Great news for fans of Cold Feet as it returns to our screens tonight (Friday, September 8).

Last year’s triumphant return of the Manchester comedy drama ended on a number of cliffhangers following a warm welcome back from viewers and critics after 13 years and much has been happening for the characters since that series, by all accounts.

A spokesman for the show says: “Laced with comedy and tragedy, the big stories and daily minutiae of life are observed and tackled in a way that only Cold Feet can.”

Cold Feet cast film the final scenes of Series 7 in Manchester city centre

TV bosses have revealed that James Nesbitt’s character Adam will be taking things further with his landlady Tina, played by Leanne Best, in the new series.

After agreeing to take things slow, the couple have been loved up for the past ten months – living across the hall from each other but rarely apart.

Hapless David, actor Robert Bathurst, is reeling from his fall from grace and is now peddling life insurance to unsuspecting pensioners. After being knocked back by ex-wife Karen, David licked his wounds and might just be ready to find love again – but where does a 50-something technophobe start?

Robert Bathurst as David and Siobhan Finneran as Nikki in Cold Feet series 7

Meanwhile Karen, played by Hermione Norris, is finally living out her dreams to launch her own publishing house and its debut novel - but she’s struggling to keep a grip on home life.

Karen quickly realises there’s a high price to pay for trying to have it all and teenage twins Ellie and Olivia have enough issues between them to keep Karen on her toes. They should be focusing on their exam revision but trouble is on the horizon. The question is, will Karen notice before it’s too late?

Creator Mike Bullen says the new series would reflect issues the now 50-something characters would face 20 years on from its launch in the nineties.

He said: “Twenty years ago, when Cold Feet began, I was just trying to write a show that would amuse and hopefully move my own generation.

“That remains the aim. It’s just that, with the passage of time, we’re a generation older.

“We don’t face the same issues, but there are still issues to be faced.

“We weren’t a tribute act to ourselves; we’ve still got something to say.

“I’ve met quite a few viewers who knew of the show because their parents watched the original and are now fans in their own right. I get a huge buzz out of that.”

Cold Feet returns to ITV at 9pm on Friday, September 8.