Hit American sitcom Will and Grace is as perky as Friends and as wittily urbane as Frasier. The premise concerns Will (Eric McCormack), a mildly uptight lawyer who agrees to have as a flatmate his best friend, interior designer Grace (Debra Messing). Their relationship has all the hallmarks of lovers--emotional dependency, little things that get on each others' nerves, strong mutual interests and volcanic arguments. The only snag is that while Grace is straight, Will is gay.

Though not shy of poking sharp fun at that situation, Will and Grace is among sitcom's most potent and sophisticated antidotes to homophobia. Though initially a little too pleased with its own camp pertness, the show grows and grows on you with successive episodes, finally becoming indispensable. It also benefits from secondary characters Jack (Sean P Hayes) and Karen (Megan Mullally), also gay and straight respectively, both outrageously and hilariously irresponsible characters: he a free spirit and freeloader, she's "working" as Grace's assistant even though she doesn't need the money, having married it. Despite its diamond and rapid-fire punchlines, Will and Grace conveys enough sense of the main characters' lovelorn predicament to prevent it from becoming too cute. --David Stubbs

Hit American sitcom Will and Grace is as perky as Friends and as wittily urbane as Frasier. The premise concerns Will (Eric McCormack), a mildly uptight lawyer who agrees to have as a flatmate his best friend, interior designer Grace (Debra Messing). Their relationship has all the hallmarks of lovers--emotional dependency, little things that get on each others' nerves, strong mutual interests and volcanic arguments. The only snag is that while Grace is straight, Will is gay.

Though not shy of poking sharp fun at that situation, Will and Grace is among sitcom's most potent and sophisticated antidotes to homophobia. Though initially a little too pleased with its own camp pertness, the show grows and grows on you with successive episodes, finally becoming indispensable. It also benefits from secondary characters Jack (Sean P Hayes) and Karen (Megan Mullally), also gay and straight respectively, both outrageously and hilariously irresponsible characters: he a free spirit and freeloader, she's "working" as Grace's assistant even though she doesn't need the money, having married it. Despite its diamond and rapid-fire punchlines, Will and Grace conveys enough sense of the main characters' lovelorn predicament to prevent it from becoming too cute. --David Stubbs

Will & Grace are best friends. Will is a gay lawyer and Grace is a straight interior designer. Doesn't sound like the best grounds for a classic sit com does it? Well, it is! Multi Emmy award winning show with a cracking script writing team, the show is cool enough and great enough to attract A list talent.

Will & Grace are best friends. Will is a gay lawyer and Grace is a straight interior designer. Doesn't sound like the best grounds for a classic sit com does it? Well, it is! Multi Emmy award winning show with a cracking script writing team, the show is cool enough and great enough to attract A list talent.

Will & Grace are best friends. Will is a gay lawyer and Grace is a straight interior designer. Doesn't sound like the best grounds for a classic sit com does it? Well, it is! Multi Emmy award winning show with a cracking script writing team, the show is cool enough and great enough to attract A list talent.

Will & Grace are best friends. Will is a gay lawyer and Grace is a straight interior designer. Doesn't sound like the best grounds for a classic sit com does it? Well, it is! Multi Emmy award winning show with a cracking script writing team, the show is cool enough and great enough to attract A list talent.

Will & Grace are best friends. Will is a gay lawyer and Grace is a straight interior designer. Doesn't sound like the best grounds for a classic sit com does it? Well, it is! Multi Emmy award winning show with a cracking script writing team, the show is cool enough and great enough to attract A list talent.

Will & Grace are best friends. Will is a gay lawyer and Grace is a straight interior designer. Doesn't sound like the best grounds for a classic sit com does it? Well, it is! Multi Emmy award winning show with a cracking script writing team, the show is cool enough and great enough to attract A list talent.