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Man Up. Image shows from L to R: Jack (Simon Pegg), Nancy (Lake Bell). Copyright: Big Talk Productions
Man Up

Man Up

  • 2015 film

Modern romantic comedy about a couple who meet on a blind date and a case of mistaken identity. Stars Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Sharon Horgan, Rory Kinnear, Ken Stott and more.

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Man Up. Image shows from L to R: Jack (Simon Pegg), Nancy (Lake Bell). Copyright: Big Talk Productions

Key details

Genre
Film
Released
2015
Stars
Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Sharon Horgan, Rory Kinnear, Ken Stott, Harriet Walter, Olivia Williams, Ophelia Lovibond and more
Writers
Tess Morris and Pete Spencer
Director
Ben Palmer
Producers
James Biddle, Rachael Prior, Nira Park, Christine Langan, Joe Oppenheimer, Jenny Borgars, Danny Perkins, Matthew Justice and more
Company

Meet Nancy: 34, single (still), hungover (again), and exhausted by the endless futile set ups foisted upon her by well - meaning but clueless friends. As she travels across London to toast another 10 years of her parent's blissfully happy marriage, 40 year old, freshly-hatched divorcee Jack mistakes her for his 24 year old blind date. In a moment of uncharacteristic optimism (or insanity?), Nancy decides to just go with it... What follows is a chaotic, unconventional, hilarious night neither of them will ever forget.

There will be drinking, there will be home truths, there will be an old classmate with a long - standing crush and stalker tendencies. There will be lost divorce papers, lost hopes, competitive indoor sports and an epic venue - to - venue urban triathlon.

Oh, and the small matter of Jack finding out that Nancy isn't actually his real blind date.

Man Up is a romantic comedy about being yourself... or perhaps not being yourself. It's about taking chances, making decisions and rolling with the consequences.

One night, two people, on a first date like no other.

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Additional details

UK certificate
15
Duration
92 minutes
UK release
Friday 29th May 2015
Produced
2014
Distributors

STUDIOCANAL

BBC Films

Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

Most recent repeats
  • Sunday 6th October 2024 at 9:00pm on BBC3
  • Wednesday 13th December 2023 at 12:40am on BBC1 Scot
  • Tuesday 12th December 2023 at 11:55pm on BBC1

Recording details

  • Bloomsbury Lanes and London - Filmed on location for 6 weeks from Monday 20th January 2014.
  • Elstree Film Studios

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