About this season
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.
Episodes (180)
1. Dawn French, Ocean Colour Scene, Kula Shaker, Kathy Lloyd
Aired 9 February 1996 • 30 min
2. Damon Albarn, Mick Hucknall, Kylie Mingogue, Blur, Happy Mondays, Simply Red
Aired 16 February 1996 • 30 min
3. Patsy Kensit, Ewan McGregor, Jarvis Cocker, Lenny Kravitz
Aired 23 February 1996 • 30 min
4. Sean Bean, Hughie Green, Dean Sullivan, Jon Bon Jovi, James Brown
Aired 1 March 1996 • 54 min
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
5. Catherine Zeta Jones, Eva Herzigova, Pete Townsend
Aired 8 March 1996 • 51 min
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
6. Jo Brand, Cher, Martin Brundle, Amanda Donohoe, Ian McKellen
Aired 15 March 1996 • 30 min
7. Amanda Donohoe, Anna Friel, Shaun Ryder, Richard Wilson
Aired 22 March 1996 • 30 min
8. Richard Whiteley, Jarvis Cocker, Julia Carling, Pulp, Garbage
Aired 29 March 1996 • 30 min
9. Noel Gallagher, Bob Mortimer, Gaby Roslin
Aired 5 April 1996 • 30 min
10. Yasmin LeBon, Nigel Havers, Sarah White, Robbie Williams
Aired 12 April 1996 • 30 min
11. Des Lynam, Andy Cole, Cranberries, Blur, Björk, Elvis Costello
Aired 19 April 1996 • 30 min
12. Jools Holland, Cher, The Cure, Richard E. Grant
Aired 26 April 1996 • 30 min
13. Season 1, Episode 13
Aired 24 May 1996 • 30 min
14. Hugh Laurie, Jack Dee
Aired 31 May 1996 • 30 min
15. Jack Charlton, George Best, Space, Sting
Aired 7 June 1996 • 30 min
16. George Best, Louise Wener, Tim Booth, Bad Angel
Aired 14 June 1996 • 30 min
17. Divine Brown, Keith Floyd, Bob Hoskins
Aired 21 June 1996 • 30 min
18. Michael Caine, David Seaman, Supergrass
Aired 28 June 1996 • 30 min
19. Don Henderson, Cleo Rocos, Greta Scacchi
Aired 13 September 1996 • 30 min
20. Ben Elton, Terry Venables, The Cardigans
Aired 20 September 1996 • 30 min
22. Dani Behr, Ruud Gullit, Terry Wogan
Aired 4 October 1996 • 30 min
23. Jools Holland, Peter O'Toole, Mark Morrison
Aired 11 October 1996 • 30 min
24. Keith Allen, Jason Donovan, East 17, Gabrielle
Aired 18 October 1996 • 30 min
25. Vic Reeves, Tom Jones, Lightning Seeds
Aired 25 October 1996 • 30 min
26. Björk, Helen Mirren, Shawn Ryder
Aired 1 November 1996 • 30 min
27. Harry Enfield, Barry Norman, Zoë Ball, Fine Young Cannibals
Aired 8 November 1996 • 30 min
28. Bryan Adams, Melvyn Bragg, Chris Rea
Aired 15 November 1996 • 30 min
29. Stephen Fry, Sting, Barry Manilow, Sheryl Crow, Suede
Aired 22 November 1996 • 30 min
30. Richard Branson, Manic Street Preachers, Alan Hansen
Aired 29 November 1996 • 30 min
31. Samuel L. Jackson, Supergrass, Gena Lee Nolin, Texas
Aired 6 December 1996 • 30 min
32. Angus Deayton, Rachel Hunter, Kula Shaker
Aired 13 December 1996 • 30 min
33. Neil Morrissey, James Dean Bradford
Aired 20 December 1996 • 30 min
34. Jimmy Nail, Beverley Callard, Reef, Texas
Aired 10 January 1997 • 30 min
