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{{Short description|British television sitcom (2011–2020)}}
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'''''Friday Night Dinner''''' is a ] ] written by ] and starring ], ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/feb/12/channel4-television|title=Tamsin Greig and Pulling's Paul Ritter to star in Channel 4 comedy|last=Plunkett|first=John|date=12 February 2010|publisher=]|accessdate=13 February 2011}}</ref> The comedy is focused around the regular dinner experience of an ] family (the Goodmans) on each Friday night.
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The first series aired from February 2011 on ]. The series began airing in the U.S. on ] as of 30 July 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/443/index.jsp|title=Friday Night Dinner on BBC America|accessdate=4 August 2011}}</ref>
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The series began airing in Russia on ] as of 10 August 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2x2tv.ru/blog/post/1105|title=Friday Night Dinner on 2x2|accessdate=1 August 2012}}</ref>
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'''''Friday Night Dinner''''' is a British ] created by ] that aired on ] from 25 February 2011 to 1 May 2020. Starring ], ], ], ], and ], it follows the regular ] experience of the Jewish middle-class Goodman family in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/feb/12/channel4-television|title=Tamsin Greig and Pulling's Paul Ritter to star in Channel 4 comedy|last=Plunkett|first=John|date=12 February 2010|work=The Guardian|access-date=13 February 2011|archive-date=29 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529140134/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/feb/12/channel4-television|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the conclusion of the sixth series and Ritter's death in 2021, it was announced that the show would not return.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 April 2021 |title=Friday Night Dinner documentary dedicated to Paul Ritter |url=https://www.list.co.uk/article/125273-friday-night-dinner-documentary-dedicated-to-paul-ritter/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930142928/https://www.list.co.uk/article/125273-friday-night-dinner-documentary-dedicated-to-paul-ritter/|archive-date=30 September 2021 |access-date=11 April 2021 |website=The List |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Season Six Of Friday Night Dinner Was The Last One, Creator Robert Popper Confirms |url=https://www.ladbible.com/news/tv-and-film-season-six-of-friday-night-dinner-was-the-last-one-20210525 |website=Lad Bible |date=25 May 2021 |access-date=25 May 2021 |archive-date=25 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525115005/https://www.ladbible.com/news/tv-and-film-season-six-of-friday-night-dinner-was-the-last-one-20210525 |url-status=live }}</ref> The show is filmed using a ].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=Friday Night Dinner - C4 Sitcom |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/friday_night_dinner/ |access-date=3 March 2024 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}</ref>


The show received two ] nominations in 2012. The first series was nominated for ], while Greig was nominated for ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/television/awards/television-awards-winners-in-2012|title=Television Awards Winners in 2012|date=24 April 2012|publisher=]|access-date=26 April 2020|archive-date=22 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122225240/http://www.bafta.org/television/awards/television-awards-winners-in-2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, for his performance in the final series of the show, Ritter received a posthumous BAFTA nomination for ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bafta.org/television/awards/tv-2021|title=BAFTA TV 2021: The Winners and Nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards|date=28 April 2021|publisher=]|access-date=28 April 2021|archive-date=7 June 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210607092041/https://www.bafta.org/television/awards/tv-2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>
==Cast and characters==
* ] as Jacqueline "Jackie" Goodman: Mother of Adam and Jonathan. A grown up woman with a teenage sense of humour. Funny, fiery and occasionally a bit saucy.


