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The Worst Episodes of Friday Night Dinner

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The Worst Episodes of Friday Night Dinner

Two siblings share their Friday night dinners at their parents home and, somehow, something always goes wrong.

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  1. 6.2/10(643 votes)

    #1 - The Au Pair

    S6:E3

    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.

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  2. 7.4/10(650 votes)

    #2 - The Jingle

    S1:E2

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

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  3. 7.4/10(587 votes)

    #3 - The Girlfriend

    S3:E1

    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.

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  4. 7.5/10(715 votes)

    #4 - The Sofabed

    S1:E1

    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?

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  5. 7.5/10(501 votes)

    #5 - The Violin

    S5:E5

    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.

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  6. 7.5/10(511 votes)

    #6 - Dad's Birthday

    S6:E4

    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.

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  8. 7.6/10(621 votes)

    #7 - The Curtains

    S1:E3

    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.

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  9. 7.6/10(620 votes)

    #8 - Buggy

    S2:E1

    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.

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  10. 7.6/10(546 votes)

    #9 - The Loft

    S2:E3

    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.

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  11. 7.6/10(553 votes)

    #10 - The Big Day

    S3:E6

    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'?

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  12. 7.6/10(551 votes)

    #11 - Congratulations

    S4:E3

    Adam has finally been recognised for his musical talent. But it's overshadowed when Jonny arrives home and announces he's got married.

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  13. 7.6/10(517 votes)

    #12 - For Sale

    S4:E6

    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?

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  14. 7.6/10(503 votes)

    #13 - The Surprise

    S5:E3

    Mum plans her own surprise party which backfires when Dad gets involved. Get ready for the party from hell.

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  15. 7.6/10(541 votes)

    #14 - Lord Luck

    S5:E4

    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.

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  16. 7.6/10(541 votes)

    #15 - The Plastic Bag

    S6:E2

    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.

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  17. 7.7/10(617 votes)

    #16 - The Dress

    S1:E4

    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.

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  18. 7.7/10(542 votes)

    #17 - The Pyjamas

    S4:E4

    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.

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  19. 7.7/10(569 votes)

    #18 - The Other Jackie

    S5:E1

    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.

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  20. 7.8/10(579 votes)

    #19 - Mr Morris Returns

    S3:E3

    The family are distraught when Grandma gets engaged to Mr Morris, her horrible 85-year-old boyfriend.

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  21. 7.8/10(558 votes)

    #20 - The Anniversary

    S3:E4

    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.

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  22. 7.8/10(568 votes)

    #21 - The Piano

    S3:E5

    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?

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  23. 7.8/10(537 votes)

    #22 - The Funeral

    S4:E5

    It's Uncle Saul's funeral, which means 'Horrible Grandma' is back, and leaving a trail of broken furniture in her wake.

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  24. 7.8/10(529 votes)

    #23 - The Tin of Meat

    S5:E2

    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.

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  25. 7.8/10(445 votes)

    #24 - The Cage

    S6:E5

    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.

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  26. 7.9/10(566 votes)

    #25 - The New Car

    S2:E4

    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.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Au Pair" is the worst rated episode of "Friday Night Dinner". It scored 6.2/10 based on 643 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".