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: 761
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Series 5, Episode 3 - The Surprise
Further details
It's Mum's birthday and she's having a surprise party for 44 guests. Only snag is - she's secretly organised it herself! The boys waste no time in teasing her. Mum's friends are not allowed to find out, so Dad has to pretend he arranged it. Adam and Jonny take Mum out for a pre-party drink, before she's set to return for the 'big surprise', but Dad realises he's made a terrible mistake and told all the guests the party is for the following week. He's now desperate to stall Mum's return, and get as many guests as he can to the party in 30 minutes.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 18th May 2018
- 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 |
| Rosalind Knight | Cynthia ('Horrible' Grandma Goodman) |
| Benjamin Lok | Waiter |
| Chris Hayward | Barman |
| Eileen Dunwoodie | Quiet Sue |
| Julie Jupp | Hilary |
| Pooja Ghai | Sarah |
| Jack Chissick | Ralf |
| Robert Popper | Writer |
| Martin Dennis | Director |
| Robert Popper | Producer |
| Kenton Allen | Executive Producer |
| Caroline Leddy | Executive Producer |
| Matthew Justice | Executive Producer |
| Hannah Wilcock | Line Producer |
| Lucien Clayton | Editor |
| Kyz Kistell | Production Designer |
| Robert Sterne | Casting Director |
| Ceri Walford | Costume Designer |
| Matt Wicks | Director of Photography |
| Vicky Voller | Make-up Designer |
| Peter Griffiths | 1st Assistant Director |
Videos
Surprise party preperations
Mum is planning her own surprise party... but Adam and Jonny are late, and Dad doesn't know where to put the flowers.
Featuring: Paul Ritter (Martin), Tamsin Greig (Jackie), Simon Bird (Adam) & Tom Rosenthal (Jonny).
Party guest list
Mum is planning her own surprise party... and asks Dad to run through the guest list.
Featuring: Paul Ritter (Martin), Tamsin Greig (Jackie), Simon Bird (Adam) & Tom Rosenthal (Jonny).
Press
In a somewhat peculiar turn of events, mum Jackie (Tamsin Greig) arranges her own surprise birthday party, hoping that none of her friends will find out that she is behind it. So it's down to dad Martin to pretend that he arranged it instead; obviously, the plan quickly goes awry when he realises he has got the date wrong.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 18th May 2018