Coupling Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Coupling: Season 4 (2004)

• Season 4 Episode 6: 9 1/2 Months

  Steve anxiously awaits the birth of his child, and receives an unexpected visit from an old friend. Meanwhile, Jane discovers someone is trying to sneak into her flat, and a bizarre secret lurks in Patrick's cupboard. Jack Davenport stars

• Season 4 Episode 5: The Naked Living Room

  Oliver is pleased to learn that Jane is not put off by porn and dirty dishes covering his floor. Patrick admits to Oliver that he slept with her too, which unfortunately gets back to Sally. Meanwhile, Susan realises her stomach pains mean the baby is finally on its way

• Season 4 Episode 4: Circus of the Epidurals

  Susan attends antenatal classes, but has a hard time convincing someone to go with her, Steve is haunted by his past and Sally seeks solace in a string quartet. Meanwhile, Jane and Oliver are determined to outdo each other. Comedy, starring Sarah Alexander

• Season 4 Episode 3: Bed Time

  Patrick racks his brains for an excuse to avoid spending the night with Sally, convinced the only way he'll get the requisite eight hours' beauty sleep is by sloping off home at the first opportunity. Comedy, starring Ben Miles and Kate Isitt

• Season 4 Episode 2: Nightlines

  Father-to-be Steve has recurring nightmares about being pursued by an axe-wielding foetus before being executed on live television, while Susan worries she's turning into an emotional tent

• Season 4 Episode 1: 9 1/2 Minutes

  In an episode which follows the same nine and a half minutes from three different perspectives, Susan's pregnancy brings out Steve's insecurities, Patrick and Sally talk about their relationship and Jane has a blind date with Oliver

Coupling: Season 3 (2002)

• Season 3 Episode 7: Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps

  Sally gets cold feet after sharing her feelings with Patrick, admitting that she may not be ready for motherhood, while Susan realises she and Steve have problems of their own. Comedy series, starring Jack Davenport and Gina Bellman

• Season 3 Episode 6: The Girl with One Heart

  Sally goes to dinner with Susan, Patrick and his new girlfriend, and Jane takes advantage of her boyfriend's absence to date a pizza delivery man who lives across the road. Comedy, starring Kate Isitt and Sarah Alexander

• Season 3 Episode 5: The Freckle, the Key and the Couple Who Weren't

  Steve looks in a medical encyclopaedia for advice about a suspicious freckle, Sally and Patrick form an unusual alliance, and it's finally time for everyone to meet Jane's religious boyfriend. Comedy, starring Jack Davenport, Kate Isitt and Ben Miles

• Season 3 Episode 4: Remember This

  Patrick puts on his spider-slaying shoes when he receives an early morning phone call from Sally, but his visit to her bedroom causes them both to reflect on the nature of their relationship. Elsewhere, Jeff expounds on his porn jelly theory and his 8,000 names for breasts

• Season 3 Episode 3: Unconditional Sex

  Part two of two. Wilma offers Jeff no strings attached sex, Steve compares his relationship to the Cold War, and Sally tells Susan about a useful agency named Man Test. Comedy, starring Jack Davenport and Gina Bellman

• Season 3 Episode 2: Faithless

  Part one of two. Jeff faces a dilemma when Wilma propositions him, and Jane tries to persuade her religious boyfriend James of the benefits of sex before marriage. Gina Bellman stars

• Season 3 Episode 1: Split

  Steve and Susan break up after a blazing row and the rest of the episode is shown entirely in split-screen as they both make their own way to the 'Temple of Woman'. Mariella Frostrup guest stars

Coupling: Season 2 (2001)

• Season 2 Episode 9: The End of the Line

  Steve stupidly swaps phone numbers with a girl he chatted to in a bar - then panics at the thought that she may actually call him, and starts answering the phone in a fake Australian accent in a bid to disguise his identity. Comedy about the tangled love lives of a group of friends, starring Jack Davenport and Sarah Alexander

