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Here's A First Look At The 'Cold Feet' Reunion

Ashley Percival— The Huffington Post UK

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‘Cold Feet’ fans have been given their first look at the recently reunited cast, ahead of the new series.

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James Nesbitt, Fay Ripley, Hermione Norris, Robert Bathurst and John Thomson all came together at the first read through in London on Tuesday (19 January), before filming begins on the sixth series of the ITV drama next month.

The cast of 'Cold Feet'

They were joined by new additions James Bolam, Karen David, Leanne Best and Art Malik, who will all be taking on significant roles in the new series, details of which are being kept secret until closer to transmission.

Speaking about his return to the role of Pete Gifford, John said: “I’m delighted to be part of the new series of ‘Cold Feet’. Since it finished almost 13 years ago, the demand for its return from the general public has been overwhelming. It’s fantastic to deliver such a brilliant show to an audience who hold it so dear to their hearts.”

James Nesbitt, who is reprising his part as Adam Williams, said he couldn’t wait to “find out if Adam is still as big an eejit as I still am", while Fay Ripley (aka Jenny Gifford) also claimed that in her world “‘Cold Feet’ never really went away” and revisiting her character was “a bit like bumping into an old friend”.

Robert Bathurst was typically philosophical about returning to his role as David Marsden, revealing that all the cast had kept in touch since the last episode in 2003.

"We haven't been away for 13 years, it's just that the cameras haven't been with us,” he said. “I expect David will be older but not wiser; doing his best but still making hopeless decisions.”

Hermione Norris, who returns as Karen Marsden, added: “Mike Bullen’s scripts were always insightful and unpredictable and I'm excited to discover what's happened to all the characters 13 years on and who they've become."

The cast with former star Helen Baxendale

‘Cold Feet’ first aired in 1997 and focused on the story of three couples in their 30s as they juggled their way through life, airing for five series.

The new series will answer the questions about what the characters have been up to over the last 13 years, most notably how Adam has been coping since the death of his partner Rachel Bradley (Helen Baxendale), who was involved in a road accident in the last series.

‘Cold Feet’ returns to ITV in the autumn.

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James Nesbitt played Adam Williams... (credit:Rex)

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Since appearing in ‘Cold Feet’, James has gone on to become one of the country’s most popular actors. He's played the lead role in five series of BBC crime drama ‘Murphy’s Law’, starred as the titular character in a new adaptation of ‘Jekyll’ and also featured in ‘The Passion’, a story of the last week in the life of Jesus. He was most recently seen in 2014’s BAFTA nominated series ‘The Missing’, where James played the father of a missing child. (credit:Rex)

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Helen Baxendale played Rachel Bradley... (credit:Rex)

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At around the same time Helen appeared on ‘Cold Feet’, she landed a guest role as Ross Geller’s girlfriend, Emily, on ‘Friends’ and subsequently had some exposure on US TV. But she returned home to Britain star in more episodes of the ITV drama, before Rachel was killed off in the final season's dramatic car crash. After her exit, Helen said she was taking time out of acting to bring up her young children. After she returned to work three years later, Helen enjoyed guest parts in series such as Agatha Christie’s ‘Marple’ and ‘Poirot’, ‘Lewis’ and ‘Inspector George Gently’. But her most high-profile role was in BBC Three sitcom ‘Cuckoo’, which was recently renewed for a third series. (credit:Rex)

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Fay Ripley played Jenny Gifford... (credit:Rex)

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Fay first left ‘Cold Feet’ in series four, but returned for the funeral of Rachel Bradley in the final series. Since then, the actress has lent her voice to a BBC adaptation of children’s book ‘Fungus The Bogeyman’, starred in sitcom ‘Reggie Perrin’ and had guest roles in ‘New Tricks’, ‘Monday Monday’ and ‘Hustle’. In 2014, she starred in Channel 5’s police procedural drama ‘Suspects’, as well as ITV sitcom ‘The Delivery Man’. (credit:Rex)

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John Thomson played Pete Gifford... (credit:Rex)

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John has enjoyed plenty of success since the end of ‘Cold Feet’, most notably starring in ‘Coronation Street’ as Eileen Grimshaw’s love interest Jesse, and ‘Waterloo Road’ as a parent of one of the students. As well as roles in BBC drama ‘New Street Law’ and the third series of ITV’s ‘Kingdom’ alongside former co-stars Robert Bathurst and Hermione Norris, John has also dabbled in reality TV. He’s appeared on ‘Comic Relief Does Fame Academy’, celebrity survival series ‘71 Degrees North’ and the 2013 series of ‘Celebrity Masterchef’. John was most recently seen playing various characters on ‘The Keith Lemon Sketch Show’. (credit:Rex)

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Hermione Norris played Karen Marsden... (credit:Rex)

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Hermione has arguably had the biggest amount of success since the end of ‘Cold Feet’, appearing alongside Robson Green in crime series ‘Wire In The Blood’, as Ros Myers in BBC spy drama ‘Spooks’ and in ITV drama ‘Kingdom’ as Beatrice Kingdom. She’s also starred in BBC series ‘The Crimson Field’, ‘In The Club’ and ‘Outcasts’, as well as bagging a role in ‘Doctor Who’ episode ‘Kill The Moon’ last year. Hermione recently appeared alongside Robert Bathurst in Sky One's ‘Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death’. (credit:Rex)

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Robert Bathurst played David Marsden... (credit:Rex)

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Robert has had a number of high-profiles in ‘The Pillars of the Earth’, ‘Wild at Heart’, ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Poirot’, as well as starring in children’s sitcom ‘My Dad's The Prime Minister’. He’s also returned to the stage, starring in a number of West End productions. Most recently, he appeared in sitcom ‘Blandings’ alongside Timothy Spall, Jennifer Saunders, Tim Vine and Mark Williams and in 2014, he had a minor role in ‘Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie’. (credit:Rex)

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Kimberley Joseph played Jo Ellison... (credit:Rex)

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Just two days after filming the final episode of ‘Cold Feet’, Kimberley returned to Australia, where she joined medical soap ‘All Saints’. In 2004, she then began appearing in ‘Lost’ as Cindy Chandler, and featured in 13 episodes before the show ended in 2010. Since then, Kimberley’s appeared in Linkin Park’s video for ‘Castle Of Glass’, and is bringing up her young son Gabriel, who was born in 2013. (credit:Rex)

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