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The Perfect Match (1995)

The Perfect Match poster
Directed by
Nick Hurran
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 17m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man proposes to his girlfriend during a televised football match, turning their private moment into a public spectacle. The film follows the couple as they deal with the fallout from this unusual romantic gesture.

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What happens

The Perfect Match is a British comedy-drama television film written by Mike Bullen and directed by Nick Hurran. It stars Saskia Reeves and Con O'Neill as Bridget and Phil, a couple whose marriage proposal is broadcast to football fans. It was first broadcast on the ITV network on 6 September 1995. The programme was not well received by critics but it was enough of a success for producers Granada Television to ask Bullen for further ideas, leading to the commissioning of the long-running television series Cold Feet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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