{{Short description|British television drama series}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}} {{Use British English|date=March 2017}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | genre = Drama | starring = Billie Whitelaw<br>Madhur Jaffrey<br>Zohra Sehgal<br>Michelle Holmes<br>Badi Uzzaman<br>Derek Fowlds | director = Various | writer = Lou Wakefield | country = United Kingdom | language = English | composer = Barrington Pheloung | runtime = 52 minutes (including adverts) | producer = Jeff Rosenblatt <small>(1992)</small><br>Deirdre Kerr <small>(1994)</small> | executive_producer = Scott Meek | location = Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK | num_series = 2 | num_episodes = 8 | company = Zenith Entertainment<br>Tyne Tees Television | network = ITV | first_aired = {{Start date|1992|06|16|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|1994|08|18|df=y}} }}

'''''Firm Friends''''' is a British drama series written and created by Lou Wakefield which was broadcast on ITV from 16 June 1992 to 18 August 1994. The series stars Billie Whitelaw as Rose Gutteridge and Madhur Jaffrey as Jayshree Kapoor. The show was produced by Zenith Entertainment in association with Tyne Tees Television for the ITV network.

==Cast== *Billie Whitelaw as Rose Gutteridge *Madhur Jaffrey as Jayshree Kapoor *Zohra Sehgal as Suvira Bhatia *Michelle Holmes as Maggie Coles *Badi Uzzaman as Puran Kapoor *Derek Fowlds as John Gutteridge *Alexander Morton as DI Hogg *John McArdle as Peter Cresswell *Tony Doyle as Michel Gutteridge *Allen Mechen as Baz

==Series overview==

{{Series overview | caption = Series overview | seasonT = Series | link1 = #Series 1 (1992) | color1 = #006611 | episodes1 = 4 | start1 = {{start date|df=y|1992|06|16}} | end1 = {{end date|df=y|1992|07|07}}

| link2 = #Series 2 (1994) | color2 = #22CCEE | episodes2 = 4 | start2 = {{start date|df=y|1994|07|28}} | end2 = {{end date|df=y|1994|08|18}} }}

==Episodes== ===Series 1 (1992)=== Episodes aired on ITV on Tuesdays at 21:00.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=TV Times Thames/LWT Channel 4, BBC1 and BBC2 Edition Programmes 13-19 June 1992|url=https://editions.themagazinearchive.org/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=195e60be-a264-47fe-b013-acd64c6e6d9f&pnum=55|magazine=TV Times|publisher=Future plc|page=55|accessdate=14 January 2026}}{{subscription required}}</ref> {{Episode table |background=#006611 |total_width=auto |overall= |series= |aux1= |aux1T=Title |airdate= |country=UK |episodes= {{Episode list/sublist|Firm Friends |EpisodeNumber = 1 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Aux1 = Episode 1 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|06|16|df=yes}} }} {{Episode list/sublist|Firm Friends |EpisodeNumber = 2 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Aux1 = Episode 2 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|06|23|df=yes}} }} {{Episode list/sublist|Firm Friends |EpisodeNumber = 3 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Aux1 = Episode 3 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|06|30|df=yes}} }} {{Episode list/sublist|Firm Friends |EpisodeNumber = 4 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Aux1 = Episode 4 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|07|07|df=yes}} }} }}

===Series 2 (1994)=== Episodes aired on ITV on Thursdays at 21:00.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=TV Times London Edition Programmes 23-28 July 1994|url=https://editions.themagazinearchive.org/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=TV%20Times%20London&edid=714f7266-729f-493b-9915-87c4c6211377&pnum=59|magazine=TV Times|publisher=Future plc|page=59|accessdate=14 January 2026}}{{subscription required}}</ref> {{Episode table |background=#22CCEE |total_width=auto |overall= |series= |aux1= |aux1T=Title |airdate= |country=UK |episodes= {{Episode list/sublist|Firm Friends |EpisodeNumber = 5 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Aux1 = Episode 1 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|07|28|df=yes}} }} {{Episode list/sublist|Firm Friends |EpisodeNumber = 6 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Aux1 = Episode 2 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|08|04|df=yes}} }} {{Episode list/sublist|Firm Friends |EpisodeNumber = 7 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Aux1 = Episode 3 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|08|11|df=yes}} }} {{Episode list/sublist|Firm Friends |EpisodeNumber = 8 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Aux1 = Episode 4 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|08|18|df=yes}} }} }}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|id=0103413|title=Firm Friends}}

Category:1992 British television series debuts Category:1994 British television series endings Category:1990s British drama television series Category:ITV television dramas Category:1990s British television miniseries Category:Television series by ITV Studios Category:Television shows produced by Tyne Tees Television Category:English-language British television shows Category:Television shows set in County Durham Category:Television shows set in Newcastle upon Tyne Category:Television shows set in Tyne and Wear