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. Written by

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, it is based on his relationship with

Sue Vertue Susan Nicola Vertue (born 21 September 1960) is an English television producer, mainly of comedy shows, including ''Mr. Bean'' and ''Coupling''. She is the daughter of producer Beryl Vertue. Vertue worked for Tiger Aspect, a production company ...

, the show's producer.

Martin Dennis Martin Dennis is a Canadian-born British television director. He won the BAFTA for situation comedy in 2005, having been nominated in 1989, 1996, and 1998. Early life and education Dennis was born in Toronto and lived there briefly until his ...

directed all 28 episodes for Hartswood Films. The first episode was transmitted on 12 May 2000, and the final transmitted on 14 June 2004. The first three series were first broadcast on

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, whereas the final series was broadcast on

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. The show centres on the

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and sexual adventures and mishaps of six friends in their thirties, often depicting the three women and the three men each talking amongst themselves about the same events, but in entirely different terms.

Series overview

Episodes

Series 1 (2000)

Series 2 (2001)

Series 3 (2002)

Series 4 (2004)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Coupling Episodes, List of BBC-related lists Lists of British romance television series episodes Lists of British sitcom episodes Lists of sex comedy television series episodes