Manchester United supporter Phil (Con O'Neill) proposes to his girlfriend Bridget (Saskia Reeves) on the big screen at Wembley during the FA Cup Final.
Believing that there was nothing on British television for people in his age group that was not a soap opera or a costume drama, screenwriter Mike Bullen wrote the script for The Perfect Match.
[1] Harries described the writing as "impressive—cleverly constructed dialogue, very funny, well observed"[2] and commissioned it as part of his drive to move away from making traditional-style sitcoms.
The interfering mother is a well-known comic figure, and Mike Bullen's script added nothing to the caricature to make a unique character.
The tabloid journalist was also a cliche […] The romantic lines could have come straight out of Mills And Boon […] It was watchable enough, and there were lovely performances from the central characters.