Friday Night Dinner Series 5, Episode 4 - Lord Luck - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Friday Night Dinner. Image shows from L to R: Martin (Paul Ritter), Ben (Liam Williams)

While clearing up the loft, Dad finds his old, terrifying-looking ventriloquist dummy Lord Luck.

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Further details

While clearing up the loft, Dad finds his old, terrifying-looking ventriloquist dummy Lord Luck. Mum is horrified to see it again. But Dad is in his element and can't stop playing with Lord Luck. Unfortunately Dad is a terrible ventriloquist, and it seems that Lord Luck only knows two words - 'Bugger off!' Meanwhile, Jonny's friend, Ben is coming for dinner. He's recently been dumped by his fiancée, and is in need of cheering up.

Broadcast details

Date

Friday 25th May 2018

Time

10pm

Channel

Channel 4

Length

30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast

Paul Ritter Martin
Tamsin Greig Jackie
Simon Bird Adam
Tom Rosenthal Jonny
Mark Heap Jim

Guest cast

Liam Williams Ben

Writing team

Robert Popper Writer

Production team

Robert Popper Director
Robert Popper Producer
Kenton Allen Executive Producer
Caroline Leddy Executive Producer
Matthew Justice Executive Producer
Hannah Wilcock Line Producer
Lucien Clayton Editor
Kyz Kistell Production Designer
Robert Sterne Casting Director
Ceri Walford Costume Designer
Matt Wicks Director of Photography
Vicky Voller Make-up Designer
Peter Griffiths 1st Assistant Director

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Lord Luck

Martin annoys everyone with his old ventriloquist dummy, Lord Luck.

Featuring: Paul Ritter (Martin), Tamsin Greig (Jackie), Simon Bird (Adam), Tom Rosenthal (Jonny) & Liam Williams (Ben).

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