![Coupling. Image shows from L to R: Jane (Gina Bellman), Susan (Sarah Alexander), Jeff (Richard Coyle), Steve (Jack Davenport), Sally (Kate Isitt), Patrick (Ben Miles). Copyright: Hartswood Films Ltd Coupling. Image shows from L to R: Jane (Gina Bellman), Susan (Sarah Alexander), Jeff (Richard Coyle), Steve (Jack Davenport), Sally (Kate Isitt), Patrick (Ben Miles). Copyright: Hartswood Films Ltd](https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/300x200/c/coupling.jpg)
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.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 4 - The Melty Man Cometh
Further details
We find out what was really going on in the previous episode...
Sally can't resist the idea of Patrick the human tripod any longer. She suggests that they finally get it together. Bizarrely, and for the first time in his life, Patrick finds himself unable to perform. Sally is convinced that she has become repellent to men, and confronts Patrick in a desperate attempt to reclaim her self-respect. Either he admits that she is hideous, or he admits that he is impotent. Patrick suggests a third way: they should just have sex.
Both have terrible second thoughts. Sally worries that she is putting Patrick through agonies just to boost her self-esteem. Meanwhile, Patrick struggles with 'The Melty Man' - the embodiment of impotence. Both of them realise the unthinkable: the real problem is that they actually care about each other. Patrick is triumphantly standing to attention, but Sally has slipped out of the flat without saying goodbye.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 24th September 2001
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Jack Davenport | Steve |
Gina Bellman | Jane |
Sarah Alexander | Susan |
Kate Isitt | Sally |
Ben Miles | Patrick |
Richard Coyle | Jeff |
Gresby Nash | Mark |
Eddie Allen | Patrick's Friend |
Steven Moffat | Writer |
Martin Dennis | Director |
Sue Vertue | Producer |
Geoffrey Perkins | Executive Producer |
Beryl Vertue | Executive Producer |
Mykola Pawluk | Editor |
Andrew Howe-Davies | Production Designer |
Simon Brint | Composer |