Tom: My abiding memory is having no idea how to interact with people who I knew from the television. So I researched Tamsin on Wikipedia and so after saying hello I immediately asked her about her experiences at the University of Birmingham. My first experience of Tamsin was totally in thrall, and her first experience of me was as a cyber-stalker. Sure, Shakespeare was British, but modern-day Brits are decidedly less wordy. Long gone are the days where we would greet each other in the street with a formal “How do you do, Sir?” (while tipping our hats and waving our handkerchiefs in the air). Nowadays, your average Brit under the age of 40 is far more likely to greet their friends or loved ones with a curt “Alright?”

It was everything I hoped it would be. It had all the best elements of a traditional family sitcom – warmth and big, relatable jokes – but all filtered through Robert’s unique, surreal, anarchic worldview. I thought we had the opportunity to make something that could be both popular but also weird and inventive.Simon: It was everything I hoped it would be. It had all the best elements of a traditional family sitcom - warmth and big, relatable jokes - but all filtered through Robert's unique, surreal, anarchic worldview. I thought we had the opportunity to make something that could be both popular but also weird and inventive. Another theory is that one historical owner of the aforementioned "imposing stately home" may well have had his beautiful view obscured by peasant hovels, and removed them when it was appropriate to do so. Landowners behaving in this way was not uncommon, but there's absolutely no evidence this happened in Bitterley. A photo of Bitterley Court. Wessex Archaeology wrote: "It is possible that Medieval structures may still survive in this area¸ sealed below the post-Medieval remains. This one isn’t just confusing for non-native English speakers — it regularly trips up Americans too! In American English “to be pissed” means to be extremely angry about something. In British English, the phrase is used to describe the feeling of having had a few too many lagers down the pub, and the resulting struggle to walk in a straight line. 9. Lovely A village that doesn't have a pub," said one of the show's most popular characters, Phil Harding. "What sort of a village is this?"

I can no longer hear anyone say 'lips' without thinking it is Frances Cuka mishearing the name Liz. Whenever Martin digs into dinner, he jokes ‘this is a lovely bit of squirrel’ and the whole family laughs. A dark day indeed when we lose the comedy greats. It is a great shame to lose Paul Ritter, and beyond his roles in The Limehouse Golem and Chernobyl , he will, inevitably, be remembered for his work on Friday Night Dinner . Infectious, light fun that gives as good as it takes. It is how Robert Popper, writer of every episode, crafts these stories and similar tones that we must cherish. That is the aim of Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel , an initially earnest documentary trying to understand the love of the show that turns into a puff-piece feature set on showcasing the basic notes of a show that some may, somehow, be unaware of.Wessex Archaeology analysed the Time Team investigation and said that while pottery dating to the 12th to 13th centuries was recovered, "the geophysical and topographical surveys and the evaluation trenches targeted upon supposed area of the deserted Medieval village identified no traces of an abandoned Medieval settlement." Villager Richard Osborne said at the time: "We've had children from the school here digging under the supervision of the experts and we've found some lovely bits of Medieval pottery that we hope will be featured on the show." A behind-the-scenes shot of Tony Robinson in Bitterley (2011). Spend more than five minutes around any British woman over the age of 40, and you are very likely to hear the word “lovely.” This extremely popular word conveys a feeling of affection or approval on behalf of the speaker towards an object or person, and it’s perhaps best summed up in the phrase, “that’s a lovely cup of tea.” However, the word is more popular amongst older generations, and even more so amongst older women. For instance, the following exchange is definitely happening right now on the streets of Oxford: