Love Soup

Love Soup

2005 · 2 seasons · 18 eps · ★ 8.6 · Comedy, Drama

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Parallel storylines follow English perfume saleswoman Alice Chenery and American comedy writer Gil Raymond, who are seemingly perfect soulmates but never meet, as they deal with their chaotic lives and relationships.

Created by David Renwick

Network: BBC One

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One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The WitchOne Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The Witch · 1995
One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The Witch
★ 9.51995
MovieComedy
A witch predicts an untimely end for Victor; Patrick and Pippa prepare to move far away from the Meldrews, but Patrick gets stuck with Victor while trying to escape his secretary's jealous boyfriend.
One Foot in the Grave: StarboundOne Foot in the Grave: Starbound · 1996
One Foot in the Grave: Starbound
★ 9.11996
MovieComedy
The Meldrews find a man living in their shed; he turns out to be a drug-dealer. Victor takes a gardening job, working for Patrick's new boss and dealing with very effective herbicide.
One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black CoatOne Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat · 1991
One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat
★ 9.01991
MovieComedy
Relations between Patrick and Victor reach a new low via an unending stream of post-it notes; during a visit from a council health inspector, Victor learns that the horse manure he bought for his allotment may be radioactive
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the AlgarveOne Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve · 1993
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve
★ 8.51993
MovieComedyDrama
The Meldrews go on holiday to Portugal with Mrs Warboys, who is hoping for romance with her penpal Alfonso. Photographer Martin Trout follows them there, believing they have a roll of film that belongs to him.
One Foot in the Grave: Who's ListeningOne Foot in the Grave: Who's Listening · 1990
One Foot in the Grave: Who's Listening
★ 8.51990
MovieComedy
The Meldrews become acquainted with a reverend who thinks he has lost his faith, and Victor learns more about a video shop clerk with whom he had a conflict.
Agatha Christie's PoirotAgatha Christie's Poirot · 1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
★ 8.21989
SeriesCrimeDrama
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
One Foot in the Grave: EndgameOne Foot in the Grave: Endgame · 1997
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★ 8.01997
MovieComedy
The Meldrews make an effort to get on with their pleasant new neighbors; Victor buys a haunted caravan and accidentally kidnaps the mother of an Indian millionaire.
Jonathan Creek: The Grinning ManJonathan Creek: The Grinning Man · 2009
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★ 8.02009
MovieMysteryCrime
Jonathan Creek returns in this feature length episode to investigate a series of baffling disappearances in a “haunted” room at the top of a large gothic house. Home of stage musician Lance Gessler, the forbidding mansion known as ‘Metropolis’ is the site of an intriguing mystery. Over the last seventy years a number of visitors staying overnight in the gloomy old attic room have disappeared without trace...
One Foot in the Grave: Victor In The BathOne Foot in the Grave: Victor In The Bath · 1993
One Foot in the Grave: Victor In The Bath
★ 8.01993
MovieComedy
Victor muses about life while in the bath.
One Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle DickOne Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle Dick · 2001
One Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle Dick
★ 8.02001
MovieComedy
Margaret is visiting a relative in hospital. Victor is his usual self, complaining about everything; and Margaret is her usual self, pretending not to hear him...or is she?
The Two RonniesThe Two Ronnies · 1971
The Two Ronnies
★ 7.81971
SeriesComedy
The Two Ronnies is a British sketch show which aired on BBC1 from 1971 to 1987. It featured the double act of Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett, the "Two Ronnies" of the title.
One Foot in the GraveOne Foot in the Grave · 1990
One Foot in the Grave
★ 7.71990
SeriesComedy
One Foot in the Grave is a BBC television sitcom series. The series features the exploits of Victor Meldrew and his long-suffering wife, Margaret. The programmes invariably deal with Meldrew's battle against the problems he creates for himself. Living in a typical household in an unnamed English suburb, Victor takes involuntary early retirement. His various efforts to keep himself busy, while encountering various misfortunes and misunderstandings are the themes of the sitcom. Despite its traditional production, the series supplants its domestic sitcom setting with elements of black humour and surrealism.
Jonathan CreekJonathan Creek · 1997
Jonathan Creek
★ 7.61997
SeriesMysteryComedy
Working from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles. He soon puts this ability to the use of solving impossible crimes and mysterious murders.
If You See God, Tell HimIf You See God, Tell Him · 1993
If You See God, Tell Him
★ 7.51993
SeriesComedy
Following a freak accident, Godfrey Spry develops a 30-second attention span, causing him to take ad slogans literally and leading to chaotic behaviour.
Not the Nine O'Clock NewsNot the Nine O'Clock News · 1979
Not the Nine O'Clock News
★ 7.31979
SeriesComedy
Classic sketch comedy show satirising the news and culture of the late 70s and early 80s which introduced Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson.
Whoops ApocalypseWhoops Apocalypse · 1982
Whoops Apocalypse
★ 6.91982
SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Whoops Apocalypse is a six-part 1982 British sitcom by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick, made by London Weekend Television for ITV. Marshall and Renwick later reworked the concept as a 1986 film of the same name from ITC Entertainment, with almost completely different characters and plot, although one or two of the original actors returned in different roles. As the Apocalypse nears, US President Johnny Cyclops tries to run a reelection campaign whilst also dealing with the Russians, a deposed Shah needing to be hidden, and a new weapon called a 'quark' bomb.

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