Sexual tension on television: top pairings

By Bridget McManus
Updated November 16 2014 - 10:08am, first published 9:08am
Camaraderie: Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargity) and Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Camaraderie: Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargity) and Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Is there anything more sweetly romantic and deliciously titillating than watching two people who adore each other dance the dance of the awkward as they try to conceal their pulsating desire for one another? It is a dramatic device as old as theatre itself that lends a thrilling air to comedic and dramatic narrative, and keeps audiences on the edges of their seats.

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