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The main characters are called Steve and Susan, after the writer Steven Moffat and producer Sue Vertue (who are married in real life).
Jack Davenport (Steve) chose the theme song "Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps".
Jeff's apartment has framed posters for the films The Procurer (1968), Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958) and Marc Mato, agente S. 077 (1965)
In season 4, during a usual bit of wackiness, Steve comments that this kind of thing doesn't happen as "this is not an American sitcom". In fact, there was an extremely short-lived American version of the series ("Coupling" (2003)) that was abhored by viewers and critics alike, resulting in the show's cancellation after only four episodes.
Richard Coyle (I) (Jeff) chose not to return to the show for season four. Coyle was afraid of being typecast as Jeff and wanted to explore other roles. He was replaced by Richard Mylan as Oliver, a nervous comic book store owner who pursues Jane. Jeff "returns" in the final episode played by a different person.
Though some scenes are shot away from the studio audience (the nude scenes for example and exteriors) no "canned laughter" is used. The scenes are played on monitor for the studio audience and their reactions are real.
Most of the stars were the first people to read for their respective roles.
When Richard Coyle (I) read for the part of Jeff, he spoke in a Welsh accent. The character wasn't written Welsh, but the producers liked it and hired him. It wasn't until well into the second series that they realized that Coyle was not Welsh, just putting it on for the show.
Susan frequently enters a scene saying, "Sorry, I'm late." This is a dig at producer Sue Vertue who, according to Steven Moffat, tends to turn up late quite often.
Though it's never brought up on the show, Steve is a professional writer. The character of Steve is based on the show's writer, Steven Moffat.
Ben Miles (I) (Patrick) insists that his character drink Guinness because it is impossible to fake in the studio.
Director Martin Dennis provides most of the voice-overs required for the series. A few notable exceptions are "The Melty Man" (performed by Richard Coyle (I)) and the radio announcer who introduces Jane in "Jane and the Truth Snake" (Ben Miles (I)).
NBC's adaptation of the show was considered such a sure thing that when the second season UK original was released on DVD in the States it featured a sticker reading "The original UK version of the SMASH NBC hit!". Unfortunately the DVD came out the very same week that the US version was canceled.
Many of the early episodes of the third season had to be shot out of sequence to accommodate the fact that Kate Isitt had just had a baby, and so wasn't always available.
From the original airing of the Season 3 finale where Susan discovers that she is pregnant, to the airing of the series finale when she has the baby, 19 months and 10 days have elapsed.
A final scene appears at the end of the credits.
The language Jeff speaks during the "imagine you're Israeli" scene is, in fact, complete gobbledygook which he made up on the spot.
The role of Alice required a stunningly beautiful actress who could speak a second language; exactly which language was not made a casting requirement. When Ruth Lass (who speaks fluent Hebrew) won the role the character became Israeli.
Originally the producers and director were thrilled to be able to film Jeff's big chat-up scene on a train. Unfortunately it turned out to be too noisy when the train was in motion, so the scene had to be filmed when the train was stationary at a platform.
The story originated from a problem writer Steven Moffat and producer Sue Vertue had in their relationship. She arrived at his office one day with a suede cushion and asked him for his opinion on it. He was completely unable to come up with one.
Jack Davenport delivered his cushion speech in one take.
There is a huge round of applause when Kate Isitt (Sally) slaps Ben Miles (I) (Patrick). This is because the scene had to be retaken so many times that Ben was verging on concussion
The first time we see inside Sally's flat.
The flashbacks here establish the first time that Susan meets Steve, and the first time she and Sally encounter Patrick.
This episode is the first in the series to dispense with both the opening and the closing titles due to its length.
Deliberately crafted to parallel the Season One episode _"Coupling" Inferno (2000)_.
Steven Moffat wrote this episode of the third series first and then wrote the remaining 6 episodes around it for continuity purposes.
In the dinner party sequence, Jack Davenport and Gina Bellman shot their parts the night before everybody else. This was because the set had to look like it had four walls (which of course sitcom sets don't tend to have).
Jack Davenport nailed his "We are men" rant in one take.
Mari Wilson's rendition of "Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps" is replaced in the closing credits by Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman singing "Something Stupid".

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