Cuckoo

Cuckoo is every parent's worst nightmare - a slacker full of outlandish, New Age ideas.

Genre: Comedy

Cast:Greg Davies , Helen Baxendale , Tyger Drew-Honey , Kenneth Collard , Esther Smith , Taylor Lautner , Matt Lacey , Selina Griffiths , Juliet Cowan , Holly Earl , Andie MacDowell , Andy Samberg , Tamla Kari , Lily Frazer , Jacqueline Boatswain , Adriano Broccu , Merlin , Sevan Stephan

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ A New Beginning

Thu, Aug 7, 2014

Two years after learning that Cuckoo died in a climbing accident in the Himalayas, Ken is celebrating the fact that Dylan will be leaving home to attend university and Rachel moving in with staid boyfriend Ben. He is less overjoyed when Lorna suggests he has a vasectomy. Then Dale Ashbrick, a hirsute American youngster, arrives at the house, claiming to be Cuckoo's son, searching for the father he has never met. Like his father he is odd, believing that aliens will end the world next day. However he is wrong and, to the menfolk's annoyance, Lorna and Rachel ask him to stay.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Potato Party

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

Ken is going away for a reunion weekend and Dylan persuades Lorna to go to the theatre with Connie so he can throw a party and lose his virginity to girlfriend Zoe, Connie's daughter. Dale has decided that his destiny is to take over Cuckoo's potato wagon so Dylan asks him to provide food for the party. Dale is a wow with the girls, including Rachel, and the food he serves up with its special sauce is a hit. Unfortunately the sauce, which he found in the garage, is well past its sell-by date and by the time Connie turns up with Lorna in tow to stop her daughter having sex, all the party-goers are throwing up.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Tribunal

Thu, Aug 21, 2014

After finding a nude Dale in bed with them Ben and Rachel aim to set him up with one of her friends, Natalie, who finds him gorgeous and fascinating. They date but nothing happens as Dale does not believe she is the Special One. Medic Steve is facing a tribunal for gross misconduct and blackmails Ken into representing him or else he will tell Lorna the vasectomy never went ahead. Unfortunately Ken has ingested some drugs and acts very oddly at the hearing, his boss Charles taking over and winning the case.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Funeral

Thu, Aug 28, 2014

With Rachel and Ben away on holiday Ken takes Dale to a book-shop where they meet Ken's old tutor Dr Rafferty, who borrows a valuable first edition from Ken, Unfortunately he dies before he can return it so Ken takes the family to the funeral to retrieve it. The relatives take to Dale, despite his bizarre funeral oration, as they wrongly believe he is the doctor's American lover. However Rafferty's niece Sandra is irate when she catches Ken trying to steal his book back, nor does it help when the family discovers that Dale is not the lover and Dylan is caught having sex with Sandra's virginal daughter, leading to the family's expulsion from the occasion.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Ken at Work

Thu, Sep 4, 2014

Ken's boss Charles announces his retirement, adding that he will be supporting Ken as his successor, rather than rival Jane. To scupper Jane's chances Ken takes CCTV footage of her robbing the stationery cupboard but the tape also shows Rachel and Ben having sex. Seeing Charles watching a tape and looking guilty Ken wrongly assumes that this is the sex tape and publicly uses this against Charles to secure his promotion. In the event it was a different tape but now Ken has exposed his daughter and her boyfriend's secret. Dylan is also exposed when it turns out that the poem he supposedly wrote to win a school prize is actually the lyric to the theme from 'Friends'.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Neighbourhood Watch

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

Lorna wakes in the night to hear somebody trying to steal the family car but Ken refuses to intervene and Dale scares them off, making Ken feel old and inadequate. The family attends Steve's Neighbourhood Watch meeting where Ken is amused to see Dale trounce Steve in martial arts but a resident's car is stolen. Steve gives chase, with a reluctant Ken, leading to a fight and a misunderstanding though Lorna is proud of her man. Rachel also discovers that she prefers Dale to Ben.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Christmas Special