==Premise==
* ] as Martin Goodman: Father of Adam and Jonathan, Martin is fond of going shirtless inside and out - he explains that he is 'boiling' - and seems to have both a severe hearing problem and trouble paying attention. Also appears to be deeply concerned with Adam's obtaining of a 'female'. Calls Adam and Jonny "bambinos", English colloquialism for "bambino/bambini" (Baby) in Italian. He is a very keen science lover, and in many ways is socially inept (possibly has ]). He also has a few rather odd habits, including eating out of the bin and generally collecting food scraps any way possible. His filthiness forms a main part of his character.
''Friday Night Dinner'' depicts ] in the ] ] Goodman family, reflecting series creator Popper's own secular Jewish upbringing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/mar/03/tamsin-greig-interview|title=Tamsin Greig: 'I always think I'll never work again'|first=Emine|last=Saner|work=The Guardian|date=4 March 2011|access-date=11 December 2016|archive-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128174918/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/mar/03/tamsin-greig-interview|url-status=live}}</ref> It is set and filmed in suburban ],<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 June 2021|title=Friday Night Dinner. House, Cast and why we won't get another series. Dailytap|url=https://dailytap.co.uk/tv-movies/friday-night-dinner-house-cast/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Dailytap|language=en-US|archive-date=19 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619144130/https://dailytap.co.uk/tv-movies/friday-night-dinner-house-cast/|url-status=live}}</ref> with filming taking place in ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/953236/friday-night-dinner-cast-simon-bird-tom-rosenthal-tamsin-greig |title=Friday Night Dinner stars Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal talk returning to the show |date=30 April 2018 |access-date=18 May 2018 |archive-date=19 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519204333/https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/953236/friday-night-dinner-cast-simon-bird-tom-rosenthal-tamsin-greig |url-status=live }}</ref>


The family consists of mother Jackie, father Martin, elder son Adam, and younger son Jonny. The episodes follow the family as the sons arrive at the family home and proceed to their dinner, which is often interrupted by numerous things. Although some episodes are centred around Jackie's eccentricities, she is usually the ] who tries to run a normal household but is disrupted by the rest of the family. Dinner is usually disrupted by Adam and Jonny pranking each other (for example, putting salt in each other's drinking glasses) or Martin's strange habits, such as walking around the house shirtless or eating out-of-date food.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/underrated-british-shows/|title=Top 10 Underrated British Shows You May Not Have Heard Of|work=Collider|date=26 May 2022|accessdate=27 May 2022|archive-date=26 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526210637/https://collider.com/underrated-british-shows/|url-status=live}}</ref> When something goes wrong, Martin is often heard shouting his ] "shit on it".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/features/paul-ritter-funniest-moments-friday-night-dinner-2914961|title="Shit on it!": Paul Ritter's funniest moments on 'Friday Night Dinner'|first=Nick|last=Levine|magazine=NME|date=6 April 2021|accessdate=27 May 2022|archive-date=27 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527185650/https://www.nme.com/features/paul-ritter-funniest-moments-friday-night-dinner-2914961|url-status=live}}</ref> They are frequently interrupted by their strange but good-hearted neighbour Jim Bell, who is attracted to Jackie and visits them due to his loneliness; he is usually accompanied by his dog, Wilson, of whom he is afraid. After Wilson's death, Jim adopts a new dog, whom he names Milson.
* ] as Adam Goodman: Adam is the elder son. He is in his mid 20s and is trying to forge a career as a musician. Adam is nicknamed "Pusface" by Jonny and sometimes by his mother Jackie. He is quite often the victim of mishap, and mostly the centerpiece around which the chaos moves.


Jackie's ] best friend Valerie Lewis, known as "Auntie Val" to Adam and Jonny, is a frequent visitor; Jackie's mother Nellie "Grandma" Buller also visits. Occasional guest appearances were made by Martin's mother Cynthia Goodman, nicknamed "Horrible Grandma" by the boys due to her cruel and condescending treatment of the family. Other guest appearances featured Nellie's suitor Mr. Morris, who appeared in three episodes while Val's husband Larry briefly appears in two episodes.
* ] as Jonathan "Jonny" Goodman: Jonny is an ] for "Garvins", and the younger son. He's always trying to start fights with Adam and play practical jokes on him, causing Adam to retaliate.


