TFI Friday

Feb 09, 1996 (en) Comedy [30] Min
  • First Air Date
    Feb 09, 1996
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    67%
  • Original title
    TFI Friday
  • Release
    Feb 09, 1996
  • en
    -

Overview

TFI Friday was an entertainment show broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2000. The show was produced by Ginger Productions, written by Danny Baker and hosted by Chris Evans, for the first 5 series. The final series was hosted by a number of guest presenters. It was broadcast on Fridays at 6pm from 9 February 1996 to 22 December 2000, with a repeat later that night. The title officially stood for "Thank Four It's Friday", but was widely understood to mean "Thank Fuck It's Friday" and was a reference to the popular phrase "Thank God it's Friday". The show's theme tune was Ron Grainer's theme from Man in a Suitcase, in keeping with Evans's frequent use of 1960s television themes in his work.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Chris Evans

    Producer

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  1. Chris Evans

    Self - Presenter

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Casts : 1 / Crews : 1

Season 1 ( 1996-02-09)

Dawn French, Ocean Colour Scene, Kula Shaker, Kathy Lloyd

Episode: 1

Damon Albarn, Mick Hucknall, Kylie Mingogue, Blur, Happy Mondays, Simply Red

Episode: 2

Patsy Kensit, Ewan McGregor, Jarvis Cocker, Lenny Kravitz

Episode: 3

Sean Bean, Hughie Green, Dean Sullivan, Jon Bon Jovi, James Brown

Episode: 4

Catherine Zeta Jones, Eva Herzigova, Pete Townsend

Episode: 5

Jo Brand, Cher, Martin Brundle, Amanda Donohoe, Ian McKellen

Episode: 6

Amanda Donohoe, Anna Friel, Shaun Ryder, Richard Wilson

Episode: 7

Richard Whiteley, Jarvis Cocker, Julia Carling, Pulp, Garbage

Episode: 8

Noel Gallagher, Bob Mortimer, Gaby Roslin

Episode: 9

Yasmin LeBon, Nigel Havers, Sarah White, Robbie Williams

Episode: 10

Des Lynam, Andy Cole, Cranberries, Blur, Björk, Elvis Costello

Episode: 11

Jools Holland, Cher, The Cure, Richard E. Grant

Episode: 12

Season 1, Episode 13

Episode: 13

Hugh Laurie, Jack Dee

Episode: 14

Jack Charlton, George Best, Space, Sting

Episode: 15

George Best, Louise Wener, Tim Booth, Bad Angel

Episode: 16

Divine Brown, Keith Floyd, Bob Hoskins

Episode: 17

Michael Caine, David Seaman, Supergrass

Episode: 18

Don Henderson, Cleo Rocos, Greta Scacchi

Episode: 19

Ben Elton, Terry Venables, The Cardigans

Episode: 20

Dani Behr, Ruud Gullit, Terry Wogan

Episode: 22

Jools Holland, Peter O'Toole, Mark Morrison

Episode: 23

Keith Allen, Jason Donovan, East 17, Gabrielle

