The WORST episodes of Cold Feet

Every episode of Cold Feet ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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: 3/8/2024Network: ITV1Status: Ended
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Episode 1
star
7.16
68 votes

#1 - Episode 1

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/14/2019

Wedding bells ring for one of the gang, while Jenny and Pete can't get enough of each other, until some unexpected news sends her into a tailspin. Meanwhile, David and Karen lock horns when it comes to parenting, and Adam hears some hurtful home truths.

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Episode 2
star
7.21
72 votes

#2 - Episode 2

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/2019

Adam begins a journey of self-discovery that opens his eyes, as well as his heart, while Jenny grapples with her secret, and Pete is preoccupied with helping the troubled Evan. David struggles with being a kept man since Nikki's windfall, and Karen prepares for the twins' 18th birthdays.

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Episode 3
star
7.25
110 votes

#3 - Episode 3

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/2017

Reeling from Matt's revelation, Adam's attempt to right his son's wrongs doesn't go quite according to plan. Heartbroken and angry, Karen is on the warpath - with David not far behind her. Elsewhere, the Giffords have their own family drama to contend with. Siobhan Finneran and Robert Glenister also star.

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Episode 4
star
7.25
116 votes

#4 - Episode 4

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/2017

Tina is devastated when revenge porn featuring her surfaces online. Adam cannot resist taking matters into his own hands by seeking out Jamie, Tina's ex and the suspected perpetrator, and giving him his just desserts. Elsewhere, Karen prepares to fight hard to defeat Benjamin's takeover bid and David draws on his business acumen to support her in their meeting. However, it's not enough and unless she finds cash - and soon - Karen stands to lose everything she's worked so hard to build. Comedy drama, starring James Nesbitt, Leanne Best, Hermione Norris and Robert Bathurst.

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Episode 3
star
7.26
82 votes

#5 - Episode 3

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/25/2001

David has moved in with Pete after being thrown out of his house. Karen has a girls' night in with an old friend called Bella, and Ramona, Rachel, Jo and Jane. She drinks heavily and insults Bella, while Jane comes close to revealing her the relationship she had with Adam. Rachel is still unaware the following morning when she almost catches Jane, whom she invited to stay the night, groping Adam in the kitchen. Karen takes Pete out on a night of drinking, but leaves him in a bar to go clubbing with the bar owner. Adam decides to tell Jane to leave, but accidentally reveals his relationship to his wife when he finds the two talking. After a violin recital at Josh's school, Karen nearly crashes the car. David berates her for her recklessness and she joins him at his therapy in an effort to get her drinking under control.

Directors: Tim Whitby
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Episode 1
star
7.27
55 votes

#6 - Episode 1

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1999

Adam has not heard from Rachel for six months and is feeling broody. Jenny and Pete's marriage seems to be in trouble.

Directors: Tom Hooper
Writer: Mike Bullen
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Episode 5
star
7.29
77 votes

#7 - Episode 5

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/3/2000

Jenny and Karen fall out briefly after trying to work together. Adam and Rachel announce their engagement.

Writer: Mike Bullen
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Episode 2
star
7.29
92 votes

#8 - Episode 2

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/2017

Baby-making miscommunication drives a wedge between Adam and Tina, while Karen's new business partner is concerned by the health of her accounts. Jenny inadvertently drops her colleagues in it when she tells her boss they could afford to lose a few employees. She will get to choose who makes the cut, but back home Pete is horrified by her behaviour and begins to wonder just what he has unleashed. Comedy drama, starring James Nesbitt, Leanne Best, Hermione Norris, John Thomson, Fay Ripley and Robert Bathurst.

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Episode 6
star
7.38
80 votes

#9 - Episode 6

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/3/2001

While Rachel visits Jenny in New York, Adam organises a poker night. Everyone leaves but he is still eager to gamble, so he and Ramona visit a casino. Pete buys an MG, which Adam borrows without telling him. On his fantasy joyride he hooks up with an attractive woman and they go back to her place. Pete has reported the car stolen but finds it and drives it home. He winds up being stopped after Adam also reports it stolen. Mark gives Karen a necklace and offers her a permanent job with him, which she refuses. David buys Karen a racehorse for her birthday without realising the cost of upkeep. After trying to offload it on his company he puts it in at Chester, but it loses the race. Jo asks Pete out on a date after she dumps Suggs.

Directors: Paul Kousoulides
Writer: Mike Bullen
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Episode 2
star
7.38
78 votes

#10 - Episode 2

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/2/2003

Pete and Jo are interviewed by the Immigration Department to confirm the legitimacy of their marriage. All goes well in the end but Pete starts to doubt Jo's real reason for getting married. Adam is made redundant so Rachel goes back to work.

Directors: Ciaran Donnelly
Writer: Mike Bullen
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Episode 5
star
7.41
68 votes

#11 - Episode 5

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/13/1998

Tired of Adam's preoccupation with a glamorous female neighbor, Rachel decides to baby-sit for Pete and Jenny, who need to get out so that they have something to talk about besides the baby. Meanwhile, David and Karen decide to see a marriage counselor.

