Friday Night Dinner

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Season 5
24:00
The boys face going without crumble if they refuse to help assemble a wooden shelf for Mum's old books and folders in a project that has already baffled Dad. (Final)
23:00
Adam brings his old violin back home, and as a special family treat Mum makes him agree to play the instrument for Grandma, who has been invited round for dinner.
22:00
While clearing up the loft, Dad finds his old, terrifying-looking ventriloquist dummy Lord Luck. Mum is horrified to see it again, but her spouse is in his element and can't stop playing with Lord Luck.
24:00
It is Mum's birthday and she is having a surprise party, with the chief surprise being that she has secretly organised it herself and does not want her friends to find out, so Dad has to pretend he arranged it.
24:00
When Mum's best friend Val moves in, Dad soon finds himself driven to distraction. Tensions reach boiling-point when Val finds an aged tin of meat with a 'best before 1996' date that Dad has been storing in his shed.
25:00
Adam and Jonny are horrified to find their parents in a hot tub in the garden, drinking champagne. When Jim and his date turn up - soaking wet - at the house, the family has to endure a hellish dinner with them.
Season 4
23:00
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? (Final)
23:00
It's Uncle Saul's funeral, which means 'Horrible Grandma' is back, and leaving a trail of broken furniture in her wake.
22:00
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.
23:00
Adam has finally been recognised for his musical talent. But it's overshadowed when Jonny arrives home and announces he got married.
25:00
It's Dad's annual hinge oiling evening but when he spills oil on Mum's beloved carpet, it's a race against time to clean it up before she finds out.
25:00
Dad accidentally invites someone who he used to hate round for dinner: an annoying man who talks with his eyes closed. How will Dad get rid of him?
Season 3
25:00
The big day has arrived, and Grandma is actually getting married to the horrible Mr Morris. The family are distraught, but when Grandma reaches the top of the aisle, will she really say 'I do'? (Final)
24:00
The world's most sarcastic piano tuner comes round to tune Dad's new piano. Meanwhile, the family discover that Aunty Val is having an affair, but are not sure what to do about it.
23:00
Dad paints a portrait of Mum that looks like Margaret Thatcher for their anniversary. Jonny gets a tattoo of a skull, and Jim causes havoc while sleep-walking around the house.
23:00
Nobody is pleased when Grandma gets engaged to her nasty 85 year-old boyfriend Mr Morris. Elsewhere Jim goes collecting for charity while dressed in a dog costume complete with testicles.
24:00
Dad has been hiding a dead fox in the outside freezer so he can have it stuffed. When Mum needs to use the freezer, Dad recruits the boys in a frantic attempt to hide the dead animal.
24:00
Adam manages to convince a girl to come around for dinner, but things take a bad turn when the family has to look after the eight-year-old Katie, who is infatuated with Adam.
Season 2
24:00
The boys come home to find the house in a real state. The builders have been in and everywhere they look, there's mess, even a mouse in the house! Mum is hiding in the shed. Dad is left in charge of dinner.
23:00
Jonny wants to split up with his 43 year old girlfriend/boss, Liz, but is too scared to do so. Adam, meanwhile, is happy to keep teasing him about her age. Grandma offers some advice: Take her out dancing!
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