Sweethearts (British game show)

Sweethearts is a panel show that aired on ITV from 31 March to 23 June 1987 and is hosted by Larry Grayson.[1]

Sweethearts
GenrePanel show
Created byDavid Moore
Terry Mardell
John Lyons
Presented byLarry Grayson
Voices ofJohn Benson
Theme music composerEd Welch
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes13
Production
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyAnglia in association with Createl Ltd.
Original release
NetworkITV
Release31 March (1987-03-31) –
23 June 1987 (1987-06-23)

Gameplay

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A panel of three celebrities faced three couples. Each couple had a story about how they met, two of them were false, the other was real. Each couple came out and were questioned by the panel, who would attempt to guess who was faking.[2]

Reception

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The series was poorly received and never took off, and as a consequence was not renewed for a second series.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Mason, David N. (1991). The Game Show Handbook. Thames Mandarin. p. 21. ISBN 9780749309046.
  2. ^ Perry, Christopher (December 2015). The British Television Pilot Episodes Research Guide 1936-2015. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781900203623.
  3. ^ Malyon, Mike (25 July 2016). Seems Like a Nice Boy: The Story of Larry Grayson's Rise to Stardom. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9781911476009.
  4. ^ "Obituary: Larry Grayson". The Independent. 9 January 1995. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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