Cold Feet (series 6)

Cold Feet (series 6)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	8
Release
Original network	ITV1
Original release	5 September – 24 October 2016

The sixth series of the British comedy drama television series Cold Feet was broadcast on the ITV network from 5 September to 24 October 2016.^[1]

Cast

• James Nesbitt – Adam Williams
• Robert Bathurst – David Marsden
• Hermione Norris – Karen Marsden
• John Thomson – Pete Gifford
• Fay Ripley – Jenny Gifford
• Leanne Best – Tina Reynolds
• Karen David – Angela Zubayr
• Art Malik – Eddie Zubayr
• Ceallach Spellman – Matt Williams
• Daisy Edgar-Jones – Olivia Marsden
• Ella Hunt – Ellie Marsden
• Jack Harper – Adam Gifford
• Madeleine Edmondson – Chloe Gifford
• Lucy Robinson – Robyn Duff

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (millions)
33	Episode 1	Terry McDonough	Mike Bullen	5 September 2016	9.13
Adam returns from Singapore with the news he is to marry again, to the daughter of a millionaire business tycoon, Angela, eliciting nervous reactions, especially at how she is 18 years his junior, from his friends, and son, Matthew, whose opposition to it is rather expected, however, his petulant attitude is revealed to be in response to his forthcoming expulsion from school after being found in possession of drugs. Shared concern starts to influence Adam after his friends believe that his decision to marry Angela so quickly after meeting is in a desperate attempt to hold onto happiness after Rachel, and a close encounter from the grave serves to place him in a contemplative state. David is candid regarding his opinion there is no romance between him and Robyn, which is almost confirmed after her unwillingness to take driving points for him, in order to avoid being banned from driving, compels David to turn to Karen as a last resort. Pete and Jenny's marriage buckles under the strain of their economic problems, with Pete becoming resigned, seemingly dwelling in the throes of a mid-life crisis, exacerbated by his friendship through caring for pensioner Harry (James Bolam), who is turning glum with his attitude towards life nosediving, combining with a monotonous job as a taxi driver. Karen intervenes with Adam and Matthew's relationship, coming at an inconvenient time for Adam, who brings the wedding forward for Matthew's sake, only to find that his attention towards Angela should have been directed in his son's direction.
34	Episode 2	Terry McDonough	Mike Bullen	12 September 2016	7.74
Second, or third, thoughts for Adam are hastily arrived to when Karen's pre-ceremony words about Matthew stick heavily in his mind. David is eager to sign Eddie (Art Malik) as a client to his firm, and uses his blatant admiration for Karen to coerce her to join him at a business event; Robyn's discovery of this creates an even larger rift between her and David. Furthermore, David's sycophantic attitude towards Eddie results in his friends being left in the lurch after the discarded promise of them joining him in the corporate box at a football game, with Eddie taking their place, leads to him placating them with void tickets. Adam is disconcerted at Pete's uncharacteristic behaviour, and tries to balance his concern with that towards Matthew; a bid to bond with him over football failing after ignoring how his son's interests have changed over his lengthy absence, with his curiosity into his sexuality later quelled when Karen walks in on him with Ellie. Jenny battles her faltering relationship with Pete, with her attempts to enhance and reignite the amorous side of it proving fruitless, and gives into the temptation she possesses with an intriguingly mysterious client, but her moment of passion gives her food for thought, which is evaporated after she realises that Pete is suffering from depression.
35	Episode 3	Juliet May	Mike Bullen	19 September 2016	7.77
Everyone rallies around Pete following his depression diagnosis, with David, whose suspension from work following a wrongful arrest for fraud leaves him with nothing to do, encouraging him and Adam to go cycling in an attempt to lift Pete's spirits, following which both David and Pete receive shocks to the system concerning what they regard as correct and rightful. Jenny is perturbed by her admirer's unremitting attempts to contact her, and enlists Adam's help to be able to rid herself of him, questioning her fracturing relationship with forlorn Pete in the process. Karen's relationship with Eddie flourishes, yet she remains hesitant despite encouragement from love-lost daughter, Ellie. Angela struggles to act as a mother to Matthew, who finds it difficult to part herself from her life in Singapore much longer, where the promise of a promotion is too tantalising to give up.
36	Episode 4	Juliet May	Mike Bullen	26 September 2016	7.34