There are elements of farce throughout.
* ] as Jim Bell: Jim is the Goodmans' neighbour who frequently appears on their front doorstep and is seemingly infatuated with, and therefore trying to stalk, Jackie. He does this by dropping hints to attempt to gain entry into the house. He is accompanied by his ],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/interviews/a311002/mark-heap-friday-night-dinner.html |last=Fletcher |first=Alex |date=25 March 2011 |title=Mark Heap ('Friday Night Dinner') |publisher=] |accessdate=26 March 2011}}</ref> Wilson, of whom he is irrationally ]. As well as this he seems to be quite socially incapable and constantly leaves gaps in conversation where nothing is said. This is added to by a seeming total ignorance of normal social rules. He is featured in every episode, and attempts to flirt with Jackie, however this usually goes wrong.


== Cast ==
* ] as Gran: Jackie's mother. Her sporadic deafness and lack of situational awareness often cause acute comic embarrassment. She becomes deeply funny through her often misguided lack of awareness when things are going quite awry. She has featured in 3 episodes.

=== Main ===
* ] as Jackie Goodman
* ] as Martin Goodman
* ] as Adam Goodman
* ] as Jonny Goodman
* ] as Jim Bell

=== Recurring ===
* ] as Nellie Buller ("Grandma"), Jackie's mother.
* ] as Valerie Lewis ("Auntie Val"), Jackie's best friend.
* ] as Lou Morris ("Mr Morris"), Grandma's boyfriend.
* ] as Cynthia Goodman ("Horrible Grandma"), Martin's mother.
* ] as Larry, Val's ex-husband.


