Cuckoo
- 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 5, Episode 1 repeated Thursday 9th January at 11pm on BBC3
Episode menu
Series 5, Episode 1 - Ivy Arrives
Further details
The Thompson clan are getting back to peace and quiet following Dale's departure, when Ken receives the unexpected news that he has a sister - Ivy - who gets in touch out of the blue, seemingly wanting to get to know her new family.
Ken is really excited about his long-lost sister arriving, especially when it turns out she's a billionaire - but it turns out that Ivy doesn't intend on getting to know her brother at all.
Rachel returns from travelling single (things didn't work out with Dale) - but she's not the only person who's returned to Lichfield. Her ex-boyfriend Ben is back in touch...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 4th January 2019
- Time
- 10am
- Channel
- BBC Three (Online)
- Length
- 30 minutes
Upcoming repeats
Cast & crew
| Greg Davies | Ken |
| Helen Baxendale | Lorna |
| Esther Smith | Rachel |
| Tyger Drew-Honey | Dylan |
| Kenneth Collard | Steve |
| Andie MacDowell | Ivy |
| Adriano Broccu | Sid |
| Richard Ede | Private Investigator |
| George Arvidson | Ivy's Diary Secretary |
| Steve Aaron Sipple | Tigran |
| Matthew Bates | Banker 1 |
| Yoi Schpekt | Banker 2 |
| Habib Nasib Nader | Bank Security Guard |
| Robin French | Writer |
| Kieron Quirke | Writer |
| Ben Gregor | Director |
| Izzy Mant | Producer |
| Ash Atalla | Executive Producer |
| Dan Hine | Executive Producer |
| Emma Lawson | Executive Producer |
| Robin French | Associate Producer |
| Kieron Quirke | Associate Producer |
| Carleen Beadle (as Carleen Beadle-Larcombe) | Line Producer |
| Andy Kinnear | Editor |
| Eryl Ellis | Production Designer |
| Catherine Willis | Casting Director |
| Chloe Adele | Costume Designer |
| Julian Hohndorf | Director of Photography |
| Jo Houtmeyers | Make-up Designer |
| Oli Julian | Composer |
| Nick Foster | Composer |
| Kate Trevessey | Graphics |
| Andy Pearson | 1st Assistant Director |
| Alex Moody | Commissioning Editor |
Video
What people do for money
Ken hopes to get a windfall when his long-lost billionaire sister Ivy comes to visit.
Featuring: Greg Davies (Ken), Andie MacDowell (Ivy), Matthew Bates (Banker 1), Yoi Schpekt (Banker 2) & Habib Nasib Nader (Bank Security Guard).
Press
Review: Cuckoo, Series Five, BBC Three
The fifth series of Cuckoo is very much what you might call the WTF series. WTF happen to Dale? And WTF is film superstar Andie MacDowell doing in a BBC Three series set in Lichfield?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th January 2019