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Woman's Lab: Dating

Gemma Cairney, Gia Milinovich and Michelle Dewberry have 36 hours in Manchester to try and help three single women discover new ways of meeting people, dating and finding love.

Gemma Cairney, Gia Milinovich and Michelle Dewberry go to Manchester (the singles capital of the UK) to try to figure out the secret to love.

Our Woman's Lab team test ideas and find solutions for an important issue affecting women, in the real world. This time their mission is: Dating.

Each presenter is paired with a single Mancunian and together they have 36 hours to discover new ways of meeting people, dating and hopefully finding love. We find out what the experts make of their ideas and finally test them out on the streets of Manchester. We chose Manchester because, according to ONS figures, it has more single people than anywhere else in the UK, so where better to find single women who might want to join in the challenge?

Fleur, a 29 year old business development executive describes herself as queer and loves writing poetry. She's never had a long term relationship. Shelly is a 44 year old, entrepreneur who's looking for an adventurous younger man who doesn't want children. And Sarah is 67 and divorced with two grown-up children, she's looking for a Jewish partner and hates dating apps.

Presenter: Gemma Cairney
Presenter: Michelle Dewberry
Presenter: Gia Milinovich
Producer: Deborah Coughlin.

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58 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Gemma Cairney
Presenter Michelle Dewberry
Presenter Gia Milinovich
Interviewed Guest Laura Archer
Interviewed Guest Gemma Cribb
Interviewed Guest Anna Machin
Interviewed Guest Alison Pilling
Interviewed Guest Jean Smith
Producer Deborah Coughlin

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  • Mon 6 Aug 2018 10:00

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