Lady Godiva is a British romantic comedy

Romantic Comedy

Romantic Comedy can refer to* Romantic Comedy , a 1979 play written by Bernard Slade* Romantic Comedy , a 1983 film adapted from the play and starring Dudley Moore and Mary Steenburgen...

 film made in 2006 and released in 2008. It was directed by Vicky Jewson

Vicky Jewson

Vicky Jewson is an English screenwriter and film director.She was born in Oxford, where she still lives and where she has long term plans to establish a film studio....

. It starred Phoebe Thomas

Phoebe Thomas

Phoebe Thomas is a British actress.Thomas made a name for herself playing Holly Curran on Night and Day from 2001 to 2003. In 2005 she went on to star in the Five soap, Family Affairs, as homeless Jane Hughes...

, Matthew Chambers

Matthew Chambers

Matthew Chambers is an English actor and director. He is most well known for playing the role of Dr. Daniel Granger in the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors.-Early life:...

 and Natalie Walter

Natalie Walter

Natalie Walter is a British actress who is best known for her film, theatre and television roles. She was born in Woking, Surrey in 1974. Her father is David Walter, the former BBC and ITN journalist. She studied at London's prestigious Drama Centre, where one of her classmates was the comedian...

. Based on the historic tale of Lady Godiva

Lady Godiva

Godiva , often referred to as Lady Godiva , was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry in order to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation imposed by her husband on his tenants...

, it was set in modern-day Oxford

Oxford

The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...

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Plot

Jemmima Honey, a teacher, needs to raise funds for her local creative arts centre. To do so she accepts the challenge of businessmen and love interest Michael Bartle to ride through the streets of Oxford naked.

Reception

The film was poorly received by critics. Total Film

Total Film

Total Film is a British film magazine published 13 times a year by Future Publishing. The magazine was launched in 1997 and offers film, DVD and Blu-ray news, reviews and features...

highlighted "clunky direction" and a "hokey script".