• Season 2 Episode 8: Naked

  Jeff worries about his conversational abilities with members of the opposite sex, while Julia and Susan debate the pros and cons of kissing a junior member of staff. Comedy about the tangled love lives of a group of friends, starring Jack Davenport

• Season 2 Episode 7: Dressed

  Jane is smitten with a stranger she meets in a bar, while Patrick gets into intense competition with a work colleague and begs Sally to pretend to be his wife for the night. Jack Davenport and Gina Bellman star

• Season 2 Episode 6: Gotcha

  Steve is horrified to realise he has already been with Susan for a year, and as their anniversary dinner approaches, he struggles to prevent her asking any deep and meaningful questions about his feelings

• Season 2 Episode 5: Jane and the Truth Snake

  Jane reveals she has been sacked from her job, while Patrick decides to end his relationship with Lynda and dumps her by answer machine - but she comes into the bar with a suggestion that sends him racing to delete the message before she listens to it. Comedy, starring Jack Davenport

• Season 2 Episode 4: The Melty Man Cometh

  Part two. of two. Sally wants Patrick to herself for a spot of hanky-panky, but he fails to rise to the occasion - and all his friends try to reassure him while gently sniggering behind his back. Comedy, starring Jack Davenport

• Season 2 Episode 3: Her Best Friend's Bottom

  Part one of two. Steve loses his keys and goes over to Susan's to find them, where he inadvertently sees her best friend Sally stepping naked out of the shower - a secret Jeff tells him he must never divulge in his girlfriend's company. It's not easy going, however, and he finds it increasingly difficult to keep his thoughts to himself - even while doing something as mundane as choosing a sofa

• Season 2 Episode 2: My Dinner in Hell

  Steve bumps into his dream celebrity, Mariella Frostrup, in the bar, but the encounter proves to be a distinct embarrassment - and a dinner date with Susan's liberal-minded parents leaves him feeling even worse. Comedy, starring Jack Davenport

• Season 2 Episode 1: The Man with Two Legs

  Susan is amazed that Sally has managed to keep a relationship going for the grand duration of two weeks, while Jeff falls for a fellow train passenger, and claims to have a wooden leg in a misguided bid to impress her : can he come clean without ruining their blossoming relationship? Jack Davenport stars

Coupling: Season 1 (2000)

• Season 1 Episode 6: The Cupboard of Patrick's Love

  Susan is aghast to discover Patrick has a collection of secretly filmed videos showing himself in a variety of compromising positions with all his ex-girlfriends - including herself. Comedy, starring Sarah Alexander, Jack Davenport and Gina Bellman

• Season 1 Episode 5: The Girl with Two Breasts

  Jeff approaches an exotic-looking woman who proves to be an overseas visitor unable to speak English - and without a common language, he finds it difficult to make any headway. Comedy, with Jack Davenport and Richard Coyle

• Season 1 Episode 4: Inferno

  Steve realises Susan has discovered a risque film in his video collection while tidying the flat, and struggles to convince her it is artistic rather than pornographic. Unfortunately, the presence of her therapist leaves him decidedly tongue-tied. Comedy, starring Jack Davenport, Gina Bellman, Sarah Alexander and Ben Miles

• Season 1 Episode 3: Sex, Death and Nudity

  Jane asks Steve if he will accompany her to her aunt's funeral, but Susan gets the wrong end of the stick and invites herself along, as well as convincing Patrick to put in an appearance. Comedy, starring Jack Davenport and Gina Bellman

• Season 1 Episode 2: Size Matters

  Susan invites Steve to supper, but he struggles to find the words he is looking for. Jeff offers some worldly advice, but has no idea his help is doing more harm than good

• Season 1 Episode 1: Flushed

  Steve decides it is time to dump long-standing girlfriend Jane, but this proves easier said than done - until fate lends a helping hand. Comedy, starring Jack Davenport and Gina Bellman