We watched Love Soup when it was originally broadcast on the BBC - when the BBC actually produced quality as opposed to the junk it mainly broadcasts now!We've been watching the repeats on London Live and it just reminds me what absolute genius this series was. The writing by the great David Renwick is incredible. The acting, direction and even the music perfectly support Renwick's genius.The only fault he has ever had is his unerring ability to chose bad titles - Love Soup? One Foot In The Grave? The tragedy is that I wonder how many people never watched Love Soup because of its awful title? In fact when my partner first suggested I watch it in 2006 I said I didn't want to watch some sloppy sentimental rubbish.Anyway, I want to thank David Renwick for both the above mentioned series. He can make you laugh out loud then shed a tear in the course of a few scenes.Once again - SHEER GENIUS!

This is a very funny series and much cleverer than the standard so-called comedy fare we are force fed these days. It will appeal to anyone who actually thinks about things and the angst that accompanies this risky practice. This is a comedy very much about the good manners of the main characters and the lack of them in the people they come across (and their inability to see past their self-obsessed noses). This is all handled in a very understated manner and never patronises the viewer and actually treats us as adults (not even any canned laughter!). I think the people who didn't get this series possibly struggled because they are the people this terrific show is poking fun at. Perhaps they should watch again and you never know it might just help them to be nicer people.

Love soup is screening for the first time in New Zealand (Feb 2007). In a country where television is increasingly dominated by (mainly) brain dead American trash, I am heartened that some enlightened buyer has purchased a program that appeals to people with a brain. I would not describe it as a comedy perse. The humour is subtle and not obvious to anyone who has not been "through the traps". My fascination is due to usually being totally wrong when trying to predict what happens next. I mean how many girls do you come across with a full body tattoo? Like many well written works, the series touches on many of the taboos that we all eventually experience to some degree or other.

A wry and enjoyable programme and unlike bob from America, Gil's dialogue doesn't bother me as I am British and this is a British programme for British people. I don't like the way American writers write dialogue for British characters in American programmes, as it is not an accurate portrayal of the way we use our language, but I understand that they are writing for an American audience and not trying to portray an accurate representation of our way of speaking.The idea that two people are the ideal partners for each other but are completely unaware of each other and to tell their story in this way is intriguing. I understand that it is inspired by how the writer met his own wife. Will they get together? I hope we get to find out.