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 1, Episode 4 - The Dress

When Mum finds out that Dad didn't throw away his old boxes of science magazines in their clear-out, she goes mad.

Further details

Friday Night Dinner. Val (Tracy-Ann Oberman). Copyright: Popper Pictures / Big Talk Productions

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

Cast
Paul Ritter Martin
Tamsin Greig Jackie
Simon Bird Adam
Tom Rosenthal Jonny
Mark Heap Jim
Tracy-Ann Oberman Val
Guest cast
Tuppence Middleton Tanya (Voice)
Writing team
Robert Popper Writer
Production team
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

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