Friday Night Dinner. Image shows from L to R: Jackie (Tamsin Greig), Adam (Simon Bird), Martin (Paul Ritter), Jonny (Tom Rosenthal)
Friday Night Dinner

Friday Night Dinner

  • TV sitcom
  • Channel 4
  • 2011 - 2020
  • 37 episodes (6 series)

Channel 4 sitcom observing as twenty-something brothers Adam and Jonny go round to their parents' house for Friday night dinner. Stars Paul Ritter, Tamsin Greig, Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, Mark Heap and Tracy-Ann Oberman

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Series 2, Episode 2 - Mr Morris

The boys are excited: grandma is coming for dinner, and tonight she's bringing her new boyfriend.

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Friday Night Dinner. Image shows from L to R: Adam (Simon Bird), Mr Morris (Harry Landis), Jonny (Tom Rosenthal), Nellie (Frances Cuka). Copyright: Popper Pictures / Big Talk Productions

The boys are excited: grandma is coming for dinner, and tonight she's bringing her new boyfriend. "He's not her boyfriend" says mum, he's her "male companion".

82 year-old Lou Morris is a horrible, vain old man, who sports a trilby, and a Hitler-ish moustache. Obsessed with cleanliness ("I'm very hygienical"), he wipes his hands on the bathroom curtains when there's no hand towel.

Mr Morris is also the world's worst driver, parking his battered old car right up to the front doorstep, smashing his headlamp: "Your bloody house just broke my light!" shouts Mr Morris.

None of the family can see what lovely grandma sees in him. Dad can't stand the man and hides in his shed, while rifling through his box of fossils.

But none of the family are quite prepared for what happens when Mr Morris suddenly loses his temper...

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 14th October 2012
Time
10pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 17th October 2012 10:30pm 4seven
Saturday 20th October 2012 1:05am 4seven
Saturday 20th October 2012 11:40pm 4seven
Friday 26th October 2012 11:05pm C4
Saturday 8th June 2013 12:35am E4
Saturday 14th September 2013 12:40am E4
Friday 16th May 2014 11:50pm E4
Thursday 27th December 2018 4:00am E4
Sunday 1st March 2020 12:10am E4
Friday 30th October 2020 3:50am E4
Saturday 20th February 2021 12:10am C4
Saturday 8th May 2021 12:35am C4
Friday 28th May 2021 11:05pm C4
Monday 31st May 2021 11:10pm 4seven
Saturday 25th December 2021 1:25am C4

Cast & crew

Cast
Paul Ritter Martin
Tamsin Greig Jackie
Simon Bird Adam
Tom Rosenthal Jonny
Mark Heap Jim
Guest cast
Frances Cuka Nellie (Grandma)
Harry Landis Mr Morris
Neil D'Souza Server (Petrol Station Attendant)
Writing team
Robert Popper Writer
Production team
Martin Dennis Director
Robert Popper Producer
Kenton Allen Executive Producer
Nira Park Executive Producer
Caroline Leddy Executive Producer
Lucien Clayton Editor
Jeff Sherriff Production Designer

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