==Episode list== ==Episode list==
{{Main|List of Friday Night Dinner episodes}}
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===Series 1 (2011)===
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|ShortSummary=Jackie and Martin are having a clear-out, but Martin is reluctant to chuck away all his tatty old magazines, and ropes in Jonny to secretly hide the stash back at his flat. Jackie is very excited because it's the final of ]; Jonny thinks it's 'Mastershit'. Jackie is trying to get on with dinner, but their slightly odd neighbour Jim keeps interrupting to use their toilet as he's broken his own loo in mysterious circumstances. Meanwhile, Martin has forgotten a man (]) is coming to pick up their old sofabed. Will Jackie even get to see her precious Masterchef? <ref>http://www.channel4.com/programmes/friday-night-dinner/episode-guide/series-1/episode-1</ref>
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|ShortSummary=In the second episode, when Adam and Jonny come home to find Martin secretly peering into his underpants with a magnifying glass, they're desperate to find out what he's looking at. Also Jackie is just trying to have a nice Friday night, but Jim - the neighbour who's terrified of his own dog - keeps interrupting the meal. Martin takes Adam - who's single - into the toilet to have a private chat about 'females'. Soon the whole family are in the loo quizzing poor Adam, and Jonny is loving it. Lastly the secret behind Martin's pants-peering is revealed.<ref>http://www.channel4.com/programmes/friday-night-dinner/episode-guide/series-1/episode-2</ref>
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|ShortSummary=Jackie is delighted with the new set of curtain she has bought, but the boys and Grandma think they're horrible leaving Jackie annoyed. Meanwhile, Martin drops Jackie's beef casserole all over the kitchen floor. It looks disgusting yet Martin scoops it back into the dish. The boys are unsurprisingly not happy about their meal. Later, the argument about the curtains spreads, and Jonny leaves in a huff to go to the pub with Adam joining him only to get there and share a quarter-of-a-pint and a chat with Jim. At home, Jackie and Grandma are still not talking, so it rests with Adam to resolve the family argument - can he save the day? <ref>http://www.channel4.com/programmes/friday-night-dinner/episode-guide/series-1/episode-3</ref>
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|ShortSummary=When Jackie finds out that Martin didn't throw away his old boxes of science magazines in their clear-out, she goes mad and Martin builds a bonfire and promises he'll burn them all. Instead Martin is only pretending to burn them and he is squirrelling the boxes off to his shed/lad's pad in the garden. Jackie 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 and she looks just like Jackie: similar hair, similar clothes and - according to Martin - 'similar bottoms'. She tries on her dress which leaves the ladies in their element and the men supremely bored. Will Jim ever find Wilson, and will Jackie venture once again into Martin's shed to discover the truth behind his 'pretend bonfire' <ref>http://www.channel4.com/programmes/friday-night-dinner/episode-guide/series-1/episode-4</ref>
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|ShortSummary=It's Adam's birthday. As he arrives home, a silver ] almost runs him over. Inside is Sheila Bloom (]) aka 'Bitchface' as Adam and his family call her. 'Bitchface' is famously obsessed with her Mercedes, and after some catty remarks about Adam's ']' ('Err... it's a ]'), she speeds off. Martin reveals that he used to have "a thing" with Bitchface years ago. The boys can't believe it. Jackie's not happy. Later, the family abandon dinner and go for a ], but Bitchface is there. An awkward chat ensues, and finally Martin reveals exactly what he got up to with her...<ref>http://www.channel4.com/programmes/friday-night-dinner/episode-guide/series-1/episode-5</ref>
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|ShortSummary=Adam comes home to find the house looking immaculate, with classical music playing in the living room, Jackie's posh bowls on the dinner table, Dad in a smart suit, and - most mysteriously - the table set for five. The doorbell rings and in comes Tanya Green (]), a girl Jackie has been trying to fix up with Adam for months. What follows is possibly the most excruciating family dinner scene of all time. Meanwhile, Jim has been locked out as his dog, Wilson, has swallowed his keys. Inside, the blind date continues, but will Jackie's dream of an Adam and Tanya wedding come true? <ref>http://www.channel4.com/programmes/friday-night-dinner/episode-guide/series-1/episode-6</ref>
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===Series 2 (2012)===
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|ShortSummary=When Jonny finds Adam's old diary, he learns a terrible secret: when Adam was 11, he secretly dumped Jonny's beloved 'Pandy' panda bear toy in the outside bin, never to be seen again. This unleashes a war in the house, with Jonny threatening to destroy Adam's equally beloved old rabbit toy, 'Buggy'. Fights rage in every room, with Mum and Dad unable to control their two twenty-something sons, who have become 13 again. Desperate to hide his precious comfort toy from his angry brother, Adam gives Buggy to just about the worst person possible: neighbour Jim. Meanwhile, Dad will not stop sneezing on everything - 'He sneezed on a baby today - so embarrassing,' says Mum. Later, when dinner is served, Dad sneezes over all the food and Mum's delicious Friday night dinner is ruined. But what happens when hopeless Jim accidentally loses Buggy in a lake? And why is Jim speaking ]?
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|ShortSummary=To get out of cleaning the loft with Dad and Adam, Jonny claims to have dislocated his shoulder. But when Adam discovers he's lying, he threatens to tell mum immediately. "Fine," says Jonny, '"Then I'll just tell her all the grotty details of what you got up to with Hayley Posner". Adam is horrified. Hayley was Adam's blind date - the neice of his Mum's best friend Val - and he slept with her and then never called back, "because she smelt like Mum". Mum mustn't find this out, so Adam has to let Jonny get away with his pretend bad shoulder. Meanwhile Mum and Dad are not on speaking terms. There's been a terrible argument. Dad tells the boys that the reason - much to their horror - is 'sexual'. But what exactly he got up to, no one will tell them. Val (Tracy Ann-Oberman), comes round for dinner to lend mum moral support, as mum's argument with Dad escalates.What is mum and dad's terrible secret? And will mum and dad find out all about Jonny and Adam's secrets too? All this, and a visit to the unfriendliest pub in the world - The Black Boy.
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== Legacy ==
|Title=The New Car<ref>http://www.channel4.com/programmes/friday-night-dinner/episode-guide/series-2/episode-3</ref>
For the 10th anniversary of the show, a special 90-minute documentary episode aired on Channel 4 on 28 May 2021, entitled ''Friday Night Dinner: Ten Years and A Lovely Bit of Squirrel''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 January 2021|title='Friday Night Dinner' anniversary documentary to air this spring|url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/friday-night-dinner-anniversary-documentary-to-air-this-spring-2855833|access-date=11 April 2021|website=NME|language=en-GB|archive-date=11 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411085809/https://www.nme.com/news/tv/friday-night-dinner-anniversary-documentary-to-air-this-spring-2855833|url-status=live}}</ref> The documentary was dedicated to Paul Ritter, who had died of a brain tumour seven weeks earlier.<ref>{{Cite web|last=West|first=Amy|date=7 April 2021|title=Friday Night Dinner documentary to be dedicated to late star Paul Ritter|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a36045201/friday-night-dinner-anniversary-special-paul-ritter-dedication/|access-date=11 April 2021|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB|archive-date=11 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411085809/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a36045201/friday-night-dinner-anniversary-special-paul-ritter-dedication/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|WrittenBy=Robert Popper