News of Harry's passing pushes Pete into a dejective state; his setback proving cumbersome for Jenny, whose waspish sister is determined to make things difficult for her in regards to caring for their supposedly indisposed mother, and after her interference, both façades begin to slip. David finds himself even more isolated when a ruthless Robyn decides she wants a divorce, and his putative involvement in fraudulent pecuniary matters leaves David on an uneven foothold both financially and domiciliary, until he calls on the pity of Karen and his daughters, however doesn't like been taken for a fool after ending up playing second fiddle to Karen and Eddie. Long-distance relationships live up to their reputation as the seven-thousand mile distance begins to show as a side effect of Adam and Angela's temporary solution, which begins to show cracks, and after incorrectly assuming she has cheated, Adam turns to Tina. After she rejects him, and Angela returns in a last attempt to reconcile and convince Adam to join her in Singapore, he finds Matthew is of an age where his presence is not mandatory.
37	Episode 5	Jamie Jay Johnson	Amy Roberts & Loren McLaughlan	3 October 2016	7.28
The alleged nature of the claims David misappropriated client funds becomes an indictment, and soon meddles in Karen's affairs while he attempts to secrete the enormity of his, which revolve around her tiring and becoming dissatisfied with her job and considering a redundancy offer, before her daughters lead her to an engrossment in the concept of self-publishing, something which pragmatist Eddie throws cold water on. Both Pete and Tina take note of Adam's wallowing, and converge on the idea that he should replace the vapid hours left to his own devices after his break-up with spending time with Matthew, but his attempts to bond over his interest in old music tastes end with a riposte from Matthew. Jenny is paid a rather unwelcome visit by former partner Grant (Robert Webb), overly zealous to atone for past indiscretions, whom it transpires is Chloe's biological father, and both Jen and Pete disagree on whether to impart this fact, while they contemplate over the news Harry's children are contesting his will.
38	Episode 6	Jamie Jay Johnson	Mike Bullen & John Forte	10 October 2016	6.45
Chloe's unremitting refusal to recognise Pete as her father after her witnessing of the punch-up with Grant, Jenny's relentless insistence that he fight for the money Harry left him in his will and her ignorance of him leading to a lack of his consideration in her fruitless decision to let Grant see Chloe pushes Pete into channelling the fury generated from his battles into aloofness, a feeling of inadequacy and a journey set to take him beyond a precarious state. David's acclimatisation into prison life is constrained after being remanded, and at first finds the portent of what life might become disconcerting, before forming a profound connection with a cellmate and realising prison isn't as bad as is perpetuated. Tina's appreciated and shrewd input into Adam and Matthew's search for a permanent home becomes less than comfortable after an impromptu visit to a potential home makes the homeowner confuse Adam and Tina for a couple. Karen's eagerness to mollify Eddie's scepticism and peevishness over her decision to become freelance becomes sidetracked by the rewards reaped from it, which include being wooed by an enthusiastic potential investor and main shareholder in her company, who soon turns into more than just a business interest, and her increasing distance from Eddie forces her into a relationship decision. As all converge on the local pub to encourage young Adam's band's performance, Pete's position as a role model is reignited, Tina's growing fondness for Adam is acted upon, and David's reluctance to give in to sentimentality is forgotten.
39	Episode 7	Terry McDonough	Loren McLoughan, Amy Roberts and Mike Bullen	17 October 2016	7.40
Adam dwells salubriously on Tina's seemingly innocuous kiss, and is delivered a surprise after bring approached by a woman, claiming her husband, unbeknown to her Tina's lover, Jamie, is cheating on her, and Adam goes forth to protect Tina, yearning to secure his affections for her are reflected, yet his preoccupation with and constant conversation about her leads to accusations of hypocrisy from his friends after his promise about being more attentive towards Matthew, and upon viewing her sudden moral take on Jamie's duplicity, Adam's opinion of her fluctuates almost unendingly with Tina's meddling, until she is forced to choose between duplicitous Jamie and bemused Adam. The extent of Karen's altruism towards David, who is struggling in the midst of worrying about the cost of his legal matters and Robyn's lack of empathy and generosity in the divorce terms, is tested