TFI Friday
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.
Cast
Chris Evans
Self - Presenter
Seasons
E1Dawn French, Ocean Colour Scene, Kula Shaker, Kathy Lloyd
Feb 9, 1996
E2Damon Albarn, Mick Hucknall, Kylie Mingogue, Blur, Happy Mondays, Simply Red
Feb 16, 1996
E3Patsy Kensit, Ewan McGregor, Jarvis Cocker, Lenny Kravitz
Feb 23, 1996
E4Sean Bean, Hughie Green, Dean Sullivan, Jon Bon Jovi, James Brown
Mar 1, 1996
This episode features guests including Jon Bon Jovi, Sean Bean, Dean Sullivan, Hughie Green and Cher. Plus music from Bon Jovi, Supergrass, and The Lightning Seeds
E5Catherine Zeta Jones, Eva Herzigova, Pete Townsend
Mar 8, 1996
This episode features guests including Hughie Green, Betty Boo, Pete Townshend, Cher, Andy Gray & Martin Tyler and Eva Herzigova. Plus music from Edwyn Collins, Menswear, Gabrielle and Honeycrack
E6Jo Brand, Cher, Martin Brundle, Amanda Donohoe, Ian McKellen
Mar 15, 1996
E7Amanda Donohoe, Anna Friel, Shaun Ryder, Richard Wilson
Mar 22, 1996
E8Richard Whiteley, Jarvis Cocker, Julia Carling, Pulp, Garbage
Mar 29, 1996
E9Noel Gallagher, Bob Mortimer, Gaby Roslin
Apr 5, 1996
E10Yasmin LeBon, Nigel Havers, Sarah White, Robbie Williams
Apr 12, 1996
E11Des Lynam, Andy Cole, Cranberries, Blur, Björk, Elvis Costello
Apr 19, 1996
E12Jools Holland, Cher, The Cure, Richard E. Grant
Apr 26, 1996
E13Season 1, Episode 13
May 24, 1996
E14Hugh Laurie, Jack Dee
May 31, 1996
E15Jack Charlton, George Best, Space, Sting
Jun 7, 1996
E16George Best, Louise Wener, Tim Booth, Bad Angel
Jun 14, 1996
E17Divine Brown, Keith Floyd, Bob Hoskins
Jun 21, 1996
E18Michael Caine, David Seaman, Supergrass
Jun 28, 1996
E19Don Henderson, Cleo Rocos, Greta Scacchi
Sep 13, 1996
E20Ben Elton, Terry Venables, The Cardigans
Sep 20, 1996
E22Dani Behr, Ruud Gullit, Terry Wogan
Oct 4, 1996
E23Jools Holland, Peter O'Toole, Mark Morrison
Oct 11, 1996
E24Keith Allen, Jason Donovan, East 17, Gabrielle
Oct 18, 1996
E25Vic Reeves, Tom Jones, Lightning Seeds
Oct 25, 1996
E26Björk, Helen Mirren, Shawn Ryder
Nov 1, 1996
E27Harry Enfield, Barry Norman, Zoë Ball, Fine Young Cannibals
Nov 8, 1996
E28Bryan Adams, Melvyn Bragg, Chris Rea
Nov 15, 1996
E29Stephen Fry, Sting, Barry Manilow, Sheryl Crow, Suede
Nov 22, 1996
E30Richard Branson, Manic Street Preachers, Alan Hansen
Nov 29, 1996
E31Samuel L. Jackson, Supergrass, Gena Lee Nolin, Texas
Dec 6, 1996
E32Angus Deayton, Rachel Hunter, Kula Shaker
Dec 13, 1996
E33Neil Morrissey, James Dean Bradford
Dec 20, 1996
E34Jimmy Nail, Beverley Callard, Reef, Texas
Jan 10, 1997
E35Jools Holland, Blur, Babybird, Secret Life, Stuart Pearce
Jan 17, 1997
E36John Cleese, Gabrielle, Candyskins, Audioweb
Jan 24, 1997
E37Tara Palmer-Tompkinson, Esther Rantzen, Eels
Jan 31, 1997
E38Frankie Detorri, Melinda Messenger, Keef Warwick
Feb 7, 1997
E39Naseem Hamed, INXS, Republica, No Doubt
Feb 14, 1997
