Film · 2012
Run for Your Wife
Directed by Ray Cooney and John Luton · starring Ben Cartwright, Danny Dyer and Denise Van Outen
- 1 h 34 min
- Comedy
UK
- Released in the UK 13 February 2013
Synopsis
John Smith is a taxi driver and the happiest man in the world. He loves his job, he loves his wife and he loves South London where they live ? and he also loves North London where he lives with his other wife. And his wives love him because he?s the sweetest, most lovable, most cheerful husband in the world. Perfect! Until one day he does something heroic by saving an old bag lady from two young muggers. John?s ideal existence is immediately threatened by the press, the police and his best friend Gary, who, in attempting to help John cover up his marital deception, only achieves further mayhem.
Will John prevent huge media coverage of his heroism?
Will John and Gary stop the two wives meeting? Will the police be kept at bay?
Over a crazy period of 24 hours John and Gary madly attempt to save John?s blissful marriages.
The essentials
- Runtime
- 94 min1 hour and 34 minutes
- Budget
- £2.3m
- How long is Run for Your Wife?
- 1 hour and 34 minutes (94 minutes).
- When was Run for Your Wife released in the UK?
- It was released in the UK on 13 February 2013.
- Who directed Run for Your Wife?
- Ray Cooney and John Luton.
- Who is in Run for Your Wife?
- It stars Ben Cartwright, Danny Dyer, Denise Van Outen and Sarah Harding.
Cast
Full cast (23)-
Ben Cartwright D. S. Troughton
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Danny Dyer John Smith
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Denise Van Outen Michelle Smith
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Sarah Harding Stephanie Smith
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Neil Morrissey Gary Gardner
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Jenny Seagrove Taxi passenger
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Judi Dench Bag lady
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Christopher Sweeney Police Officer
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Bernard Cribbins Hospital patient
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Brian Murphy Allotment man
- Director
- Ray Cooney, John Luton
- Writers
- Ray Cooney
- Producers
- Nigel Goldsack
Soundtrack
All 2 songs- Run for Your WifeDenise Van Outen Spotify
- Running FreeMartin Bell
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