Friday Night Dinner
TV Show · Comedy

The titular mealtime is anything but normal for brothers Adam and Jonny Goodman, siblings in an eccentric Jewish family who return home each week for free eats. When they're not busy playing pranks on each other, they're breaking bread with their parents: father Martin likes to stroll around shirtless and collect science magazines, while mom Jackie is obsessed with `MasterChef' and tries her best to inject an air of normalcy into the insanity that always ensues. And of course, supper just wouldn't be the same without an appearance from Jim, a creepy neighbour whose frequent visits elevate him to `stalker' status.

2011 · 22m
Starring Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird
Director Steve Bendelack

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    The Sofabed
    Mum and Dad are having a clear-out, and Dad's been ordered to chuck away all his tatty, old magazines. Dad has forgotten that he asked a man off eBay to come and pick up their old sofa bed, and when the man turns up, Mum is livid that her meal is ruined. But this is nothing compared to the problem of getting the sofa bed down the stairs.
    22 min
  • EPISODE 2
    The Jingle
    When Adam and Jonny come home to find Dad secretly peering into his underpants with a magnifying glass, they're desperate to find out what he's looking at. Meanwhile, Adam's first ever jingle is going to be on the radio. Mum is so proud. Unfortunately, none of the radios work in the house.
    21 min
  • EPISODE 3
    The Curtains
    The boys bring Grandma home for dinner but Grandma gets her hair stuck in the window of Jonny's car. When they eventually arrive, Mum shows the family the new curtains. An argument follows about whether the new curtains are actually yellow rather than cream. Meanwhile, Dad drops Mum's beef casserole all over the kitchen floor.
    24 min
  • 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. So Dad builds a bonfire and promises he'll burn them all. But secretly Dad is only pretending to burn them in the bonfire, instead squirrelling the boxes off to his shed in the garden.
    23 min
  • EPISODE 5
    The Mercedes
    It's Adam's birthday. As he arrives home, a silver Mercedes almost runs him over. Inside, is Sheila Bloom who is famously obsessed with her Mercedes, and after some catty remarks about Adam's car, she speeds off. This leads Dad to make a surprising confession before he tries to cook dinner for the first time ever.
    21 min
  • EPISODE 6
    The Date
    Adam comes home to find the house looking immaculate, with classical music playing in the living room, Mum's posh bowls on the dinner table, Dad in a smart suit, and most mysteriously - five sets of knives and forks laid out. Something major is up. What is Mum up to?
    22 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Tamsin Greig
    Jackie Goodman
  • Paul Ritter
    Martin Goodman
  • Simon Bird
    Adam
  • Tom Rosenthal
    Jonny
  • Mark Heap
    Jim
  • Rosie Cavaliero
    Jackie 2
  • Steve Bendelack
    Director
  • Robert Popper
    Producer
  • Kenton Allen
    Producer
  • Nira Park
    Producer
  • Robert Popper
    Writer

About

Friday Night Dinner

Comedy

The titular mealtime is anything but normal for brothers Adam and Jonny Goodman, siblings in an eccentric Jewish family who return home each week for free eats. When they're not busy playing pranks on each other, they're breaking bread with their parents: father Martin likes to stroll around shirtless and collect science magazines, while mom Jackie is obsessed with `MasterChef' and tries her best to inject an air of normalcy into the insanity that always ensues. And of course, supper just wouldn't be the same without an appearance from Jim, a creepy neighbour whose frequent visits elevate him to `stalker' status.

Information

Studio
Channel 4
Released
2011
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2011 Big Talk Producitons

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English
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