TFI Friday (1996)
Comedy
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.
Seasons
Season 1 Episodes
Episode 1
Dawn French, Ocean Colour Scene, Kula Shaker, Kathy Lloyd
Episode 2
Damon Albarn, Mick Hucknall, Kylie Mingogue, Blur, Happy Mondays, Simply Red
Episode 3
Patsy Kensit, Ewan McGregor, Jarvis Cocker, Lenny Kravitz
Episode 4
Sean Bean, Hughie Green, Dean Sullivan, Jon Bon Jovi, James Brown
Episode 5
Catherine Zeta Jones, Eva Herzigova, Pete Townsend
Episode 6
Jo Brand, Cher, Martin Brundle, Amanda Donohoe, Ian McKellen
Episode 7
Amanda Donohoe, Anna Friel, Shaun Ryder, Richard Wilson
Episode 8
Richard Whiteley, Jarvis Cocker, Julia Carling, Pulp, Garbage
Episode 9
Noel Gallagher, Bob Mortimer, Gaby Roslin
Episode 10
Yasmin LeBon, Nigel Havers, Sarah White, Robbie Williams
Episode 11
Des Lynam, Andy Cole, Cranberries, Blur, Björk, Elvis Costello
Episode 12
Jools Holland, Cher, The Cure, Richard E. Grant
