6.2/10620 votesLoading...#1 - The Au Pair
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 4/10/2020
Adam and Jonny arrive home to find a strange woman dressed head-to-toe in pink: it's Gibby, their old au pair, who has made a surprise visit.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10621 votesLoading...#2 - 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.
Director: Steve Bendelack
Writer: N/A
7.4/10557 votesLoading...#3 - The Girlfriend
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 6/20/2014
Adam finally brings a girl home for dinner, but the evening is ruined when the family suddenly have to look after eight-year-old Katie, who has a massive girlie crush on Adam.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10683 votesLoading...#4 - 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?
Director: Steve Bendelack
Writer: N/A
7.5/10594 votesLoading...#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.
Director: Steve Bendelack
Writer: N/A
7.5/10482 votesLoading...#6 - The Violin
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 6/1/2018
Adam isn't happy when he is forced to play his violin for Mum and her best friend Val, while Jonny is relishing every moment. Dad is obsessed with his old microscope.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10490 votesLoading...#7 - Dad's Birthday
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 4/17/2020
Jonny arrives in his car as Adam arrives after running and is sweating. They enter the house and give Dad presents, but he is unhappy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10593 votesLoading...#8 - 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
7.6/10519 votesLoading...#9 - 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
7.6/10531 votesLoading...#10 - 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
7.6/10527 votesLoading...#11 - 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
7.6/10497 votesLoading...#12 - For Sale
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 8/26/2016
The boys arrive home to find a 'For Sale' sign in front of the house. How will they stop Mum and Dad from selling the family home?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10481 votesLoading...#13 - The Surprise
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 5/18/2018
Mum plans her own surprise party which backfires when Dad gets involved. Get ready for the party from hell.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10520 votesLoading...#14 - Lord Luck
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 5/25/2018
Dad annoys everyone with his old ventriloquist dummy Lord Luck, while Jonny's recently dumped friend Ben comes for dinner in need of cheering up.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10522 votesLoading...#15 - The Plastic Bag
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 4/3/2020
Dad's obsessed with retrieving a plastic bag from a tree. Jonny's sense of style is out of this world. And Adam discovers hell hath no fury like his Mum scorned.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10592 votesLoading...#16 - 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
7.7/10532 votesLoading...#17 - 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
7.7/10520 votesLoading...#18 - 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
7.7/10547 votesLoading...#19 - 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
7.8/10552 votesLoading...#20 - 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
7.8/10541 votesLoading...#21 - 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
7.8/10515 votesLoading...#22 - 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
7.8/10507 votesLoading...#23 - 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
7.8/10424 votesLoading...#24 - 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
7.9/10538 votesLoading...#25 - 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
The Worst Episodes of Friday Night Dinner
Every episode of Friday Night Dinner ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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
Worst Episodes Summary
"The Au Pair" is the worst rated episode of "Friday Night Dinner". It scored 6.2/10 based on 620 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/10/2020. This episode scored 1.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Jingle".