Couples and Robbers

Name: Couples and Robbers
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1981-10-07
Rating: 4.8
Cast: Frances Low, Rik Mayall, Peter Eyre, Frank Grimes

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1981

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29 min

Runtime

Drama

Crime

Overview

Couples and Robbers is a 1981 English language comedy/crime film written and directed by Clare Peploe, starring Frances Low, Rik Mayall and Peter Eyre. Two couples -- one with all the riches that dreams are made of, the other with only dreams and schemes -- are brought together by the plotting of the poorer couple. A pair of newlyweds wander through the city streets, bickering about their poverty, until they are distracted by the opulent home of a lawyer. Impulsively, the couple makes off with the lawyer's vehicle for one night of extravagant indulgence. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

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woman director

Cast

Frances Low

Wendy Anne MacDonald

Rik Mayall

Morris David Boyd

Peter Eyre

Walter

Frank Grimes

Julian Miller

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

June 27, 2025

5/10

A young newlywed couple - “Morris” (Rik Mayall) and “Wendy” (Frances Law) leave their registry office wedding and are swiftly abandoned by their friends who all have other places to be. Reduced to walking home, they pass the home of a posh couple - “Walter” (Peter Eyre) and his toy boy “Julian” (Fra…

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