E40Michael Palin, John Lenahan, Bush, Mansun, Monaco
Feb 21, 1997
E41Ben Elton, Delia Smith, Beck, Kula Shaker, Sneaker Pimps
Feb 28, 1997
E42Paul Merson, Aerosmith, INXS, Fun Lovin' Criminals
Mar 7, 1997
E43David Baddiel, Divine Comedy, Michael Winner, Reef, Symposium
Mar 14, 1997
E44David Bailey, Charlatans, Helen Grace, Cast, The Brand New Heavies
Mar 21, 1997
E45Mariella Frostrup, Supergrass, Pete Postlethwaite
Apr 4, 1997
E46Chris Waddle, Shane Richie, Suede, Gun, Robbie Williams
Apr 11, 1997
E47Jon Bon Jovi, James, Lighting Seed
Apr 18, 1997
E48Courteney Cox, Jimmy Tarbuck, Sinead O'Connor
Apr 25, 1997
E49Sean Bean, Tracy Shaw, Foo Fighters
May 2, 1997
E50Caroline Aherne, Jack Dee, Billy Bragg
May 9, 1997
E51John Barnes, Sinead O'Connor, Faith No More
May 16, 1997
E52Des Lynam, INXS, Ben Folds Five, Terry Hall
May 23, 1997
E53Harry Hill, Jackie Collins, Echobelly
May 30, 1997
E54Bee Gees, Jon Bon Jovi, Charltans, U2
Jun 6, 1997
E55Sophie Anderton, Howard Stern, Primal Scream
Jun 13, 1997
E56Kylie Minogue, Griff Rhys Jones
Jun 20, 1997
E57Paul McCartney, Michelle Gayle, Sharleen Spiteri
Jun 27, 1997
E58Kylie Minogue, Elton John
Sep 12, 1997
E59Robbie Coltrane, Björk, M People, Third Eye Blind
Sep 19, 1997
E60Michael Aspel, Louise, Terry Hall
Sep 26, 1997
E61Ben Kingsley, Uri Geller, Mehgan Heaney-Grier
Oct 3, 1997
E62Jimmy Nail, Peter Beardsley, Supergrass
Oct 10, 1997
E63Elle Macpherson, Mark Owen, Supernaturals
Oct 17, 1997
E64Lennox Lewis, Bee Gees, Black Grape, Charlatans
Oct 24, 1997
E65Stephen Fry, Samantha Janus, Texas, Radish, Rialto
Oct 31, 1997
E66Dermot Morgan, Gena Lee Nolin, David McAlmont & David Arnold
Nov 7, 1997
E68Ben Elton, Natalie Imbruglia, Finley Quaye, Paul Weller
Nov 21, 1997
E69Ricki Lake, Robbie Williams, Lightning Seeds, Catherine Wheel
Nov 28, 1997
E70Chris Eubank, Jack Dee, All Saints, Faith No More, The Seahorses
Dec 5, 1997
E71Alan Hansen, Martine McCutcheon, Fun Lovin' Criminals
Dec 12, 1997
E72Dale Winton, Denise Van Outen, Space, Sting, Morrissey
Dec 19, 1997
E73Richard E. Grant, Eamonn Holmes, Catalonia
Jan 9, 1998
E74Barbara Windsor, Neil Tennant, Paul Gascoigne
Jan 16, 1998
E75Kate Winslet, Prince Naseem Hamed, Carleen Anderson
Jan 23, 1998
E76Dawn French, All Saints, Chumbawamba, Headswim, Spacehog
Jan 30, 1998
E77Frankie Dettori, Ainsley Harriott, Bluetones
Feb 6, 1998
E78David Seaman, Finlay Quaye, Cornershop
Feb 13, 1998
E79David Frost, Kathy Burke, Imani Coppola, Dust Junkys, Space
Feb 20, 1998
E80Bruce Forsyth, Michelle Collins, James, Therapy
Feb 27, 1998
E81Jerry Springer, Denise Van Outen, Shed Seven, Texas
Mar 6, 1998
E82Jonathan Ross, Emma Noble, Montrose Avenue, Rialto
Mar 13, 1998
E83Jerry Sadowitz, Kylie Minogue, Ian Brown, Morcheeba
Mar 20, 1998
E84Gary Lineker, Paul Barber, Page & Plant, The Divine Comedy
Mar 27, 1998
E85Ronan Keating, Dennis Wise, Audioweb, Busta Rhymes
Apr 3, 1998
