The BEST episodes of Friday Night Dinner season 1

Every episode of Friday Night Dinner season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Friday Night Dinner season 1!

For the Goodman family, Friday Night Dinner is just like Sunday lunch: just take two days away, change the meal to dinner, and you’ve pretty much got it. Adam and his brother, Jonny, view Friday night dinner as a necessary annoyance - necessary because they get fed, and annoying because, well, they have to spend the evening with mum and dad.

Last Updated: 11/28/2024Network: Channel 4Status: Ended
The Mercedes
star
7.81
429 votes

#1 - The Mercedes

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/1/2011

Sheila Bloom - also known as 'Bitchface' - almost runs Adam over on his birthday. When Dad reveals that he used to have a thing with Bitchface years ago, the boys can't believe it and Mum's not happy.

Directors: Steve Bendelack
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The Date
star
7.80
475 votes

#2 - The Date

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/8/2011

Adam comes home to find the house looking immaculate and the table set for five. The doorbell rings and in walks Tanya Green, the girl Mum has been trying to set up with Adam.

Directors: Steve Bendelack
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The Jingle
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7.71
532 votes

#3 - The Jingle

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/4/2011

Adam and Jonny are desperate to know why Dad keeps peering into his underpants with a magnifying glass.

Directors: Steve Bendelack
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The Dress
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7.58
385 votes

#4 - The Dress

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/25/2011

Mum finds out that Dad didn't throw away his boxes of old magazines. Adam and Jonny are convinced that Mum's friend's daughter has a face like a foot. And Jim's distraught when Wilson goes missing.

Directors: Steve Bendelack
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The Curtains
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7.51
461 votes

#5 - The Curtains

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/11/2011

Mum's excited about the new curtains, but the boys and Grandma think they're horrible. Dad drops Mum's beef casserole on the kitchen floor, so Jonny and Adam head to the pub.

Directors: Steve Bendelack
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The Sofabed
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7.50
697 votes

#6 - The Sofabed

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/25/2011

Dad has forgotten that he asked a man off eBay to come and pick up their old sofabed, which gets stuck on the stairs, trapping Mum and Adam upstairs. Will Mum ever get to see Masterchef?

Directors: Steve Bendelack
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