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| Friday Night Dinner | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Created by | Robert Popper |
| Written by | Robert Popper |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | “Animal (Punks Jump Up Remix)” by Miike Snow |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 37 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 20-25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4, All 4, 4Music, Netflix |
| Release | 25 February 2011 – 1 May 2020 |
Friday Night Dinner is a British television sitcom written and produced by Robert Popper. It stars Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal and Mark Heap. The series aired from 2011-2020 on Channel 4. The first series of the show was nominated for Best Situation Comedy at the BAFTAs in 2012.
Friday Night Dinner follows the Jewish middle-class Goodman family as they have Shabbat dinner. The family is made up of the mother Jackie Goodman (Tamsin Greig), father Martin (Paul Ritter), elder son and musician Adam (Simon Bird), and younger son and estate agent Jonny (Tom Rosenthal). The show depicts the numerous interruptions to their dinner. These disruptions are often caused by the sons playing pranks on each other or by their neighbour, Jim (Mark Heap).
| Actor | Character | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Tamsin Greig | Jacqueline "Jackie" Goodman | 2011–2020 |
| Paul Ritter | Martin Goodman | 2011–2020 |
| Simon Bird | Adam Goodman | 2011–2020 |
| Tom Rosenthal | Jonathan "Jonny" Goodman | 2011–2020 |
| Mark Heap | Jimmy "Jim" Bell | 2011–2020 |
| Frances Cuka | Eleanor "Nellie" Buller | 2011–2018 |
| Tracy-Ann Oberman | Valerie "Val" Lewis | 2011–2020 |
| Harry Landis | Lou Morris | 2012–2014 |
| Rosalind Knight | Cynthia Goodman | 2012, 2016–2020 |
