The essential episodes of Cuckoo
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Cuckoo — each pick states its reason.
- 01
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.
- 02
Ken is over the moon when he is picked to become a local councillor. Cuckoo is full of advice, as politics is his special subject. But Ken is devastated when Dylan kicks a guy in the testicles and unwittingly ruins everything. Can wise Cuckoo pull Ken out of his hole and get him his dream back?
- 03
Ken defends Steve for medical malpractice. Ben wants to set Dale up with one of Rachel's friends.
- 04
When Ken's old professor's dying wish goes wrong, both Dale and Ken turn up at the funeral with issues to settle.
- 05
The senior partner at Ken's firm is retiring and Ken is in line for succession. Rachel and Ben try to spice up their sex lives.
- 06
A night-time intruder leaves Ken questioning his manliness. Rachel and Ben are moving in together and Rachel has a decision to make.
- 07
Lorna has some new idea about baby care for Ken, with a week left before her due date. Rachel is delighted when an old friend reappears.
- 08
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…
- 09
Ken is really excited about his long-lost sister arriving, but it turns out that billionaire Ivy doesn't really want to get to know her brother at all.
- 10
Ken is keen for Sid to go to private school, but Lorna is dead against it. Can he change her mind?
- 11
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!
- 12
A strange old lady gives Ken a prediction in a pub – he will be Lib Dem Candidate. Weirdly, events seem to conspire to make Ken's political dreams a reality when the local MP dies.
- 13
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!
- 14
Ivy accidentally puts her dog down, due to a misunderstanding of the phrase "put to sleep". Ivy is utterly distraught, and forces the Thompsons to attend a weird funeral for her.
- 15
Ken looks like a shoo-in to become MP. Ivy has is directing Ken's campaign with vigor. However can a small boy calling him Fatty and a stranger affect the outcome of the vote.
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