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.
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Dawn French, Ocean Colour Scene, Kula Shaker, Kathy Lloyd
09-02-199630 min - Ep 2
2.Damon Albarn, Mick Hucknall, Kylie Mingogue, Blur, Happy Mondays, Simply Red
16-02-199630 min - Ep 3
3.Patsy Kensit, Ewan McGregor, Jarvis Cocker, Lenny Kravitz
23-02-199630 min - Ep 4
4.Sean Bean, Hughie Green, Dean Sullivan, Jon Bon Jovi, James Brown
01-03-199654 minThis 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
- Ep 5
5.Catherine Zeta Jones, Eva Herzigova, Pete Townsend
08-03-199651 minThis 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...
- Ep 6
6.Jo Brand, Cher, Martin Brundle, Amanda Donohoe, Ian McKellen
15-03-199630 min - Ep 7
7.Amanda Donohoe, Anna Friel, Shaun Ryder, Richard Wilson
22-03-199630 min - Ep 8
8.Richard Whiteley, Jarvis Cocker, Julia Carling, Pulp, Garbage
29-03-199630 min - Ep 9
9.Noel Gallagher, Bob Mortimer, Gaby Roslin
05-04-199630 min - Ep 10
10.Yasmin LeBon, Nigel Havers, Sarah White, Robbie Williams
12-04-199630 min - Ep 11
11.Des Lynam, Andy Cole, Cranberries, Blur, Björk, Elvis Costello
19-04-199630 min - Ep 12
12.Jools Holland, Cher, The Cure, Richard E. Grant
26-04-199630 min - Ep 13
13.Season 1, Episode 13
24-05-199630 min - Ep 14
14.Hugh Laurie, Jack Dee
31-05-199630 min - Ep 15
15.Jack Charlton, George Best, Space, Sting
07-06-199630 min - Ep 16
16.George Best, Louise Wener, Tim Booth, Bad Angel
14-06-199630 min - Ep 17
17.Divine Brown, Keith Floyd, Bob Hoskins
21-06-199630 min - Ep 18
18.Michael Caine, David Seaman, Supergrass
28-06-199630 min - Ep 19
19.Don Henderson, Cleo Rocos, Greta Scacchi
13-09-199630 min - Ep 20
20.Ben Elton, Terry Venables, The Cardigans
20-09-199630 min - Ep 22
22.Dani Behr, Ruud Gullit, Terry Wogan
04-10-199630 min - Ep 23
23.Jools Holland, Peter O'Toole, Mark Morrison
11-10-199630 min - Ep 24
24.Keith Allen, Jason Donovan, East 17, Gabrielle
18-10-199630 min - Ep 25
25.Vic Reeves, Tom Jones, Lightning Seeds
25-10-199630 min - Ep 26
26.Björk, Helen Mirren, Shawn Ryder
01-11-199630 min - Ep 27
27.Harry Enfield, Barry Norman, Zoë Ball, Fine Young Cannibals
08-11-199630 min - Ep 28
28.Bryan Adams, Melvyn Bragg, Chris Rea
15-11-199630 min - Ep 29
29.Stephen Fry, Sting, Barry Manilow, Sheryl Crow, Suede
22-11-199630 min - Ep 30
30.Richard Branson, Manic Street Preachers, Alan Hansen
29-11-199630 min - Ep 31
31.Samuel L. Jackson, Supergrass, Gena Lee Nolin, Texas
06-12-199630 min - Ep 32
32.Angus Deayton, Rachel Hunter, Kula Shaker
13-12-199630 min - Ep 33
33.Neil Morrissey, James Dean Bradford
20-12-199630 min - Ep 34
34.Jimmy Nail, Beverley Callard, Reef, Texas
10-01-199730 min - Ep 35
35.Jools Holland, Blur, Babybird, Secret Life, Stuart Pearce
17-01-199730 min - Ep 36
36.John Cleese, Gabrielle, Candyskins, Audioweb
24-01-199730 min - Ep 37
37.Tara Palmer-Tompkinson, Esther Rantzen, Eels
31-01-199730 min - Ep 38
38.Frankie Detorri, Melinda Messenger, Keef Warwick
07-02-199730 min - Ep 39
39.Naseem Hamed, INXS, Republica, No Doubt
14-02-199730 min - Ep 40
40.Michael Palin, John Lenahan, Bush, Mansun, Monaco
21-02-199730 min - Ep 41
41.Ben Elton, Delia Smith, Beck, Kula Shaker, Sneaker Pimps
28-02-199730 min - Ep 42
42.Paul Merson, Aerosmith, INXS, Fun Lovin' Criminals
07-03-199730 min - Ep 43
43.David Baddiel, Divine Comedy, Michael Winner, Reef, Symposium