Episode: 24

Vic Reeves, Tom Jones, Lightning Seeds

Episode: 25

Björk, Helen Mirren, Shawn Ryder

Episode: 26

Harry Enfield, Barry Norman, Zoë Ball, Fine Young Cannibals

Episode: 27

Bryan Adams, Melvyn Bragg, Chris Rea

Episode: 28

Stephen Fry, Sting, Barry Manilow, Sheryl Crow, Suede

Episode: 29

Richard Branson, Manic Street Preachers, Alan Hansen

Episode: 30

Samuel L. Jackson, Supergrass, Gena Lee Nolin, Texas

Episode: 31

Angus Deayton, Rachel Hunter, Kula Shaker

Episode: 32

Neil Morrissey, James Dean Bradford

Episode: 33

Jimmy Nail, Beverley Callard, Reef, Texas

Episode: 34

Jools Holland, Blur, Babybird, Secret Life, Stuart Pearce

Episode: 35

John Cleese, Gabrielle, Candyskins, Audioweb

Episode: 36

Tara Palmer-Tompkinson, Esther Rantzen, Eels

Episode: 37

Frankie Detorri, Melinda Messenger, Keef Warwick

Episode: 38

Naseem Hamed, INXS, Republica, No Doubt

Episode: 39

Michael Palin, John Lenahan, Bush, Mansun, Monaco

Episode: 40

Ben Elton, Delia Smith, Beck, Kula Shaker, Sneaker Pimps

Episode: 41

Paul Merson, Aerosmith, INXS, Fun Lovin' Criminals

Episode: 42

David Baddiel, Divine Comedy, Michael Winner, Reef, Symposium

Episode: 43

David Bailey, Charlatans, Helen Grace, Cast, The Brand New Heavies

Episode: 44

Mariella Frostrup, Supergrass, Pete Postlethwaite

Episode: 45

Chris Waddle, Shane Richie, Suede, Gun, Robbie Williams

Episode: 46

Jon Bon Jovi, James, Lighting Seed

Episode: 47

Courteney Cox, Jimmy Tarbuck, Sinead O'Connor

Episode: 48

Sean Bean, Tracy Shaw, Foo Fighters

Episode: 49

Caroline Aherne, Jack Dee, Billy Bragg

Episode: 50

John Barnes, Sinead O'Connor, Faith No More

Episode: 51

Des Lynam, INXS, Ben Folds Five, Terry Hall

Episode: 52

Harry Hill, Jackie Collins, Echobelly

Episode: 53

Bee Gees, Jon Bon Jovi, Charltans, U2

Episode: 54

Sophie Anderton, Howard Stern, Primal Scream

Episode: 55

Kylie Minogue, Griff Rhys Jones

Episode: 56

Paul McCartney, Michelle Gayle, Sharleen Spiteri

Episode: 57

Kylie Minogue, Elton John

Episode: 58

Robbie Coltrane, Björk, M People, Third Eye Blind

Episode: 59

Michael Aspel, Louise, Terry Hall

Episode: 60

Ben Kingsley, Uri Geller, Mehgan Heaney-Grier

Episode: 61

Jimmy Nail, Peter Beardsley, Supergrass

Episode: 62

Elle Macpherson, Mark Owen, Supernaturals

Episode: 63

Lennox Lewis, Bee Gees, Black Grape, Charlatans

Episode: 64

Stephen Fry, Samantha Janus, Texas, Radish, Rialto

Episode: 65

Dermot Morgan, Gena Lee Nolin, David McAlmont & David Arnold

Episode: 66

Ben Elton, Natalie Imbruglia, Finley Quaye, Paul Weller

Episode: 68

Ricki Lake, Robbie Williams, Lightning Seeds, Catherine Wheel