|DirectedBy=Martin Dennis
==American version==
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|10|28|df=y}}
In September 2011, '']'' announced that ], who had adapted '']'' for American television, would spearhead an American remake of the series for the broadcast network ].<ref>{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://deadline.com/2011/09/greg-daniels-to-adapt-british-comedy-friday-night-dinner-for-nbc-166883/ |title=Greg Daniels To Adapt British Comedy 'Friday Night Dinner' For NBC |website=] |date=6 September 2011 |access-date=4 February 2012 |archive-date=23 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323001657/http://www.deadline.com/2011/09/greg-daniels-to-adapt-british-comedy-friday-night-dinner-for-nbc/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The remake was picked up for a ], written by Daniels and directed by ]<ref name="pilot">{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://deadline.com/2012/02/ken-kwapis-set-to-direct-nbc-pilot-friday-night-dinner-reunites-with-greg-daniels-225285/ |title=Ken Kwapis Set To Direct NBC Pilot 'Friday Night Dinner', Reunites With Greg Daniels |website=] |date=3 February 2012 |access-date=4 February 2012 |archive-date=8 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120408004303/http://www.deadline.com/2012/02/ken-kwapis-set-to-direct-nbc-pilot-friday-night-dinner-reunites-with-greg-daniels/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and starring ], ] as the parents<ref>{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://deadline.com/2012/02/allison-janney-tony-shalhoub-to-star-in-greg-daniels-nbc-pilot-friday-night-dinner-227413/ |title=Allison Janney & Tony Shalhoub To Star in Greg Daniels' NBC Pilot 'Friday Night Dinner' |website=] |date=7 February 2012 |access-date=7 February 2012 |archive-date=19 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619150937/http://www.deadline.com/2012/02/allison-janney-tony-shalhoub-to-star-in-greg-daniels-nbc-pilot-friday-night-dinner/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and ] as Jim (now renamed Mark). The pilot did not go to series.
|ShortSummary=Martin is very excited. He's just bought a new ]. The boys can't believe it 'What's the point of using a fax machine when you've got email?' they ask. 'So you don't have to read everything off a bloody screen,' replies dad. Jonny, who's an estate agent, has been given a company car - the uncoolest car possible. It has a giant, estate agent-themed, fake brick roof on top. Adam calls it a 'house'. Mum soon learns that Jonny bagged the car because he'd been sleeping with his boss, the much older Liz (]). Mum is not happy, and an awkward scene arises when the family bump into Liz outside Jonny's office. Meanwhile mum has put dad on a diet - 'no chocolate, no cheese, no cakes' for two weeks, but dad has made the boys smuggle in food for him, which he keeps hidden in the downstairs loo. Jim pops round with his dog Wilson. He's drunk, as he's celebrating Wilson's birthday. ('Wilson is either 4 or 9'). Jim has even made Wilson a birthday cake. Later, returning from a 'family spin' in Jonny's car, the family find something awful has happened to their house...

