本剧集是BBC2台2000年正式推出的以青年人为题材和对象的系列情景喜剧，创意和编剧均由StevenMoffat一人担当。三男三女的主要人物构成很容易使人联想到当时正走红（其实已经在走下坡路）的《Friends》，因此很有不少根本没看过本剧的媒体人士和评论家想当然地将本剧称作英国版的《Friends》，而在那些有幸欣赏过本剧的观众们看来，《Coupling》在情节设定、人物表演、喜剧元素的设计和表现等诸多方面所达到的水平，要比《Friends》高几个档次。相比之下，《Friends》只能说是一部“业余”水平的好作品而已。当然总体来说，英剧的水准本身就高于美剧，这和英剧注意保持创意、编剧一体化是分不开的，美剧的创意一般也就为最初几集编剧，以后主要的编剧工作都是由其它编剧根据最初的角色设定来自由发挥，编剧队伍的构成也是不断变化，老的走新的来，造成美剧...Susan剖腹产生下婴儿之后，Steve的自白And then there was a bit more cutting and snipping.then a red bloody thing was being put on some scales.i was pretty sure i was supposed to feel something about that.didn't feel a thing.i just wanted to go home,watch a video and eat crisps.(nurse)"Mr taylor,do you want to see him?"(Susan)"Well,go and look,go and look at him." so i did.i went and i looked.and it was red and ugly and noisy.and i didn't feel anything you're supposed to.nothing at all.i was epidural man.(Susan)"Fingers and toes,count them."(Steve)"Yeah,he's fine.it all looks pretty average.no eyes,though."(nurse)"His eyes are shut,Mr taylor.It's the light."so i shaded his eyes.and then....and then he looked at me.and oh my goodness,me...i became someone else entirely.