The WORST episodes of Cuckoo
Every episode of Cuckoo ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Cuckoo!
BBC Three comedy starring Greg Davies as the over-protective father of a girl who's impulsively married an American hippie on her gap year
#1 - The Homecoming
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2012
The Thompson family meet daughter Rachel's new American husband Cuckoo for the first time.
#4 - 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.
#7 - 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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#8 - 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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#9 - 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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#10 - Two Engagements and a Funeral
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/4/2019
Ivy completely misunderstands the meaning of the phrase "put to sleep" - leading to her accidentally having her dog put down. A distraught Ivy forces the Thompson family to attend a weird funeral for her.
#11 - Lawyer of the Year
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/6/2018
Ken (Greg Davies) 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 (Taylor Lautner) is still enjoying his adopted home town of Lichfield and relationship bliss with Rachel (Esther Smith) - 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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#13 - The License
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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#15 - 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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#17 - 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.
#19 - 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?
#21 - 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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#22 - 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.
