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Cold Feet Series 5 [1997]
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Simply put, it's the astonishing twist in the tale that singles this series out as the right place to stop. Cold Feet devotees will be hard pushed to hold back the tears in what is an emotional rollercoaster ride. It's all the more credible for the way it's presented: there's no over-the-top dramatics, no over-long sentimentality and no over-acting to speak of. Writer Mike Bullen insists he penned his best script for the final episode of the final series. Few would disagree, for the conclusion soars above the inevitable difficulties in ending this long-running comedy-drama to deliver a highly memorable finale. Frankly it's impossible to imagine how this unique show could have ended any better. --David Thwaites
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
The irresistible wit, comedy and drama we have come to expect from Cold Feet is again obvious in Series 5, but the lives of the ensemble of friends have changed almost beyond recognition. Adam (James Nesbitt) and Rachel (Helen Baxendale) are preoccupied with baby son Matthew, the stable Marsden family has disbanded and fall-guy Pete looks to have found true love at last. It seems wholly appropriate that Cold Feet should end at this juncture and it's all the more fitting that the show is given such a first-class send off. That's not to say that everything is conveniently tidied up in the final episode, nor that the series has run its course to the point of becoming dull. There's still much to enjoy in this fifth series, a triumph of scriptwriting, acting and production values that stands on a level with anything from the previous episodes, or indeed with anything else on television.
More Than Fiction...
Review date: 2007-07-11 Rating: 10 out of 10
It's so difficult as to know where to begin, when trying to sum up what Cold Feet has achieved, and what it means to me as a 'viewer'..or perhaps more poignantly, a voyeur. I was sucked in from the very first episode, the pilot setting the standard for the entire 5 series. Though never an avid TV viewer, this program grabbed me by the you know whats, forcing me to sit up and watch, become absorbed by the characters completely, and even grow to love them. The twists, hardly ever subtle (hard hitting seems the most effective way of getting some story-lines across, sometimes) can have you laughing with the characters, or sobbing with them so much so that the screen between just 'disappears'. I have never been so absorbed.
I have never been a fan of 'Rachel'.. selfish, tactless and totally unfeeling at times, I can't help wondering whether the writers considered ending with Adam finding solace, even love again, with Jane Fitzpatrick some time after Rachel's death. To me, they seemed a more than perfect match. Certainly Adam and Rachel's story (for me at least) is what took this show to it's highest highs, while all else was going on around them. That's not to say that the stories of Karen and David, Pete and...(add any name you like, here!) were overshadowed; certainly in series five, K & D almost dominate ones emotions, while sympathy and conjecture for Pete will naturally take you away for a short while, Karen and David's performances will leave you stunned, emotionally wretched and reaching for the Kleenex on more than one occasion.
The entire show gets better with each series, in all aspects... the writing, acting, production and direction, however if you are going to watch series five, make da** well sure you see series one to four first. It's a good investment of your time!
Cold Feet is THE best show to have ever been aired; no question. To those who compare CF to 'Friends' (and I like 'Friends' by the way...) let's be realistic, these are two shows that are worlds apart. I can't understand any comparison as being remotely conceivable. Friends could never have come close, anyway.
Cold Feet, though it had to end somewhere, is SORELY missed.
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Reviews
Nothing effeects you deeper...
Review date: 2005-02-07 Rating: 10 out of 10
Cold Feet really was the best comedy/drama ever seen on television.It seems a sweeping remark, but those who have watched it will agree.The defining moment of series 5 is nothing short of harrowing,and unrivalled in anything else i've seen.The show is still packed with jokes funnier than anything else on tv,and having got to know and love the characters over the 5 series,the tragedy feels particularly painful,sticking with you for some time.A dvd you can watch over and over again,not loaded with crappy extras,but 1st rate content from the best ever comedy/drama.
Prepare to spend hours in front of the TV!
Review date: 2004-01-13 Rating: 10 out of 10
I knew I liked this series when I bought it, I only found out how much after sitting through all 5 series. There is a good mix of comedy, realism (well almost) and some great surreal 'out-take' moments. Series 5 without giving the plot away is quite sad, be prepared.
Powerful send off to the greatest relationship series ever
Review date: 2003-09-20 Rating: 10 out of 10
As an American, I have watched Cold Feet since it started showing up on our Bravo cable channel a few years ago. Getting sick of the unpredictable schedule they had for the show, my wife and I have collected each DVD as its become available. I must say, that calling CF a sitcom and comparing it to Friends seems so ridiculous now. It is far more than a sitcom. It is an incredibly accurate portrayal of grown-ups doing the things they do: the fun, the sad, the scary, the everything. The actors on this show are simply without equal in the genre (hey, will some US film director PLEASE bring them to a wider audience?).
As far as the show has gone, I thought series 3 was the funniest. But series 5 goes beyond comedy and reached something deep inside me, something only the late great American show "Once & Again" has ever done. The tragedy at the end of CF was so raw and unsettling it practically took my breath away. Nesbitt and Norris are astonishing in the last couple of episodes. Having just seen the final episode last night, I still have a lingering feeling of loss tempered with muted optimism that was probably the show's intent. Hard to believe these were just TV characters. Bravo to everyone who worked on this extraordinary program.
Great programme, but the editing on the DVD spoils it
Review date: 2003-08-24 Rating: 6 out of 10
There's not much more I can say about the programme that hasn't already been said. It's always been fantastic. And series 5 is no exception. But I thought that since no-ones mentioned it I should point out that the episodes have been very bizarely edited. Originally there were four feature-length episodes in series 5, but some some reason that I can't imagine, they've been re-edited into six shorter episodes!
As if having different music on the DVD's wasn't enough, they've choped the ending from episode one, and the beginning from episode 2, and stuck them together to make another episode! So episodes one and two are now episodes 1,2 and 3! And the same with episodes three and four. This means that the "new" episodes 1,2,4 and 5 end in odd places (for example episode one ends abrubptly after Pete smokes a joint - a story that now appears to hang over into the next episode). In episode "five" we see Rachel's death (the shocking ending to episode 3 in reality) and go staright to the funeral! Of course the story of Adam's berevement started in the funeral is interrupted by the end credits!
I suppose it doesn't matter much if you want to watch all the episodes in one go (or at least if you watch episodes "1-3" and "4-6" together), but if you're fussy about this sort of thing, then you might want to hold out for a later DVD release!
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Liam O'Brien (II)
Kimberley Joseph
Laurie Jenkins
Daniel O'Brien (III)
Steve Edge (II)
Director(s):
Recording label: 2 Entertain Video
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
EAN: 5014138505042
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 2
Format: Anamorphic, Box set, PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2003-03-24
Number of discs: 2
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 292 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2000-12-11
Language: English (Original Language)