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: 239
Episode menu
Series 5, Episode 6 - Wilson
Further details
The boys arrive home to find mum and dad arguing in the garage. They're trying to put together a wooden shelf unit for mum's old books and folders, but can't seem to work out where all the bits go. The boys instantly refuse to help. Mum threatens them with no crumble. The boys begrudgingly agree to help later. Adam is not happy as he has an important work call from America later and he wants to make sure he's ready for the call...
Meanwhile, Jim has been driving mum and dad mad. He keeps letting his dog, Wilson do its toilet (or as Jim says "its dollops") in the flowerbed at the top of mum and dad's drive. Jim keeps asking for more and more dollop bags. Mum has had enough!
Jim tells them that Wilson hasn't been feeling well lately - he keeps doing so many "dollops" but hasn't been eating for a week. On top of that, Wilson hasn't even wanted to watch his favourite TV programme - University Challenge.
At dinner, Jonny wastes no time winding Adam up, and keeps phoning Adam from different phones, pretending to be Adam's important call from America. Adam vows revenge.
The boys are sent out later to help dad finish making mum's unit in the garage. To their dismay, dad has thrown the instructions away. "Luckily both your sons are qualified carpenters" jokes an annoyed Adam.
When Jonny calls Adam again, pretending to be his important work call from America, Adam flips, takes a hammer and smashes Jonny's phone.
As Jonny chases Adam out the garage in anger, they bump into Jim - in a real panic - "Quick - Wilson's not moving..." Oh no - Wilson is lying on the ground, seemingly lifeless. Can the family save Jim's precious Wilson...?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 8th June 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 |
| 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
Dollops
Jim has been driving mum and dad mad. He keeps letting Wilson do his "dollops" in the flowerbed at the top of mum and dad's drive.
Featuring: Paul Ritter (Martin), Tamsin Greig (Jackie), Simon Bird (Adam), Tom Rosenthal (Jonny) & Mark Heap (Jim).
Shelf
The boys are trying to put together a wooden shelf unit for mum's old books and folders, but can't seem to work out where all the bits go.
Featuring: Paul Ritter (Martin), Simon Bird (Adam) & Tom Rosenthal (Jonny).
Press
The last in a superb series that, far from running out of steam, has discovered perpetual comedic motion. Tonight, Mum makes the boys assemble a bookshelf for a mysterious project she is working on, Adam is expecting a call from America, and Jim's dog Wilson is doing "dollops" in the flowerbed.
David Stubbs, The Guardian, 8th June 2018Viewers react to Friday Night Dinner character death
Friday Night Dinner said goodbye to a beloved cast member tonight in a episode that may go down as one of the saddest in TV history.
Justin Harp, Digital Spy, 8th June 2018