Friday Night Dinner is a British television sitcom written by Robert Popper and starring Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, and Mark Heap. The comedy is focused on the regular dinner experience of the middle-class British Jewish Goodman family every Friday night. The series aired from 2011 to 2020 on Channel 4. Following the conclusion of the sixth series and Paul Ritter's death, it was announced that the show would not return. The show received two BAFTA nominations in 2012. The first series was nominated for Best Situation Comedy, while Greig was nominated for Best Female Comedy Performance. In 2021, for his performance in the final series of the show, Ritter received a posthumous BAFTA nomination for Best Male Comedy Performance.
| Genre | Sitcom, Black comedy, Farce |
| Created by | Robert Popper |
| Written by | Robert Popper |
| Directed by | Steve Bendelack (series 1), Martin Dennis (series 2–6) |
| Starring | Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, Mark Heap |
| Music by | "Meddle" by Little Boots, "Fot i hose" by Casiokids, "1901" by Phoenix, "Believe E.S.P." by Deerhoof, "Walk The Line" (Original Mix) by Dani Siciliano (series 4–6) |
| Opening theme | "Animal" (Punks Jump Up Remix) by Miike Snow |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 37 |
| Executive producer(s) | Nira Park, Caroline Leddy, Kenton Allen |
| Producer(s) | Robert Popper |
| Location(s) | London |
| Running time | 21–25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Popper Pictures, Big Talk Productions |
| Distributor | BBC Studios |
| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
About Friday Night Dinner
Sitcom centered around a regular dinner night of a British Jewish family where something always goes wrong. It was written and created by Robert Popper.
Achievement of Friday Night Dinner
The series was a BAFTA TV Award nominee for Best Situation Comedy in 2012.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Friday Night Dinner
Television series by Big Talk Productions.. Television series about brothers.. Channel 4 sitcoms.. Jewish comedy and humor.. Television shows set in London.
Latest information about Friday Night Dinner updated on July 28 2021.
