Robert Popper: Last News

Channel 4's Friday Night Dinner, has died aged 90. His agent at Sharry Clark Artists took to Facebook to make the sad announcement.The agency wrote in a heartfelt Facebook post: "Sad news.

Friday Night Dinner anniversary special has set an air date for later this month.Channel 4 has confirmed that Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years And a Lovely Bit of Squirrel will air on May 28, to mark 10 years since the sitcom first aired.The one-off documentary will follow three back-to-back episodes, voted as favourites in the series by viewers.The special will reminisce on some of the show’s funniest episodes, and will also feature new behind-the-scenes material and interviews.Cast members including Tamsin Greig, the late Paul Ritter, Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, Mark Heap and Tracy-Ann Oberman are all set to feature in exclusive interviews, alongside creator Robert Popper.Celebrity fans such as Claudia Winkleman, David Baddiel and Jessica

Friday Night Dinner is set to air a one-off special documentary to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the hit comedy series. Friday Night Dinner – 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel will hit viewers screens on Friday 28 May on Channel 4.The one-off documentary will look at the funniest moments from the past six series of the sitcom, which starred Simon Bird, Tamsin Greig, Tom Rosenthal and Paul Ritter, who tragically passed away last month.

Channel 4.Friday Night Dinner - 10 years And A Lovely Bit Of Squirrel will look at the funniest moments from the past six seasons.It will include interviews with the entire cast and crew, including Tamsin Greig, Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, Paul Ritter and creator Robert Popper as well as celebrity fans of the show.Channel 4 have released a synopsis that reads: "This one-off documentary celebrates the 10-year anniversary of Robert Popper's iconic comedy, Friday Night Dinner, which gave us that infamous catchphrase, as well as the beloved Goodman family and their even more surreal neighbour Jim, who together have become the heart of one of Channel 4's most popular sitcoms of all time.”Speaking previously about the special doc, Robert Popper

pic. twitter. com/jLcUZxFgc8It added: “Paul was an exceptionally talented actor playing an enormous variety of roles on stage and screen with extraordinary skill.