35. Jools Holland, Blur, Babybird, Secret Life, Stuart Pearce
Aired 17 January 1997 • 30 min
36. John Cleese, Gabrielle, Candyskins, Audioweb
Aired 24 January 1997 • 30 min
37. Tara Palmer-Tompkinson, Esther Rantzen, Eels
Aired 31 January 1997 • 30 min
38. Frankie Detorri, Melinda Messenger, Keef Warwick
Aired 7 February 1997 • 30 min
39. Naseem Hamed, INXS, Republica, No Doubt
Aired 14 February 1997 • 30 min
40. Michael Palin, John Lenahan, Bush, Mansun, Monaco
Aired 21 February 1997 • 30 min
41. Ben Elton, Delia Smith, Beck, Kula Shaker, Sneaker Pimps
Aired 28 February 1997 • 30 min
42. Paul Merson, Aerosmith, INXS, Fun Lovin' Criminals
Aired 7 March 1997 • 30 min
43. David Baddiel, Divine Comedy, Michael Winner, Reef, Symposium
Aired 14 March 1997 • 30 min
44. David Bailey, Charlatans, Helen Grace, Cast, The Brand New Heavies
Aired 21 March 1997 • 30 min
45. Mariella Frostrup, Supergrass, Pete Postlethwaite
Aired 4 April 1997 • 30 min
46. Chris Waddle, Shane Richie, Suede, Gun, Robbie Williams
Aired 11 April 1997 • 30 min
47. Jon Bon Jovi, James, Lighting Seed
Aired 18 April 1997 • 30 min
48. Courteney Cox, Jimmy Tarbuck, Sinead O'Connor
Aired 25 April 1997 • 30 min
49. Sean Bean, Tracy Shaw, Foo Fighters
Aired 2 May 1997 • 30 min
50. Caroline Aherne, Jack Dee, Billy Bragg
Aired 9 May 1997 • 30 min
51. John Barnes, Sinead O'Connor, Faith No More
Aired 16 May 1997 • 30 min
52. Des Lynam, INXS, Ben Folds Five, Terry Hall
Aired 23 May 1997 • 30 min
53. Harry Hill, Jackie Collins, Echobelly
Aired 30 May 1997 • 30 min
54. Bee Gees, Jon Bon Jovi, Charltans, U2
Aired 6 June 1997 • 30 min
55. Sophie Anderton, Howard Stern, Primal Scream
Aired 13 June 1997 • 30 min
56. Kylie Minogue, Griff Rhys Jones
Aired 20 June 1997 • 30 min
57. Paul McCartney, Michelle Gayle, Sharleen Spiteri
Aired 27 June 1997 • 30 min
58. Kylie Minogue, Elton John
Aired 12 September 1997 • 30 min
59. Robbie Coltrane, Björk, M People, Third Eye Blind
Aired 19 September 1997 • 30 min
60. Michael Aspel, Louise, Terry Hall
Aired 26 September 1997 • 30 min
61. Ben Kingsley, Uri Geller, Mehgan Heaney-Grier
Aired 3 October 1997 • 30 min
62. Jimmy Nail, Peter Beardsley, Supergrass
Aired 10 October 1997 • 30 min
63. Elle Macpherson, Mark Owen, Supernaturals
Aired 17 October 1997 • 30 min
64. Lennox Lewis, Bee Gees, Black Grape, Charlatans
Aired 24 October 1997 • 30 min
65. Stephen Fry, Samantha Janus, Texas, Radish, Rialto
Aired 31 October 1997 • 30 min
66. Dermot Morgan, Gena Lee Nolin, David McAlmont & David Arnold
Aired 7 November 1997 • 30 min
68. Ben Elton, Natalie Imbruglia, Finley Quaye, Paul Weller
Aired 21 November 1997 • 30 min
69. Ricki Lake, Robbie Williams, Lightning Seeds, Catherine Wheel
Aired 28 November 1997 • 30 min
70. Chris Eubank, Jack Dee, All Saints, Faith No More, The Seahorses
Aired 5 December 1997 • 30 min
71. Alan Hansen, Martine McCutcheon, Fun Lovin' Criminals
