Goodnight Sweetheart. Image shows from L to R: Yvonne Sparrow (Emma Amos), Gary Sparrow (Nicholas Lyndhurst), Phoebe Sparrow (Elizabeth Carling). Copyright: Alomo Productions / BBC
Goodnight Sweetheart

Goodnight Sweetheart

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1993 - 2016
  • 59 episodes (6 series)

Whilst walking around the East End, TV repairman Gary Sparrow is transported back to 1940 where he begins to live a second life. Stars Nicholas Lyndhurst, Dervla Kirwan, Elizabeth Carling, Michelle Holmes, Emma Amos and more.

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Series 1, Episode 3 - Is Your Journey Really Necessary?

Time-travelling Gary returns to 1940 to try to protect Phoebe and Eric from an impending air raid.

Further details

Gary discovers that his prior information could land him inside. Plus, how is he going to explain to his concerned wife that he spent the night in 1940?

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 2nd December 1993
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 8th January 2011 7:00am ITV3
Friday 27th May 2011 5:15pm ITV3
Wednesday 13th March 2013 1:00pm Gold
Wednesday 13th March 2013 7:00pm Gold
Thursday 14th March 2013 7:00am Gold
Thursday 14th March 2013 1:00pm Gold
Friday 15th March 2013 6:30am Gold
Saturday 16th March 2013 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 12th June 2013 11:10am Gold
Saturday 15th June 2013 8:40am Gold
Thursday 5th September 2013 2:55pm Gold
Friday 6th September 2013 7:15am Gold
Wednesday 12th February 2014 8:30am Gold
Wednesday 12th February 2014 4:20pm Gold
Saturday 6th September 2014 10:00am Gold
Thursday 8th January 2015 2:20pm Gold
Thursday 2nd July 2015 11:20am Gold
Sunday 5th July 2015 8:00am Gold
Wednesday 15th July 2015 1:00pm Drama
Wednesday 15th July 2015 7:20pm Drama
Monday 5th October 2015 1:00pm Drama
Monday 5th October 2015 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 5th October 2016 11:20pm Yesterday
Thursday 6th October 2016 9:20pm Yesterday
Monday 27th March 2017 10:20pm Yesterday
Tuesday 28th March 2017 3:00pm Yesterday
Thursday 31st August 2017 7:00am Gold
Thursday 31st August 2017 11:15am Gold
Thursday 31st August 2017 10:50pm Gold
Monday 18th September 2017 7:40am Gold
Monday 18th September 2017 11:20am Gold
Tuesday 19th September 2017 1:20am Gold
Thursday 4th January 2018 7:20pm Drama
Monday 8th January 2018 10:20pm Yesterday
Thursday 1st February 2018 8:40am Gold
Friday 2nd February 2018 12:15am Gold
Thursday 26th April 2018 8:40am Gold
Tuesday 19th June 2018 8:50am Forces TV
Tuesday 19th June 2018 4:10pm Forces TV
Saturday 23rd June 2018 3:10pm Forces TV
Sunday 29th July 2018 4:20pm Forces TV
Thursday 6th September 2018 8:50am Forces TV
Thursday 6th September 2018 3:15pm Forces TV
Sunday 9th September 2018 2:35pm Forces TV
Tuesday 30th October 2018 4:10pm Forces TV
Wednesday 31st October 2018 1:50am Forces TV
Sunday 4th November 2018 1:20am Forces TV
Wednesday 28th November 2018 8:20pm Forces TV
Thursday 29th November 2018 7:40pm Forces TV
Friday 30th November 2018 7:00pm Forces TV
Thursday 10th January 2019 8:20pm Forces TV
Friday 11th January 2019 7:40pm Forces TV
Monday 14th January 2019 7:00pm Forces TV
Wednesday 20th February 2019 8:40am Gold
Wednesday 24th April 2019 9:35am Gold
Thursday 25th April 2019 9:00am Gold
Saturday 27th April 2019 9:00am Gold
Friday 24th May 2019 8:50am Gold
Saturday 25th May 2019 7:50am Gold
Tuesday 28th May 2019 7:40am Gold
Thursday 30th May 2019 9:20am Gold
Monday 5th August 2019 8:20pm Forces TV
Tuesday 6th August 2019 7:40pm Forces TV
Wednesday 7th August 2019 7:00pm Forces TV

Cast & crew

Cast
Nicholas Lyndhurst Gary Sparrow
Dervla Kirwan Phoebe Bamford
Michelle Holmes Yvonne Sparrow
Christopher Ettridge PC Reg Deadman
Victor McGuire Ron Wheatcroft
David Ryall Eric Bamford
Guest cast
Peter Cellier The Spiv
Anthony Pedley DI Howard
Harry Landis Manny
Michael Garner DS Martin
Maria Gough Pregnant Girl
Maggie Guess Station Mistress
Jean Challis Nurse
Tanveer Ghani Newscaster
Writing team
Maurice Gran Writer
Laurence Marks Writer
Production team
Robin Nash Director
John Bartlett Producer
Allan McKeown Executive Producer
Chris Wadsworth Editor
Roger Andrews Production Designer
Anthony Sadler Composer
Gaynor Sadler Composer

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