Friday Night Dinner

Friday Night Dinner

Created by Robert Popper

On Channel 4

2011–20206 seasons36 episodes30 min7.8 / 10

A warm, affectionate sitcom built on the reliable chaos of family ritual, where dysfunction is the occasion for tenderness rather than conflict.

Two siblings share their Friday night dinners at their parents home and, somehow, something always goes wrong.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Friday Night Dinner easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 97% of series.

  • Is Friday Night Dinner scary? No. Less frightening than 92% of series.

  • Is Friday Night Dinner sad? No. Less sad than 92% of series.

  • Does Friday Night Dinner leave you hopeful? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of series.

  • Is Friday Night Dinner violent? Barely. Less violent than 89% of series.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

38/ 100

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Rarity13

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Surprise63

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Love49

How much audiences actually like it

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