Episode: 69

Chris Eubank, Jack Dee, All Saints, Faith No More, The Seahorses

Episode: 70

Alan Hansen, Martine McCutcheon, Fun Lovin' Criminals

Episode: 71

Dale Winton, Denise Van Outen, Space, Sting, Morrissey

Episode: 72

Richard E. Grant, Eamonn Holmes, Catalonia

Episode: 73

Barbara Windsor, Neil Tennant, Paul Gascoigne

Episode: 74

Kate Winslet, Prince Naseem Hamed, Carleen Anderson

Episode: 75

Dawn French, All Saints, Chumbawamba, Headswim, Spacehog

Episode: 76

Frankie Dettori, Ainsley Harriott, Bluetones

Episode: 77

David Seaman, Finlay Quaye, Cornershop

Episode: 78

David Frost, Kathy Burke, Imani Coppola, Dust Junkys, Space

Episode: 79

Bruce Forsyth, Michelle Collins, James, Therapy

Episode: 80

Jerry Springer, Denise Van Outen, Shed Seven, Texas

Episode: 81

Jonathan Ross, Emma Noble, Montrose Avenue, Rialto

Episode: 82

Jerry Sadowitz, Kylie Minogue, Ian Brown, Morcheeba

Episode: 83

Gary Lineker, Paul Barber, Page & Plant, The Divine Comedy

Episode: 84

Ronan Keating, Dennis Wise, Audioweb, Busta Rhymes

Episode: 85

Whoopi Goldberg, Ruud Gullit, Julian Lennon

Episode: 87

Spice Girls

Episode: 88

Ray Winstone, Bananarama, All Saints

Episode: 89

Teddy Sheringham, Rod Stewart, The Audience

Episode: 90

Drew Barrymore, Ivana Trump, Silver Sun

Episode: 91

Patsy Palmer, Ally McCoist, Del Amitri

Episode: 92

Baddiel/Skinner/Lightning Seeds, Anthea Turner, Janet Jackson

Episode: 93

George Best, Zoë Ball, Ian Brown, Bernard Butler, Hanson

Episode: 94

Damon Hill, Melanie Sykes, P.P. Arnold

Episode: 95

Ringo Starr, Mick Hucknall, Olivia Newton-John

Episode: 96

Vinnie Jones, Robbie Williams, Manic Street Preachers

Episode: 97

Ben Elton, Dannii Minogue, Roddy Frame, P.J. Harvey, Pulp

Episode: 98

Dolly Parton, David Bailey, Chris Isaak, Culture Club

Episode: 99

Steve Coogan, Bryan Adams, Angela Griffin, Fastball

Episode: 100

Cliff Richard, Richard and Judy, Jenny McCarthy

Episode: 101

Samantha Janus, Roger Taylor, The Supernaturals

Episode: 102

Jimmy Nail, Tracy Shaw, B.B. King, East 17

Episode: 103

Nicole and Natalie Appleton, Bryan Robson, Lennox Lewis

Episode: 104

Larry Hagman, Melinda Messenger, Meatloaf

Episode: 105

Simon LeBon, The Corrs

Episode: 106

Frankie Dettori, Jean Reno

Episode: 107

Keith Floyd, Jackie Chan, Sheryl Crow, Space

Episode: 108

Eddie Izzard, Des Lynam, Robbie Williams

Episode: 109

Jack Dee, Burt Reynolds, Adriana Sklevarikova

Episode: 110

Will Smith, Melanie Brown, Victoria Adams, Lily Savage

Episode: 111

Nick Hancock, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Robbie Williams

