Friends is moving to Channel 5 in September - but only for five hours
Ten episodes will air back to back to mark the show's 21st birthday
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Your support makes all the difference.Everyone’s favourite US sitcom is coming to terrestrial TV later this month, for a limited time only.
Ten episodes of Friends will be shown on Channel 5 for five hours on Sunday 13 September between 12pm and 5pm to mark the show’s 21st birthday.
Joey, Rachel, Chandler, Monica, Phoebe and Ross have found a home on Comedy Central in recent years after Channel 4 ceased broadcasting the popular sitcom in 2010 after 15 years.
Comedy Central will also mark the show’s 21st anniversary with a Friends festival in London’s East End, which will see The Boiler House in Brick Lane transformed into a full scale set of Monica’s apartment.
An exhibition will show some of the series’ most famous props, including replicas of the orange sofa and Joey’s Lay-Z Boy recliner for photo opportunities.
Friends fans can watch every single episode of the Nineties sitcom on Comedy Central’s Friendsfest: The One with Every Episode, which airs weekdays from 5pm.
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