Series 5 (2003)
At the conclusion of the third series, Bullen announced that he did not want to write a fifth series, and that the fourth would be the last. Series 4, Episode 8 was produced as the final episode but the cast and crew realised that they would like to make one final series for proper closure. Bullen agreed to write the final episodes on the condition that there would be just four, and that he could kill off a character. Matt Greenhalgh co-wrote Episode 3 with Bullen, specifically the scenes depicting Rachel's death. Ciaran Donnelly returned to direct the first two episodes, Simon Delaney directed Episode 3 and Tim Sullivan directed Episode 4. Fay Ripley returned and Jenny for the final episode. As her pregnancy was nearly complete, Episode 4 was filmed before Episode 3 to accommodate her schedule. A retrospective documentary entitled Cold Feet: The Final Call was broadcast on 11 March, between the broadcasts of Episode 3 and Episode 4, gaining 4.8 million viewers. Episode 1 begins three months after the end of the fourth series. The DVD release of Series 5 has the four episodes reformatted into six episodes of approximately 50 minutes each.
| No. | Episode | Writer(s) | Director | Viewers (millions) | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Episode 1 | Mike Bullen | Ciaran Donnelly | 8.78 | 23 February 2003 (2003-02-23) |
| Pete and Jo return from their honeymoon, and Audrey is keen to meet her new daughter-in-law. Rachel becomes paranoid whenever anyone tries to touch Baby Matthew, and refuses to go outside with him. Fed up, Adam storms out of the naming ceremony. Rachel tells him that she is afraid because she dropped Matthew after leaving him unattended. David and Karen's amicable divorce is turned into a custody battle when David gets a new solicitor, Robyn Duff, and Karen starts seeing Mark again. Ramona starts going to Karen and David's health club, where she meets swimming instructor Lee. | |||||
| 30 | Episode 2 | Mike Bullen | Ciaran Donnelly | 8.47 | 2 March 2003 (2003-03-02) |
| Pete and Jo are questioned about the legitimacy of their marriage by Home Office officials. The officials are satisfied but Pete becomes curious about Jo's motives for marrying him, and goes through her emails. Adam is made redundant and Rachel goes back to work, leaving Adam to deal with the baby. He successfully applies for a new job, even when he takes Matthew into the interview. As the divorce proceedings escalate, David and Robyn spend the night together. Karen tries to move forward with Mark but he is not interested in being a father to her children, so leaves her. David and Karen both agree that their increasing bitterness is harming the children, so return to amicable proceedings. | |||||
| 31 | Episode 3 | Mike Bullen and Matt Greenhalgh | Simon Delaney | 9.81 | 9 March 2003 (2003-03-09) |
| After Adam and Rachel's landlord dies, and their house is put up for sale, they begin searching for a new house. Adam's estranged father, Bill, shows up, and comes out as bisexual to his son. Adam begrudgingly repairs their relationship. Robyn asks to meet David's friends. Jo sleeps with Lee on a work weekend away and she confesses to Karen. Driving to meet Adam at a property auction, Rachel's car is hit by a truck, and she dies in hospital. | |||||
| 32 | Episode 4 | Mike Bullen | Tim Sullivan | 10.72 | 16 March 2003 (2003-03-16) |
| Rachel's friends and family gather for her funeral. Jenny returns, heavily pregnant and with nowhere to stay in Manchester. Jo invites her back to hers and Pete's but regrets it when she sees the old couple together. Jenny realises they need space, so moves into Adam's. Karen lets slip to Ramona about Jo and Lee. Ramona angrily punches Jo, and Pete realises his fledgling marriage is over. The friends scatter Rachel's ashes in Portmeirion and, back in Manchester, each go their separate ways; David chooses to spend his future with Robyn, Karen and Ramona plan a long holiday, Jenny moves back in with Pete, Jo returns to Australia, and Adam leaves Manchester to be with his father. |
Read more about this topic: List Of Cold Feet Episodes
Famous quotes containing the word series:
“A sophistical rhetorician, inebriated with the exuberance of his own verbosity, and gifted with an egotistical imagination that can at all times command an interminable and inconsistent series of arguments to malign an opponent and to glorify himself.”
—Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881)