Can’t Buy Me Love (ITV1 2004, Martin Kemp, Michelle Collins)

Drama. In order to impress his wife hard-up Alan Harris pretends to have won millions on the Lottery and finds that the publicity alone opens doors for him with banks and shops only too pleased to extend him credit for when the big cheque comes through. But he takes it too far and is eventually arrested for fraud. Based on a true story.

production details
UK | ITV1 | 1×90 minutes | Broadcast 13 December 2004

Producer: Kumari Salgado
Director: Reza Moradi
Script: Tony Jordan

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cast
MARTIN KEMP as Alan Harris
MICHELLE COLLINS as Donna Harris
JO-ANNE KNOWLES as Gilly Thwaite
JULIE PEASGOOD as Janice
DANIEL KRUYER as Charlie
HARLEY CUTHBERT as Vicky

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