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In 2014, CBS bought an adaptation of the British show for the American market, as a "]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/08/friday-night-dinner-adaptation-cbs-put-pilot-822709/ |date=21 August 2014 |access-date=4 April 2020 |website=Deadline |title=CBS Buys Adaptation Of British Comedy 'Friday Night Dinner' As Put Pilot |author=Nellie Andreeva |archive-date=18 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118211633/https://deadline.com/2014/08/friday-night-dinner-adaptation-cbs-put-pilot-822709/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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{{Episode list
In 2016, a third attempt at an American remake was under development by CBS, with the title ''Sunday Night Dinner''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/08/friday-night-dinner-adaptation-cbs-sunday-night-dinner-comedy-1201810328/ |title=CBS Developing New Adaptation Of UK Comedy Series 'Friday Night Dinner' |author=Nellie Andreeva |date=30 August 2016 |access-date=4 April 2020 |website=Deadline |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108124414/https://deadline.com/2016/08/friday-night-dinner-adaptation-cbs-sunday-night-dinner-comedy-1201810328/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a806347/theyre-remaking-friday-night-dinner-for-the-us-again/ |title=They're remaking Friday Night Dinner for the US – again |first=Morgan |last=Jeffery |date=31 August 2016 |access-date=4 April 2020 |website=Digital Spy |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108121522/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a806347/theyre-remaking-friday-night-dinner-for-the-us-again/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|EpisodeNumber=5
|Title=The Yoghurts<ref>http://www.channel4.com/programmes/friday-night-dinner/episode-guide/series-2/episode-5</ref>
|WrittenBy=Robert Popper
|DirectedBy=Martin Dennis
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|11|04|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Jonny is in a real pickle: he wants to split up with his 43-year-old girlfriend/boss, Liz, but is too scared to do so. Adam, meanwhile, is happy to keep teasing him about her age ('I'll switch the stair lift on'). Grandma offers Jonny some advice - 'Take her out dancing' - before showing him how to dance in the kitchen. While they dance to the music on the radio, it transpires that it's just the music for the news headlines, and before long, Jonny and Grandma are actually dancing to the news. Adam is loving it. Meanwhile, Dad has been drying fish under the stairs (Dad: 'Have you never had dried fish before?' 'Not from a cupboard' replies Adam). Then Grandma gets locked in the boot of Adam's car and everything changes. How will they get her out? And as if that isn't bad enough, Jonny's girlfriend, Liz turns up at the house.
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In July 2022, ] ordered an American remake of the sitcom, with the title ''Dinner with The Parents''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Peter |title=Amazon Freevee Hands Straight-To-Series Order To U.S. Remake Of British Comedy 'Friday Night Dinner' |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/friday-night-dinner-amazon-freevee-1235063476/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=13 July 2022 |access-date=13 July 2022 |archive-date=13 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713233302/https://deadline.com/2022/07/friday-night-dinner-amazon-freevee-1235063476/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The series premiered on 18 April 2024,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Koo |first1=Sonia |date=7 March 2024 |title=Dinner is Served! Amazon Freevee To Premiere New Comedy Series Dinner with the Parents on April 18 |url=https://press.amazonstudios.com/us/en/press-release/dinner-is-served-amazon-freevee-to-premiere-new-co |access-date=7 April 2024 |website=Amazon Studios}}</ref> received poor to mixed reviews<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 April 2024 |title=Dinner with the Parents Review: Decent Family Comedy That Becomes Repetitive |url=https://filmzzine.com/dinner-with-the-parents-review-daniel-thrasher/ |access-date=26 April 2024 |website=FILMZZINE |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Bruce R. |date=20 April 2024 |title=Streaming review: 'Dinner with the Parents' has a hefty helping of laughs |url=https://madison.com/life-entertainment/nation-world/movies-tv/dinner-with-the-parents-review-comedy-henry-hall-michaela-watkins/article_c8195ece-2627-5c4c-9814-eb435ee6ab61.html |access-date=26 April 2024 |website=Wisconsin State Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> and was canceled in December 2024.<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title='Dinner With The Parents' Freevee Comedy Canceled By Amazon After One Season|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/dinner-with-the-parents-canceled-no-season-2-freevee-amazon-1236203386/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=December 13, 2024|access-date=December 13, 2024}}</ref>
==American remake==
In September 2011, ] announced that ], who had adapted '']'' for American television, would spearhead an American remake of the series for the broadcast network ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=http://www.deadline.com/2011/09/greg-daniels-to-adapt-british-comedy-friday-night-dinner-for-nbc/ |title=Greg Daniels To Adapt British Comedy 'Friday Night Dinner' For NBC |publisher=] |date=September 6, 2011 |accessdate=February 4, 2012}}</ref> The remake was picked up for a pilot, written by Daniels and directed by ]<ref name="pilot">{{cite web|last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=http://www.deadline.com/2012/02/ken-kwapis-set-to-direct-nbc-pilot-friday-night-dinner-reunites-with-greg-daniels/ |title=Ken Kwapis Set To Direct NBC Pilot 'Friday Night Dinner', Reunites With Greg Daniels |publisher=] |date=February 3, 2012 |accessdate=February 4, 2012}}</ref> and will star ] and ], as the mother and father.<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=http://www.deadline.com/2012/02/allison-janney-tony-shalhoub-to-star-in-greg-daniels-nbc-pilot-friday-night-dinner/ |title=Allison Janney & Tony Shalhoub To Star In Greg Daniels' NBC Pilot 'Friday Night Dinner' |publisher=] |date=February 7, 2012 |accessdate=February 7, 2012}}</ref> The pilot will be filmed in late-March.<ref name="pilot"/>


