From Mulder and Scully to Marge and Homer: your favourite TV couples

Readers named a wide range of on-screen pairings, from longtime tabloid staples to quietly powerful romances. Miss Piggy and Kermit were praised for a turbulent, enduring bond that began in 1976 and survived an official separation in 2015, while Mulder and Scully were celebrated for breaking the TV gender mould: Scully’s sceptical science balanced against Mulder’s intuitive belief, with the actors’ chemistry thrilling fans when the hinted romance finally arrived.

Honesty in relationships featured strongly. Rob and Sharon in Catastrophe were admired for conversations that bring them closer, Sam Tyler and Annie Cartwright in Life on Mars for a time‑travel subplot that becomes a moving "will they or won't they" climax, and Homer and Marge Simpson for a steady, fundamental love shown with patience, humour and tenderness.

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