Dinner for One 2022: When will the film be on TV?

Dinner for One 2022: When will the film be on TV?
Dinner for One 2022: When will the film be on TV?

The year 2022 is coming to an end. We’re going to celebrate in a few weeks New Year’s Eve. In addition to fireworks, raclette and the like, for many, one thing is traditionally part of it: the film “Dinner for one”. For decades, the sketch has attracted millions of viewers to the screens. And so Miss Sophie and her butler James should not be missing at the turn of the year 2022/23. It is then said several times again: “The same procedure as every year!”

  • When will “Dinner for One” be on TV in 2022?
  • Is there the classic in the stream?
  • Who are the actors?

When the movie on New Year’s Eve and New Year in the original and in dialect will be broadcast and further information can be found in our overview.

“Dinner for One” 2022 on TV: broadcast dates and broadcast times

In Germany, the third programs of the ARD usually show the “90. Birthday” by Miss Sophie with her butler James. It will also run in 2022 original version (English with German introduction) on December 31 and January 1 several times on different channels.

the broadcast times and Channel at a glance:

  • 3:30 p.m. on the NDR
  • 5:35 p.m. on WDR
  • 5:35 p.m. on NDR
  • 6:40 p.m. in the first
  • 7:00 p.m. on the MDR
  • 7:00 p.m. on the RBB
  • 7:10 p.m. in HR
  • 19:25 in the SWR
  • 7:40 p.m. on NDR
  • 7:40 p.m. in BR
  • 11:35 p.m. on NDR
  • 5:10 a.m. in the first
  • 5:30 a.m. on the RBB

In addition to the original, viewers can also look forward to different ones at the turn of the year 2022/2023 dialect versions looking forward to the classic. You can see when these are running here:

  • 12:25 p.m. “up Platt” on NDR
  • 4:50 p.m. “Hessian version” in HR
  • 5:10 p.m. “Dinner op Kölsch” on WDR
  • 6:45 p.m. “North Hessian version” in HR

Is “Dinner for One” available as a stream in the media library?

If you don’t have time for all the dates or simply don’t want to watch at a prescribed time, you can find “Dinner for One” in the ARD media library. After the broadcast, the film is seven days long as streaming available.


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“Dinner for One” is traditional for many television viewers on New Year’s Eve.
© Photo: dpa/Friso Gentsch

Is Dinner for One on or Amazon Prime?

Who the classic on Netflix is unfortunately disappointed: it is not included in the offer there. on Amazon Prime the film cannot be streamed for free, but you can stream it for 2.49 euros to buy.

Who are the cast members in “Dinner for One”?

The faces of Miss Sophie and her clumsy butler James should be familiar to most people by now. But who are they? actorwho hide behind this funny duo?

Freddie Frinton plays Butler James

The clumsy and always drunk one Butler James is from Freddie Frinton played. Frinton was born in 1909 in Grimsby, northern England, as an illegitimate child and grew up with foster parents. After working in a fish factory for a while, he made his living as a singer and comedian. With “Dinner for One” Frinton made his big break and became a British television star.

May Warden plays Miss Sophie

the iron one miss sophie is by the actress May Warden embodied. Warden comes from a family of actors and therefore gained stage experience very early on. After her big break with Dinner for One, Warden continued to appear on television, mostly in grandmother roles, but also, for example, as a homeless non-speaking person in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange.


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Freddie Frinton as Servant James and May Warden as Miss Sophie are legendary.
© Photo: WDR/NDR/Annemarie Aldag

“Dinner for One”: What are the names of the guests?

In “Dinner for One” the senile aristocrat invites Miss Sophie to dinner on the occasion of her 90th birthday. However are Miss Sophie’s friends died years ago. Unfortunately for her butler James, she is not ready to accept this fact.

In order not to upset the lady of the house, James slips into the roles of the four imaginary ones Guests – and has to drink to Miss Sophie’s health for each of them – until he finally stumbles over the tiger’s head, dead drunk.

The following guests are invited to Miss Sophie’s 90th birthday party and must be impersonated by Butler James:

  • Sir Toby
  • Admiral von Schneider
  • Mr Pommeroy
  • Mr Winterbottom

“Dinner for One”: What dishes does James serve?

Every year on New Year’s Eve, butler James serves Miss Sophie and her imaginary guests a delicious four-course meal. But what exactly is there to eat at “Dinner for One”? The four courses at a glance:

  • Starter: Mulligatawny soup (spicy Indian curry soup)
  • First course: North Sea haddock
  • Main course: chicken
  • Dessert: fruit

The article is in German

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