==DVD Release== ==See also==
The first series of ''Friday Night Dinner'' was released on DVD on 15 October 2012. * ]


==References== ==References==
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*{{British Comedy Guide|tv|friday_night_dinner}} * {{British Comedy Guide|tv|friday_night_dinner}}
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British television sitcom (2011–2020)

Friday Night Dinner
Main title screen
Genre
Created byRobert Popper
Written byRobert Popper
Directed by
Starring
Opening theme"Animal (Punks Jump Up Remix)" by Miike Snow
Composers
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series6
No. of episodes37 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerRobert Popper
Production locationLondon
Editors
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time21–25 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release25 February 2011 (2011-02-25) –
1 May 2020 (2020-05-01)

Friday Night Dinner is a British sitcom created by Robert Popper that aired on Channel 4 from 25 February 2011 to 1 May 2020. Starring Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, and Mark Heap, it follows the regular Friday night dinner experience of the Jewish middle-class Goodman family in North London. Following the conclusion of the sixth series and Ritter's death in 2021, it was announced that the show would not return. The show is filmed using a single-camera setup.

The show received two BAFTA nominations in 2012. The first series was nominated for Best Situation Comedy, while Greig was nominated for Best Female Comedy Performance. In 2021, for his performance in the final series of the show, Ritter received a posthumous BAFTA nomination for Best Male Comedy Performance.

Premise

Friday Night Dinner depicts Shabbat dinner in the middle-class secular Jewish Goodman family, reflecting series creator Popper's own secular Jewish upbringing. It is set and filmed in suburban North London, with filming taking place in Mill Hill.

The family consists of mother Jackie, father Martin, elder son Adam, and younger son Jonny. The episodes follow the family as the sons arrive at the family home and proceed to their dinner, which is often interrupted by numerous things. Although some episodes are centred around Jackie's eccentricities, she is usually the straight character who tries to run a normal household but is disrupted by the rest of the family. Dinner is usually disrupted by Adam and Jonny pranking each other (for example, putting salt in each other's drinking glasses) or Martin's strange habits, such as walking around the house shirtless or eating out-of-date food. When something goes wrong, Martin is often heard shouting his catchphrase "shit on it". They are frequently interrupted by their strange but good-hearted neighbour Jim Bell, who is attracted to Jackie and visits them due to his loneliness; he is usually accompanied by his dog, Wilson, of whom he is afraid. After Wilson's death, Jim adopts a new dog, whom he names Milson.

Jackie's neurotic best friend Valerie Lewis, known as "Auntie Val" to Adam and Jonny, is a frequent visitor; Jackie's mother Nellie "Grandma" Buller also visits. Occasional guest appearances were made by Martin's mother Cynthia Goodman, nicknamed "Horrible Grandma" by the boys due to her cruel and condescending treatment of the family. Other guest appearances featured Nellie's suitor Mr. Morris, who appeared in three episodes while Val's husband Larry briefly appears in two episodes.

