The BEST episodes of Cold Feet

Every episode of Cold Feet ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cold Feet!

Cold Feet is about three couples. Adam Williams and Rachel Bradley start the series about a year and six or so weeks into their relationship. The pilot shows this couple coming together. Jenny and Pete Gifford are a married couple that start the series with the birth of their first child. Karen and David Marsden are another married couple, and when the series starts they already have a child, and are thinking of having another. The three couples end up friends after going through the 'friends of friends' process. Jenny, Pete and Adam are friends, and Adam's relationship with Rachel pulls Karen and David into the friends relationship.

Last Updated: 11/25/2024Network: ITV1Status: Ended
Episode 5
star
8.00
37 votes

#1 - Episode 5

Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/10/2020

Adam comes out on top, but his excitement is short-lived when reality hits, while Karen is put in an impossible position. In the wake of her mother's death, Jenny makes a discovery that sends her into a tailspin.

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Episode 6
star
7.98
83 votes

#2 - Episode 6

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/10/2000

Adam meets his first love while on his stag weekend. Pete discovers that David has been unfaithful.

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Episode 8
star
7.97
124 votes

#3 - Episode 8

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/24/2016

Tina organises an eventful surprise party for Adam, which is attended by a few of his friends and lots of hers. When Pete and Adam nip out on a booze run, they find themselves staring death in the face. Pete is not sure that even Adam can talk his way out of this one.

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Episode 8
star
7.87
85 votes

#4 - Episode 8

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/26/2000

The day of Adam and Rachel's wedding arrives. David is forced to come clean to Karen about his affair.

Writer: Mike Bullen
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Episode 6
star
7.86
29 votes

#5 - Episode 6

Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/17/2020

Adam and Karen's future is thrown into jeopardy by an unexpected offer, and David is in turmoil over his growing feelings for Robyn. While Jenny braces herself for her first mammogram after her treatment for cancer, Pete helps their son Adam realise his dream.

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Episode 2
star
7.84
76 votes

#6 - Episode 2

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/19/2001

David seeks counselling. The owner of a strip club offers Ramona a job, and a nanny position has become available at a neighbour's house. Jenny tells Pete over dinner that she is taking Owen's PA job after all. Jenny is infuriated when she finds Jo, a drunken stranger to her, babysitting her child. Ramona hands in her notice, but when David sees her working in the strip club, he tells her to leave immediately. Adam sees Jane in town and is horrified when Rachel invites her round for dinner. Karen tells David to move out. Jenny leaves for New York with Little Adam.

Directors: Tim Whitby
Writer: Mike Bullen
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Episode 6
star
7.84
61 votes

#7 - Episode 6

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/20/1998

David and Karen invite the other couples to a black tie charity dinner where David spends the evening networking, but Jenny gets drunk and starts a fistfight with his female boss. Meanwhile, Rachel reveals a secret to Karen.

Directors: Nigel Cole
Writer: Mike Bullen
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Episode 4
star
7.83
84 votes

#8 - Episode 4

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/26/2001

After the revelation of Adam and Jane's near-affair, Rachel refuses to speak to him, cutting up bunches of flowers he has sent to her by way of apology. David steps in, reminding her that Adam forgave her after she slept with her ex-husband Kris, and that nothing even happened between Adam and Jane. After making up, the two are introduced to Laura, a potential adoptee, and the three bond. Pete's mother Audrey arrives at his house and immediately begins cleaning and cooking for him and David. Jo walks out of her job when she doesn't get a promotion. Pete and David arrive home one evening to find Audrey sitting in a smouldering kitchen. She reveals her memory has slowly been going, and he decides that she should move in with him. After both reconsider, she moves into sheltered housing, taking with her a dog Pete got for company. Josh's standards begin slipping at school, so Karen and David agree that David should come home for his sake. When Rachel begins feeling ill, a visit to the doctor reveals she is pregnant.

Directors: Paul Kousoulides
Writer: Mike Bullen
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Episode 4
star
7.83
36 votes

#9 - Episode 4

Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/3/2020

A chance encounter gives Pete a boost, while Jenny faces fresh heartbreak and Karen attempts to make amends with her mother. David starts his new venture, but soon realises that all is not as it seems.

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Episode 6
star
7.83
129 votes

#10 - Episode 6

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/10/2016

Karen's plan to go it alone pays off in more ways than one when a handsome young entrepreneur makes her an offer she cannot refuse. Pete's world falls apart when daughter Chloe rejects him. Already on the edge, could this tip him over?

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Episode 5
star
7.82
50 votes

#11 - Episode 5

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/11/2019

Adam is enjoying his new relationship, but he is unable to help feeling jealous when Karen's head is turned by Dan the benevolent vicar. Jenny starts chemotherapy and gets a new lease of life when her cancer buddy Charlie encourages her to join the hospital choir, while Pete finds himself in a dilemma when Chloe - terrified her mum is going to die - asks him to formally adopt her. Homeless David takes refuge at the airport, but a chance encounter with ex-wife Robyn forces him to admit his plight.

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Episode 2
star
7.82
49 votes

#12 - Episode 2

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1999

David opts to stay home and take care of his son rather than get a new job. Rachel comes back without a baby. Pete learns that Jenny no longer loves him.

