{"id":49140,"date":"2024-04-08T12:39:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T10:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2021176"},"modified":"2024-04-08T13:22:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T11:22:53","slug":"jill-halfpenny-and-lee-ingleby-star-in-foreboding-teaser-for-the-cuckoo","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/jill-halfpenny-and-lee-ingleby-star-in-foreboding-teaser-for-the-cuckoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Jill Halfpenny and Lee Ingleby star in foreboding teaser for The Cuckoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Lodger Sian is seen worming her way into a family&#8217;s lives in an exclusive clip from the Channel 5 drama. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 08 April 2024 at 10:39 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>New <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tag\/channel-5\/\">Channel 5<\/a> drama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-cuckoo-channel-5-cast\/\">The Cuckoo<\/a> kicks off tonight, and we\u2019ve got an exclusive clip showing the moment at which the central family have their lives turned upside down.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, Jessica, mother to Alice and wife to Nick, is showing a woman, Sian, around her new family home, to see if she may become their lodger to get them out of financial troubles.<\/p>\n<p>At that very moment, a woman knocks on the door asking for money owed to her husband, a plumber \u2013 with Sian offering up an envelope of cash as deposit for the room, the decision is made for Jessica.<\/p>\n<p>Nick and Alice arrive to meet Sian as their new neighbour, with neither of them seeming happy about the prospect \u2013 a feeling we\u2019re sure will turn out to be well-founded.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the clip right here now.<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; 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It\u2019s entertaining. And people will shout at the telly!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ll have moments where you\u2019re in complete disbelief watching people behave in a certain way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>The Cuckoo premieres on Channel 5 at 9pm on Monday 8th April 2024. Check out more of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/\">Drama<\/a> coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<a id=\"OWAd6a6c3ba-49f5-0b08-841b-80c9962943d5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">subscribe now<\/a>. 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