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The best on screen couples ever

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WhiteFramesandPlanes · 09/09/2026 20:28

You can choose three and three only.

One - Steve Martin and Diane Keaton in Father Of The Bride. That's my marriage goal. Warm, loving and stable

Two - Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in You've Got Mail. They were just so cute together

Three - Rocky and Adrian 🥊❤️

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NolanChanceJustLikeTheWeatherNSoul · 09/09/2026 23:25

sandgrown · 09/09/2026 23:24

Stan & Hilda and Vera & Jack from Corrie
JR & Sw’ellen
Rhett Butler &Scarlett O’Hara
Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford in The Way We Were .
Glenda Jackson and her partner in A Touch of Class

It's woman Stanley woman.😂

SnowflakeSmasher86 · 09/09/2026 23:29

Al & -Sophie from Stath Lets Flats (rivalled Tim & Dawn for me when it finally happened!)
Schmidt & Cece from New Girl
Roman Roy and Gerri from Succession

Screamingabdabz · 09/09/2026 23:30

The (real life) couple from Colin from Accounts
Kristen Scott Thomas and Ralph Fiennes in The English Patient
Sawyer and Kate in Lost (not Jack)

Ratherhaveacupofteaandabiscuit · 09/09/2026 23:30

KidsDoBetter · 09/09/2026 21:04

Weirdly fond of Margo & Jerry. Much less annoying than Tom & Barbara

Came here to say the same.
Tom and Barbara drove me mad. He was such a smug arse and she was a doormat.
Margo and Jerry on the other hand had depth and were comedy gold.

Ratherhaveacupofteaandabiscuit · 09/09/2026 23:32

MyOliveViewer · 09/09/2026 21:59

Maddie & David —
Moonlighting

The original will they won’t they couple long before Ross and Rachel.

CuriouserGeorge · 09/09/2026 23:39

Josh and Donna, Jed and Abby (both West Wing). Roy and Keeley (Ted Lasso).

LlamaDuke · 09/09/2026 23:43

Adam and Kristina Braverman (Parenthood)

Charlie and Duffy (Casualty)

John Steed and Emma Peel (The Avengers - not strictly a couple but great on screen together)

MargotLovesTom · 09/09/2026 23:46

Sam & Diane in Cheers.

covilha · 10/09/2026 00:15

Scarlett O’ Hara and Rhett Butler
There can be no other!!
And if you think otherwise, well
Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn

NolanChanceJustLikeTheWeatherNSoul · 10/09/2026 00:18

Basil &Sybil..Fawlty Towers.

Mirrorlolo · 10/09/2026 00:27

Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe

Maddie and David (Moonlighting)
Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett ( 1990s BBC version)

ToadRage · 10/09/2026 00:30

Bones and Booth (Bones)
Geraldine and Harry (The Vicar of Dibley)
Westley and Buttercup (The Princess Bride)

Redheadedstepchild · 10/09/2026 00:51

Marge and Norm Gunderson from Fargo.

Notonthestairs · 10/09/2026 07:05

Ratherhaveacupofteaandabiscuit · 09/09/2026 23:30

Came here to say the same.
Tom and Barbara drove me mad. He was such a smug arse and she was a doormat.
Margo and Jerry on the other hand had depth and were comedy gold.

Tom was awful! I think Barbara was supposed to be easygoing and a foil to Margo (or vice versa) but yes, rewatching a couple of episodes recently she just seemed really put upon and meek.

lowandhighbeams · 10/09/2026 07:09

Tony and carmela soprano

dreamiesformolly · 10/09/2026 09:26

WhiteFramesandPlanes · 09/09/2026 20:41

Dustin? Do you mean Robert lol?

I thought Pamela was a rubbish partner. Poor old Gaylord got stuck in so many embarrassing situations and she never helped him.

I couldn't remember the character name 😄Dustin Hoffman's character, I just googled it - Bernie. I thought he and Barbra Streisand played really well together as a couple.

I always thought Pam's character was incredibly bland, to the point where it felt intentional. Maybe she was meant to be one of the few sane ones amidst all the crazy going on around her. 😆

ISpeakJive · 10/09/2026 09:31

Pa and Ma Larkin
Pa and Ma Ingles

Wishimaywishimight · 10/09/2026 09:41

Lorelei Gilmore and Luke
Ally McBeal and Larry Paul
Jonathan and Jennifer Hart

HowardTJMoon · 10/09/2026 09:56

Redheadedstepchild · 10/09/2026 00:51

Marge and Norm Gunderson from Fargo.

Ooh, good choice.

JaspersCarrott · 10/09/2026 10:21

George & Mildred

Empress13 · 10/09/2026 10:30

Romeo and Juliette
Beauty and the Beast

dreamiesformolly · 10/09/2026 11:12

Richie and Eddie from Bottom. (I'm kidding 😂)

SorcererGaheris · 10/09/2026 11:21

Frasier and Niles - Frasier
Joey and Chandler - Friends
Del and Rodney - Only Fools and Horses
Ben and Susan - My Family

KnitFastDieWarm · 10/09/2026 12:55

Admiral and Mrs Croft in Persuasion - both in the book and in the 1995 adaptation. Absolute couple goals.

Also John and Moira - Schitt’s Creek

user293948849167 · 10/09/2026 13:13

Dr Quinn & Sully 🔥
Lizzie & Mr Darcy (1995)
Rapunzel & Flynn Rider (I bet they had “fun “off screen)

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