Friday Night Dinner

Friday Night Dinner is a TV show on Channel 4. Sitcom from Robert Popper about the gloriously idiosyncratic Goodman family. Starring Simon Bird, Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Tom Rosenthal and guest star Mark Heap. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 37 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in July 2025.
Last broadcast:10/07/2025 at 20:35
Last episode
30:00


Friday Night Dinner
The Girlfriend: Adam finally brings a girlfriend home for dinner, but things get tricky when the family suddenly have to look after eight-year-old Katie, who has a crush on Adam. (S3 Ep1/6)
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Christmas: Mum has made a fantastic dinner. The boys are delighted that Grandma is joining them but horrified that 'Horrible Grandma' is also coming. And Jim turns up as Father Christmas.


The Mouse: The boys come home to find the house in a state: the builders have been in and there's mess everywhere. Plus there's a mouse in the house and Mum's hiding in the shed. (S2 Ep6/6)


The Yoghurts: Jonny wants to split up with his 43-year-old girlfriend and boss, Liz, but is too scared. Grandma offers him advice, while Adam is happy to tease him about it. (S2 Ep5/6)


The New Car: Jim makes a cake for his dog Wilson's birthday. The family return from a spin in Jonny's new but uncool company car to find something bad has happened to the house. (S2 Ep4/6)


The Loft: Adam isn't happy when Jonny claims to have dislocated his shoulder to get out of cleaning the loft. Mum and Dad aren't speaking, and Aunty Val visits to support Mum. (S2 Ep3/6)


Mr Morris: The boys are excited that Grandma is coming to dinner, but she's bringing her new 82-year-old boyfriend Mr Morris. What could possibly go wrong? (S2 Ep2/6)


Buggy: Jonny discovers that Adam secretly dumped his beloved panda toy when they were kids. War breaks out, and Adam's cherished toy rabbit, Buggy, is in danger. (S2 Ep1/6)
Series 1
30:00


The Date: Adam comes home to find the house immaculate and the table set for five. The doorbell rings and in walks Tanya Green - the girl Mum has been trying to set him up with. (S1 Ep6/6)


The Mercedes: It's Adam's birthday. As he arrives home, he narrowly escapes being run over by a silver Mercedes, being driven by a woman who Dad used to 'have a thing with'. (S1 Ep5/6)


The Dress: Dad's in trouble when Mum discovers he didn't throw away his old boxes of science mags. Mum's friend Val pops round with her new dress. Jim's dog Wilson goes missing. (S1 Ep4/6)


The Curtains: Mum's excited about the new curtains, but the boys and Grandma think they're horrible. Dad drops Mum's beef casserole on the floor, so Jonny and Adam go to the pub. (S1 Ep3/6)


The Jingle: Adam and Jonny find Dad secretly peering into his underpants with a magnifying glass. Mum's trying to have a nice Friday night, but neighbour Jim keeps interrupting. (S1 Ep2/6)


The Sofabed: Mum is planning to watch the MasterChef final, but their neighbour Jim keeps interrupting. Meanwhile, Dad has forgotten a man is coming to pick up their old sofabed. (S1 Ep1/6)
Series 6
30:00


The Females: Adam and Jonny bring their 'females' home to meet the parents. Cue an overexcited Mum and an extremely embarrassing Dad. (S6 Ep6/6)


The Cage: Jim sets up a giant dog cage for Milson in the Goodmans' living room, and Aunty Val's got a hot date with a 'sex robot'. (S6 Ep5/6)


Dad's Birthday: Dad has the birthday blues - he's worked out the date when he's going to die, and 'Horrible Grandma' turns up uninvited. Can Jim's magic do the trick? (S6 Ep4/6)


The Au Pair: The family's cream-tea-obsessed former au pair pays the Goodmans a surprise visit. But there's nothing sweet about this reunion. (S6 Ep3/6)


The Plastic Bag: Dad's obsessed with retrieving a plastic bag from a tree. Jonny's sense of style is out of this world. And Adam discovers hell hath no fury like his Mum scorned. (S6 Ep2/6)


The Caravan: Robert Popper's comedy about the Goodman family. Dad's bought a grotty caravan. Jim's got a new dog. And the boys have new 'females' but can they bear to tell Mum? (S6 Ep1/6)