Run For Your Wife

Run For Your Wife

John loved having a wife so much, he got two of them

2012 · 94 min · ★ 4.4 · Comedy

John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie in Finsbury and Michelle in Stockwell. Fortunately, for John, he's a taxi driver which involves varying shift work! Simple? Well, when John unwittingly becomes a have-a-go hero and the Finsbury and Stockwell police forces discover something suspicious in their paperwork, John's happy bubble is about to be burst. The action of the movie takes place during the next hectic 24 hours as John, with the assistance of his gullible neighbor Gary, rush between North and South London attempting to thwart the police and prevent the two loving wives coming face to face!

Directed by Ray Cooney · Written by Ray Cooney

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Danny Dyer John Smith
Sarah Harding Stephanie Smith
Denise Van Outen Michelle Smith
Neil Morrissey Gary Gardner
Kellie Shirley Susie Browning
Christopher Biggins Bobby Franklin
Lionel Blair Cyril
Jeffrey Holland Dick Holland
Richard Briers Newspaper Seller
Barry Cryer Busker
Judi Dench Bag Lady
Rolf Harris Busker

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