Wed, Dec 24, 2014

Whilst Christmas shopping Lorna faints in the street and, on her return home, discovers that she is pregnant. However, seeing the positive testing kit both Ben and Dale believe that Rachel is expecting and both assume that they are the father. At a pre-Christmas dinner Steve wins Connie back from her lover Pepe and Ben persuades a reluctant Ken to play Santa at a charity concert so that he too can take the stage and publicly propose to Rachel. It all goes ahead but everybody is shocked when Lorna, not Rachel, announces that she is the pregnant one (though Lorna is relieved to learn that Ken never had his vasectomy so that hers is not an immaculate conception.) Rachel accepts Ben's proposal but a love-sick, heart-broken Dale drives away into the night and Rachel is unable to stop him.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Birth

Tue, Feb 16, 2016

Lorna's baby is a week late but she also has a great new job lined up, meaning that Ken could be stuck with an unwanted paternity leave. Rachel is still seeing boring Ben so all three are delighted when Dale returns from China, fleeing an irate father. Dylan, his reluctant room-mate, is less enamoured. Lorna's labour is miraculously induced by some bizarre Eastern methods practiced by struck-off doctor Steve but at the hospital Ken almost misses the birth when he gets caught up with another pregnant woman, Jess - who fancies him.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ The Application

Tue, Feb 23, 2016

Rachel has a chance to get the job of her dreams - and Ken and Dale are on hand to help out.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Mum's Group

Tue, Mar 1, 2016

Assisted by Dale, Ken is enjoying hosting the mother and baby group at his house but is forced to confess to Lorna that he was present when Jess's baby was born, whereupon Lorna demands that he leave the group. Ken is unwilling - until Jess makes a play for him, forcing him to leave her house in a hurry. Unfortunately this leads to a mix-up that requires Dale to sort it out, though he is less amenable when he sees Rachel with a man she has met through a dating app.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Life of Dale

Tue, Mar 8, 2016

Ken wants a quiet family evening doing his favourite things on his birthday. Steve invites himself round and a simple quiz turns into an ordeal, with Dale recounting stories of a past life. Lorna and Rachel have their minds on other things.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ University Challenged

Tue, Mar 15, 2016

Having been dumped by girlfriend Zoe, Dylan wants to drop out of university after a month so Ken and Dale head to the campus to dissuade him - and fail. However Ken has to claim back the tuition fees - and also fails. Dale stumbles upon a reason to make Dylan stay, allowing Ken to relive his old student days - but not for long. Back home Rachel gets a visit from Ben, who is keen to resume their relationship.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Sid's Big Day

Tue, Mar 22, 2016

It's the day of Lorna and Ken's baby Sid's naming ceremony and not only does Zoe bring her new boyfriend, annoying Dylan, but Ken's irritating mother Belinda arrives from Spain, building up Dale's romantic hopes for Ling with her tarot reading and causing Ken to crash the car. When Lorna gives Ken some shocking news regarding his mother he is prepared to change his attitude but it is Dale's performance at the ceremony which causes the biggest reaction.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ The Holiday

Mon, Apr 4, 2016

Leaving Sid with Belinda the family goes on holiday to Cumbria though only Ken and Lorna know that it is to find the man Belinda told Ken was his real father - though sadly he has recently died. Soon they are joined by Steve and Ben who have brought Mr Xi and Ling , just arrived from China and with an angry Mr Xi about to make Dale an offer he cannot refuse. Fortunately Ben comes up with a solution to please everybody and a car chase is followed by happy endings all round.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Lawyer of the Year

Thu, Aug 2, 2018

Ken's delight at being nominated for Lichfield's Lawyer of the Year takes a knock on discovering that he is competing with high-powered colleague Jane so Lorna tries to fix it for him to win. His success is only partial but Dale's attempt to get as job and enable him to marry Rachel by entering into a partnership with Steve's new bar gives far more cause for concern.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ The License

