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: 475
Episode menu
- Series 6, Episode 3 - The Au Pair
Further details
Adam and Jonny arrive home to find a strange woman dressed head-to-toe in pink: it's Gibby, their old au pair, who has made a surprise visit. It's certainly a surprise to the boys, who have absolutely no memory of her...
Gibby has been getting on Mum and Dad's nerves: not only does she cry at just about anything, she's also obsessed with traditional English cream tea, after becoming hooked on the stuff 25 years ago when she last stayed with the Goodmans. To make matters worse, Jim pops round and instantly falls in love with Gibby - and it soon turns into an infatuation.
When the family finally give in mid-dinner and take Gibby out for a cream tea, the scone, cream and jam combo doesn't live up to her expectations, so she locks herself in the loo. Luckily, lovestruck Jim is on hand to save the day and 'liberate Gibby'.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 10th April 2020
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Paul Ritter | Martin |
| Tamsin Greig | Jackie |
| Simon Bird | Adam |
| Tom Rosenthal | Jonny |
| Mark Heap | Jim |
| Tracy-Ann Oberman | Val |
| Sally Phillips | Gibby |
| Timothy Baggaley | Neville/Bradley |
| Hilary Greatorex | Shirley |
| Molly Byrne | Waitress |
| Robert Popper | Writer |
| Martin Dennis | Director |
| Robert Popper | Producer |
| Kenton Allen | Executive Producer |
| Caroline Leddy | Executive Producer |
| Matthew Justice | Executive Producer |
| Lucy Jack | Line Producer |
| Pete Drinkwater | Editor |
| Kyz Kistell | Production Designer |
| Robert Sterne | Casting Director |
| Leah Archer | Costume Designer |
| Sarah Bartles-Smith | Director of Photography |
| Vicky Voller | Make-up Designer |
| Paul Mindel | 1st Assistant Director |
Video
Going for cream tea with Jim
The family's cream-tea-obsessed former au pair pays the Goodmans a surprise visit. But there's nothing sweet about this reunion.
Featuring: Paul Ritter (Martin), Tamsin Greig (Jackie), Simon Bird (Adam), Tom Rosenthal (Jonny), Mark Heap (Jim), Sally Phillips (Gibby), Timothy Baggaley (Neville/Bradley), Hilary Greatorex (Shirley) & Molly Byrne (Waitress).
Press
The Goodmans arrive home to discover a bizarre apparition in pink. "Gibby" (Sally Phillips) was apparently once their au pair (though the boys can't remember her at all), and has dropped in for a visit. Before long, Jim has fallen in love with her: can he liberate her after she locks herself in the loo?
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 10th April 2020