Aired 12 December 1997 • 30 min
72. Dale Winton, Denise Van Outen, Space, Sting, Morrissey
Aired 19 December 1997 • 30 min
73. Richard E. Grant, Eamonn Holmes, Catalonia
Aired 9 January 1998 • 30 min
74. Barbara Windsor, Neil Tennant, Paul Gascoigne
Aired 16 January 1998 • 30 min
75. Kate Winslet, Prince Naseem Hamed, Carleen Anderson
Aired 23 January 1998 • 30 min
76. Dawn French, All Saints, Chumbawamba, Headswim, Spacehog
Aired 30 January 1998 • 30 min
77. Frankie Dettori, Ainsley Harriott, Bluetones
Aired 6 February 1998 • 30 min
78. David Seaman, Finlay Quaye, Cornershop
Aired 13 February 1998 • 30 min
79. David Frost, Kathy Burke, Imani Coppola, Dust Junkys, Space
Aired 20 February 1998 • 30 min
80. Bruce Forsyth, Michelle Collins, James, Therapy
Aired 27 February 1998 • 30 min
81. Jerry Springer, Denise Van Outen, Shed Seven, Texas
Aired 6 March 1998 • 30 min
82. Jonathan Ross, Emma Noble, Montrose Avenue, Rialto
Aired 13 March 1998 • 30 min
83. Jerry Sadowitz, Kylie Minogue, Ian Brown, Morcheeba
Aired 20 March 1998 • 30 min
84. Gary Lineker, Paul Barber, Page & Plant, The Divine Comedy
Aired 27 March 1998 • 30 min
85. Ronan Keating, Dennis Wise, Audioweb, Busta Rhymes
Aired 3 April 1998 • 30 min
87. Whoopi Goldberg, Ruud Gullit, Julian Lennon
Aired 24 April 1998 • 30 min
88. Spice Girls
Aired 1 May 1998 • 30 min
89. Ray Winstone, Bananarama, All Saints
Aired 8 May 1998 • 30 min
90. Teddy Sheringham, Rod Stewart, The Audience
Aired 15 May 1998 • 30 min
91. Drew Barrymore, Ivana Trump, Silver Sun
Aired 22 May 1998 • 30 min
92. Patsy Palmer, Ally McCoist, Del Amitri
Aired 29 May 1998 • 30 min
93. Baddiel/Skinner/Lightning Seeds, Anthea Turner, Janet Jackson
Aired 5 June 1998 • 30 min
94. George Best, Zoë Ball, Ian Brown, Bernard Butler, Hanson
Aired 12 June 1998 • 30 min
95. Damon Hill, Melanie Sykes, P.P. Arnold
Aired 19 June 1998 • 30 min
96. Ringo Starr, Mick Hucknall, Olivia Newton-John
Aired 26 June 1998 • 30 min
97. Vinnie Jones, Robbie Williams, Manic Street Preachers
Aired 4 September 1998 • 30 min
98. Ben Elton, Dannii Minogue, Roddy Frame, P.J. Harvey, Pulp
Aired 11 September 1998 • 30 min
99. Dolly Parton, David Bailey, Chris Isaak, Culture Club
Aired 18 September 1998 • 30 min
100. Steve Coogan, Bryan Adams, Angela Griffin, Fastball
Aired 25 September 1998 • 30 min
101. Cliff Richard, Richard and Judy, Jenny McCarthy
Aired 2 October 1998 • 30 min
102. Samantha Janus, Roger Taylor, The Supernaturals
Aired 9 October 1998 • 30 min
103. Jimmy Nail, Tracy Shaw, B.B. King, East 17
Aired 16 October 1998 • 30 min
104. Nicole and Natalie Appleton, Bryan Robson, Lennox Lewis
Aired 23 October 1998 • 30 min
105. Larry Hagman, Melinda Messenger, Meatloaf
Aired 30 October 1998 • 30 min
106. Simon LeBon, The Corrs
Aired 6 November 1998 • 30 min
107. Frankie Dettori, Jean Reno
Aired 13 November 1998 • 30 min
