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Produced by Hartswood Films for the BBC , the show centres on the dating , sexual adventures, and mishaps of six friends in their early 30s, often depicting the three women and the three men each talking among themselves about the same events, but in entirely different terms. The series was inspired by Moffat's relationship with producer Sue Vertue , to the extent that they gave their names to two of the characters.

Coupling is an example of the "group-genre", an ensemble show that had proven popular at the time. The show debuted to unimpressive ratings, but its popularity soon increased, and by the end of the third series, the show had achieved respectable ratings in the UK. The show is syndicated around the world. Short-lived American and Greek adaptations were briefly produced in and , respectively.

In a poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom , Coupling came in 54th. Moffat had used the breakdown of his first marriage as inspiration for his s sitcom Joking Apart. Bennett-Jones and his friend and former colleague Andre Ptaszynski , who had worked with Moffat on the sitcoms Joking Apart and Chalk , told Moffat and Vertue that each fancied the other.

A relationship blossomed and they left their respective production companies to join Hartswood Films , run by Beryl Vertue , Sue's mother. When she eventually asked him to write a sitcom for Hartswood, he decided to base it around the evolution of their own relationship.