Friday Night Dinner
CHANNEL 4, 10.00PM
This sitcom’s family squabbles are more uncomfortably familiar than laugh-out-loud funny in tonight’s penultimate visit to the Goodmans’ home. Writer Robert Popper capitalises on Simon Bird’s musical skills by having his character, Adam, reluctantly play the violin to cheer up Grandma (Frances Cuka). Of course, he hasn’t played the instrument in years, giving younger brother Jonny (Tom Rosenthal) the perfect excuse to wind up his sibling even more than usual. VP