What is Friday Night Dinner?
{{Infobox television | italic_title = Yes | genre = [[Black comedy]], [[cringe comedy]], [[farce]], [[sitcom]], [[slapstick]] | creator = [[Robert Popper]] | writer = Robert Popper | starring = [[Tamsin Greig]], [[Paul Ritter (actor)|Paul Ritter]], [[Simon Bird]], [[Tom Rosenthal (actor)|Tom Rosenthal]], [[Mark Heap]] | opentheme = “Animal (Punks Jump Up Remix)” by [[Miike Snow]] | language = British | num_seasons = 6 | num_episodes = 37 | runtime = 20-25 mins | network = [[Channel 4]], All 4, 4Music, [[Netflix]] | first_aired = {{Start date|2011|2|25|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|2020|5|1|df=y}} | image = }} '''Friday Night Dinner''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Situation comedy|television sitcom]] written and produced by [[Robert Popper]]. It stars [[Tamsin Greig]], [[Paul Ritter (actor)|Paul Ritter]], [[Simon Bird]], [[Tom Rosenthal (actor)|Tom Rosenthal]] and [[Mark Heap]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-02-12|title=Tamsin Greig and Pulling's Paul Ritter to star in Channel 4 comedy|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/feb/12/channel4-television|access-date=2021-04-13|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> The series aired from 2011-2020 on [[Channel 4]]. The first series of the show was nominated for Best Situation Comedy at the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTAs]] in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-04-24|title=Television Awards Winners in 2012|url=https://www.bafta.org/television/awards/television-awards-winners-in-2012|access-date=2021-04-13|website=www.bafta.org|language=en}}</ref> == Description == ''Friday Night Dinner'' follows the [[Jew]]ish [[middle-class]] Goodman family as they have [[Shabbat]] dinner. The family is made up of the mother Jackie Goodman (Tamsin Greig), father Martin (Paul Ritter), elder son and musician Adam (Simon Bird), and younger son and