsom | Jessica Henlan | 23 |
Martin Makepeace | 53 | Derby | Luke Makepeace | 18 |
Caroline McGirr | 51 | South Lanarkshire | Karli MacCallum | 20 |
Monique Payneeandy | 50 | London | Taiya Payneeandy | 21 |
Natalie Russell | 43 | Bournemouth | Kaliel Russell | 20 |
Janey Smith | 47 | West Sussex | William Lancaster | 19 |
The main events in the My Mum, Your Dad retreat are summarised in the table below.
Week 1 | Entrances |
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Week 2 | Challenges | |
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Exits |
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The line-up of parents and their children appearing in the second series were announced in August 2024. [43] The series began on 16 September 2024. [44] In a change for this series, the parents were aware that they were being watched by their children. [45] It featured the return of Paul Edwards from the first series. [46]
Parent | Age | Hometown | Son/Daughter | Age |
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Vicky Davies | 50 | South Wales | Angharad Davies | 28 |
Paul Edwards | 48 | Bath | Mazey Edwards | 22 |
Jenny Francis | 51 | Cheshire | Malachi Al-Radhi | 19 |
Christian Hoyle | 46 | Kendal | Lucas Hoyle | 17 |
Chris Leahy | 47 | Hull | Ava Leahy | 17 |
Maria Lopiano | 51 | Surrey | Livia Torchia | 19 |
David McLeod | 53 | Bristol | Tiana McLeod | 21 |
Steph Morgan | 44 | London | Mia Thorpe | 21 |
Andy Pearce | 50 | Staffordshire | Issy Pearce | 19 |
Clare Sullivan | 53 | West Sussex | Aimee Sullivan | 26 |
Danny Wright | 49 | Sussex | Ellis Wright | 21 |
The main events in the My Mum, Your Dad retreat are summarised in the table below.
Week 1 | Entrances |
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Challenges |
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Week 2 | Challenges |
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Exits |
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
The Daily Telegraph | [61] |
The Independent | [62] |
The Guardian | [63] |
The Times | [64] |
Anita Singh of The Daily Telegraph described the show's contestants as "attractive" and "well-turned out" and noted that presenter Davina McCall [brought] "exactly the right level of warmth and enthusiasm". [61] Fiona Sturges of The Independent noted that the show's producers appeared to have "mistaken the middle-aged contestants for helpless geriatrics who can no longer be trusted to boil a kettle, let alone make decisions about who they’d like to date". [62]
The series was described by Lucy Mangan of The Guardian as "hilarious" and "excruciating". She added that "unlike the usual contestants [on Love Island] these people have real stories, real baggage and [...] real emotions. [63] Carol Midgley of The Times criticised the series, noting that she'd "sooner eat [her] own liver than have [her] children spying on [her] pitiful attempts at flirting or snogging", noting that there was too much focus on the children's opinions. She did however comment that the "saving grace" was the contestants and their "endearing vulnerability" which gave [the show] a heart that Love Island lacks. [64]
Country | Title | Premiere year | Network | Host | Source |
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Australia | 2023 | Nine Network | Kate Langbroek | [65] | |
Canada (French) | Ma Mère, Ton Père | 2024 | TVA | Nathalie Simard | [66] |
France | TF1 | [66] | |||
Germany | My Mom, Your Dad | 2023 | Vox | Amira Pocher | [67] |
New Zealand | My Mum, Your Dad | 2024 | Three | Sharyn Casey | [68] |
Poland | Moja mama i twój tata | 2024 | Polsat | Katarzyna Cichopek | [69] |
Sweden | 2023 | TV4 | [65] | ||
United Kingdom | My Mum, Your Dad | 2023 | ITV1 | Davina McCall | [10] |
United States [original] | My Mom, Your Dad | 2022 | HBO Max | Yvonne Orji | [70] [71] |
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