14-03-199730 min - Ep 44
44.David Bailey, Charlatans, Helen Grace, Cast, The Brand New Heavies
21-03-199730 min - Ep 45
45.Mariella Frostrup, Supergrass, Pete Postlethwaite
04-04-199730 min - Ep 46
46.Chris Waddle, Shane Richie, Suede, Gun, Robbie Williams
11-04-199730 min - Ep 47
47.Jon Bon Jovi, James, Lighting Seed
18-04-199730 min - Ep 48
48.Courteney Cox, Jimmy Tarbuck, Sinead O'Connor
25-04-199730 min - Ep 49
49.Sean Bean, Tracy Shaw, Foo Fighters
02-05-199730 min - Ep 50
50.Caroline Aherne, Jack Dee, Billy Bragg
09-05-199730 min - Ep 51
51.John Barnes, Sinead O'Connor, Faith No More
16-05-199730 min - Ep 52
52.Des Lynam, INXS, Ben Folds Five, Terry Hall
23-05-199730 min - Ep 53
53.Harry Hill, Jackie Collins, Echobelly
30-05-199730 min - Ep 54
54.Bee Gees, Jon Bon Jovi, Charltans, U2
06-06-199730 min - Ep 55
55.Sophie Anderton, Howard Stern, Primal Scream
13-06-199730 min - Ep 56
56.Kylie Minogue, Griff Rhys Jones
20-06-199730 min - Ep 57
57.Paul McCartney, Michelle Gayle, Sharleen Spiteri
27-06-199730 min - Ep 58
58.Kylie Minogue, Elton John
12-09-199730 min - Ep 59
59.Robbie Coltrane, Björk, M People, Third Eye Blind
19-09-199730 min - Ep 60
60.Michael Aspel, Louise, Terry Hall
26-09-199730 min - Ep 61
61.Ben Kingsley, Uri Geller, Mehgan Heaney-Grier
03-10-199730 min - Ep 62
62.Jimmy Nail, Peter Beardsley, Supergrass
10-10-199730 min - Ep 63
63.Elle Macpherson, Mark Owen, Supernaturals
17-10-199730 min - Ep 64
64.Lennox Lewis, Bee Gees, Black Grape, Charlatans
24-10-199730 min - Ep 65
65.Stephen Fry, Samantha Janus, Texas, Radish, Rialto
31-10-199730 min - Ep 66
66.Dermot Morgan, Gena Lee Nolin, David McAlmont & David Arnold
07-11-199730 min - Ep 68
68.Ben Elton, Natalie Imbruglia, Finley Quaye, Paul Weller
21-11-199730 min - Ep 69
69.Ricki Lake, Robbie Williams, Lightning Seeds, Catherine Wheel
28-11-199730 min - Ep 70
70.Chris Eubank, Jack Dee, All Saints, Faith No More, The Seahorses
05-12-199730 min - Ep 71
71.Alan Hansen, Martine McCutcheon, Fun Lovin' Criminals
12-12-199730 min - Ep 72
72.Dale Winton, Denise Van Outen, Space, Sting, Morrissey
19-12-199730 min - Ep 73
73.Richard E. Grant, Eamonn Holmes, Catalonia
09-01-199830 min - Ep 74
74.Barbara Windsor, Neil Tennant, Paul Gascoigne
16-01-199830 min - Ep 75
75.Kate Winslet, Prince Naseem Hamed, Carleen Anderson
23-01-199830 min - Ep 76
76.Dawn French, All Saints, Chumbawamba, Headswim, Spacehog
30-01-199830 min - Ep 77
77.Frankie Dettori, Ainsley Harriott, Bluetones
06-02-199830 min - Ep 78
78.David Seaman, Finlay Quaye, Cornershop
13-02-199830 min - Ep 79
79.David Frost, Kathy Burke, Imani Coppola, Dust Junkys, Space
20-02-199830 min - Ep 80
80.Bruce Forsyth, Michelle Collins, James, Therapy
27-02-199830 min - Ep 81
81.Jerry Springer, Denise Van Outen, Shed Seven, Texas
06-03-199830 min - Ep 82
82.Jonathan Ross, Emma Noble, Montrose Avenue, Rialto
13-03-199830 min - Ep 83
83.Jerry Sadowitz, Kylie Minogue, Ian Brown, Morcheeba
20-03-199830 min - Ep 84
84.Gary Lineker, Paul Barber, Page & Plant, The Divine Comedy
27-03-199830 min - Ep 85
85.Ronan Keating, Dennis Wise, Audioweb, Busta Rhymes
03-04-199830 min - Ep 87
87.Whoopi Goldberg, Ruud Gullit, Julian Lennon
24-04-199830 min - Ep 88
88.Spice Girls
01-05-199830 min - Ep 89
89.Ray Winstone, Bananarama, All Saints
08-05-199830 min - Ep 90
90.Teddy Sheringham, Rod Stewart, The Audience
