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.

  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 981

Episode menu

Series 2, Episode 7 - Would You Like To Swing On A Star

Gary's fictitious job with Ron may cover his trips to 1941, but it doesn't pay the bills. The antique trade may provide an answer.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 3rd April 1995
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 13th June 2011 5:00pm ITV3
Saturday 28th January 2012 7:45am ITV3
Wednesday 27th March 2013 7:00pm Gold
Thursday 28th March 2013 7:00am Gold
Thursday 28th March 2013 1:00pm Gold
Friday 29th March 2013 12:20pm Gold
Tuesday 2nd April 2013 6:30am Gold
Wednesday 19th June 2013 11:10am Gold
Thursday 20th June 2013 2:00am Gold
Saturday 22nd June 2013 9:50am Gold
Monday 16th September 2013 3:00pm Gold
Tuesday 17th September 2013 9:15am Gold
Wednesday 26th February 2014 8:25am Gold
Wednesday 26th February 2014 4:20pm Gold
Saturday 1st March 2014 9:00am Gold
Saturday 27th September 2014 9:30am Gold
Monday 26th January 2015 2:20pm Gold
Thursday 16th July 2015 1:30pm Gold
Sunday 19th July 2015 8:40am Gold
Wednesday 29th July 2015 1:00pm Drama
Wednesday 29th July 2015 7:20pm Drama
Monday 19th October 2015 1:00pm Drama
Monday 19th October 2015 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 19th October 2016 11:20pm Yesterday
Thursday 20th October 2016 9:20pm Yesterday
Wednesday 26th April 2017 10:20pm Yesterday
Thursday 27th April 2017 3:00pm Yesterday
Tuesday 5th September 2017 7:00am Gold
Tuesday 5th September 2017 10:40am Gold
Tuesday 5th September 2017 11:30pm Gold
Saturday 23rd September 2017 7:35am Gold
Sunday 24th September 2017 12:15am Gold
Monday 15th January 2018 7:20pm Drama
Monday 5th February 2018 9:00pm Yesterday
Thursday 15th February 2018 8:40am Gold
Friday 16th February 2018 12:20am Gold
Friday 11th May 2018 8:05am Gold
Tuesday 26th June 2018 8:50am Forces TV
Tuesday 26th June 2018 4:10pm Forces TV
Saturday 30th June 2018 3:10pm Forces TV
Wednesday 12th September 2018 8:50am Forces TV
Wednesday 12th September 2018 3:15pm Forces TV
Saturday 15th September 2018 4:25pm Forces TV
Monday 5th November 2018 8:20pm Forces TV
Tuesday 6th November 2018 7:40pm Forces TV
Wednesday 7th November 2018 7:00pm Forces TV
Thursday 24th January 2019 8:20pm Forces TV
Friday 25th January 2019 7:40pm Forces TV
Monday 28th January 2019 6:00pm Forces TV
Tuesday 5th March 2019 8:55am Gold
Wednesday 6th March 2019 8:20am Gold
Thursday 9th May 2019 8:35am Gold
Friday 10th May 2019 8:05am 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
Ronnie Stevens Sidney Wix
Peter Blythe Gregory
Robin McCallum (as Robin Lermitte) Lance
Nicola Redmond Stallholder
Natasha Gardiner Record Assistant
Len Howe Dick
Michelle Cattini Autograph Seeker
Writing team
Maurice Gran Writer
Laurence Marks Writer
Micheál Jacob Script Editor
Production team
Robin Nash Director
John Bartlett Producer
Allan McKeown Executive Producer
Chris Wadsworth Editor
Roger Andrews Production Designer

Share this page