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"Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps"...the theme song isn't remotely the catchiest thing from this already classic farce about the loves and lives of six 21st Century Londoners. Written by Steven Moffat and based on the love of his life, wife (and producer) Sue Vertue, main characters Steve (Jack Davenport) and Susan (Sarah Alexander) progress through four seasons from just-about dating to very definitely pregnant (her, not him). Making it all slightly complicated, but very very funny, are their coterie of friends, lovers, and, er, Jeff.

MAIN CAST

Steve . . . . . . . . . . . JackDavenport
Jane. . . . . . . . . . . . . Gina Bellman
Susan. . . . . . . . . . Sarah Alexander
Sally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Isitt
Patrick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Miles
Jeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Coyle

CREDITS

Writer Steven Moffat
Director Martin Dennis
Executive Producers Beryl Vertue (series 1-3), Geoffrey Perkins (series 1 & 2), Sophie Clarke-Jervoise (series 3)
Producer Sue Vertue

UK - BBC (Hartswood Films) - 22 x 30mins - color
Series One (6) 12 May-16 June 2000 - BBC2 Fri 9.30pm
Series Two (9) 3 Sep-29 Oct 2001 - BBC2 Mon 10pm
Series Three (7) 23 Sep-4 Nov 2002 - BBC2 Mon 9.30pm
Sarah Alexander (Susan): My character is very grounded, sorted and confident in her sexuality. Her comedy comes from her directness, which means she sometimes puts her foot in it, but you always know where you are with her. She's a good-time girl who enjoys her life and her man. I've certainly learned a few lessons from her about self-belief, but we also catch glimpses of her being slightly insecure, out of her depth, which is very funny. Mind you, Susan is very tolerant - I would have booted Steve out years ago!

Kate Isitt (Sally): Sally and I are very different, but I love working on her vulnerability – on the surface she's cruel, but that's more fun to play than niceness!

The audience know our characters really well now, and we all know them too and we see more of their vulnerability beneath the comedy; that's certainly the case with Jane. We also see her loneliness – she seems supremely self-confident and tactless, but that masks a lot of insecurity which is compounded by her being such an attention seeker!

Jack Davenport (Steve): There's a great luxury in being aware that Steven [Moffatt] is writing with us in mind. He sits in the corner whilst we're rehearsing and he's picking things up all the time. You have to be very careful about what you say, as you never know when it might appear in the script!

Richard Coyle (Jeff): I have a lot of fun with the role. It really is silly. I play such a weirdo. I like that, because I think I’m a bit of a geek as well. Jeff is a pubescent boy trapped inside the body of a man, still obsessed about his relationship with his mother....There is a lot of pathos in this series, which I’ve loved playing.

Ben Miles (Patrick): This monogamy business does get him into scrapes. He trips up along the way. He doesn't know the language or how to behave. His brain can't really compute it. It's a joy to play someone so very different from myself – and to see how he's evolved!