E87Whoopi Goldberg, Ruud Gullit, Julian Lennon
Apr 24, 1998
E88Spice Girls
May 1, 1998
E89Ray Winstone, Bananarama, All Saints
May 8, 1998
E90Teddy Sheringham, Rod Stewart, The Audience
May 15, 1998
E91Drew Barrymore, Ivana Trump, Silver Sun
May 22, 1998
E92Patsy Palmer, Ally McCoist, Del Amitri
May 29, 1998
E93Baddiel/Skinner/Lightning Seeds, Anthea Turner, Janet Jackson
Jun 5, 1998
E94George Best, Zoë Ball, Ian Brown, Bernard Butler, Hanson
Jun 12, 1998
E95Damon Hill, Melanie Sykes, P.P. Arnold
Jun 19, 1998
E96Ringo Starr, Mick Hucknall, Olivia Newton-John
Jun 26, 1998
E97Vinnie Jones, Robbie Williams, Manic Street Preachers
Sep 4, 1998
E98Ben Elton, Dannii Minogue, Roddy Frame, P.J. Harvey, Pulp
Sep 11, 1998
E99Dolly Parton, David Bailey, Chris Isaak, Culture Club
Sep 18, 1998
E100Steve Coogan, Bryan Adams, Angela Griffin, Fastball
Sep 25, 1998
E101Cliff Richard, Richard and Judy, Jenny McCarthy
Oct 2, 1998
E102Samantha Janus, Roger Taylor, The Supernaturals
Oct 9, 1998
E103Jimmy Nail, Tracy Shaw, B.B. King, East 17
Oct 16, 1998
E104Nicole and Natalie Appleton, Bryan Robson, Lennox Lewis
Oct 23, 1998
E105Larry Hagman, Melinda Messenger, Meatloaf
Oct 30, 1998
E106Simon LeBon, The Corrs
Nov 6, 1998
E107Frankie Dettori, Jean Reno
Nov 13, 1998
E108Keith Floyd, Jackie Chan, Sheryl Crow, Space
Nov 20, 1998
E109Eddie Izzard, Des Lynam, Robbie Williams
Nov 27, 1998
E110Jack Dee, Burt Reynolds, Adriana Sklevarikova
Dec 4, 1998
E111Will Smith, Melanie Brown, Victoria Adams, Lily Savage
Dec 11, 1998
E112Nick Hancock, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Robbie Williams
Dec 18, 1998
E113Reeves & Mortimer, Kathy Burke, Audioweb, Straw, Gay Dad
Jan 8, 1999
E114Bryan Adams, Mel C, Damon Hill, Jane Horrocks, M People
Jan 15, 1999
E115Season 1, Episode 115
Jan 22, 1999
E116Season 1, Episode 116
Jan 29, 1999
E117Anthony Edwards, Henry Winkler
Feb 5, 1999
E118Season 1, Episode 118
Feb 12, 1999
E119Kula Shaker
Feb 19, 1999
E120Nick Moran
Feb 26, 1999
E121Jerry Springer, Eagle Eye Cherry, Alisha's Attic
Mar 5, 1999
E122James Nesbitt, Gena Lee Nolin, Andy Williams
Mar 12, 1999
E123Ben Elton, Kathy Burke, Ray Winstone, Paul Gascoigne
Mar 12, 1999
E124Mel Gibson, Martine McCutcheon, Darren Gough
Mar 19, 1999
E125Barbara Windsor, James Van Der Beek, Starsky and Hutch
Mar 26, 1999
E126Gail Porter, Alicia Silverstone
Apr 9, 1999
E127Season 1, Episode 127
Apr 16, 1999
E128Season 1, Episode 128
Apr 23, 1999
E129Geri Halliwell, Joan Collins, Kula Shaker, Cast, Terrorvision
Apr 30, 1999
E130Season 1, Episode 130
May 7, 1999
E131Terry Wogan
May 14, 1999
E132Nancy Cartwright, Vinnie Jones, Jennifer Lopez, Robert Palmer
May 14, 1999
E133Kelsey Grammer, George Best, Hugh Grant, Shawn Mullins
May 21, 1999
E134Jack Dee, Victoria Adams, Terry Venables, Supergrass
May 28, 1999
E135Stephen Fry, Richard Dreyfuss, Richard Driscoll, Macy Gray
