Cuckoo

30min

Comedy

Drama

Cuckoo is every parent's worst nightmare - a slacker full of outlandish, New Age ideas. Ken is the over-protective father of a girl who's impulsively married an American hippie on her gap year.

Episodes

Cast

The Homecoming

1. The Homecoming

30min

25th Sep 2012

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.

Family Meeting

2. Family Meeting

29min

2nd Oct 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.

Ken on E

3. Ken on E

30min

9th Oct 2012

Ken is delighted to be picked as a local councillor. Naturally, Cuckoo has some advice.

Grandfather's Cat

4. Grandfather's Cat

27min

16th Oct 2012

Ken is afraid that Cuckoo will send his beloved father-in-law Tony to an early grave.

Connie Sings

5. Connie Sings

28min

23rd Oct 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.

The Wedding

6. The Wedding

30min

30th Oct 2012

The series comes to a close, and there's a shock in store for Rachel and Cuckoo. Ken, however, sees a big opportunity opening up.

First air date

25th Sep 2012

Last air date

4th Jan 2019

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks