- 8.9/10 618 votes
#1 - The Females
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 5/1/2020
Adam and Jonny bring their 'females' home to meet the parents. Cue an overexcited Mum and an extremely embarrassing Dad.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/10 696 votes
#2 - The Fox
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 6/27/2014
Dad is keeping a dead fox in the freezer in the garage because he wants to get it stuffed. But when Mum needs to use the freezer, Dad enlists Adam and Jonny in a desperate attempt to hide the animal.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/10 584 votes
#3 - The Mouse
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2012
There's a mouse in the kitchen, Mum's hiding in the shed, Dad's in charge of the cooking, and Jim is delighted when he ends up invited to have dinner with the family.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/10 536 votes
#4 - Wilson
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 6/8/2018
The boys are threatened with no crumble if they don’t help assemble a wooden shelf, while Jim’s dog Wilson keeps doing his dollops in mum and dad’s flowerbed.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/10 622 votes
#5 - 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.
Director: Steve Bendelack
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/10 650 votes
#6 - Mr. Morris
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2012
The boys are excited, because Grandma (Frances Cuka) is coming for dinner, and she's bringing her new boyfriend. 'He's not her boyfriend,' says mum, he's her 'male companion'.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/10 542 votes
#7 - The Two Tonys
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 7/22/2016
Dad accidentally invites someone who he used to hate round for dinner: an annoying man who talks with his eyes closed. How will Dad get rid of him?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/10 500 votes
#8 - The Carpet Cleaner
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 7/29/2016
It's Dad's annual hinge oiling evening but when he spills oil on Mum's beloved carpet, it's a race against time to clean it up before she finds out.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 606 votes
#9 - 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.
Director: Steve Bendelack
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 569 votes
#10 - The Caravan
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 3/27/2020
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?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10 531 votes
#11 - The New Car
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2012
Jim has made a cake to celebrate his dog Wilson's birthday, while the family return from a spin in Jonny's new but uncool company car to find something awful has happened to the house.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10 513 votes
#12 - The Yoghurts
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2012
Jonny's in a pickle: he wants to split up with his 43-year-old girlfriend/boss, but he's too scared. Grandma offers him some advice, and some dancing lessons in the kitchen.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 546 votes
#13 - Mr Morris Returns
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 7/4/2014
The family are distraught when Grandma gets engaged to Mr Morris, her horrible 85-year-old boyfriend.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 536 votes
#14 - The Piano
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 7/18/2014
Dad has bought a piano, and the world's most sarcastic piano tuner comes round to tune it. Meanwhile, the family spot Aunty Val having an affair. What should they do?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 509 votes
#15 - The Funeral
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 8/19/2016
It's Uncle Saul's funeral, which means 'Horrible Grandma' is back, and leaving a trail of broken furniture in her wake.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 502 votes
#16 - The Tin of Meat
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 5/11/2018
Mum's friend Val moves in and causes havoc when she finds that Dad is hiding a tin of 20-year-old meat in his shed.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 420 votes
#17 - The Cage
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 4/24/2020
The boys arrive at home, only to discover Val on her own - Mum has had a 'women's procedure' at hospital, so Val will be cooking instead.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10 527 votes
#18 - The Anniversary
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 7/11/2014
Mum and Dad's anniversary is ruined when Dad paints a portrait of Mum that looks like Margaret Thatcher, Jonny gets a tattoo of a skull, and Jim sleep-walks around their house, causing havoc.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10 515 votes
#19 - The Pyjamas
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 8/12/2016
Adam has been staying at Mum and Dad's all week, but with Mum fussing over him so much, he's started behaving like a little boy. And Jim passes his driving test - after 15 attempts.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10 542 votes
#20 - The Other Jackie
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 5/4/2018
Mum and Dad get a hot tub, much to the horror of Adam and Jonny, and Jim brings a date round for a disastrous dinner.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 586 votes
#21 - 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.
Director: Steve Bendelack
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 587 votes
#22 - Buggy
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2012
When Jonny finds out that Adam threw his beloved 'Pandy' toy in the bin when he was 11, Jonny swears revenge, threatening to destroy 'Buggy', Adam's old rabbit.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 512 votes
#23 - The Loft
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2012
To get out of cleaning the loft with Dad and Adam, Jonny claims to have dislocated his shoulder. But when Adam discovers he's lying, he threatens to tell mum immediately.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 526 votes
#24 - The Big Day
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 7/25/2014
It's Grandma's wedding day, and she's getting married to the horrible Mr Morris. The family are distraught, but will Grandma really say 'I do'?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 522 votes
#25 - Congratulations
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 8/5/2016
Adam has finally been recognised for his musical talent. But it's overshadowed when Jonny arrives home and announces he's got married.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Friday Night Dinner
Every episode of Friday Night Dinner ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Friday Night Dinner!
Two siblings share their Friday night dinners at their parents home and, somehow, something always goes wrong.
Genre:Comedy
Network:Channel 4
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Friday Night Dinner" is "The Females", rated 8.9/10 from 618 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "The Females" aired on 5/1/2020 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Fox".