Love Soup 

Alice Chenery and Gil Raymond are perfect for each other. They like the same things, respect the same things, and share the same beliefs. The only problem is that they are completely unaware of each other's existence.

Creator:

David Renwick

Stars:

Tamsin Greig, Montserrat Lombard, Sheridan Smith

5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
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

Storyline

Alice Chenery and Gil Raymond are perfect for each other. They like the same things, respect the same things, and share the same beliefs. The only problem is that they are completely unaware of each other's existence.

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Plot Keywords:

sitcom | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Did You Know?

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!

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Connections

Featured in Love Soup: Outtakes (2005)

User Reviews

Quite the wittiest and smartest new comedy from British TV.

If you like droll and witty, you'll love this. If low brow, slutty, British sit com fare is your style, this is definitely not for you. First of all it's very smart stuff. Secondly the script is handled very deftly by almost everyone connected with it. Kudos to the director! Tamsin Grieg has a face built for comedy, a sort of sexier Lily Tomlin, and her timing is exquisite! The American (a real one, for a change) is excellent as well, if a tad too good looking for a lonely single.

The two play a couple, possibly (hopefully) destined to meet, but in the mean time they passively, reluctantly, pursue the dating game. Each episode is another disaster waiting to happen. Sometimes you can see it coming other times you can't, but you know it's coming. Just what will make this one a disaster?

My favorite scene, so far, is when the parents of Tamsin's ex boyfriend of some 10 years, show up to tell her he's passed away and to hand over tapes he made of him and Tamsin having sex. The old couple play it absolutely straight and innocently, and Tamsin's facial expressions show her skills as a comedian, who knows how to be subtle, instead of obvious.

My wife is impatient to have the two meet, but I want to wait and savor the moment, when (if) it comes.

Details

Official Sites:

BBC [UK]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 August 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Noen som passer for meg

Filming Locations:

Furze Hill Court, Hove, East Sussex, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

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

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1