Friday Night Dinner

Come to dinner at the Goodmans' house - it's chaos!

Comedy

Smash-hit comedy about chaotic family dinners starring Paul Ritter and Tamsin Greig. When brothers Adam & Johnny return home for their Friday meal, no one can predict how it'll go!

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Dad has forgotten that he asked a man off eBay to come and pick up their old sofabed.

The Sofabed

Dad has forgotten that he asked a man off eBay to come and pick up their old sofabed, which gets stuck on the stairs, trapping Mum and Adam upstairs. Will Mum ever get to see Masterchef?

Adam and Jonny are desperate to know why Dad keeps peering into his underpants.

The Jingle

Adam and Jonny are desperate to know why Dad keeps peering into his underpants with a magnifying glass

Mum's excited about the new curtains, but the boys and Grandma think they're horrible.

The Curtains

Mum's excited about the new curtains, but the boys and Grandma think they're horrible. Dad drops Mum's beef casserole on the kitchen floor, so Jonny and Adam head to the pub.

Mum finds out that Dad didn't throw away his boxes of old magazines.

The Dress

Mum finds out that Dad didn't throw away his boxes of old magazines. Adam and Jonny are convinced that Mum's friend's daughter has a face like a foot. And Jim's distraught when Wilson goes missing.

Sheila Bloom almost runs Adam over on his birthday.

The Mercedes

Sheila Bloom - also known as 'Bitchface' - almost runs Adam over on his birthday. When Dad reveals that he used to have a thing with Bitchface years ago, the boys can't believe it and Mum's not happy.

Adam comes home to find the house looking immaculate and the table set for five.

The Date

Adam comes home to find the house looking immaculate and the table set for five. The doorbell rings and in walks Tanya Green, the girl Mum has been trying to set up with Adam.

When Jonny finds out that Adam threw his toy in the bin when he was 11, he swears revenge.

Buggy

When Jonny finds out that Adam threw his beloved 'Pandy' toy in the bin when he was 11, Jonny swears revenge, threatening to destroy 'Buggy', Adam's old rabbit

The boys are excited because Grandma is coming for dinner with her new boyfriend.

Mr Morris

The boys are excited, because Grandma (Frances Cuka) is coming for dinner, and she's bringing her new boyfriend. 'He's not her boyfriend,' says mum, he's her 'male companion'.

To get out of cleaning the loft with Dad, Jonny claims to have dislocated his shoulder.

The Loft

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.

The family return from a spin in Jonny's company car to find something awful has happened.

The New Car

Jim has made a cake to celebrate his dog Wilson's birthday, while the family return from a spin in Jonny's new but uncool company car to find something awful has happened to the house

Jonny's in a pickle: he wants to split up with his older girlfriend/boss but he's scared.

The Yoghurts

Jonny's in a pickle: he wants to split up with his 43-year-old girlfriend/boss, but he's too scared. Grandma offers him some advice, and some dancing lessons in the kitchen.

There's a mouse in the kitchen, Mum's hiding in the shed, Dad's in charge of the cooking.

The Mouse

There's a mouse in the kitchen, Mum's hiding in the shed, Dad's in charge of the cooking, and Jim is delighted when he ends up invited to have dinner with the family

The boys are horrified that 'Horrible Grandma' is coming for Christmas

Friday Night Dinner Christmas Special 2012

It's Christmas Day. Mum has made a fantastic Christmas dinner. The boys are delighted that Grandma is coming round, but horrified that Dad's mother - 'Horrible Grandma' - is too.

Adam brings his new girlfriend, Emma, to the family dinner.

The Girlfriend

Sitcom. Adam brings his new girlfriend, Emma, to the family dinner. All goes well until Emma's sister sends him a series of sexy selfies.

Jackie needs to use the freezer but Martin's keeping a dead fox in it.

The Fox

Sitcom. Jackie needs to use the freezer in the garage, but Martin's keeping a dead fox in it.

The family are distraught when Grandma gets engaged to her horrible 85-year-old boyfriend.

Mr Morris Returns

Sitcom about a British Jewish family. The family are distraught when Grandma gets engaged to her horrible 85-year-old boyfriend.

Martin paints a portrait of Jackie that looks like Margaret Thatcher.

The Anniversary

Sitcom. As a present for their 26th anniversary, Martin paints a portrait of Jackie that looks like Margaret Thatcher. She's even less impressed when she sees Jonny's new tattoo.

The family go to a restaurant, leaving a sarcastic piano tuner at home.

