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
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 4 - The Dress
Further details
When Mum finds out that Dad didn't throw away his old boxes of science magazines in their clear-out, she goes mad. So Dad builds a bonfire and promises he'll burn them all. But Dad is only pretending to burn them, instead squirrelling the boxes off to his shed in the garden.
Mum is excited as her best friend, Val is popping around with her new dress for her daughter Karen's wedding. Adam and Jonny are convinced Karen has a face like a foot.
Meanwhile Jim's dog, Wilson goes missing leaving Jim distraught. Later, Val comes round. She looks just like Mum: similar hair, similar clothes and - according to Dad - 'similar bottoms'. She tries on her dress.
The men are instantly bored. Will Jim ever find Wilson, and will Mum venture once again into Dad's shed to discover the truth behind his 'pretend bonfire'...?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 25th March 2011
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Thursday 31st March 2011 | 11:05pm | C4 |
Thursday 16th June 2011 | 10:30pm | E4 |
Friday 17th June 2011 | 1:35am | E4 |
Monday 19th March 2012 | 12:05am | E4 |
Saturday 15th September 2012 | 12:20am | C4 |
Sunday 16th September 2012 | 12:05am | 4seven |
Tuesday 18th September 2012 | 2:40am | 4seven |
Wednesday 19th September 2012 | 10:35pm | 4seven |
Friday 21st September 2012 | 3:35am | 4seven |
Saturday 11th May 2013 | 12:40am | E4 |
Monday 24th December 2018 | 2:55am | E4 |
Sunday 23rd February 2020 | 1:30am | E4 |
Saturday 2nd May 2020 | 12:05am | C4 |
Friday 16th October 2020 | 3:50am | E4 |
Friday 12th February 2021 | 11:35pm | C4 |
Cast & crew
Paul Ritter | Martin |
Tamsin Greig | Jackie |
Simon Bird | Adam |
Tom Rosenthal | Jonny |
Mark Heap | Jim |
Tracy-Ann Oberman | Val |
Tuppence Middleton | Tanya (Voice) |
Robert Popper | Writer |
Steve Bendelack | Director |
Robert Popper | Producer |
Kenton Allen | Executive Producer |
Nira Park | Executive Producer |
Caroline Leddy | Executive Producer |
Lucien Clayton | Editor |
Jeff Sherriff | Production Designer |