THE return of nineties comedy drama Cold Feet was a hit with Twitter users as it returned to our screens on Monday night after a 13-year absence.
Starring Coleraine actor James Nesbitt, the Manchester-based series showed how the main characters were coping with middle age.
The 51-year-old actor played Adam whose return after years spent working abroad reunited the group.
The first episode of the new series featured Adam announcing his impending marriage to Angela, played by Karen David, as he returned home.
His first marriage ended in tragedy when his wife Rachel, portrayed by Helen Baxendale, died in a road crash in the fifth series of the show.
Baxendale will not be part of the new series.
Adam was reunited with his friends Pete, Jenny, David and Karen - played by John Thomson, Fay Ripley, Robert Bathurst and Hermione Norris - but discovered they were not as excited as he was about his second wedding.
On the day of the ceremony, he confided to his landlord that he was beginning to have second thoughts. His doubts were made worse by the fact he learned his son was having trouble at school. He said, "I do", anyway - with immediate regret.
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Nesbitt said of Adam's new quest for love: "Adam has always been quite impulsive in love. When he met Rachel in the original pilot episode that was born out of a car crash.
"In the new series it's born out of a boat journey and then he falls instantly in love with Angela, played by Karen David.
"Adam has always been somebody swayed by romance, impulse and an exciting, vibrant personality. Angela has all of those things. It's an exciting time for Adam but clearly he is rushing into it. And she is a younger woman."
The new series was popular with Twitter users.
Viewer John Bruce wrote: "#ColdFeet is like having an old friend that you haven't seen for 20 years coming to visit. Just fantastic. Seamless. Welcome home."
BBC presenter Zoe Ball felt nostalgic for the return of the series.
"#ColdFeet already emotional (aged with them all...... Like #LongLostFamily ) @ITV," she wrote.
Blogger Elliot Gonzalez wrote: "Can't spot a single negative tweet... So rare. Especially for a show that's returning after 13 years! They've done so well. #ColdFeet".
Cold Feet ran for five series between 1997 and 2003, with more than 10 million viewers tuning in for the emotional finale.
The Bafta-winning show, which was created by Mike Bullen, has been broadcast in more than 30 countries, and remade for US, Italian, Czech Republic and Polish audiences.
