Partnership: A Love Story

The Love Story: Matthew Roche and Christopher Cramp were possibly the first two men to be “married” in the UK following the passage of the Civil Partnership Act. The couple was granted a waiver of the two-week waiting period because Roche was dying of cancer.Matthew Roche and Christopher Cramp may have been fortunate to be the first couple united under the Civil Partnership Act in 2005, but it was under bittersweet circumstances, to say the least. Roche, 46, was dying of lung cancer, and the couple was granted a waiver of the two-week waiting period, and allowed to marry on December 5th, in his hospice room.Following the ceremony, Roche said, “"Chris and I have always wanted to do this - it is just a shame that I have been taken so early."Roche passed away the following day.

The Pitch: I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry meets Terms of Endearment
The Cast: Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie as Cramp and Roche