6.2/10116 votesLoading...#1 - Divorce Party
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 1/4/2019
Ivy gets the news that her divorce has come through. Steve takes it upon himself to cheer her up by throwing her a divorce party!
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6.3/10139 votesLoading...#2 - Ivy Arrives
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/2019
Ken is really excited about his long-lost sister arriving, but it turns out that billionaire Ivy Mittlefart might not really want to get to know the Thompsons at all.
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6.3/10105 votesLoading...#3 - Election
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 1/4/2019
Ken is getting ever closer to becoming an MP with Ivy, never happier, directing his campaign. However, can a small boy calling him 'fatty' and an unwelcome stranger affect the final outcome for Ken and Ivy.
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6.4/10108 votesLoading...#4 - Two Engagements and a Funeral
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 1/4/2019
A terrible misunderstanding occurs resulting in an untimely funeral. Meanwhile, a run in with an ex-boyfriend of Lorna's might be just what Ken needs to help his campaign.
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6.7/10120 votesLoading...#5 - Macbeth
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 1/4/2019
A strange old lady in a pub gives Ken a prediction - he will one day become a Lib Dem candidate! Could Ken's dream become a reality? Ivy decides to get involved.
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6.9/10393 votesLoading...#6 - 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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6.9/10271 votesLoading...#7 - A New Beginning
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 8/7/2014
Ken is looking forward to an empty nest, but a painful operation and a mysterious stranger conspire to make life a lot less simple.
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6.9/10138 votesLoading...#8 - Lawyer of the Year
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 8/6/2018
Ken has been nominated for Lichfield Lawyer of the Year. Unfortunately, his dastardly work rival Jane has been nominated too. Ken’s convinced Jane is going to win, until Lorna thinks of a way to fix it… Meanwhile, Dale is still enjoying his adopted home town of Lichfield and relationship bliss with Rachel - and he is thinking of taking the next step… Now Sid is in nursery Dale needs to think of what he’s going to do for a job, while Rachel is not ready to settle down. She’s still living with Lorna and Ken, tyrannised by her boss Nina and getting serious wanderlust.
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6.9/10128 votesLoading...#9 - Ivy Nanny
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 1/4/2019
Ken is keen for Sid to go to private school, but Lorna is dead against it. Can Ken change her mind with the help of new family member Ivy? Ben introduces Tash to Rachel for the first time, and they get on like a house on fire. A little too well, maybe?
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7.1/10304 votesLoading...#10 - 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...#11 - 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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7.2/10121 votesLoading...#12 - 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...#13 - 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...#14 - 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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7.3/10168 votesLoading...#15 - 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...#16 - 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...#17 - 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...#18 - 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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7.5/10266 votesLoading...#19 - 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...#20 - 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...#21 - 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...#22 - 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...#23 - 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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7.6/10227 votesLoading...#24 - 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...#25 - 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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The Worst Episodes of Cuckoo
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Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:BBC Three
Worst Episodes Summary
"Divorce Party" is the worst rated episode of "Cuckoo". It scored 6.2/10 based on 116 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/4/2019. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Ivy Arrives".