Directors: Nigel Cole
Writer: Mike Bullen
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Episode 5
star
7.43
113 votes

#12 - Episode 5

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/2017

Mike Bullen's comedy drama continues, and in this latest instalment Adam seizes the opportunity to spend the night away from Tina in the name of teambuilding - but finishes up getting more than he bargained for. Despite David's generous bail-out the pressure of family life sees the walls closing in on Karen. At work, she fails to gain the control she was hoping for - an eventuality that threatens to spark her professional demise. James Nesbitt, Leanne Best, Hermione Norris, Robert Bathurst and John Thomson star.

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Episode 7
star
7.43
83 votes

#13 - Episode 7

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/9/2001

Rachel returns, ready for sex, but is worried Adam no longer finds her attractive because of her size. Karen meets Mark at a hotel where he has booked a room. She tells Rachel of her feelings for him and she tells her to do what she has to. At the book launch, Geraldine tells Karen that Mark has had many affairs before this one, though Mark later tells her he will leave Geraldine to be with her. Pete avoids sex with Jo, worried that she will not find him attractive naked. David's boss Natalie tasks him with making a list of redundancies. Hard pressed to come up with a good list, he puts everyone's name down, including his own, but accidentally emails it to the rest of the office. When the head of the company sees it, he fires Natalie and promotes David. When Jo's visa expires, she decides to go back to Australia, thinking he does not like her. He follows her and she proposes to him.

Directors: Ciaran Donnelly
Writer: Mike Bullen
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Episode 1
star
7.45
130 votes

#14 - Episode 1

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/2017

Adam may have won his landlady Tina's heart, but is the relationship for keeps? Is Pete ready to step up and support Jenny all the way?

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Episode 8
star
7.46
81 votes

#15 - Episode 8

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/10/2001

The group flies to Sydney for Pete and Jo's wedding. David books a room with a view in an effort to make a new start with Karen. She emails Mark to tell him that the affair is over. Rachel meets with Lucy, who tells her she is screening men to father a child with, despite being a lesbian. Adam volunteers his banked sperm but Rachel talks him out of it. Pete meets Jo's rich father, Rod, who tries to pay him off after thinking he is marrying Jo only for money; Pete refuses. Mark arrives in Sydney, telling Karen he has left Geraldine to be with her. When David tells Karen that he wants the family to move to Australia, Mark reveals the affair, leading to a fight. Adam changes Rod's mind about Pete and the couple prepares to marry. Rachel goes into premature labour and is given a caesarean section. At the wedding, Pete is without a best man and the rings, so David and Karen offer theirs. Karen tries to talk to David after the ceremony, but he refuses and flies to England alone.

Directors: Ciaran Donnelly
Writer: Mike Bullen
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Episode 4
star
7.48
79 votes

#16 - Episode 4

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/26/2000

Pete kisses Ramona, Jenny takes a chance on Robert, and Rachel is told she is unable to have children.

Directors: Jon Jones
Writer: Mike Bullen
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Episode 2
star
7.49
88 votes

#17 - Episode 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/22/1998

After moving in with Rachel, Adam learns that she is still married; Karen agrees to have another child with David, but then finds out he's made a bad investment; Pete and Jenny have difficulties with their newborn baby.

Directors: Declan Lowney
Writer: Mike Bullen
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Episode 3
star
7.50
80 votes

#18 - Episode 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/29/1998

David seeks sexual advice from Adam, saying that Karen just doesn't arouse him anymore; Pete seeks to resume intimacy with Jenny now that their baby has been born.

Directors: Declan Lowney
Writer: Mike Bullen
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Episode 3
star
7.52
83 votes

#19 - Episode 3

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/19/2000

Rachel and Adam undergo their first treatment. David and Jessica go for a drink and feel a mutual attraction.

Directors: Simon Delaney
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Episode 1
star
7.52
42 votes

#20 - Episode 1

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/13/2020

Adam finds himself in hot water at work, while his relationship with Karen continues to affect the group. Jenny's finished her cancer treatment, but her struggle is far from over. David begins to see Mary in a new light.

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Episode 6
star
7.54
80 votes

#21 - Episode 6

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/2019

dam and Karen are enjoying the excitement of their fledging relationship, but are all too aware that their secret will need to come out sometime; David befriends the owner of a local café, Mary, and ends up helping her out of a chaotic lunchtime rush; and Jenny heads for a chemotherapy session and gets some heartbreaking news.

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Episode 3
star
7.55
44 votes

#22 - Episode 3

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

Rachel returns to her old job and starts dating a younger man. Pete and Amy find solace together. Jenny convinces Adam to reply to a lonely hearts ad.

Directors: Tom Vaughan
Writer: Mike Bullen
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Episode 3
star
7.55
71 votes

#23 - Episode 3

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/9/2003

Adam and Rachel discover their house is up for auction and financially out of their reach. Karen is shocked to learn that David is having a relationship with his lawyer. A tragedy has a devastating effect on all of the characters.

Directors: Simon Delaney
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Episode 5
star
7.56
43 votes

#24 - Episode 5

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1999

David's younger brother Nick visits and has a fling with Rachel. Adam discovers that he has testicular cancer which prompts Jenny and Pete to give their marriage another go. Rachel tells Adam how she really feels about him.

Writer: Mike Bullen
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Episode 4
star
7.56
73 votes

#25 - Episode 4

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/6/1998

A meeting with a famous and handsome author, who wants her to edit his new novel, tempts Karen with thoughts of adultery; Adam is inspired to resurrect an old novel he was writing; and Pete's controlling parents make a visit.

Directors: Mark Mylod
Writer: Mike Bullen
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