Popular chain TGI Fridays has confirmed the 35 restaurants that will be closing "immediately".

The business announced that it would be closing locations across the country after accepting a new rescue deal.

On Monday (October 7) joint administrators at Teneo revealed Breal Capital and Calveton UK had acquired 51 restaurants.

The deal means TGI Fridays will remain on UK high streets and nearly 2,400 jobs have been saved.

However, 35 restaurants were not included in the sale and have been closed immediately, resulting in 1,012 redundancies.

Chief executive of TGI Fridays UK, Julie McEwan, said: “The news today marks the start of a positive future for our business following a very challenging period for the casual dining sector as a whole.

“We are devastated for our colleagues who will be leaving TGIs and thank them for their loyalty and contribution during their time with us.

“We are doing everything possible to retain our team and support those impacted.”

See all the TGI Friday restaurants closing down 'immediately'

Here are all of the TGI Fridays restaurants closing down across the UK.

  • Barnsley
  • Birmingham
  • Bracknell
  • Brighton Marina
  • Bristol Cabot Circus
  • Cardiff Newport Road
  • Chelmsford
  • Cheltenham
  • Croydon
  • Derby
  • Dundee
  • Durham
  • Edinburgh Fort Kinnaird
  • Enfield
  • Gateshead
  • Gloucester Quays
  • Halifax
  • Jersey
  • Leeds
  • Leeds Trinity
  • Leicester
  • Lincoln
  • Manchester Royal Exchange
  • Newcastle Eldon Square
  • Newport
  • Northampton
  • Prestwich
  • Romford
  • Sale
  • Solihull
  • Southampton West Quay South
  • Speke
  • Sutton Coldfield
  • Swansea
  • Watford North

The collapse of the London-listed hospitality business came after plans to buy the US restaurant chain for £177 million fell through in September.

It would have merged with US-based TGI Fridays Inc, to create a larger firm that would remain listed in London.

But the takeover plans were dropped after a management change which would have meant it could not collect royalties from the TGI Fridays brand.

TGI Fridays joins other big-name businesses including Papa Johns and the Body Shop in closing sites in 2024.