Comedy COUPLES

From Basil and Sybil, to Margo and Jerry, we remember some of the greatest on-screen relationships

WORDS: ZOE WEST.

Who needs to go to an expensive restaurant this Valentine’s Day when we can cosy up at home and watch some of our favourite comedy partnerships from across the years? Whether it’s Mick agreeing to Pam’s outlandish antics in Gavin & Stacey, or Sybil’s sharp-tongued insults to Basil in Fawlty Towers, here are some of the most enduring TV couples of all time. TERRY AND JUNE First appearing together as Terry and June Penfold in 70s sitcom Happy Ever After, the couple were so popular with viewers they were given a whole new show. Complete with a new surname, the characters moved to Purley and Terry and June was born. As bumbling, accident-prone Terry (Scott) went about taking French classes, gardening or having his boss over for dinner, level-headed and…

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Woman's Weekly (Digital) - 1 Issue, 18-Feb-2025

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