Friday Night Dinner

Series 2 | Episode 6 | The Mouse

Cast and Crew Information

Cast

Jim
played by Mark Heap
Dad
played by Paul Ritter
Adam
played by Simon Bird
Mum
played by Tamsin Greig
Jonny
played by Tom Rosenthal

Crew

Director
Martin Dennis
Writer
Robert Popper
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The boys come home to find the house in a real state. The builders have been in, and everywhere they look, there's mess.

On top of this, there's a mouse in the house, and mum is hiding in the shed. Dad - who's clueless in the kitchen - is left in charge of dinner ('I might as well be boiling a table').

But when Jim (Mark Heap) pops round to see if he can help around the house, something quite terrible happens to him, and mum is forced - out of guilt - to ask Jim over for dinner.

This is Jim's happiest moment ever - finally, his first ever Friday night dinner with the Goodmans. Dad and the boys are livid with mum for asking him round.

What follows is an excruciating dinner scene; along with Jim's peculiar eating habits ('I prefer to tear my food'), Jim's conversation skills have a lot to be desired ('Martin, are you circumcised?' he asks an unsuspecting dad).

Things get even worse very quickly, as Jim leaves a trail of destruction in the house...

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On TV

First Shown

Date Time Channel
Sunday 11 November 2012 10PM Channel 4

Last Shown

Date Time Channel
Sunday 11 November 2012 10PM Channel 4

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