Jun 4, 1999
E136Aerosmith, Garbage
Jun 11, 1999
E137Aerosmith (song cut from 11 Jun 99), Mel G, Beverly Knight
Jun 18, 1999
E138Season 1, Episode 138
Jun 25, 1999
E139George Wendt, Emma Bunton, Pet Shop Boys, Elvis Costello
Jul 2, 1999
E140Jamiroquai, Tom Jones, Sting, Space
Sep 10, 1999
E141Jason Biggs, Tara Reid, Stephen Gately, Longpigs
Sep 17, 1999
E142Eddie Izzard, Macy Gray, James, Mel C
Sep 24, 1999
E143Gianluca Vialli, Pet Shop Boys, Iggy Pop
Oct 1, 1999
E144Ben Elton, David Bowie, Joe Longthorne, Eurythmics, The Charlatans
Oct 8, 1999
E145Emma Bunton, Diana Ross, Simply Red, Bernard Butler, Tin Tin Out
Oct 15, 1999
E146Kylie Minogue, Geri Halliwell, Tina Turner, Ian Brown, Dixie Chicks
Oct 22, 1999
E147Dennis Wise, Ant & Dec, Martine McCutcheon, Lighting Seeds
Oct 29, 1999
E148Zoë Ball, Jamie Theakston, Lawrence Dallaglio, Stereophonics
Nov 5, 1999
E149Jools Holland
Nov 12, 1999
E150Season 1, Episode 150Frankie Dettori, Pierce Brosnan, Mel C, Ocean Colour Scene
Nov 19, 1999
E151Season 1, Episode 151
Nov 26, 1999
E152Season 1, Episode 152
Dec 3, 1999
E153Season 1, Episode 153
Dec 10, 1999
E154Season 1, Episode 154
Dec 17, 1999
E155Season 1, Episode 155
Dec 24, 1999
E156Mariah Carey
Jan 28, 2000
E157Season 1, Episode 157
Feb 4, 2000
E158Richard E. Grant
Feb 11, 2000
E159Kenneth Branagh, Alicia Silverstone, Madness
Feb 18, 2000
E160Richard E. Grant, Macy Gray, Muse
Feb 25, 2000
E161Slipknot
Mar 3, 2000
E162James Belushi, Ricky Tomlinson, Natalie Imbruglia, Tom Jones
Mar 10, 2000
E163Season 1, Episode 163
Mar 17, 2000
E164Season 1, Episode 164
Mar 24, 2000
E165Season 1, Episode 165
Mar 31, 2000
E166Season 1, Episode 166
Apr 7, 2000
E167Kathy Burke, Rhys Ifans, Cat Deeley, Cypress Hill
Apr 14, 2000
E168Season 1, Episode 168
Apr 21, 2000
E169Season 1, Episode 169
Apr 28, 2000
E170Season 1, Episode 170
May 5, 2000
E171Ben Elton, Donna Air, Verne Troyer, Sia, Charlatans, Embrace
May 12, 2000
E172Bon Jovi, Caprice, Michael Greco, Ian Brown, Emiliana Terrini
May 19, 2000
E173David Duchovny, Minnie Driver
May 26, 2000
E174Ben Elton, Joely Richardson, Rachel Hunter, Travis, Jamelia, Gabrielle
Jun 2, 2000
E175Peter MacNicol, John Cusack, Alice Cooper
Jun 9, 2000
E176Alyson Hannigan, Kelly Brook, Andy Gray, David Gray
Jun 16, 2000
E178French & Saunders, Michael Parkinson, Jerry Hall, Ted Rogers, Moby
Nov 10, 2000
E179Fay Ripley, Jamie Theakston, Sharleen Spiteri, Keith Harris & Orville, Texas
Nov 17, 2000
E180Tamzin Outhwaite, Mel C, Ronan Keating
Nov 24, 2000
E181Norman Cook, Jack Dee, Wylcef Jean, Doves, Sonique
Dec 1, 2000
E182Kylie Minogue, Eddie Irvine, John McEnroe
Dec 8, 2000
E183Ben Elton, Jamie Oliver, Toploader, Sugababes
Dec 15, 2000
E184raham Norton, Victoria Beckham, David Beckham, Moby
Dec 22, 2000
Storyline
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.
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