Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal will return in sitcom written and produced by Robert Popper

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Mr Goodman can relax: he now has a whole new series in which to find Adam "a female" after Channel 4 confirmed that Friday Night Dinner will return for a second run.

The sitcom stars Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal as a pair of twentysomethings returning to their childhood home – not to mention their childhood roles – to have dinner with their parents played by Tamsin Greig and Paul Ritter.

It is written and produced by Robert Popper – a former Channel 4 comedy commissioner himself and co-creator of BBC mockdoc Look Around You.

"I am so happy to be making a second series of Friday Night Dinner for Channel 4. I can't wait to get writing in the same small room again for eight lonely months, talking to myself at regular intervals and eating far too many biscuits," Popper said.

The first episode of Friday Night Dinner premiered to strong viewing figures – with more than 2.8 million watching the first episode across live broadcast, C4 +1 and video on demand services.

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