"Love Soup" (2005) TV series 2005-????

Creator:

David Renwick

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

27 September 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

If your perfect partner was out there... how would you ever know?

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tamsin Greig	...	Alice Chenery (18 episodes, 2005-2008)
Montserrat Lombard	...	Milly Russell (17 episodes, 2005-2008)
Sheridan Smith	...	Cleo Martin (15 episodes, 2005-2008)
Owen Brenman	...	Lloyd Drewitt (8 episodes, 2005-2008)

Also Known As:

Love Soup 2 (UK) (DVD box title)

Runtime:

29 min (12 episodes) | 59 min (6 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:12 (4 episodes) | UK:15 (13 episodes) | UK:PG (1 episode)

Filming Locations:

Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Quotes:

Alice Chenery: I don't know, what is it with you people? The only topic of conversation is men, how to get them, what happens when you've got them and then how to get rid of them. God, it's all I ever hear, is men!
Cleo Martin: She needs a man!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Verity Lambert: Drama Queen (2008) (TV)

Greig Shines

Alice and Gil independently wander through life wondering if there is anyone else on the planet who 'get' them...

This is a beautifully observed, hilariously acted set of 6 hour-long episodes, posing the question 'is there really a perfect partner for each of us, and if so, how do we meet them?'. Renwick creates one cringingly funny situation after another, and he is ably served by Tamsin Greig and Michael Landes as Alice and Gil. Greig is particularly wonderful, underplaying brilliantly in the face of one embarrassment after another. Smith and Lombard are also fantastic as Alice's colleagues, and Styler is a revelation as Gil's frustrated neighbour Irene. Occasionally 60 minutes feels a little long, but on the whole an unmissable show. Role on Season 2?