Episode: 112

Reeves & Mortimer, Kathy Burke, Audioweb, Straw, Gay Dad

Episode: 113

Bryan Adams, Mel C, Damon Hill, Jane Horrocks, M People

Episode: 114

Season 1, Episode 115

Episode: 115

Season 1, Episode 116

Episode: 116

Anthony Edwards, Henry Winkler

Episode: 117

Season 1, Episode 118

Episode: 118

Kula Shaker

Episode: 119

Nick Moran

Episode: 120

Jerry Springer, Eagle Eye Cherry, Alisha's Attic

Episode: 121

James Nesbitt, Gena Lee Nolin, Andy Williams

Episode: 122

Ben Elton, Kathy Burke, Ray Winstone, Paul Gascoigne

Episode: 123

Mel Gibson, Martine McCutcheon, Darren Gough

Episode: 124

Barbara Windsor, James Van Der Beek, Starsky and Hutch

Episode: 125

Gail Porter, Alicia Silverstone

Episode: 126

Season 1, Episode 127

Episode: 127

Season 1, Episode 128

Episode: 128

Geri Halliwell, Joan Collins, Kula Shaker, Cast, Terrorvision

Episode: 129

Season 1, Episode 130

Episode: 130

Terry Wogan

Episode: 131

Nancy Cartwright, Vinnie Jones, Jennifer Lopez, Robert Palmer

Episode: 132

Kelsey Grammer, George Best, Hugh Grant, Shawn Mullins

Episode: 133

Jack Dee, Victoria Adams, Terry Venables, Supergrass

Episode: 134

Stephen Fry, Richard Dreyfuss, Richard Driscoll, Macy Gray

Episode: 135

Aerosmith, Garbage

Episode: 136

Aerosmith (song cut from 11 Jun 99), Mel G, Beverly Knight

Episode: 137

Season 1, Episode 138

Episode: 138

George Wendt, Emma Bunton, Pet Shop Boys, Elvis Costello

Episode: 139

Jamiroquai, Tom Jones, Sting, Space

Episode: 140

Jason Biggs, Tara Reid, Stephen Gately, Longpigs

Episode: 141

Eddie Izzard, Macy Gray, James, Mel C

Episode: 142

Gianluca Vialli, Pet Shop Boys, Iggy Pop

Episode: 143

Ben Elton, David Bowie, Joe Longthorne, Eurythmics, The Charlatans

Episode: 144

Emma Bunton, Diana Ross, Simply Red, Bernard Butler, Tin Tin Out

Episode: 145

Kylie Minogue, Geri Halliwell, Tina Turner, Ian Brown, Dixie Chicks

Episode: 146

Dennis Wise, Ant & Dec, Martine McCutcheon, Lighting Seeds

Episode: 147

Zoë Ball, Jamie Theakston, Lawrence Dallaglio, Stereophonics

Episode: 148

Jools Holland

Episode: 149

Season 1, Episode 150Frankie Dettori, Pierce Brosnan, Mel C, Ocean Colour Scene

Episode: 150

Season 1, Episode 151

Episode: 151

Season 1, Episode 152

Episode: 152

Season 1, Episode 153

Episode: 153

Season 1, Episode 154

Episode: 154

Season 1, Episode 155

Episode: 155

Mariah Carey

Episode: 156

Season 1, Episode 157

Episode: 157

Richard E. Grant

Episode: 158

Kenneth Branagh, Alicia Silverstone, Madness

Episode: 159

Richard E. Grant, Macy Gray, Muse

Episode: 160

Slipknot

Episode: 161

James Belushi, Ricky Tomlinson, Natalie Imbruglia, Tom Jones

Episode: 162

Season 1, Episode 163

Episode: 163

Season 1, Episode 164

Episode: 164

Season 1, Episode 165

Episode: 165

Season 1, Episode 166

Episode: 166

Kathy Burke, Rhys Ifans, Cat Deeley, Cypress Hill

Episode: 167

Season 1, Episode 168

Episode: 168

Season 1, Episode 169

Episode: 169

Season 1, Episode 170

Episode: 170

Ben Elton, Donna Air, Verne Troyer, Sia, Charlatans, Embrace

Episode: 171

Bon Jovi, Caprice, Michael Greco, Ian Brown, Emiliana Terrini

Episode: 172

David Duchovny, Minnie Driver

Episode: 173

Ben Elton, Joely Richardson, Rachel Hunter, Travis, Jamelia, Gabrielle

Episode: 174

Peter MacNicol, John Cusack, Alice Cooper

Episode: 175

Alyson Hannigan, Kelly Brook, Andy Gray, David Gray

Episode: 176

French & Saunders, Michael Parkinson, Jerry Hall, Ted Rogers, Moby

Episode: 178

Fay Ripley, Jamie Theakston, Sharleen Spiteri, Keith Harris & Orville, Texas

Episode: 179

Tamzin Outhwaite, Mel C, Ronan Keating

Episode: 180

Norman Cook, Jack Dee, Wylcef Jean, Doves, Sonique

Episode: 181

Kylie Minogue, Eddie Irvine, John McEnroe

Episode: 182

Ben Elton, Jamie Oliver, Toploader, Sugababes

Episode: 183

raham Norton, Victoria Beckham, David Beckham, Moby

Episode: 184
Feb 09, 1996 (en)
Comedy
[30] Min
  • First Air Date Feb 09, 1996
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 67%
Original Title TFI Friday
en

Overview

TFI Friday was an entertainment show broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2000. The show was produced by Ginger Productions, written by Danny Baker and hosted by Chris Evans, for the first 5 series. The final series was hosted by a number of guest presenters. It was broadcast on Fridays at 6pm from 9 February 1996 to 22 December 2000, with a repeat later that night. The title officially stood for "Thank Four It's Friday", but was widely understood to mean "Thank Fuck It's Friday" and was a reference to the popular phrase "Thank God it's Friday". The show's theme tune was Ron Grainer's theme from Man in a Suitcase, in keeping with Evans's frequent use of 1960s television themes in his work.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Chris Evans

    Producer