108. Keith Floyd, Jackie Chan, Sheryl Crow, Space
Aired 20 November 1998 • 30 min
109. Eddie Izzard, Des Lynam, Robbie Williams
Aired 27 November 1998 • 30 min
110. Jack Dee, Burt Reynolds, Adriana Sklevarikova
Aired 4 December 1998 • 30 min
111. Will Smith, Melanie Brown, Victoria Adams, Lily Savage
Aired 11 December 1998 • 30 min
112. Nick Hancock, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Robbie Williams
Aired 18 December 1998 • 30 min
113. Reeves & Mortimer, Kathy Burke, Audioweb, Straw, Gay Dad
Aired 8 January 1999 • 30 min
114. Bryan Adams, Mel C, Damon Hill, Jane Horrocks, M People
Aired 15 January 1999 • 30 min
115. Season 1, Episode 115
Aired 22 January 1999 • 30 min
116. Season 1, Episode 116
Aired 29 January 1999 • 30 min
117. Anthony Edwards, Henry Winkler
Aired 5 February 1999 • 30 min
118. Season 1, Episode 118
Aired 12 February 1999 • 30 min
119. Kula Shaker
Aired 19 February 1999 • 30 min
120. Nick Moran
Aired 26 February 1999 • 30 min
121. Jerry Springer, Eagle Eye Cherry, Alisha's Attic
Aired 5 March 1999 • 30 min
122. James Nesbitt, Gena Lee Nolin, Andy Williams
Aired 12 March 1999 • 30 min
123. Ben Elton, Kathy Burke, Ray Winstone, Paul Gascoigne
Aired 12 March 1999 • 30 min
124. Mel Gibson, Martine McCutcheon, Darren Gough
Aired 19 March 1999 • 30 min
125. Barbara Windsor, James Van Der Beek, Starsky and Hutch
Aired 26 March 1999 • 30 min
126. Gail Porter, Alicia Silverstone
Aired 9 April 1999 • 30 min
127. Season 1, Episode 127
Aired 16 April 1999 • 30 min
128. Season 1, Episode 128
Aired 23 April 1999 • 30 min
129. Geri Halliwell, Joan Collins, Kula Shaker, Cast, Terrorvision
Aired 30 April 1999 • 30 min
130. Season 1, Episode 130
Aired 7 May 1999 • 30 min
131. Terry Wogan
Aired 14 May 1999 • 30 min
132. Nancy Cartwright, Vinnie Jones, Jennifer Lopez, Robert Palmer
Aired 14 May 1999 • 30 min
133. Kelsey Grammer, George Best, Hugh Grant, Shawn Mullins
Aired 21 May 1999 • 30 min
134. Jack Dee, Victoria Adams, Terry Venables, Supergrass
Aired 28 May 1999 • 30 min
135. Stephen Fry, Richard Dreyfuss, Richard Driscoll, Macy Gray
Aired 4 June 1999 • 30 min
136. Aerosmith, Garbage
Aired 11 June 1999 • 30 min
137. Aerosmith (song cut from 11 Jun 99), Mel G, Beverly Knight
Aired 18 June 1999 • 30 min
138. Season 1, Episode 138
Aired 25 June 1999 • 30 min
139. George Wendt, Emma Bunton, Pet Shop Boys, Elvis Costello
Aired 2 July 1999 • 30 min
140. Jamiroquai, Tom Jones, Sting, Space
Aired 10 September 1999 • 30 min
141. Jason Biggs, Tara Reid, Stephen Gately, Longpigs
Aired 17 September 1999 • 30 min
142. Eddie Izzard, Macy Gray, James, Mel C
Aired 24 September 1999 • 30 min
143. Gianluca Vialli, Pet Shop Boys, Iggy Pop
Aired 1 October 1999 • 30 min
144. Ben Elton, David Bowie, Joe Longthorne, Eurythmics, The Charlatans
Aired 8 October 1999 • 30 min
145. Emma Bunton, Diana Ross, Simply Red, Bernard Butler, Tin Tin Out
