''Trust Me - I'm A Holiday Rep'' is a reality television show that was broadcast by Five in the United Kingdom. The first series ran nightly with ten programmes over two weeks. It chronicles attempts by six celebrities to work as

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s for tour group Olympic Holidays. The programme was presented by

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and

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. Series 2 was also broadcast nightly over ten days from Monday 18th - Wednesday 27 September. Again the celebs were working for Olympic Holidays, this time in Malia in Crete in Greece. The series was presented by Lucy Rusedski and

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2005 Series 1: Ayia Napa

The celebrities who took part were: *

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(former

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member) * Jasmine Lennard (notable entrant in Five's '' Make Me A Supermodel'') *

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(comedian) *

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(glamour model) *

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(newspaper columnist) * Scott Wright (former

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actor) *

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( Big Brother UK series 5 winner) - Lennard's replacement Nadia was drafted in to replace Lennard after she was "sacked" halfway through the show for continuous breaking of the rules and general bad attitude.

2006 Series 2: Crete

Filmed in July 2006 in the resorts of Malia, Stallis and Sissi in eastern Crete. The celebrities who took part were: *

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- DJ *Emma Jones - famous for her kiss'n tells on

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and

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- celebrity chef *

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- presenter *

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- actress who had previously come fourth in the Five's '' Make Me A Supermodel'' and currently appears on

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's reality show, Seven Days. *

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- formerly of

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- former royal butler (Rowley's replacement) Rowley quit the show on day 5 but was quickly replaced by former royal butler, Paul. Executive Producer: Claire Zolkwer,
Series Producer: Helen Cooke,
Producer: Simon McKeown & Jane Eames,
Assistant Producer: Rebecca Wilcox,
Researcher: Jason Oates, David Smyth,
Runner: Holly Abey Both series were amongst the first major TV series to be edited online using Blackbird.

References

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