Friends

Friends was a television show in the 2000s. Emma Webster watched Friends in her flat. (PROSE: Almost Perfect)

VHS tapes of Friends were sold at a video store in Cardiff. (TV: Random Shoes)

Whilst trying to recall everything she'd learned about witches in school, Donna Noble briefly wondered if she was getting witchfinder Matthew Hopkins mixed up with "a bloke" from the series. (PROSE: )

Behind the scenes
The comic story A Rose by Any Other Name featured a parody of the series, called Chums, as a recurring feature.

Connections
Dan Castellaneta appeared in the season 2 episode.

Jennifer Saunders, June Whitfield, and Jane Carr all made guest appearances in the two-part season 4 finale, with Saunders and Carr also returning for the first season 5 episode.

Scott Adsit appeared in the season 7 episode.

The show's 2021 was first released in the US on HBO Max, and was hosted by James Corden.