Friday Night Dinner
Friday Night Dinner is a British television sitcom written and produced by Robert Popper. It stars Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal and Mark Heap.[1] The series aired from 2011-2020 on Channel 4. The first series of the show was nominated for Best Situation Comedy at the BAFTAs in 2012.[2]
| Friday Night Dinner | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Black comedy, cringe comedy, farce, sitcom, slapstick |
| Created by | Robert Popper |
| Written by | Robert Popper |
| Starring | Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, Mark Heap |
| Opening theme | “Animal (Punks Jump Up Remix)” by Miike Snow |
| Original language | British |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 37 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 20-25 mins |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4, All 4, 4Music, Netflix |
| Release | 25 February 2011 – 1 May 2020 |
Description change
Friday Night Dinner follows the Jewish middle-class Goodman family as they have Shabbat dinner. The family is made up of the mother Jackie Goodman (Tamsin Greig), father Martin (Paul Ritter), elder son and musician Adam (Simon Bird), and younger son and estate agent Jonny (Tom Rosenthal). The show depicts the numerous interruptions to their dinner. These disruptions are often caused by the sons playing pranks on each other or by their neighbour, Jim (Mark Heap).
Episode list change
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 6 | 25 February 2011 | 8 April 2011 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 7 October 2012 | 11 November 2012 | ||
| Special | 24 December 2012 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | 20 June 2014 | 25 July 2014 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 22 July 2016 | 26 August 2016 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 4 May 2018 | 8 June 2018 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 27 March 2020 | 1 May 2020 | ||
Cast change
| Actor | Character | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Tamsin Greig | Jacqueline "Jackie" Goodman | 2011–2020 |
| Paul Ritter | Martin Goodman | 2011–2020 |
| Simon Bird | Adam Goodman | 2011–2020 |
| Tom Rosenthal | Jonathan "Jonny" Goodman | 2011–2020 |
| Mark Heap | James "Jim" Bell | 2011–2020 |
| Frances Cuka | Eleanor "Nellie" Buller | 2011–2018 |
| Tracy-Ann Oberman | Valerie "Val" Lewis | 2011–2020 |
| Harry Landis | Lou Morris | 2012–2014 |
| Rosalind Knight | Cynthia Goodman | 2012, 2016–2020 |
References change
- ↑ "Tamsin Greig and Pulling's Paul Ritter to star in Channel 4 comedy". the Guardian. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ↑ "Television Awards Winners in 2012". www.bafta.org. 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