after he takes liberties and empties his daughters' university fund to help pay for his defence. As a result of this, he ends up on Pete and Jenny's doorstep, where a family meal convinces him to take action in strongarming, or blackmailing rather, his uncooperatively egotistical boss into providing help in the case for his innocence, yet his proactiveness results in Karen witnessing the last of his diminishing self-respect and dignity vanish after its failure, and finally challenge Robyn on her scheming and manipulative behaviour, much to David's appreciation. Pete and Tricia come to an amicable agreement regarding his bequeathed money, while Jenny compromises with his prudent idea on saving what is leftover from mortgage repayments, as long as he agrees to attend a 'mindfulness' class, and after attending, the two's prejudiced opinions transpose. Pete's earnest belief that the cause is helpful leads him to introduce the subject to David and Jenny regrets her initial eagerness. Jenny capitulates, but both her and Pete agree to split the remaining cash and spend one half on a family holiday. Meanwhile, Karen and Jenny's attempts at collaborating on the former's new business marketing end in a joint agreement never to enter into any work relationship together.
40	Episode 8	Terry McDonough	Mike Bullen	24 October 2016	6.81
Pete lets slip about Adam’s birthday party, and the recipient grows unhappier when he espies the banner Tina has put up for the celebrations incorrectly declare his age a year older than he actually is, 49. While Jenny imparts her problems in the bedroom department and Karen discusses her recruitment of a new author, and the delight from which leading to friskiness with her business partner, both voice their concerns about Adam’s fluctuating unrequited love for Tina and their boring of his continuous lamentation over recent events. A melancholic Adam retains his fixation on Tina, who attempts to divert his attention away from her flirting with partner Jamie by introducing her to a rather promiscuous friend of hers, Deanne, before he dejectedly decides to slink off to an off-license with Pete with the premise of purchasing more alcohol, and the felicitations are further cut short when they are caught amid a robbery. Alongside Adam’s attempts to mediate, which consist of his placating and talking down of the frazzled and frenzied robber not being helped by a stubborn shopkeeper, Pete informs Adam of his intention to kill himself, and both end up taking advantage of the situation to resolve to sort their lives out. Jenny and Karen are thrilled when they receive news from David that the charges against him and his misjudged actions are being dropped following his boss’ blackmailed-into decision to support David’s case, but aren’t best pleased with his choice of getting drunk, and his high spirits combine with his wish to reignite his relationship with Karen, however, he inadvertently endeavours on a metaphorical reverential battle in proposing to her with Eddie, whose plans to resume their relationship transpire, with the metaphor soon manifesting itself physically. Karen’s reaction to Eddie and David’s brawl is to reject both after witnessing their appalling behaviour and become downcast. Pete’s failure at attempting to solve his and Jenny’s ‘issues’ in the bedroom, which include procuring a suspiciously illicit pill from David designed to improve tumescence, is toppled following his rallying as a result of coming out of the robbery unscathed, and lead the two into the bathroom, and son Adam observing something unwelcome. Karen and David’s son, Josh, arrives unexpectedly at Adam’s party, alongside Ramona, with a new boyfriend, Juan, whom Karen, Jenny and Adam hypothesise is gay, and they both dismiss it until Karen stumbles upon Juan with Josh in the bathroom, before Karen frankly admits to Josh she’s been aware of his sexuality for years, and he proclaims his wish for her to make David aware, cautious of his reaction, which is appreciatedly genial. When Adam takes Tina aside to talk frankly with her, she and him end up mocking Jamie’s irritating trivialities, however his performance designed to deride and lampoon Jamie’s owning and playing of guitar winds up ineffective, with Jamie interrupting, and Tina conceding and perpetuating his arrogant assertion over her. Love’s fickleness is further propagated as Matthew reveals Ellie’s wish to return to a relationship with him despite his desire to begin a relationship with Olivia. Adam and Tina’s relationship, its fluctuating between taut and tenuous and between platonic and passionate, becomes the ultimate focus of the party and such attention encourages the two to start a relationship.

References

1. "Cold Feet - Watch episodes".

External links

• Cold Feet at the Internet Movie Database