Greig unimpressed with wardrobe

Tamsin Greig plays Jewish mum Jackie Goodman in the comedy

Tamsin Greig did not rush to keep her costumes from new sitcom Friday Night Dinner.

The Green Wing actress, 43, dons a leopard skin jumpsuit and gold slippers to play Jackie Goodman, the brassy, pushy mother of two boys - played by Inbetweeners star Simon Bird and newcomer Jack Rosenthal - in the new Channel 4 comedy.

She said: "I didn't keep many of the pieces from the wardrobe. The gold slippers made my stomach turn."

She went on: "Then there was the jumpsuit. I didn't keep that one either, weirdly. The gold trainers I did keep, yes, I'm very pleased with those."

Tamsin also confirmed that hospital-set comedy Green Wing and book shop sitcom Black Books are not due to return.

:: Friday Night Dinner begins on Friday, February 25 on Channel 4.