Cold Feet

Series 8 - Episode 5

Review

by Alison Graham

There’s nothing like Cold Feet on television at the moment, a drama that’s not afraid to twist our emotions, though not in any gratuitous way, as the friends at its heart navigate the minefields of middle-class middle-age in a succession of lovely kitchens, bars and restaurants.

Jen (Fay Ripley) bridles against her husband Pete’s efforts to wrap her in cotton wool as she undergoes her first chemotherapy treatment, while David (Robert Bathurst), penniless and alone, lives in an airport, riding the escalators and pretending to be en route to somewhere, anywhere, as his once comfortable life dissolves around him.

Then there’s Karen and Adam, both still preoccupied by that kiss. Karen seems blasé while Adam obsesses, even though he has a new girlfriend, Caitlin (Eve Myles). There’s a tremendously funny scene with Myles when Caitlin realises she doesn’t have Adam’s full attention.

Summary

Adam is enjoying his new relationship, but he is unable to help feeling jealous when Karen's head is turned by Dan the benevolent vicar. Jenny starts chemotherapy and gets a new lease of life when her cancer buddy Charlie encourages her to join the hospital choir, while Pete finds himself in a dilemma when Chloe - terrified her mum is going to die - asks him to formally adopt her. Homeless David takes refuge at the airport, but a chance encounter with ex-wife Robyn forces him to admit his plight.

Cast & Crew

Adam Williams James Nesbitt

David Marsden Robert Bathurst

Karen Marsden Hermione Norris

Pete Gifford John Thomson

Jenny Gifford Fay Ripley

Caitlin Henderson Eve Myles

Charlie Sinclair Ivanno Jeremiah

Benjamin Stevens Paul Ritter

Robyn Duff Lucy Robinson

Matthew Williams Ceallach Spellman

Ellie Marsden Sylvie Briggs

Carol Fox Laura Branigan

Barbara Blyth Marji Campi

Olivia Marsden Daisy Edgar-Jones

Chloe Gifford Madeleine Edmondson

Adam Gifford Jack Harper

The Rev Daniel Booth Paul Kaye

Director John Hardwick

Executive Producer Kenton Allen

Executive Producer Mike Bullen

Executive Producer Matthew Justice

Producer Margaret Conway

Producer Kathryn O'Connor

Writer Debbie Oates

Writer Ian Kershaw

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Full Episode Guide

Viewers loved Jeremy Kyle's cameo in the Cold Feet series finale

If anyone can sort out the gang’s problems, it’s Jeremy

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Series 8 - Episode 5

Review

Summary

Cast & Crew

Viewers loved Jeremy Kyle's cameo in the Cold Feet series finale

Cold Feet ends with a death and high drama – but will it return for another series?

When is Cold Feet back on TV for series eight? Who’s in the cast? What’s the plot?

Meet the cast of Cold Feet

The Cold Feet cast react to THAT kiss between Adam and Karen

Key Cold Feet character to face cancer scare when ITV drama returns

Cold Feet viewers devastated by Jenny’s cancer diagnosis

Cold Feet's James Nesbitt: womanising Adam was becoming 'unlikable'

Cold Feet

Series 8 - Episode 5

Review

Summary

Cast & Crew

Viewers loved Jeremy Kyle's cameo in the Cold Feet series finale

Cold Feet ends with a death and high drama – but will it return for another series?

When is Cold Feet back on TV for series eight? Who’s in the cast? What’s the plot?

Meet the cast of Cold Feet

The Cold Feet cast react to THAT kiss between Adam and Karen

Key Cold Feet character to face cancer scare when ITV drama returns

Cold Feet viewers devastated by Jenny’s cancer diagnosis

Cold Feet's James Nesbitt: womanising Adam was becoming 'unlikable'

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