Every episode from the original five series of the itv drama following the fortunes of three couples as they try to negotiate love and life'. '.strtoupper('h')elen baxendale, james nesbitt, john tompson and fay ripley'. '.strtoupper('i')n series one, each couple experiences some form of difficulty over pregnancy and childbirth, while the temptation of adultery is never far away'. '.strtoupper('i')n series two rachel helen baxendale and adam james nesbitt have split up, putting their friends in an awkward position'. '.strtoupper('s')eries three sees karen hermione norris and david robert bathurst struggling to cope with their new children, jenny fay ripley and pete john thomson coming to terms with pete's adultery and rachel and adam getting back together'. '.strtoupper('i')n series four adam loses his job and the couple face financial ruin'. '.strtoupper('i')n the final series a tragedy brings all the friends back together'. '.strtoupper('s')ynopsis follow the lives and loves of six thirty somethings in a heart warming and comic drama as they try to find true love or at least keep their relationships on track'. '.strtoupper('i')n this wry and funny look at a generation which is as confused as it is liberated by the choices it faces'. '.strtoupper('f')ollow the tangled web of lives as a group of friends living in manchester veer from great comedy to touching pathos, raunchy love affairs and absolute tragedy'. '.strtoupper('s')tarring helen baxendale, james nesbitt, fay ripley, john thomson, robert bathurst and hermione norris'. '.strtoupper('c')ompulsive comedy award winning tv viewing at it's finest, this collection includes all five series'. '.strtoupper('t')his text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title'. '.strtoupper('r')unning time 1477 minutes region region 2 release date 7 oct'. '.strtoupper('2')013