15-05-199830 min - Ep 91
91.Drew Barrymore, Ivana Trump, Silver Sun
22-05-199830 min - Ep 92
92.Patsy Palmer, Ally McCoist, Del Amitri
29-05-199830 min - Ep 93
93.Baddiel/Skinner/Lightning Seeds, Anthea Turner, Janet Jackson
05-06-199830 min - Ep 94
94.George Best, Zoë Ball, Ian Brown, Bernard Butler, Hanson
12-06-199830 min - Ep 95
95.Damon Hill, Melanie Sykes, P.P. Arnold
19-06-199830 min - Ep 96
96.Ringo Starr, Mick Hucknall, Olivia Newton-John
26-06-199830 min - Ep 97
97.Vinnie Jones, Robbie Williams, Manic Street Preachers
04-09-199830 min - Ep 98
98.Ben Elton, Dannii Minogue, Roddy Frame, P.J. Harvey, Pulp
11-09-199830 min - Ep 99
99.Dolly Parton, David Bailey, Chris Isaak, Culture Club
18-09-199830 min - Ep 100
100.Steve Coogan, Bryan Adams, Angela Griffin, Fastball
25-09-199830 min - Ep 101
101.Cliff Richard, Richard and Judy, Jenny McCarthy
02-10-199830 min - Ep 102
102.Samantha Janus, Roger Taylor, The Supernaturals
09-10-199830 min - Ep 103
103.Jimmy Nail, Tracy Shaw, B.B. King, East 17
16-10-199830 min - Ep 104
104.Nicole and Natalie Appleton, Bryan Robson, Lennox Lewis
23-10-199830 min - Ep 105
105.Larry Hagman, Melinda Messenger, Meatloaf
30-10-199830 min - Ep 106
106.Simon LeBon, The Corrs
06-11-199830 min - Ep 107
107.Frankie Dettori, Jean Reno
13-11-199830 min - Ep 108
108.Keith Floyd, Jackie Chan, Sheryl Crow, Space
20-11-199830 min - Ep 109
109.Eddie Izzard, Des Lynam, Robbie Williams
27-11-199830 min - Ep 110
110.Jack Dee, Burt Reynolds, Adriana Sklevarikova
04-12-199830 min - Ep 111
111.Will Smith, Melanie Brown, Victoria Adams, Lily Savage
11-12-199830 min - Ep 112
112.Nick Hancock, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Robbie Williams
18-12-199830 min - Ep 113
113.Reeves & Mortimer, Kathy Burke, Audioweb, Straw, Gay Dad
08-01-199930 min - Ep 114
114.Bryan Adams, Mel C, Damon Hill, Jane Horrocks, M People
15-01-199930 min - Ep 115
115.Season 1, Episode 115
22-01-199930 min - Ep 116
116.Season 1, Episode 116
29-01-199930 min - Ep 117
117.Anthony Edwards, Henry Winkler
05-02-199930 min - Ep 118
118.Season 1, Episode 118
12-02-199930 min - Ep 119
119.Kula Shaker
19-02-199930 min - Ep 120
120.Nick Moran
26-02-199930 min - Ep 121
121.Jerry Springer, Eagle Eye Cherry, Alisha's Attic
05-03-199930 min - Ep 122
122.James Nesbitt, Gena Lee Nolin, Andy Williams
12-03-199930 min - Ep 123
123.Ben Elton, Kathy Burke, Ray Winstone, Paul Gascoigne
12-03-199930 min - Ep 124
124.Mel Gibson, Martine McCutcheon, Darren Gough
19-03-199930 min - Ep 125
125.Barbara Windsor, James Van Der Beek, Starsky and Hutch
26-03-199930 min - Ep 126
126.Gail Porter, Alicia Silverstone
09-04-199930 min - Ep 127
127.Season 1, Episode 127
16-04-199930 min - Ep 128
128.Season 1, Episode 128
23-04-199930 min - Ep 129
129.Geri Halliwell, Joan Collins, Kula Shaker, Cast, Terrorvision
30-04-199930 min - Ep 130
130.Season 1, Episode 130
07-05-199930 min - Ep 131
131.Terry Wogan
14-05-199930 min - Ep 132
132.Nancy Cartwright, Vinnie Jones, Jennifer Lopez, Robert Palmer
14-05-199930 min - Ep 133
133.Kelsey Grammer, George Best, Hugh Grant, Shawn Mullins
21-05-199930 min - Ep 134
134.Jack Dee, Victoria Adams, Terry Venables, Supergrass
28-05-199930 min - Ep 135
135.Stephen Fry, Richard Dreyfuss, Richard Driscoll, Macy Gray
04-06-199930 min - Ep 136
136.Aerosmith, Garbage
11-06-199930 min - Ep 137
