Coupling - Hilarious BBC Comedy - Think "Friends" With Raunchier Humor

Coupling is like Friends but with more sexual innuendo ala BBC. You have six principal characters, 3 guys and 3 girls.

The men:

Steve (Jack Davenport): Boyfriend to Susan. Excessively neurotic, and yet easily the most well-adjusted of the men.

"Lap dancing is the ultimate nightmare of man. Porn that can see you."

Patrick (Ben Miles): Man-whore. Also an ex of Susan's.

"If I don't like a woman, if there's no chemistry, if I'm not attracted to her, then I don't lead her on, I just get out of there... every time, before she even wakes up."

Jeff (Richard Coyle): Socially inept and sexually fixated. Shares his thoughts and opinions about things such as "the Melty Man" and "the sock gap." Oddly enough, Jeff is the one most men identify with.

"When God made the arse, he didn't say, 'Hey, it's just your basic hinge, let's knock off early.' He said, 'Behold ye angels, I have created the arse. Throughout the ages to come, men and women shall grab hold of these, and shout my name!"

I think we fear we are most like Jeff, wish we were more like Patrick, but most people would say we are like Steve.

The women:

Susan (Sarah Alexander): The most well-adjusted of the women characters.

"Well, you know what it's like at the start, when they're all fiery-eyed, and eager, and they haven't seen you naked yet. And it's like he's smashing at your door with his mighty battering ram. And he's promising to ravish you forever. So you brace yourself for man overload, and throw open the doors, and what do you find standing there? An over sized toddler who wants his dinner. And before you can say 'there's been a terrible mistake', he's snoring on your sofa, the fridge is full of empty bottles and the whole place smells of feet."

Sally (Kate Isitt): Exceedingly neurotic and preoccupied with aging.

"A woman's breasts are a journey. Her feet are the destination."

Jane (Gina Bellman): Steves ex. Ditsy nympho.

"I really quite like being single. Except for the bit about not having a man."

Coupling is the only show that makes me laugh out loud every time. For most with digital cable, you'll have BBC America which airs the show. If not, look for it wherever you rent movies.