Thu, Aug 2, 2018

Ken is suspended from work and tries to engineer a way back in before Lorna finds out.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Ken's New Friend

Thu, Aug 2, 2018

It's an episode full of secrets for Ken when he complains about loud new neighbor Lloyd to the police, only to make great friends with him later.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Trapped

Thu, Aug 2, 2018

Ken wakes up trapped behind a newly built wall in Steve's Bar and is forced to wait it out till help arrives, with only Steve for company. Meanwhile, his wife discovers in shock that their son is secretly dating his ex-girlfriend's mom.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Walkabout

Thu, Aug 2, 2018

When Rachel says she needs more space Dale takes her at her word and strands her in the Pennines.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Opening Night

Thu, Aug 2, 2018

It's the opening night for All Steve's Pals, with Dale determined to make it the best launch ever and show Rachel he's the kind of serious safe bet she can spend her future with.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Ivy Arrives

Fri, Jan 4, 2019

Ken is excited about the visit of his long-lost sister Ivy, but it turns out that the billionaire doesn't really want to get to know her brother at all.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Ivy Nanny

Fri, Jan 4, 2019

Ken is determined that Sid should attend a private school, but Lorna is dead set against it. Can Ken persuade her to change her mind?

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Weed Farm

Fri, Jan 4, 2019

As Ivy begins to get to know the members of the family better she discovers that Dylan is operating a cannabis farm in one of the properties that he is supposed to be selling, Ivy spots an opportunity.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Macbeth

Fri, Jan 4, 2019

In the pub a strange old lady predicts that Ken will become the Liberal Democrat candidate at the next election. Weirdly, events seem to be conspiring to make Ken's political dreams come true as the sitting MP dies.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Divorce Party

Fri, Jan 4, 2019

When Ivy receives the news that her divorce has been finalised, Steve takes it upon himself to cheer her up by throwing her a divorce party.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Two Engagements and a Funeral

Fri, Jan 4, 2019

Ivy completely misunderstands the meaning of the phrase "put to sleep" - leading to her accidentally having her dog put down. A distraught Ivy forces the Thompson family to attend a weird funeral for her.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Election

Fri, Jan 4, 2019

Ken looks like a shoo-in to elected MP with Ivy vigorously running his campaign for him. Can a small boy calling him fatty and a stranger affect the outcome of the vote?

Cuckoo

S1.E1 ∙ The Homecoming

S1.E2 ∙ Family Meeting

S1.E3 ∙ Ken on E

S1.E4 ∙ Grandfather's Cat

S1.E5 ∙ Connie Sings

S1.E6 ∙ The Wedding

S2.E1 ∙ A New Beginning

S2.E2 ∙ Potato Party

S2.E3 ∙ Tribunal

S2.E4 ∙ Funeral

S2.E5 ∙ Ken at Work

S2.E6 ∙ Neighbourhood Watch

S2.E7 ∙ Christmas Special

S3.E1 ∙ Birth

S3.E2 ∙ The Application

S3.E3 ∙ Mum's Group

S3.E4 ∙ Life of Dale

S3.E5 ∙ University Challenged

S3.E6 ∙ Sid's Big Day

S3.E7 ∙ The Holiday

S4.E1 ∙ Lawyer of the Year

S4.E2 ∙ The License

S4.E3 ∙ Ken's New Friend

S4.E4 ∙ Trapped

S4.E5 ∙ Walkabout

S4.E6 ∙ Opening Night

S5.E1 ∙ Ivy Arrives

S5.E2 ∙ Ivy Nanny

S5.E3 ∙ Weed Farm

S5.E4 ∙ Macbeth

S5.E5 ∙ Divorce Party

S5.E6 ∙ Two Engagements and a Funeral

S5.E7 ∙ Election