137.Aerosmith (song cut from 11 Jun 99), Mel G, Beverly Knight
18-06-199930 min - Ep 138
138.Season 1, Episode 138
25-06-199930 min - Ep 139
139.George Wendt, Emma Bunton, Pet Shop Boys, Elvis Costello
02-07-199930 min - Ep 140
140.Jamiroquai, Tom Jones, Sting, Space
10-09-199930 min - Ep 141
141.Jason Biggs, Tara Reid, Stephen Gately, Longpigs
17-09-199930 min - Ep 142
142.Eddie Izzard, Macy Gray, James, Mel C
24-09-199930 min - Ep 143
143.Gianluca Vialli, Pet Shop Boys, Iggy Pop
01-10-199930 min - Ep 144
144.Ben Elton, David Bowie, Joe Longthorne, Eurythmics, The Charlatans
08-10-199930 min - Ep 145
145.Emma Bunton, Diana Ross, Simply Red, Bernard Butler, Tin Tin Out
15-10-199930 min - Ep 146
146.Kylie Minogue, Geri Halliwell, Tina Turner, Ian Brown, Dixie Chicks
22-10-199930 min - Ep 147
147.Dennis Wise, Ant & Dec, Martine McCutcheon, Lighting Seeds
29-10-199930 min - Ep 148
148.Zoë Ball, Jamie Theakston, Lawrence Dallaglio, Stereophonics
05-11-199930 min - Ep 149
149.Jools Holland
12-11-199930 min - Ep 150
150.Season 1, Episode 150Frankie Dettori, Pierce Brosnan, Mel C, Ocean Colour Scene
19-11-199930 min - Ep 151
151.Season 1, Episode 151
26-11-199930 min - Ep 152
152.Season 1, Episode 152
03-12-199930 min - Ep 153
153.Season 1, Episode 153
10-12-199930 min - Ep 154
154.Season 1, Episode 154
17-12-199930 min - Ep 155
155.Season 1, Episode 155
24-12-199930 min - Ep 156
156.Mariah Carey
28-01-200030 min - Ep 157
157.Season 1, Episode 157
04-02-200030 min - Ep 158
158.Richard E. Grant
11-02-200030 min - Ep 159
159.Kenneth Branagh, Alicia Silverstone, Madness
18-02-200030 min - Ep 160
160.Richard E. Grant, Macy Gray, Muse
25-02-200030 min - Ep 161
161.Slipknot
03-03-200030 min - Ep 162
162.James Belushi, Ricky Tomlinson, Natalie Imbruglia, Tom Jones
10-03-200030 min - Ep 163
163.Season 1, Episode 163
17-03-200030 min - Ep 164
164.Season 1, Episode 164
24-03-200030 min - Ep 165
165.Season 1, Episode 165
31-03-200030 min - Ep 166
166.Season 1, Episode 166
07-04-200030 min - Ep 167
167.Kathy Burke, Rhys Ifans, Cat Deeley, Cypress Hill
14-04-200030 min - Ep 168
168.Season 1, Episode 168
21-04-200030 min - Ep 169
169.Season 1, Episode 169
28-04-200030 min - Ep 170
170.Season 1, Episode 170
05-05-200030 min - Ep 171
171.Ben Elton, Donna Air, Verne Troyer, Sia, Charlatans, Embrace
12-05-200030 min - Ep 172
172.Bon Jovi, Caprice, Michael Greco, Ian Brown, Emiliana Terrini
19-05-200030 min - Ep 173
173.David Duchovny, Minnie Driver
26-05-200030 min - Ep 174
174.Ben Elton, Joely Richardson, Rachel Hunter, Travis, Jamelia, Gabrielle
02-06-200030 min - Ep 175
175.Peter MacNicol, John Cusack, Alice Cooper
09-06-200030 min - Ep 176
176.Alyson Hannigan, Kelly Brook, Andy Gray, David Gray
16-06-200030 min - Ep 178
178.French & Saunders, Michael Parkinson, Jerry Hall, Ted Rogers, Moby
10-11-200030 min - Ep 179
179.Fay Ripley, Jamie Theakston, Sharleen Spiteri, Keith Harris & Orville, Texas
17-11-200030 min - Ep 180
180.Tamzin Outhwaite, Mel C, Ronan Keating
24-11-200030 min - Ep 181
181.Norman Cook, Jack Dee, Wylcef Jean, Doves, Sonique
01-12-200030 min - Ep 182
182.Kylie Minogue, Eddie Irvine, John McEnroe
08-12-200030 min - Ep 183
183.Ben Elton, Jamie Oliver, Toploader, Sugababes
15-12-200030 min - Ep 184
184.raham Norton, Victoria Beckham, David Beckham, Moby
22-12-200030 min
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