Cuckoo: Series 2, Episode 1 - A New Beginning

TV sitcom
BBC Three / BBC Three (Online)
2012 - 2019
33 episodes (5 series)

BBC Three comedy starring Greg Davies as the constantly infuriated husband and father of a peculiar family. Also features Helen Baxendale, Esther Smith, Tyger Drew-Honey, Kenneth Collard, Juliet Cowan and more.

Series 3, Episode 1 repeated Saturday at 2:55am on BBC3
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Series 2, Episode 1 - A New Beginning

Cuckoo. Image shows from L to R: Dale (Taylor Lautner), Rachel (Esther Smith), Dylan (Tyger Drew-Honey). Copyright: Roughcut Television

Ken is looking forward to an empty nest now Dylan's got into University, but a painful operation and a mysterious stranger conspire to make life a lot less simple.

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Notes

Ben was not credited in this episode.

Broadcast details

Date: Thursday 7^th August 2014
Time: 10pm
Channel: BBC Three
Length: 30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Greg Davies	Ken
Helen Baxendale	Lorna
Esther Smith	Rachel
Tyger Drew-Honey	Dylan
Kenneth Collard	Steve
Taylor Lautner	Dale
Matt Lacey	Ben

Guest cast
Godwin To	Sherpa 1
Eddie Bagayawa	Sherpa 2
Andy Samberg	Cuckoo (Voice)

Writing team
Robin French	Writer
Kieron Quirke	Writer

Production team
Ben Taylor	Director
Dan Hine	Producer
Ash Atalla	Executive Producer
Nigel Williams	Editor
Julian Nagel	Production Designer
Oli Julian	Composer

Videos

Series 2 Trailer

Cuckoo is back. It's a different guy... but he's just as cuckoo.

Featuring: Greg Davies (Ken), Taylor Lautner (Dale), Esther Smith (Rachel), Helen Baxendale (Lorna) & Tyger Drew-Honey (Dylan).

Bathroom rules

Cuckoo's son, Dale, learns the rules of the bathroom in the Thompson household.

Featuring: Taylor Lautner (Dale) & Esther Smith (Rachel).

Dale says grace

In their first family dinner since his arrival, the Thompson family let Dale say grace.