Friday Night Dinner - S6E3 'The Au Pair'

The response I would have gotten if I had asked any of the head chefs I worked with if they would do Afternoon Tea in the evening lol wooooeeee mash potato everywhere at the idea of it :L

so funny to see Jess getting the uk humour and using it with ease the way she said to mike you never ask me if i have fresh water i found so funny dont feel like you need to state your joking it was pure class

I cant tell if its my telly but the audio balancing feels off on this :') is it just me?

I’m sure someone will have mentioned it somewhere in the comments on the FND episodes but they did a really nice documentary about the show before Paul Ritter died. Would definitely be worth your time finding it once you’ve finished it.

Hey guys. great reaction as usual :) if u love sally phillips u should check out the tv show Miranda (Written and starring miranda hart. it has sally and tom ellis in it as well :)

I had 3 au pairs growing up and met one of the last year

Poor jess I'll rehydrate you lol 💚💜

The original meaning of au pair was "social equal". You hired someone socially equal to take care of your kids.

Love how we see him Fall in love 😻

Sorry to be a debby downer , but I miss Wilson 😭😭😭 my kazzy bear. I can’t wait till Sunday ❤️❤️

Derry girls is a funny show

Btw, cream tea is not tea with cream in it, Jim just took it literally 😂 it's tea with scones, clotted cream and jam. There is also afternoon tea which has this plus sandwiches and other little desserts. It's nice as a treat as it can be quite pricey, Jibby must have spent a fortune having one everyday! Also Jess your Jibby impression was very good 👍

😂😂😂♥♥

u guys should watch miranda (with sally phillips).

My cousin who was 25 travelled to Germany to be a nanny there last year for a wealthy family despite having no previous experience and got paid a lot 😂 there are definitely people/places that do that 😂 but I could neverrrrrrr with my kids haha. Now I’ll crack on with watching the episode 😆

I'm Alan Partridge pleaseeee

I had an Au Pair. Her name was Olga from Spain. We were all invited to her wedding years later but couldn’t afford to go. She was a live-in nanny.

Here's a link to (Queen of Baking) Mary Berry's Scone recipe: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/tea_time_scones_77839 I usually go Cornish (Jam on first then cream) as opposed to Devon (cream on first), but either way is acceptable really (unless you're actually in either of those counties). Clotted cream is the way to go, top tier, but I'm not sure you can get that in America so you can whip double cream until it is stiff, squirty cream is NOT ACCEPTABLE!

My cousin was an au pair for a few French families (We're in Ireland), she loved it and now permanently lives in France having become an English teacher

I like Sally in Bridget Jones an Miranda and Smack the Pony lol

I’ve only ever heard the term Au Pair, when used within the sentence… ‘he got the au pair pregnant’ 😊

Wait until you see I’m Alan Partridge

This series just doesn’t land like the others. They definitely ran out of ideas 😆

I thought there would be a twist where “the fat legs” was some mistranslation of the Swiss name for an STD, and that’s why she kept running to the toilet.

Absolutely love the show guys. Any chance you can lower your mics volume?!

Those boys are so rude. Gibby clearly knew them and was excited to meet them. The least they could do was to play along and try to work out who she was.

A cream tea is a scone with thick cream and jam, served with tea. But it's become a bit of an 'event', so it'll often also come with little triangular sandwiches as the 'savoury' starter, occasionally with a glass of fizz etc. People might go out with their friends for a cream team as a treat. But in it's essence - scone with jam and cream.

My apologies for failing to chat and confess that my favourite shows are ofah father ted and fawlty towers which you have already been through but really looking forward to your reaction to the next ofah episode its gonna be a blast 👍

I always thought this was one of the weaker episodes. It's certainly got some very funny moments and i'd not go so far as to say it was bad, but i do think it heavily relied on the one joke for most of the episode, more so than most other episodes.

