Love Me, Love Me Not (British game show)

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Love Me, Love Me Not
Genre Game show
Created bySteve Carlin
Presented by Nino Firetto
Debbie Greenwood
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes20
Production
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company TVS in association with Talbot Television
Original release
Network ITV
Release5 May (1988-05-05) 
13 September 1988 (1988-09-13)
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References

  1. Mann, Ann (12 May 1988). "Love Me, Love Me Not". The Stage. p. 21. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  2. West, Roy (4 May 1988). "A date with Debbie". Liverpool Echo. p. 22. Retrieved 5 May 2022.