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The Love Punch. Image shows from L to R: Kate (Emma Thompson), Richard (Pierce Brosnan)
The Love Punch

The Love Punch

  • 2014 film

A divorced couple scheme to recover the retirement money that was stolen from them. Stars Pierce Brosnan, Emma Thompson, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie, Louise Bourgoin and more.

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The Love Punch. Image shows from L to R: Richard (Pierce Brosnan), Kate (Emma Thompson)

Key details

Genre
Film
Released
2014
Stars
Pierce Brosnan, Emma Thompson, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie, Louise Bourgoin, Laurent Lafitte, Marisa Berenson, Olivier Chantreau and more
Writers
Joel Hopkins and Tess Morris
Director
Joel Hopkins
Producers
David Gordon Green, Lisa Muskat, Christopher Woodrow, Derrick Tseng, Thierry Desmichelle, Lionel Uzan, Matthieu Warter, Al Munteanu and Nicolas Manuel

Ex-husband and wife Richard and Kate's biting banter suggests that the flames of their former relationship have not been fully extinguished... Unfortunately the same cannot be said for their retirement nest egg, which is wiped out when Richard's investment firm is defrauded and the pension fund is siphoned away.

Learning that the unscrupulous French financier behind the scheme has just purchased a $10 million diamond for his bride to be, the divorced duo grudgingly agree to set aside their differences and hatch a plot to gate-crash the wedding and steal the rock.

Roped in to assist in the heist are the couple's former neighbours Timothy Spall and Celia Imrie, who are also rooting for their reconciliation. The foursome form an unlikely band of lawbreakers in this comedy caper set against the sun drenched backdrop of the Cote d'Azur.

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Additional details

Tagline
You can't pinch a diamond without stealing a few hearts; Sometimes love needs a little adventure
UK certificate
12A
Duration
94 minutes
UK release
Friday 18th April 2014
Produced
2013
Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

Most recent repeats
  • Sunday 14th April 2019 at 2:15pm on C5
  • Sunday 7th January 2018 at 4:15pm on C5
  • Saturday 27th May 2017 at 5:40pm on 5Star

Recording details

  • England and France

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