Coupling
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two / BBC Three
- 2000 - 2004
- 28 episodes (4 series)
The trials and tribulations of six thirtysomethings struggling with life in general, but above all, relationships. Stars Jack Davenport, Gina Bellman, Sarah Alexander, Kate Isitt, Ben Miles and more.
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Series 3, Episode 1 - Split
Further details
The action begins where it left off at the end of Series 2 - Steve and Susan have had an argument about their future, and Susan storms out of Steve's flat in tears. The screen splits into two and we follow what happens to both Steve and Susan simultaneously.
While Steve tries repeatedly to ring Susan, his courage failing ever time, the girls are locked in a debate over the merits of 1471, and what it means if the phone "chirps". Eventually the tension at both ends of the phone gets too much. The boys and the girls set out for "the Temple of Woman": in the girls' case, a beauty salon; in the boys' case, a lap dancing club.
Steve gets hideously drunk, and phones Susan as soon as he gets home, pleading that she come back to him. She does just that.
Notes
This episode is presented in split-screen.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 23rd September 2002
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
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Date | Time | Channel |
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Wednesday 20th August 2014 | 1:30am | London Live |
Wednesday 20th August 2014 | 9:30pm | London Live |
Friday 22nd August 2014 | 10:30pm | London Live |
Saturday 23rd August 2014 | 1:30am | London Live |
Saturday 18th October 2014 | 9:00pm | London Live |
Thursday 23rd October 2014 | 11:30pm | London Live |
Friday 24th October 2014 | 10:30pm | London Live |
Saturday 13th December 2014 | 9:00pm | London Live |
Sunday 10th May 2015 | 12:00am | London Live |
Sunday 31st July 2022 | 10:40pm | Gold |
Monday 1st August 2022 | 3:25am | Gold |
Sunday 12th March 2023 | 12:00am | Gold |
Cast & crew
Jack Davenport | Steve |
Gina Bellman | Jane |
Sarah Alexander | Susan |
Kate Isitt | Sally |
Ben Miles | Patrick |
Richard Coyle | Jeff |
Hannah Waddingham | Jenny Turbot |
Mariella Frostrup | Self |
Steven Moffat | Writer |
Martin Dennis | Director |
Sue Vertue | Producer |
Beryl Vertue | Executive Producer |
Sophie Clarke-Jervoise | Executive Producer |
Mykola Pawluk | Editor |
Andrew Howe-Davies | Production Designer |
Simon Brint | Composer |
Simon Wallace | Composer |