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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Friday Night Dinner Season 6 Episode 3 - The Au Pair
    6.3/10(684 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Friday Night Dinner Season 3 Episode 1 - The Girlfriend
    7.4/10(634 votes)

    #2 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Friday Night Dinner Season 1 Episode 1 - The Sofabed
    7.5/10(779 votes)

    #3 - 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?

    Director:Steve Bendelack
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Friday Night Dinner Season 1 Episode 2 - The Jingle
    7.5/10(703 votes)

    #4 - The Jingle

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Steve Bendelack
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Friday Night Dinner Season 1 Episode 3 - The Curtains
    7.6/10(676 votes)

    #5 - 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.

    Director:Steve Bendelack
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Friday Night Dinner Season 2 Episode 1 - Buggy
    7.6/10(668 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Friday Night Dinner Season 5 Episode 3 - The Surprise
    7.6/10(538 votes)

    #7 - The Surprise

    S5:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Friday Night Dinner Season 5 Episode 4 - Lord Luck
    7.6/10(583 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Friday Night Dinner Season 5 Episode 5 - The Violin
    7.6/10(541 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Friday Night Dinner Season 6 Episode 2 - The Plastic Bag
    7.6/10(576 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Friday Night Dinner Season 6 Episode 4 - Dad's Birthday
    7.6/10(545 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Friday Night Dinner Season 1 Episode 4 - The Dress
    7.7/10(667 votes)

    #12 - 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.

    Director:Steve Bendelack
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Friday Night Dinner Season 2 Episode 3 - The Loft
    7.7/10(594 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Friday Night Dinner Season 3 Episode 6 - The Big Day
    7.7/10(596 votes)

    #14 - 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'?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Friday Night Dinner Season 4 Episode 3 - Congratulations
    7.7/10(594 votes)

    #15 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Friday Night Dinner Season 4 Episode 4 - The Pyjamas
    7.7/10(582 votes)

    #16 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Friday Night Dinner Season 4 Episode 6 - For Sale
    7.7/10(555 votes)

    #17 - 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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Friday Night Dinner Season 5 Episode 1 - The Other Jackie
    7.7/10(609 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Friday Night Dinner Season 3 Episode 3 - Mr Morris Returns
    7.8/10(628 votes)

    #19 - Mr Morris Returns

    S3:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Friday Night Dinner Season 3 Episode 4 - The Anniversary
    7.8/10(602 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Friday Night Dinner Season 3 Episode 5 - The Piano
    7.8/10(618 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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Friday Night Dinner Season 4 Episode 5 - The Funeral
    7.8/10(578 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Friday Night Dinner Season 5 Episode 2 - The Tin of Meat
    7.8/10(569 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Friday Night Dinner Season 6 Episode 5 - The Cage
    7.8/10(481 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Friday Night Dinner Season 2 Episode 4 - The New Car
    8.0/10(614 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Au Pair" is the worst rated episode of "Friday Night Dinner". It scored 6.3/10 based on 684 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/10/2020. This episode scored 1.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Girlfriend".