Coupling
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two / BBC Three
- 2000 - 2004
- 28 episodes (4 series)
The trials and tribulations of six thirtysomethings struggling with life in general, but above all, relationships. Stars Jack Davenport, Gina Bellman, Sarah Alexander, Kate Isitt, Ben Miles and more.
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Series 3, Episode 2 - Faithless
Further details
Jane and Jeff are both having difficulty keeping the faith.
Jeff is sent into a spiral of tension when his attractive colleague, Wilma, asks him out for a drink. Is Wilma about to make a move on him, or does she just want to be friends? If she's interested in his arse, then surely he shouldn't be talking to her, what with him having a girlfriend. But to refuse the date would be to assume that Wilma likes him, and she certainly hasn't made that clear. Unable to face this challenge alone, Jeff rigs up his mobile phone for the date, so that his friends can hear his conversation with Wilma and give him advice. Wilma puts her cards on the table straight away: she fancies Jeff and she wants to know if he fancies her too...
Meanwhile Jane is thrilled by the arrival of a new member of staff at the station, right from the moment he smoothly parks his huge, red sports car into a tight little hole. Mmm. Jane is not the sort of girl to be put off by the fact that James is the station's religious broadcaster, nor by the further complication that their first date is at a Christian discussion group. Hope begins to fade when James tells her that he doesn't believe in sex before marriage (although Jane does helpfully offer to take her top off if that will ease the situation). Despite this inauspicious beginning, James gives Jane a passionate kiss. Why is he bothering with her? Because he has faith.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 30th September 2002
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Jack Davenport | Steve |
Gina Bellman | Jane |
Sarah Alexander | Susan |
Kate Isitt | Sally |
Ben Miles | Patrick |
Richard Coyle | Jeff |
Lou Gish | Julia |
Emilia Fox | Wilma |
Lloyd Owen | James |
Gerard Gilroy | Roger |
Muriel Pavlow | Angela |
Colin Michael Carmichael | Trevor |
Andrew Collins | Andrew |
Steven Moffat | Writer |
Martin Dennis | Director |
Sue Vertue | Producer |
Beryl Vertue | Executive Producer |
Sophie Clarke-Jervoise | Executive Producer |
Mykola Pawluk | Editor |
Andrew Howe-Davies | Production Designer |
Simon Brint | Composer |