On paper, Friday Night Dinner should work well, particularly on account of its strong cast. Sadly, though, the whole show falls rather flat. I've seen the first three episodes now and the standard hasn't improved from the debut. The "jokes" are predictable, the dialogue forced and the whole tempo quite slow. It also has a very odd pseudo-dance soundtrack which doesn't fit in with the show's themes. The basic premise of two sons going round to see their parents every Friday for dinner could be exploited far better: instead, the show was already repetitive by episode 2. The Inbetweeners and Peep Show have nothing to worry about competition-wise...
Review of Friday Night Dinner
