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
Streaming rank this week: 292
Episode menu
Series 5, Episode 5 - The Violin
Adam arrives home with his old violin. As a special treat Mum has made him agree to play for Grandma, who's coming for dinner. But Adam's not happy - he hasn't played for 12 years and has always hated playing the violin. Jonny is relishing every moment.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 1st June 2018
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Paul Ritter | Martin |
| Tamsin Greig | Jackie |
| Simon Bird | Adam |
| Tom Rosenthal | Jonny |
| Mark Heap | Jim |
| Tracy-Ann Oberman | Val |
| Jonny Holden | Spencer |
| Bethan Mary-James | PC Sally Gatley |
| Dominic Carter | Policeman |
| Frances Cuka | Nellie (Grandma) (Voice) |
| Robert Popper | Writer |
| Martin Dennis | Director |
| Robert Popper | Producer |
| Kenton Allen | Executive Producer |
| Caroline Leddy | Executive Producer |
| Matthew Justice | Executive Producer |
| Hannah Wilcock | Line Producer |
| Lucien Clayton | Editor |
| Kyz Kistell | Production Designer |
| Robert Sterne | Casting Director |
| Ceri Walford | Costume Designer |
| Matt Wicks | Director of Photography |
| Vicky Voller | Make-up Designer |
| Peter Griffiths | 1st Assistant Director |
Video
Jim plays the Violin
Jim's method for playing the violin is a bit... different?
Featuring: Paul Ritter (Martin), Tamsin Greig (Jackie), Simon Bird (Adam), Tom Rosenthal (Jonny), Mark Heap (Jim), Bethan Mary-James (PC Sally Gatley) & Dominic Carter (Policeman).
Press
Another Shabbat dinner deteriorates into chaos in the most unlikely circumstances. Tonight, the mayhem is down to Martin's microscope obsession ("This hair is from my armpit"), visits by the police, Adam being asked to play the violin and an imaginary rectum issue. Laugh-out-loud funny.
Jonathan Wright, The Guardian, 1st June 2018