Friday night dinner

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The new series starts tonight and Jim has got a new dog! I can't wait

Who was expecting Lucy to be the same person?

You know that there is going to be a mix up with the Lucy’s later on.

I agree @halfbakedkate, so many classic episodes. I think my all time favourite is probably the one with Bitchface - "she died... in the Mercedes"!!

I didn't realise until just before this series started that the actress who played Grandma had died

Good interview with Robert Popper

www.comedy.co.uk/tv/friday_night_dinner/interview/robert_popper/

@QueenOfTheAndals oh that's one of our faves and anything with Mr Morris in. In our house if we ever say Mercedes, it's pronounced 'mercaydeeeeees'. Can't wait for the next episode. Just the tonic at the moment.

Oh yes, Mr Morris "SLANDERERS" 😂😂

The one with the fox is the funniest thing ever! Also love the one with Mr Morris - bloody punk rockers

No more horrible Grandma then? :( She was brilliant.

I was expecting the girlfriends to be the same person as well.

I think that it was the other elderly actress who died - the grandma who was engaged to Mr Morris. Not sure though.

Hoping that Tracy Ann Obernan will be in a couple of eps. They’re so convincing as best mates.

One of my favourite guest actors was Jason Watkins as Martin’s old university “friend”. I also liked the sarcastic piano tuner.

Jason Watkins is brilliant in everything, a really underrated actor.

It was the actress who played Jakie's mum, Nelly Buller, who died. Frances Cuka.

I loved the last two series, but couldn't help thinking Martin and the older brother (not with glasses, can't remember name) AND Jim had sort of forgotten how to be the characters. Happens sometimes when there's a break. Bit disappointed.

Awww - she was fab! :(

Hello all, you look nice! Glad it was well received! Good to have them all back.

@AlpineSnow
Did anyone see Mark Heap on The Trouble with Maggie Cole shoehorning in the word "Shalom" into the script?
YES! I said to DD "I bet that's a nod to FND"

So good to have it back. Martin is the funniest thing ever. My favourite line?

"Who's the fittest? How would I know? Have you tried racing them against each other?" Welcome back Friday Night Dinner

Going against the grain here but I was quite disappointed with it. I love Friday night dinner, and we’ve been watching it pretty much every day since lockdown so I was really excited but I just felt it was a bit..forced? I believe in every other episode they are actually Martin/Jackie/Jim and the comedy is so natural. I felt like I was watching them ‘try’ to be their characters?

Maybe it’s because I watched it with dp who can’t stand it and muttered “this is so rubbish” every two minutes.
Still have a crush on Tom Rosenthal though, and I’ll still be watching Friday. Shalom

Chinks123 Your dh can’t stand it?

Must admit there are several programmes that state they are comedies and are widely watched, celebrated and win huge awards that I don’t get and don’t understand and find intensely irritating when I have tried to watch them but how can anyone not like FND.

Cholera and The Water People.
Jim definitely has some classic lines and the best dogs

@Chinks123 I HATE it when people do that! I was once watching an American comedy when my BIL was in the room. All he kept saying was 'do you actually think this is funny?' which just spoiled my enjoyment of it.

Shit on it this is amazing news! Absolutely LOVE friday night dinner, shallommmm!

I found the brother without glasses had changed, he sounded really forced. Im sure he spoke quite normally before?

I realised that Milson is just the W of Wilson turned upside down, which is sweet

What happened to the dog Jim got to replace Wilson originally? (Watson, I think it was called)

I haven't had a chance to watch the news series yet - looking forward to it.

Yes @Oliversmumsarmy he thinks it’s rubbish. He calls it ‘slapstick comedy’ and that they’re not funny Usually I watch it with dd who thinks it’s amazing but dp caught it as it was on at 10.

@MsVestibule I know it’s so annoying! He had a blank face and kept saying “I don’t know how you watch this.” Although he did laugh at Martins suggestion of racing them.

Watched it with dd the day after and she said it was her favourite one ever.

@SchadenfreudePersonified Watson was a cat he was babysitting for his brother, before Wilson died.

Or cat sitting should I say.

Ah - thanks Chinks - I should re-watch the old series - I've obviously got myself mixed up.