Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17677 in DVD
• Released on: 2002-09-23
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Anamorphic, Box set, PAL, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 261 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Steven Moffat's second series of Coupling, first broadcast in 2001, is a brilliant consolidation of all those neuroses, small deceits, obsessions and personality tics that struck such a resonant chord when Steve, Susan and their four friends were first unleashed on us. Comparisons with Friends itself are tiresome and lazy: Coupling is an intrinsically British comedy that picks apart the trivial and the mundane in everyday relationships and takes them on surreal journeys, leaving the participants hilariously bemused and rarely any wiser.

Its success is due to the magical combination of Moffat's very funny scripts and the talents of six extremely likable actors, including Jack Davenport (Steve) and Sarah Alexander (Susan). But it's Richard Coyle's Jeff, whose sexual fantasies and putting-your-his-in-it propensities exert a compelling fascination, who really keeps you watching through your fingers as you hold your hands to your face in disbelief.

Breasts, bottoms and pants are the basis for most of the conversational analysis when these friends get together as a group, as couples, as girlfriends or as mates, invariably becoming metaphors for the state of a relationship or situation. Individual viewpoints and terrors are explored through respective memories of the same event and what-if scenarios. Chain reactions inevitably ensue, fuelling comedy that is based almost entirely on misunderstanding.

On the DVD: Coupling, Series 2 on disc is presented in 16:9 anamorphic video aspect ratio, together with a crisp Dolby Digital stereo soundtrack; Mari Wilson's sensuous version of "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" for the theme tune deserves a special mention. Extras include disappointing interviews with writer Steven Moffat and Jack Davenport, which are mainly an excuse to repeat several major scenes from the series in full. The "Behind the scenes" feature is also a let-down: it's just a not very funny record of a cast photo shoot. --Piers Ford

Special Features
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 9
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Stereo English
Dolby Digital Stereo
Interview With Writer Steven Moffat
Interview With Jack Davenport
Behind The Scenes

Synopsis
COUPLING, a kind of British equivalent on FRIENDS, really formed its own identity in its second series. All nine episodes are included here, the highlight being "The Man with Two Legs" in which Jeff (Richard Coyle) has to explain to a girl he likes that he lied about having a wooden leg.

Customer Reviews

Fantastic Series - appalling extras
I love Coupling. It's so incredibly funny and clever.

But the 'extras' on this DVD are just appalling. Probably the worst I've ever seen. It would have been better just to leave them out.

Quite simply the BEST!!
"The Man with two Legs" is quite probably the funniest thing ever on TV, everyone who acclaimed the some what dull "The Office", which somehow eclipsed this comic genius, needs to watch this episode to discover what painful belly laughs really are. Ricky Gervais isn't fit to kiss the feet of "The Man with two Legs".

Absolutely Hilarious
Season 2 of coupling is absolutely hilarious - there's really no question about that. Just about everything is perfect, and there are some real classic episodes (Melty Man, Gotcha, End of the Line,etc.).

This is *the* season to get if you've seen Coupling on TV, so are already familiar with the characters. (It's also the case, that Season 2 has nine episodes - and is therefore the longest of the lot).

Excellent stuff.