Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11521 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-08-16
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 173 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Coupling Season 4: feel free to insert your own "four-play" joke, or for that matter, your own "insert" joke. Sex is still topic 1 for the intertwined group of "exes and best friends", but in this pivotal season there are momentous "relationship issues" that will upend all their lives (insert your own "upend" joke while you're at it).

Susan is pregnant, inspiring in Steve nightmares about his own execution and unflattering comparisons of the birth process to John Hurt's iconic gut-busting scene in Alien. Missing in action is the Kramer-esque Jeff (although he makes something of a return in the season finale). Joining the ensemble is Oliver, who is more in the Chandler mode as a lovable loser with the ladies. These inevitable comparisons to "Sein-Friends" are no doubt heresy to Coupling's most devoted viewers. Indeed, this series does benefit from creator and sole writer Steven Moffat's comic voice and vision. He provides his ever-game cast some witty, funny-‘cause-it's-true dialogue, as in Oliver's observation that "Tea isn't compatible with porn". This Britcom is also less inhibited in language and sexual situations than its American counterparts. In the cleverly-constructed opening episode, in which the same "9-1/2 Minutes" are witnessed from three different perspectives, Sally and Jane can do what was left to the imagination when Monica and Rachel offered to make out in front of Joey and Chandler. The birth of Susan and Steven's baby ends the six-episode season on a satisfying and surprisingly moving grace note. A bonus disc takes viewers behind the scenes with segments devoted to bloopers and interviews with cast and crew. --Donald Liebenson

Synopsis
The complete fourth series of the British attempt at a Friends-style sitcom. Susan and Steve are expecting, Patrick and Sally have finally found each other and Jane could be moving towards an actual relationship. This disc features the following episodes: "Nine And A Half Minutes", "Night Lines", "Bed Time", "Circus Of The Epidurals", "The Naked Living Room" and "Nine And A Half Months".

Customer Reviews

Still amusing but no match for earlier series'
Ending a series with a cliff hanger and then not making another should be a criminal offence. Having said that I don't feel that the show merits another entire new series with series four failing to meet expectations. Perhaps one more "where are they now" show might be in order.

The major difference between the first three series and this one is the absence of Richard Coyle as Jeff. This is a shame because he helped to shape the group in a way that the replacement character, Oliver (Richard Mylan) does not. Series 4 sees the relationship between Sally and Patrick develop and Steve struggles to grow up now that Susan is pregnant.

The laughs are a little more spread out in this series but they are there. Some comedy moments had me in hysterics, others failed to even crack a little smile.

It's certainly worth watching if you've enjoyed the first three series'.

Don't do it!
Save yourself the let down. I adored the first three series and watch them often on DVD but the fourth series is really not in the same class. The absence of Jeff is a major body blow. Save your money and don't let this series spoil the first three all of which I recommend without hesitation as being witty and clever. One can only wish that Steve Moffat had learnt from John Cleese who only ever produced twelve "Fawlty Towers" and quit while he was ahead.

Luke warm
Series 4 of Coupling falls far short of the brilliance of the previous three series. It seems that Steve Moffat may just be getting tired and this reflects in the script which seems almost like a cut and paste job of each characters often formulaic reactions to the world around them. Steves melodramamatic tenancies where in previous series were very affective (cushion arguement/we are men speech) now seem pretty forced. Sally seems to be rehashing all her old lines from the previous series, and are certainly now starting to run a little thin. Jane seems to be a little less crazy and slightly more charming in this series which is great however it would seem like a pretty unbeleivable change in character has taken place since we saw her last.
There are also no episodes that show great originality such as the one where Jeff spent a whole episode missunderstanding, and in turn being missunderstood by an attractive Hebrew speaking lady. On that note the absence of Jeff in this series is one of the bigger blows I felt, although his absence alone cannot be accountable for the shows shortcomings in general this time round.
In the first few series you really got to know and care for the characters, but it seems series four does a good job of undoing these ties. A few good episodes aside, quite dissapointing, although if there are any veterans of the previous series I'm sure it will be a tempting buy if only to see what your old mates have been up to.