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 2, Episode 6 - ...As You Wave Me Goodbye

Gary discovers that settling down in 1941 is not quite what he imagined - not least because he's now expected to go on fire watch duty. But having committed suicide in 1994, it won't be easy to go home...

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 27th March 1995
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 10th June 2011 5:05pm ITV3
Sunday 22nd January 2012 8:15am ITV3
Tuesday 26th March 2013 7:00pm Gold
Wednesday 27th March 2013 7:00am Gold
Wednesday 27th March 2013 1:00pm Gold
Thursday 28th March 2013 6:30am Gold
Friday 29th March 2013 11:40am Gold
Tuesday 18th June 2013 11:55am Gold
Saturday 22nd June 2013 9:10am Gold
Friday 13th September 2013 3:40pm Gold
Tuesday 25th February 2014 8:30am Gold
Tuesday 25th February 2014 4:20pm Gold
Saturday 1st March 2014 8:20am Gold
Sunday 21st September 2014 10:10am Gold
Thursday 22nd January 2015 3:00pm Gold
Wednesday 15th July 2015 3:40pm Gold
Sunday 19th July 2015 8:00am Gold
Tuesday 28th July 2015 1:00pm Drama
Tuesday 28th July 2015 7:20pm Drama
Friday 16th October 2015 1:00pm Drama
Friday 16th October 2015 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 18th October 2016 11:20pm Yesterday
Wednesday 19th October 2016 9:20pm Yesterday
Tuesday 25th April 2017 10:20pm Yesterday
Wednesday 26th April 2017 3:00pm Yesterday
Monday 4th September 2017 7:55am Gold
Monday 4th September 2017 11:35am Gold
Monday 4th September 2017 11:55pm Gold
Saturday 23rd September 2017 7:00am Gold
Saturday 23rd September 2017 11:35pm Gold
Friday 12th January 2018 7:20pm Drama
Monday 29th January 2018 10:20pm Yesterday
Wednesday 14th February 2018 8:40am Gold
Thursday 15th February 2018 11:40pm Gold
Thursday 10th May 2018 8:05am Gold
Friday 11th May 2018 12:20am Gold
Monday 25th June 2018 9:30am Forces TV
Monday 25th June 2018 4:50pm Forces TV
Saturday 30th June 2018 2:35pm Forces TV
Tuesday 11th September 2018 9:25am Forces TV
Tuesday 11th September 2018 3:50pm Forces TV
Saturday 15th September 2018 3:50pm Forces TV
Monday 5th November 2018 7:40pm Forces TV
Tuesday 6th November 2018 7:00pm Forces TV
Wednesday 23rd January 2019 8:20pm Forces TV
Thursday 24th January 2019 7:40pm Forces TV
Friday 25th January 2019 7:00pm Forces TV
Monday 4th March 2019 8:55am Gold
Tuesday 5th March 2019 8:15am Gold
Wednesday 8th May 2019 8:40am Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Nicholas Lyndhurst Gary Sparrow
Dervla Kirwan Phoebe Bamford
Michelle Holmes Yvonne Sparrow
Christopher Ettridge PC Reg Deadman
Victor McGuire Ron Wheatcroft
Guest cast
John Rapley Stan (Old Codger)
Yvonne D'Alpra Mrs Bloss
Amanda Richardson Wendy
Maria Pastel Café Waitress
Writing team
Gary Lawson Writer
John Phelps Writer
Micheál Jacob Script Editor
Production team
Robin Nash Director
John Bartlett Producer
Allan McKeown Executive Producer
Chris Wadsworth Editor
Roger Andrews Production Designer

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