Jenny Colgan

Friends forever: the inside story of the American sitcom classic

Throughout the 1990s, the series was shown in 175 countries and dubbed into 40 languages. But fame took a heavy toll on the leading actors

issue 16 November 2019

Here is a test to tell you whether you will like this book or not: when I write ‘So, no one told you life was going to be this way…’, do you secretly clap your hands four times? If so, could you be any more excited to get your hands on it?

The excellent news is that, just like the show, Still Friends, which rabid fans would almost certainly buy whatever old rubbish was in it, is much, much better than it needed to be.

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