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: 192
Press clippings
Friday Night Dinner's Goodmans are the perfect horrible comedy family
With Series 6 finally on Netflix, Robert Popper's terrific sitcom is being revisited and discovered anew.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 13th March 2024"We're going back to silly": what's the next turn for British comedy in era of nostalgia?
It's no joke for new shows as classic favourites live on while investment in sitcoms and sketches falters.
Alexandra Topping, The Guardian, 16th February 2024Forgotten Friday Night Dinner script released as fans praise 'glorious' scene that was never filmed
Writer Robert Popper has also taken to X to share a forgotten scene from the show, which fans are loving.
Tom Earnshaw, Lad Bible, 6th February 2024Tamsin Greig: I was worried about taking on Jewish role
The Friday Night Dinner actress says 'our eyes are being opened' about who can play certain parts appropriately.
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Simon Bland, Slashfilm, 13th January 2023Who's in the US remake of Friday Night Dinner?
Carol Kane, YouTuber Daniel Thrasher and Julia Louis-Dreyfus's son Henry join Dinner With The Parents.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 28th October 2022Filming begins on US remake of Friday Night Dinner
Filming gets underway in the UK this week on Dinner With The Parents, the US remake of Friday Night Dinner, commissioned by Amazon Freevee.
The Knowledge, 25th October 2022Harry Landis - Friday Night Dinner's Mr Morris - dies at 90
His agent has confirmed that the actor - who appeared in three episodes of the Channel 4 comedy after a long carer - passed away on Monday.
Chortle, 14th September 2022Friday Night Dinner to be re-made by Amazon as Dinner With The Parents
Amazon Freevee has ordered a 10 episode series of Dinner With The Parents, a remake of Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner.
British Comedy Guide, 14th July 2022