Mike Bullen
- Executive producer and writer
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ITV orders Series 8 of Cold Feet
ITV has ordered an eighth series of Cold Feet. It will screen six more episodes in 2018. The news follows on from over 5 million viewers watching the last series.
British Comedy Guide, 31st October 2017Cold Feet, series 7, ITV review: more comedy than drama
After last year's comeback, it's a fresh start for Mike Bullen's friends.
Barney Harsent, The Arts Desk, 9th September 2017Cold Feet, series 2 episode 1, review
It's always incredibly risky to revive a much-loved show. Few manage to recreate the magic, let alone match the success. Porridge, Red Dwarf and Still Open All Hours have all been dusted off and brought back to our screens, and are still chugging away, but with a fraction of the viewers and former acclaim. Cold Feet (ITV) is the exception.
Catherine Gee, The Telegraph, 8th September 2017Why did you come back, Cold Feet?
Returning for a seventh series, the show has sacrificed nuance and realism in favour of caricature and soap-opera silliness.
Fiona Sturges, The Guardian, 2nd September 2017Top 40 TV Shows of 2016: #14 Cold Feet
TV reboots aren't meant to work, are they? They're shameless cash-ins that baffle newcomers and annoy fans. But Mike Bullen's resurrection of Cold Feet after 13 years away was something different.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 26th December 2016Eighth series of Cold Feet could be last
While its stars are on board to carry on after the sixth series proved their best yet, creator Mike Bullen could be planning to go out on a high again.
Kim Carr, The Mirror, 3rd November 2016Review: Cold Feet caps an excellent series
Ben Dowell has just about caught his breath as Mike Bullen sets things up very nicely for next year in episode 8 of the reboot.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 24th October 2016Cold Feet to return in 2017
ITV has ordered Series 7 of hit comedy drama Cold Feet, following the success of the show's revival.
British Comedy Guide, 17th October 2016Writer Mike Bullen could do with going back to his classic early series of Cold Feet (ITV) and binge-watching them, to discover what is missing in the revival.
It isn't difficult. The show has become so grimly miserable. Divorce, bankruptcy, depression . . . that's just the lighter moments. The funniest joke last night was a mobile phone going off at a funeral.
Pete visited a care home to see his old friend Harry and discovered he was dead -- an abusive woman with senile dementia had commandeered the room instead. This is bleak stuff.
The slapstick moments fail completely, because the tragedy overwhelms them. Sometimes, it's impossible to work out whether a scene is meant to be heartrending or farcical -- like Jenny's breakdown in a cafe.
'Pete's depressed and my babies are teenagers,' she wailed over her gluten-free chocolate cake.
The only reason to keep watching is Art Malik's unconvincing tycoon, Eddie.
Here's a bloke with a fleet of superyachts and A-list chums, who is happy to eat supermarket chicken every night. He must be a conman . . . but I can't switch off till I know for sure.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 27th September 2016Mike Bullen: 'I felt I had something new to say'
The much-loved show returned this week after a gap of 13 years. The writer says he wanted to wait until the characters hit their post-kids crises.
John Crace, The Guardian, 9th September 2016