John Thomson: my depression helped me play Pete

The star of ITV's comedy drama explains why he likes the "darker side of things".

Cold Feet episode 7 recap

Pete embraces mindfulness, David anticipates a jail term but it's mainly all about Adam and Tina.

Cold Feet recap: episode seven

Pete's the new Gwyneth Paltrow, David's officially a snake - and Adam's finally registered the romance every Cold Feet 2.0 fan has seen since the start.

Cold Feet recap: episode six - no, Pete, nooooooo!

When it wants to, Cold Feet can really hit you with the tear-gas. And there won't be a dry eye in the house this week.

Pete unleashes a righteous right hook to a certain somebody at the climax of tonight's episode. But before we discover who's on the receiving end and why (let's just say it's a bit of a bombshell for Jenny and Chloe), it's time to catch up with David's court case. It's a cinch, he thinks ("I'll plead not guilty, get bail and be home before she is," he says). Meanwhile, Adam attempts the tricky task of reconnecting with teenage son Matt. Robert Webb guest stars.

Cold Feet recap: episode five

This week Karen and Pete get the action going, eventually - but first up there's what looks like sexless 1970s pornography.

Writer 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.

Cold Feet just made another blunder involving airport

Cold Feet fans were left wondering if they needed an eye test after Monday night's episode when they noticed a pretty major production blunder.

Cold Feet recap - Sir 'Jack Soffalot' rides again

There's a real generation gap this week, with Skype nudity, cats that look like Hitler and revolving door gags that prove the oldies are not always the goodies.