Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8796 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-09-22
• 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: 204 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
The third series of Coupling, first aired in 2002, takes fans of the BBC's comedy of sex, manners and modern relationships into new realms of engaging surrealism, leaving those irritating comparisons with Friends trailing in its wake. The men are constantly in pursuit of a basic grasp of the "emotional things" that make women behave the way they do. The women analyse everything to death. But thanks to Steve Moffat's scripts, tighter and quirkier than ever, these characters are living, breathing human beings rather than cynical ciphers for comedy stereotypes.

The performances are as strong as you'd expect from an established team, with actors such as Jack Davenport (the ever-perplexed Steve), Ben Miles (unreconstructed chauvinist Patrick), Sally Alexander (dryly intelligent Susan) and Kate Isitt (neurotic Sally) wearing their roles like second skins. But in the surreal stakes, it's Richard Coyle as Jeff, wondering aloud what happens to jelly after women have finished wrestling in it, and Gina Bellman as Jane, musing on the importance of a first snog in identifying what men like to eat, who really raise the laughter levels. All things considered, this is superior comedy for all thirtysomethings--genuine and putative. --Piers Ford

DVD Description
Includes all seven episodes:

• Split
  
• Faithless
  
• Unconditional Sex
  
• Remember This
  
• The Freckle, the Key and the Couple Who Weren’t
  
• The Girl With One Heart
  
• Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps

Special Features
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 9
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Stereo English
Dolby Digital Stereo
Selective Commentary With Jack Davenport And Steven Moffat
Cast And Crew Interviews
Unfilmed Script Extracts

Customer Reviews

Friends, what Friends???
Take it from someone who used to, kinda, enjoy Friends every now and then: all those who dare to compare Friends and Coupling have no idea what they're talking about! You simply can't compare a lame, pathetic, plain vanilla excuse of a sitcom to a brilliant, racey, inventive, side-splitting rollercoaster of fun. What's funny is that I'm not even British or native English speaker for that matter, so some of the jokes have regretably gotten wasted on me! However, I haven't laughed that hard since Seinfeld (nor I thought I ever would). Needless to say I'm completely addicted, and since my da*n cable provider doesn't carry BBC America, I guess, I'll have to wait until season 4 comes out on DVD. As to American remake of Coupling, all I can say is - please! As one of the reviews on the Internet said, one can't duplicate brilliance. How true!

In a word - GREAT!
Sitcoms normally have a brief shelf-life before they become stale and boring, but this is not the case with Coupling (series 3). Steve Moffat keep up the momentum with his sharp and insightful writing - and seemingly has the grasp of both the male and female attitudes to relationships. "Unconditional Sex" must become a classic episode when Jeff agrees to meet up with a female co-worker from the office. He is already "seeing" Julia, so gets help from his friends by means of a concealed mobile telephone. Jeff squirms wonderfully as the predatory female co-worker closes off every avenue of escape.
Each of the seven episodes on the DVD are excellent. The second disc contains interviews with the stars of the show and a number of out-takes - although I could not see the point of the so-called "Unfilmed Script Extracts."

Coupling Series 3 continues in its funny-ness
Ok, first of all, Series 3 isn't released yet...but is out in September, the reason I am writing this review is because I have seen the entire series on the bbc, so i can encourage you to buy it when it is released. The eagerly awaited 3rd series is nearly ready for release and it is continuing in its real-life situation/funny real life way that can happen to us all. Writer Stephen Moffat continues his success in writing this huge UK hit sitcom, and does not fail to impress here either. With Steve and Susan split, he has cleverly written 'two scripts' following the life of the two (surrounded by the other characters' into one episode. This is a new thing for UK comedy but works extremely well and just improves its funnyness. This is another GREAT BUY-MUST BUY situation and will keep you laughing untill your head nearly does fall off with laughter. After watching the thrid series, i found myself not being able to wait for the next -> yes the next series, series 4 will begin shooting later this year and come to our screens around 2004. Again this is a great buy, but won't make much sense unless you have seen the other two series'. Although it doesn't take much getting used to, this is a great sitcom, and something all people should experience.