The Piano

Sitcom. Jackie is having a night off from cooking, so the family are going to a Chinese restaurant.  The world's most sarcastic piano tuner comes round to fix Martin's new piano.

It's Grandma and Mr Morris' wedding day and the Goodmans are not happy.

The Big Day

Sitcom about a British Jewish family. It's Grandma and Mr Morris' wedding day and the Goodmans are not happy at the thought of having Mr Morris as a new member of the family. Even Grandma seems nervous as she knocks back her morning sherry.

Dad accidentally invites someone who he used to hate round for dinner.

The Two Tonys

Dad accidentally invites someone who he used to hate round for dinner: an annoying man who talks with his eyes closed. How will Dad get rid of him?

It's Dad's annual hinge oiling evening. He spills oil on Mum's beloved carpet.

The Carpet Cleaner

Sitcom. It's Dad's annual hinge oiling evening but when he spills oil on Mum's beloved carpet, it's a race against time to clean it up before she finds out.

Adam's recognised for his musical talent. Jonny announces he's got married.

Congratulations

Adam has finally been recognised for his musical talent. But it's overshadowed when Jonny arrives home and announces he's got married.

Adam starts behaving like a little boy. Jim passes his driving test after 15 attempts.

The Pyjamas

Sitcom. Adam has been staying at Mum and Dad's all week, but with Mum fussing over him so much, he's started behaving like a little boy. Jim passes his driving test after 15 attempts.

It's Uncle Saul's funeral, which means 'Horrible Grandma' is back.

The Funeral

It's Uncle Saul's funeral, which means 'Horrible Grandma' is back, and leaving a trail of broken furniture in her wake.

The boys arrive home to find a 'For Sale' sign in front of the house.

For Sale

The boys arrive home to find a 'For Sale' sign in front of the house. How will they stop Mum and Dad from selling the family home?

Mum and Dad get a hot tub, much to the horror of Adam and Jonny.

The Other Jackie

Mum and Dad get a hot tub, much to the horror of Adam and Jonny, and Jim brings a date round for a disastrous dinner.

Mum's friend Val moves in & causes havoc when she finds out what Dad's hiding in his shed.

The Tin of Meat

Mum's friend Val moves in and causes havoc when she finds that Dad is hiding a tin of 20-year-old meat in his shed.

Mum plans her own surprise party which backfires when Dad gets involved.

The Surprise

Mum plans her own surprise party which backfires when Dad gets involved. Get ready for the party from hell.

Dad annoys everyone with his old ventriloquist dummy Lord Luck.

Lord Luck

Dad annoys everyone with his old ventriloquist dummy Lord Luck, while Jonny's recently dumped friend Ben comes for dinner in need of cheering up.

Adam isn't happy when he is forced to play his violin for Mum and her best friend Val.

The Violin

Adam isn't happy when he is forced to play his violin for Mum and her best friend Val, while Jonny is relishing every moment. Dad is obsessed with his old microscope.

The boys are threatened with no crumble if they don't help to assemble a wooden shelf.

Wilson

The boys are threatened with no crumble if they don't help to assemble a wooden shelf, while Jim's dog Wilson keeps doing his 'dollops' in Mum and Dad's flowerbed.

Dad's bought a grotty caravan & the boys have new 'females' - but will they tell Mum?

The Caravan

In series six, Dad has some strange obsessions, Mum can't contain herself when the boys get new 'females', Horrible Grandma wreaks more havoc - and Jim gets a new dog.

Dad gets obsessed with a plastic bag in a tree, & Adam discovers what pisses his Mum off.

The Plastic Bag

Sitcom about British-Jewish family life. Twenty-something brothers Adam and Jonny go round to their parents house every Friday for Shabbat dinner. Starring Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal.

The family's cream-tea-obsessed former au pair pays the Goodmans a surprise visit. 

The Au Pair

Dad has the birthday blues, & to make matters worse, Horrible Grandma turns up uninvited. 

Dad's Birthday

Jim sets up a giant dog cage for Milson in the Goodmans' living room.

The Cage

Adam & Jonny bring their 'females' home to meet the parents. Cue an overexcited Mum...

Friday Night Dinner

Friday Night Dinner

Series 1

1. The Sofabed

1. The Sofabed

2. The Jingle

2. The Jingle

3. The Curtains

3. The Curtains

4. The Dress

4. The Dress

5. The Mercedes

5. The Mercedes

6. The Date

6. The Date