❮ Friday Night Dinner
Season 1
6 Seasons
Season Premiere:
Feb 25, 2011
Metascore
Generally Favorable
72
User score
Generally Favorable
7.5
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
72
80% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
20% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Jul 29, 2011
80
The humor in Friday Night Dinner is often as surprising as it is rude. But there's a spirit of good-natured goofball charm evident in this family whose members clearly love one another, quirks and all.
Aug 1, 2011
75
It's a credit to Popper that the running gags seem fresh and funny every time, and that he can mine so much humor from a weekly dinner. But as long as he does, I'll have the table set.
Aug 1, 2011
75
Dinner isn't quite ready to take its place in the Brit-com hall of fame, but it's good for a laugh or three.
Aug 1, 2011
70
Even with the cross-pond cultural differences, young adults who are perennially baffled by their aging boomer parents will feel right at home here.
Jul 29, 2011
60
Friday Night Dinner, which had its first season on the British Channel 4 this spring, is a rowdier, sweatier, more profane show that will probably seem more typically British to American fans of "Fawlty Towers" or "The Royle Family."
User score
Generally Favorable
7.5
80% Positive
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
13% Mixed
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7% Negative
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Apr 6, 2023
9
Wow, what a debut. I know FND has went down as a bit of a modern British classic but it thoroughly deserves this status. It's packed wall-to-wall with hilariously witty dialogue and tongue-in-cheek callbacks and references. I found myself consistently laughing throughout every single episode which is all you can ask from a comedy really.
Oct 2, 2011
9
Overall, I really enjoyed this series. I'm not sure if its my husband's love for the show influencing me, or just being sick of American sitcoms, but it was funny, unique, and edgy. It felt real, too, and not too situational or gimmicky like sitcoms almost always are. The added bonus of there finally being a prime-time show about a Jewish family, and it didn't have to feature itself as a Jewish show, was really great, too. Some of the pranks with the brothers and the inside running jokes weren't very funny, but the really great actors and familiar faces from some of the UK's best comedies helped make this one of he best shows I've seen all year. To sum it up, great actors, great concept, great writing, and even at it's worst, its still not bad.





























