Coupling is one of the best contemporary British comedy series' - well, one of the best if you like often crude, often sexist, usually politically incorrect comedy of the sort which reduces the viewer to weak-limbed hysteria.

It's a sort of British Friends, but with no holds barred. There's only one real topic discussed or chased by the six main characters - sex in all its weird, sometimes wonderful but often scary aspects.

Here are our characters Steve, Patrick, Jeff, Jane, Susan and Sally back again from Series One. Writer Steven Moffatt's touch is more assured this time around; these characters, who in the first episode really only served to move along his outrageous plot scenarios, are now more fleshed-out, and their characterisations are much deeper.

So here are nine absolutely fabulous episodes: The Man with Two Legs, My Dinner in Hell, Her Best Friend's Bottom, The Melty Man Cometh, Jane and the Truth Snake, Gotcha, Dressed, Naked and The End of the Line.

It's useless trying to discuss plots. How do you explain a plot scenario where wild-haired Jeff (Richard Coyle, my favourite character in the series) has actually managed to pick up an outrageously beautiful girl - only to find it's impossible to go to bed with her because he can't find a way to explain why he has two fully-functioning legs?

And that's one of the more straightforward plotlines.

It's a great series. Roll on Series' Three and Four - even though news is that Richard Coyle left the series at the end of Series Three, dammit.

This is a beautiful anamorphic transfer, in optimum broadcast quality, with excellent stereo sound to match.

There are two interviews and a 'behind the scenes' featurette. The first interview, for about 21 minutes, is with writer/creator Steven Moffatt; the second (about four minutes) is with Jack Davenport, who plays the show's most 'normal' male character, Steve. Both suffer from being recorded in a very loud green room setting, with what sounds like a soundstage being constructed just out of camera-shot. It's almost impossible to hear the questions, although some of the answers are moderately interesting.

The 'behind-the-scenes' footage lasts about four minutes, and mainly consists of watching the cast do an 'all-in-bed' photo shoot for promotion of the series.