8.2/10367 votesLoading...#1 - Ken on E
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2012
Ken is delighted to be picked as a local councillor. Naturally, Cuckoo has some advice.
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8.0/10240 votesLoading...#2 - Funeral
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 8/28/2014
When Ken and Dale take a trip into town, they bump into Ken's former professor, Dr. Rafferty. He has a dying wish, he wants them both to fulfill.
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7.9/10281 votesLoading...#3 - Grandfather's Cat
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2012
Ken is afraid that Cuckoo will send his beloved father-in-law Tony to an early grave.
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7.7/10196 votesLoading...#4 - Ken at Work
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/4/2014
The senior partner at Ken's firm is retiring and Ken is in line for succession. Rachel and Ben try to spice up their sex lives.
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7.7/10189 votesLoading...#5 - Neighbourhood Watch
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/11/2014
An intruder leaves Ken questioning his manliness. Rachel and Ben are moving in together.
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7.7/10155 votesLoading...#6 - Mums' Group
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 2/29/2016
Ken starts enjoying his paternity leave when he joins a group for mothers, but Lorna is worried that one of the members has her eye on him.
Director: Paul Murphy
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7.6/10227 votesLoading...#7 - Tribunal
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 8/21/2014
Ken attempts to defend Steve for medical malpractice. Ben decides to set Dale up on a date with one of Rachel's friends.
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7.6/10181 votesLoading...#8 - Christmas Special
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/24/2014
Ben and Dale both want to make Rachel's holiday special and Ken gets stuck in the middle.
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7.6/10160 votesLoading...#9 - The Application
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/22/2016
Rachel has a chance to get the job of her dreams - and Ken and Dale are on hand to help out.
Director: Paul Murphy
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7.6/10145 votesLoading...#10 - University Challenged
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 3/14/2016
Dylan decides to leave university after only three weeks. Ken and Dale head there to keep him away from home at all costs.
Director: Paul Murphy
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7.5/10266 votesLoading...#11 - The Wedding
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2012
The series comes to a close, and there's a shock in store for Rachel and Cuckoo. Ken, however, sees a big opportunity opening up.
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7.5/10242 votesLoading...#12 - Potato Party
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 8/14/2014
Dale is determined discover his own path in life and alights on Cuckoo’s potato van in an effort to follow in his father’s footsteps. Rachel is still with boring boyfriend Ben. Dylan decides to take advantage of Ken being away on a university reunion as he males plans a party where he intends to finally seduce Zoe.
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7.5/10147 votesLoading...#13 - The Holiday
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 3/28/2016
The family head off to Cumbria on a relaxing holiday - but Ken has a secret purpose, and Dale's past comes back to haunt him.
Director: Paul Murphy
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7.5/10116 votesLoading...#14 - Trapped
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 8/27/2018
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. Rachel and Dale grapple with a pregnancy scare while Lorna is surprised to find Dylan's new girlfriend is age-inappropriate - and worse still, an old friend.
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7.5/10131 votesLoading...#15 - Opening Night
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 9/10/2018
It's the big 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. Rachel's work has thrown up a different future for her and she's forced to choose between Dale and a dream job in Sierra Leone. Meanwhile Ken, now fired from work, is a man on a mission - with one last roll of the dice to get his job back...
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7.3/10168 votesLoading...#16 - Birth
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/15/2016
A week past her due date, Lorna springs some new ideas on Ken about baby care. Rachel is delighted when an old friend returns.
Director: Paul Murphy
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7.3/10150 votesLoading...#17 - Life of Dale
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/7/2016
Ken's special birthday evening is interrupted when Steve stages an invasion and a game of Trivial Pursuit conjures up memories of Dale's secret past.
Director: Paul Murphy
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7.3/10144 votesLoading...#18 - Sid’s Big Day
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 3/21/2016
It’s the day of baby Sid’s naming, and another new Thompson causes havoc in the family. Meanwhile, Dale struggles with his feelings about Ling.
Director: Paul Murphy
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7.3/10118 votesLoading...#19 - Walkabout
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 9/3/2018
When Rachel says she needs more space, Dale takes her at her word and strands her in the Pennines. Ken has only a day to save his job but is forced instead to rescue his daughter - and worst of all, has to ask his son Dylan for help.
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7.2/10121 votesLoading...#20 - The Licence
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 8/13/2018
Ken finds himself suspended from work and tries to engineer a way back in before Lorna finds out. Lorna tells a little white lie and employs an underhand tactic to get Sid in to an exclusive local nursery. Meanwhile, it's full steam ahead for Dale and Steve's new bar - unfortunately for Rachel. But with the meeting to confirm an alcohol license on the horizon, Rachel sees an opportunity to stop it from happening.
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7.2/10123 votesLoading...#21 - Ken's New Friend
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 8/20/2018
It's an episode full of secrets for Ken when he complains about loud new neighbour Lloyd to the police, only to make great friends with him later.Meanwhile, Dale discovers that Ken has been suspended at work. Can Ken hide his snitching from Lloyd? Can he hide his skiving from Lorna?
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7.2/10122 votesLoading...#22 - Weed Farm
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 1/4/2019
Ivy is getting to know the different members of the family, and discovers Dylan is running a weed farm in one of the properties he’s supposedly selling. Ivy sees an opportunity!
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7.1/10304 votesLoading...#23 - Family Meeting
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2012
Ken is keen to lay down some ground rules for Cuckoo in the Thompson house and proposes a family meeting, but getting his own way has knock-on effects.
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7.1/10245 votesLoading...#24 - Connie Sings
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2012
Self-appointed guru Cuckoo manages to motivate Lorna's best friend Connie to leave Steve and pursue her childhood dream of becoming a singer.
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6.9/10393 votesLoading...#25 - The Homecoming
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2012
Ken and Lorna are looking forward to seeing daughter Rachel again when she returns from her gap year, but are surprised when she introduces them to her new husband - travelling hippie and huge goon, Cuckoo. Ken struggles to find something to like about his new son-in-law before being pushed into a somewhat radical course of action.
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The Best Episodes of Cuckoo
Every episode of Cuckoo ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Cuckoo!
Cuckoo is every parent's worst nightmare - a slacker full of outlandish, New Age ideas. Ken is the over-protective father of a girl who's impulsively...
Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:BBC Three
Best Episodes Summary
"Ken on E" is the best rated episode of "Cuckoo". It scored 8.2/10 based on 367 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/9/2012. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Funeral".