Aired 15 October 1999 • 30 min
146. Kylie Minogue, Geri Halliwell, Tina Turner, Ian Brown, Dixie Chicks
Aired 22 October 1999 • 30 min
147. Dennis Wise, Ant & Dec, Martine McCutcheon, Lighting Seeds
Aired 29 October 1999 • 30 min
148. Zoë Ball, Jamie Theakston, Lawrence Dallaglio, Stereophonics
Aired 5 November 1999 • 30 min
149. Jools Holland
Aired 12 November 1999 • 30 min
150. Season 1, Episode 150Frankie Dettori, Pierce Brosnan, Mel C, Ocean Colour Scene
Aired 19 November 1999 • 30 min
151. Season 1, Episode 151
Aired 26 November 1999 • 30 min
152. Season 1, Episode 152
Aired 3 December 1999 • 30 min
153. Season 1, Episode 153
Aired 10 December 1999 • 30 min
154. Season 1, Episode 154
Aired 17 December 1999 • 30 min
155. Season 1, Episode 155
Aired 24 December 1999 • 30 min
156. Mariah Carey
Aired 28 January 2000 • 30 min
157. Season 1, Episode 157
Aired 4 February 2000 • 30 min
158. Richard E. Grant
Aired 11 February 2000 • 30 min
159. Kenneth Branagh, Alicia Silverstone, Madness
Aired 18 February 2000 • 30 min
160. Richard E. Grant, Macy Gray, Muse
Aired 25 February 2000 • 30 min
161. Slipknot
Aired 3 March 2000 • 30 min
162. James Belushi, Ricky Tomlinson, Natalie Imbruglia, Tom Jones
Aired 10 March 2000 • 30 min
163. Season 1, Episode 163
Aired 17 March 2000 • 30 min
164. Season 1, Episode 164
Aired 24 March 2000 • 30 min
165. Season 1, Episode 165
Aired 31 March 2000 • 30 min
166. Season 1, Episode 166
Aired 7 April 2000 • 30 min
167. Kathy Burke, Rhys Ifans, Cat Deeley, Cypress Hill
Aired 14 April 2000 • 30 min
168. Season 1, Episode 168
Aired 21 April 2000 • 30 min
169. Season 1, Episode 169
Aired 28 April 2000 • 30 min
170. Season 1, Episode 170
Aired 5 May 2000 • 30 min
171. Ben Elton, Donna Air, Verne Troyer, Sia, Charlatans, Embrace
Aired 12 May 2000 • 30 min
172. Bon Jovi, Caprice, Michael Greco, Ian Brown, Emiliana Terrini
Aired 19 May 2000 • 30 min
173. David Duchovny, Minnie Driver
Aired 26 May 2000 • 30 min
174. Ben Elton, Joely Richardson, Rachel Hunter, Travis, Jamelia, Gabrielle
Aired 2 June 2000 • 30 min
175. Peter MacNicol, John Cusack, Alice Cooper
Aired 9 June 2000 • 30 min
176. Alyson Hannigan, Kelly Brook, Andy Gray, David Gray
Aired 16 June 2000 • 30 min
178. French & Saunders, Michael Parkinson, Jerry Hall, Ted Rogers, Moby
Aired 10 November 2000 • 30 min
179. Fay Ripley, Jamie Theakston, Sharleen Spiteri, Keith Harris & Orville, Texas
Aired 17 November 2000 • 30 min
180. Tamzin Outhwaite, Mel C, Ronan Keating
Aired 24 November 2000 • 30 min
181. Norman Cook, Jack Dee, Wylcef Jean, Doves, Sonique
Aired 1 December 2000 • 30 min
182. Kylie Minogue, Eddie Irvine, John McEnroe
Aired 8 December 2000 • 30 min
183. Ben Elton, Jamie Oliver, Toploader, Sugababes
Aired 15 December 2000 • 30 min
184. raham Norton, Victoria Beckham, David Beckham, Moby
Aired 22 December 2000 • 30 min