BBC orders fourth series

Coupling is to return for a fourth series next year.

Filming on the sitcom starts in February, and it is expected to air on BBC2 next summer.

The news follows the success of the American version, launched in a prime-time slot on NBC last month.

Star Ben Miles said it was becoming increasingly difficult to get the entire cast of Jack Davenport, Richard Coyle, Sarah Alexander, Gina Bellman, Kate Isitt, and himself together.

He told Teletext: "With Jack doing films and Richard doing other TV, it's now a question of getting us available at the same time.

"But making the series is such fun that we all try to make time for it. I think the series has grown a lot since it began three years ago."

He added: "It's flattering that NBC have bought the whole package and that it's enjoying a new lease of life in the States."

Published: 13 Oct 2003