There are elements of farce throughout.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episode list

Main article: List of Friday Night Dinner episodes
SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedAverage UK viewers
(millions)
First airedLast aired
1625 February 2011 (2011-02-25)8 April 2011 (2011-04-08)—
267 October 2012 (2012-10-07)11 November 2012 (2012-11-11)—
Special24 December 2012 (2012-12-24)1.54
3620 June 2014 (2014-06-20)25 July 2014 (2014-07-25)1.45
4622 July 2016 (2016-07-22)26 August 2016 (2016-08-26)1.66
564 May 2018 (2018-05-04)8 June 2018 (2018-06-08)2.09
6627 March 2020 (2020-03-27)1 May 2020 (2020-05-01)4.70

Legacy

For the 10th anniversary of the show, a special 90-minute documentary episode aired on Channel 4 on 28 May 2021, entitled Friday Night Dinner: Ten Years and A Lovely Bit of Squirrel. The documentary was dedicated to Paul Ritter, who had died of a brain tumour seven weeks earlier.

American version

In September 2011, Deadline Hollywood announced that Greg Daniels, who had adapted The Office for American television, would spearhead an American remake of the series for the broadcast network NBC. The remake was picked up for a pilot, written by Daniels and directed by Ken Kwapis and starring Allison Janney, Tony Shalhoub as the parents and Gary Anthony Williams as Jim (now renamed Mark). The pilot did not go to series.

In 2014, CBS bought an adaptation of the British show for the American market, as a "put pilot".

In 2016, a third attempt at an American remake was under development by CBS, with the title Sunday Night Dinner.

In July 2022, Amazon Freevee ordered an American remake of the sitcom, with the title Dinner with The Parents. The series premiered on 18 April 2024, received poor to mixed reviews and was canceled in December 2024.

See also

References

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  10. "Top 10 Underrated British Shows You May Not Have Heard Of". Collider. 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  11. Levine, Nick (6 April 2021). ""Shit on it!": Paul Ritter's funniest moments on 'Friday Night Dinner'". NME. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  12. "'Friday Night Dinner' anniversary documentary to air this spring". NME. 13 January 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  13. West, Amy (7 April 2021). "Friday Night Dinner documentary to be dedicated to late star Paul Ritter". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  14. Andreeva, Nellie (6 September 2011). "Greg Daniels To Adapt British Comedy 'Friday Night Dinner' For NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  15. Andreeva, Nellie (3 February 2012). "Ken Kwapis Set To Direct NBC Pilot 'Friday Night Dinner', Reunites With Greg Daniels". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 8 April 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  16. Andreeva, Nellie (7 February 2012). "Allison Janney & Tony Shalhoub To Star in Greg Daniels' NBC Pilot 'Friday Night Dinner'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  17. Nellie Andreeva (21 August 2014). "CBS Buys Adaptation Of British Comedy 'Friday Night Dinner' As Put Pilot". Deadline. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  18. Nellie Andreeva (30 August 2016). "CBS Developing New Adaptation Of UK Comedy Series 'Friday Night Dinner'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  19. Jeffery, Morgan (31 August 2016). "They're remaking Friday Night Dinner for the US – again". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  20. White, Peter (13 July 2022). "Amazon Freevee Hands Straight-To-Series Order To U.S. Remake Of British Comedy 'Friday Night Dinner'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  21. Koo, Sonia (7 March 2024). "Dinner is Served! Amazon Freevee To Premiere New Comedy Series Dinner with the Parents on April 18". Amazon Studios. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  22. "Dinner with the Parents Review: Decent Family Comedy That Becomes Repetitive". FILMZZINE. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  23. Miller, Bruce R. (20 April 2024). "Streaming review: 'Dinner with the Parents' has a hefty helping of laughs". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  24. Andreeva, Nellie (13 December 2024). "'Dinner With The Parents' Freevee Comedy Canceled By Amazon After One Season". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

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