9th May 2004 - 29th July 2004

COUPLING - Series Four

"Steven Moffat's scripts are scalpel-sharp, he thinks up farces even more far-out than FRASIER, his inventive use of language is second to none and his surreal, sexy storylines hit the gender agenda every time... We fans know genius when we see it and tonight's future classic [is] nothing short of brilliant."
EVENING STANDARD, Metro, 29th July 2004

"Considering the army of writers it took to put FRIENDS and FRASIER together, it's amazing how Steven Moffat - the lone writer of COUPLING - keeps churning out the quality gags... Brilliantly conceived, beautifully delivered, but sadly no pain relief for your aching sides."
CLOSER, 24th July 2004

"The show's writer, Steven Moffat, has lost none of his craftiness in structuring plots that inventively play with time and perspective... Moffat has the clever knack of spinning a plot that should be preposterously improbable, but which he makes seem plausible because each step along the way has followed on logically from the previous one. It may be farce, but it is more FRASIER than Brian Rix."
THE TIMES, 6th July 2004

"Back for a fourth series, the UK's answer to FRIENDS kicks off with an absolute belter. Not only is it crammed with acid one-liners and some dangerously funny double entendres, this first episode does a clever time-shifty thing... Fantastic, just fantastic."
CLOSER, 3rd July 2004

"BBC2's cleverly written sitcom... a smart, funny show.... a rattling good night in."
INDEPENDENT, 29th June 2004

"What is remarkable about COUPLING is that, courtesy of the writing skills of Steven Moffat and the boundless energy of the cast, it retains a remarkable quality of effervescence, like a glass of liver salts that goes on bubbling. The same story is ingeniously thrice told from three different viewpoints."
EVENING STANDARD, 1st July 2004

"COUPLING has reached a level of sophistication that at times outclasses the US product [FRIENDS]. Its mixture of fantasy, satire and broad comedy works brilliantly, and in terms of glamour, Susan Walker (Sarah Alexander) makes Jennifer Aniston look like a frog."
EVENING STANDARD, 17th June 2004

"'Could you just stop wandering in through my front door. This is not... repeat not... an American sitcom.' It's a measure of just how good tonight's episode of the bed-hopping comedy is that writer Steven Moffat dares draw the comparison."
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH, 9th May 2004

"What a circus. Top stuff."
DAILY TELEGRAPH, 24th July 2004

"Deftly and amusingly developed."
SUNDAY TIMES, 25th July 2004

"Hit Britcom COUPLING returns... incredible appeal and success... cleverly orchestrated."
TIME OUT, 30th June 2004

"**** What with FRIENDS sadly no more, our own equivalent has never been more welcome... It's clever... Gentle chuckles are guaranteed throughout."
HEAT, 3rd July 2004

"Nine and a half glorious minutes of talk at cross purposes."
DAILY TELEGRAPH, 3rd July 2004

"The structure of the programme is astonishingly skilful."
THE TIMES, 3rd July 2004

"**** One of the most consistently inventive of recent British sitcoms, [COUPLING] is as structurally sophisticated as ever. This ingenious opener [is] part "Rashomon", part Ayckbourn farce... This is consistently clever, at times very funny."
FINANCIAL TIMES, 5th July 2004

"Ingeniously devised... creating a tangle of misunderstandings. For connoisseurs of comic marquetry, it was impressive."
INDEPENDENT REVIEW, 6th July 2004

"***** (five stars) COUPLING returned with more brilliant one-liners from the pen of Steven Moffat and a clever plot, shown from three different perspectives."
MAIL ON SUNDAY, 11th July 2004

"**** With its mix of observed comedy and adult humour, this thirty-somethings comedy is now in its fourth series, having struck an obvious chord with viewers who can relate to the six characters. If you liked the late-lamented FRIENDS, you'll probably love this."
DAILY EXPRESS, 24th July 2004

"The final episode of this fourth series concludes with a rare moment of real emotion, as Steve (Jack Davenport) bonds with his newborn son. Before then, it's the usual frantic funniness in fantasy pads... As hard to believe as it is to switch off."
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH, 13th June 2004