Old friends reunited in middle-age angst
ITV, Monday, 9pm
BAFTA-WINNING comedy-drama Cold Feet returns for a new eight-part series, reuniting James Nesbitt, Robert Bathurst, Hermione Norris, John Thomson and Fay Ripley.
The nation’s love affair with Cold Feet began in 1997 when audiences first met friends Adam and Rachel, Pete and Jenny, Karen and David. Thirtythree episodes and five series later, our favourite couples have earned themselves a place in television history.
It’s been over 10 years since we last caught up with the lives of Adam, Pete, Jenny, Karen and David and although many things have changed, deep down they haven’t. Older but not necessarily wiser, the gang are reunited when Adam returns to Manchester after years of working abroad to make an announcement – but not everyone is as thrilled as he is.
Pete and Jenny have their own worries. Victims of the economic downturn, working two jobs to make ends meet, Pete is losing his zest for life. Jenny’s work as an events organiser is hardly raking it in. The only couple to have stood the test of time, theirs is a marriage set in stone, one which others aspire to – isn’t it?
Meanwhile, David’s marriage to his divorce lawyer Robyn (Lucy Robinson) has run its course. His professional life also leaves a lot to be desired and David is all too aware of the bright young things in the office ready to jump into his swivel chair. As the pressure of work and his expensive lifestyle mounts, can David retain his professional status without resorting to dirty tricks?
Karen, on the other hand appears sorted. Her marriage to David well behind her, she’s successfully climbed the ladder at work and raised three children almost singlehandedly. But it won’t be too long before the kids fly the nest and at work she’s hit a glass ceiling. So what’s next? Content and confident, Karen stopped looking for love years ago – but the question is, has love stopped looking for her?
As the series develops we follow the highs and lows of these much-loved characters as they, like us, continue to find their way in life.
Creator of Cold Feet, Mike Bullen, said: “This feels like the right time to revisit these characters, as they tiptoe through the minefield of middle age. They’re 50, but still feel 30, apart from on the morning after the night before, when they really feel their age. They’ve still got lots of life to look forward to, though they’re not necessarily the years one looks forward to!”