TFI Friday

TFI Friday
GenreEntertainment
Written byDanny Baker (1996–2000)
Chris Evans (2015)
Presented byChris Evans (1996–2000, 2015)
Guest presenters (2000)
Theme music composerRon Grainer[1]
Opening themeTheme from Man in a Suitcase[1]
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series7
No. of episodes190
Production
Production locationsRiverside Studios (1996–2000)
Cochrane Theatre (2015)
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companiesGinger Productions (1996–2000)
Monkey Kingdom (2015)
Olga TV (2015)
STV Studios (2015)
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release9 February 1996 (1996-02-09) –
22 December 2000 (2000-12-22)
Release16 October (2015-10-16) –
31 December 2015 (2015-12-31)
Related
OFI Sunday
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TFI Friday (Thank Fu*k it's Friday) is an entertainment show that was broadcast on Channel 4 television in the United Kingdom. It was produced by Ginger Productions, written by Danny Baker, and hosted by Chris Evans, for the first five series. The sixth series was hosted by several guest presenters. The show was broadcast on Fridays at 6pm from 9 February 1996 to 22 December 2000, with a repeat later that night. Its theme tune was Ron Grainer's theme from Man in a Suitcase, in keeping with Evans' frequent use of 1960s television themes in his work.

A one-off revival episode of the show was broadcast on Channel 4 on 12 June 2015. The episode was well-received; on 23 June 2015, Channel 4 announced that it had commissioned a full revived series, which began airing on 16 October 2015.

In 2016, Channel 4 announced that there were no plans for any further series.

  1. ^ a b "10 BRILLIANT THINGS YOU'D FORGOTTEN ABOUT TFI FRIDAY". ShortList.com. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.