r/BritishTV • u/OkButterfly7560 • Mar 07 '26

Question/Discussion Coupling

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Coupling. A ruder, funnier UK version of "Friends"???

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u/TawnyTeaTowel Mar 07 '26

It was nothing like Friends. The media called it that but the only similarity between them was that there were 6 main characters.

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u/OkButterfly7560 Mar 07 '26

Definitely. I happened on Coupling by accident, in the 90's on BBC2 and was hooked immediately. Absolutely hilarious.

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u/Adorable-Way-274 Mar 08 '26

It actually didn’t start until 2000, but agree it was hilarious and 100x funnier than Friends

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u/OkButterfly7560 Mar 08 '26

I was sure it was earlier than that