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Episode 2
star
7.81
164 votes

#13 - Episode 2

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/2016

Adam reveals that he has changed his mind about starting a new life in Singapore as his son needs him in Manchester, while David continues to try to impress Adam's father-in-law. Jenny and Pete's money worries have taken a toll on their marriage and particularly their sex life, leading Jenny to remind him of the bedroom fantasies they used to act out when they were younger. However, when even that fails to do the trick, the attentions of a client at work leave her flattered - but would she ever cheat on her beloved husband?

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Episode 4
star
7.81
77 votes

#14 - Episode 4

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/16/2003

Adam has difficulty coming to terms with Rachel's death. Jenny arrives unexpectedly to Rachel's funeral with a surprise of her own. David has to decide between the two women in his life – Karen or Robyn?

Directors: Tim Sullivan
Writer: Mike Bullen
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Episode 1
star
7.80
86 votes

#15 - Episode 1

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/23/2003

Pete and Jo return from Australia. Their honeymoon is soon over when Pete's mum comes to live with them and Jo is forced to live with the memory of Jenny. A rift develops between Adam and Rachel.

Directors: Ciaran Donnelly
Writer: Mike Bullen
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Episode 1
star
7.78
51 votes

#16 - Episode 1

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/12/2000

David and Karen have twins, and Adam and Rachel want children. Pete has to move in with Jenny, who has met a millionaire.

Directors: Simon Delaney
Writer: Mike Bullen
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Episode 5
star
7.78
77 votes

#17 - Episode 5

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/2/2001

As David moves out of Pete's Jo moves in; after quitting her job she cannot pay rent and her landlord has evicted her. Adam and Rachel show Laura her bedroom and later tell the adoption agent of Rachel's pregnancy. This does not sit well with her and she tells them the adoption cannot go ahead as it is not in Laura's best interests to live with them, devastating them. David and Karen attend a party, where she meets Mark Cubitt (Sean Pertwee), a publisher who asks her to edit a book his wife, Geraldine, is writing. Pete, David and Adam join Jo's aerobics class and Pete and David later go running with her. Pete slowly falls in love with her, but is alarmed when she starts seeing someone, Suggs (Paterson Joseph) from his work. Rachel and Adam see a solicitor about contesting the adoption agency decision, but are resigned to the fact they have to let Laura go.

Directors: Paul Kousoulides
Writer: Mike Bullen
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Episode 4
star
7.77
48 votes

#18 - Episode 4

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1999

Karen has a midlife crisis, smoking dope, getting a tattoo, and shocking David's friends in the process. Jenny finds out about Pete's affair with Amy.

Directors: Tom Vaughan
Writer: Mike Bullen
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Episode 3
star
7.77
39 votes

#19 - Episode 3

Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/27/2020

Adam reaches out to Laura but risks upsetting his family as a result. Karen and Jenny's weekend away is hijacked by their mothers. Pete's attempts to reunite the Three Amigos ends in disaster.

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Episode 4
star
7.76
50 votes

#20 - Episode 4

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/4/2019

Jenny's secret is finally out and the gang rallies round to support her, while David's situation goes from bad to worse, but he is too proud to ask for help. In a desperate attempt to prove their kiss meant nothing, Karen sets Adam up with her illustrator friend Caitlin. Starring James Nesbitt, Hermione Norris, John Thomson, Fay Ripley and Robert Bathurst, with Eve Myles and Paul Kaye.

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Episode 3
star
7.76
45 votes

#21 - Episode 3

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/28/2019

As the gang heads off to a music festival, Jenny is determined to make the most of it, but Pete is suspicious of her erratic behaviour. David enjoys the perks of festival life a little too much, while Adam and Karen discover that reliving their youth has its consequences.

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Episode 2
star
7.70
40 votes

#22 - Episode 2

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/20/2020

Adam and Karen's new living arrangements cause chaos for their family when an unexpected visitor tips them over the edge. Elsewhere, David embraces his new role but faces humiliation from a former adversary, while Pete's time on a jury has unexpected consequences for Adam.

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Episode 1
star
7.69
80 votes

#23 - Episode 1

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/18/2001

When Rachel takes up amateur dramatics, Adam becomes jealous but is offered a small part in the play by the director after an angry outburst. Karen and David remain on amicable terms, for the sake of the children, following his affair. Pete has moved back in with the family; Jenny is pregnant and working for a large hotel chain. The owner of the company offers Jenny a position as his personal assistant in New York. She declines the offer, but her mood changes when her doctor informs her that she has miscarried. Adam and Rachel decide to adopt, while Karen befriends Rachel's colleague Jo.

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Episode 1
star
7.66
145 votes

#24 - Episode 1

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/5/2016

The gang is reunited when Adam turns up in Manchester to announce his impending marriage, but not everyone is as thrilled as he is. Without the blessing of his friends and family, Adam begins to have doubts.

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Episode 5
star
7.66
133 votes

#25 - Episode 5

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/3/2016

Jenny is shocked when an old flame turns up at work, kicking off a chain of events that has irreversible consequences, while Adam picks himself up and vows to reconnect with son Matt after breaking up with Angela, beginning with a nostalgic trip to Piccadilly Records. David continues to claim ignorance of a dodgy overseas investment, but the evidence against him is stacking up and a distracted Karen is oblivious to the seriousness of the allegations being made against him.

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