My understanding of an Au Pair is that they're normally quite young, 18-mid 20's, and they travel from somewhere abroad and in exchange for child care and some light housework you pay them by giving them free room and board and i think an allowance is normally included as well. Part of the appeal is that it's normally convenient for both parties, one gets to travel to a foreign country for a prolonged time and doesn't have to pay for much, the other gets child care for a longer time/less money than if they were paying for a nursery or similar. The Children also benefit by being exposed to someone from another country and it can help them learn other languages etc... There's some nightmare stories of families treating the au pairs poorly and similarly the other way around, but when it all goes smoothly it's pretty great for both parties.

I think it's been suggested before, but Black Books would be an amazing show for you to react too.

We got married at the ‘cream tea’ hotel. Memories

Weakest episode. So random and pointless. And a cream tea is a scone with jam and cream, as you saw in the hotel

I'm glad nobody who booked cream tea for our hotel restaurant saw this and thought we would be serving it to 9pm lol Also, I know they aren't supposed to be real people yet look at how much connection and chemistry and fun Jim and Gibby have in those small moments, over anytime the lads bring a girlfriend home.

I’m sure you probably know what shows you’ll be doing next. But there’s 2 that most reactors haven’t watched. The Royle Family (it’s about a Working Class family in Manchester pretty much entirely set in their living room) And the other show is Early Doors (Same writer and about a struggling pub landlord and his regulars)

My sister was an au-pair in Paris, France. Loved Paris, hated the kids.

My sister and I had several Au Pairs whilst growing up. It gave us an insight into their cultures (French, German, Swiss) and allowed them to experience family life in the UK first hand. It wasn't without difficulties (my brother saw it as a free dating agency, and the confusion between Imperial and Metric made for some interesting dinners) but it was worthwhile.

Loads of people in NZ have these if they have money and spare rooms. European mostly German or Scandinavian

I'm glad Sally remained a surprise for you this episode

This is probably the worst episode of Friday night dinner

Gibby's reaction to the cream tea after all these years is pretty much how I felt when Walkers re-released Worcester Sauce crisps.

Didn't realise Sally Philips was in this - I think I'd only seen up to about the 3rd season previously.

You put cream in your tea? Creeeeaaamyy Teeeeeaaaa?

I wouldn’t eat wasps either, although some societies do apparently. Parts of Asia and even Mexico. Wasp larvae is quite popular. I’m not sneaking up on a wasps nest to get it!

We need more only fools n horses!! 😭😭

the end reminded me, you guys should watch derry girls!! you may have to use subtitles also it’s mostly for jess but mike you’ll like it as it goes along!! love your reactions 🫶🏼❤️

I love Sally Phillips and your reaction to seeing her was great! 😂 An Au pair usually refers to a young foreign person (late teens to mid-twenties) who lives with a family, helping with housework and childcare, in exchange for room and board and a bit of money. I wouldn't say it has ever been very popular, and is even less so now.

We need 'I'm Alan Partridge'

So have we all been saying "jibbyyyy" and "creamy teaaaa" in Jim's voice?

I'd do that. I'd have 5 cream teas

yeah, I had an au pair, one of my friends growing up had a new one every year. It's a middle class to wealthy European thing I feel like

Holy crap,Sally looking amazing,how can I not remember she appeared with it 😅🤔

Your reaction to seeing Sally Phillips was great 😂 Taskmaster is such an amazing show that allows you to get to know multiple people and fall in love with them.

Another great episode. Mike and Jess, for future reference, Sally Phillips is in all 3 of the Bridget Jones movies and in the first season of “I’m Alan Partridge.” Very talented actress.

Just so you know, what Jim was having is not a tradition at all. The joke was that he misunderstood a cream tea for a creamy tea.

You will have to try a cream tea when you travel to the UK 🇬🇧 :)

Where have you seen Sally Phillips from? Can’t remember what other programme she has been on that you might have watched?

Our chocolate was the best now it tastes awful too

Looking forward to this just for reaction to you noticing Sally Phillips