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 6, Episode 4 - Grief Encounter

Phoebe loses patience when Gary backs out of the limelight. Does she have more than a brief encounter on her mind? Meanwhile, tensions in LA over Yvonne's American operations rise exponentially.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 16th May 1999
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

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Date Time Channel
Monday 23rd August 2010 5:00pm ITV3
Thursday 4th August 2011 4:55pm ITV3
Friday 5th August 2011 7:55am ITV3
Saturday 9th June 2012 7:15am ITV3
Sunday 10th June 2012 1:40am ITV3
Wednesday 18th July 2012 5:15pm ITV3
Thursday 19th July 2012 6:00am ITV3
Friday 24th May 2013 7:00pm Gold
Saturday 25th May 2013 12:20pm Gold
Tuesday 28th May 2013 7:00am Gold
Tuesday 28th May 2013 1:00pm Gold
Wednesday 29th May 2013 6:30am Gold
Wednesday 17th July 2013 11:20am Gold
Monday 4th November 2013 2:40pm Gold
Saturday 9th November 2013 9:30am Gold
Wednesday 7th May 2014 7:40am Gold
Wednesday 7th May 2014 4:20pm Gold
Saturday 10th May 2014 10:15am Gold
Sunday 9th November 2014 11:45am Gold
Thursday 9th April 2015 12:40pm Gold
Tuesday 22nd September 2015 1:00pm Drama
Tuesday 22nd September 2015 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 10th December 2015 1:00pm Drama
Thursday 10th December 2015 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 13th December 2016 11:20pm Yesterday
Wednesday 14th December 2016 9:20pm Yesterday
Monday 3rd July 2017 10:20pm Yesterday
Tuesday 4th July 2017 3:00pm Yesterday
Wednesday 18th October 2017 8:20am Gold
Wednesday 18th October 2017 11:40am Gold
Wednesday 18th October 2017 3:00pm Gold
Friday 19th January 2018 8:40am Gold
Friday 13th April 2018 8:50am Gold
Saturday 14th April 2018 8:30am Gold
Monday 23rd July 2018 8:50am Forces TV
Monday 23rd July 2018 4:10pm Forces TV
Saturday 28th July 2018 2:00pm Forces TV
Thursday 9th August 2018 8:40am Gold
Friday 10th August 2018 12:25am Gold
Thursday 11th October 2018 8:50am Forces TV
Thursday 11th October 2018 3:10pm Forces TV
Sunday 14th October 2018 2:35pm Forces TV
Friday 28th December 2018 8:20pm Forces TV
Monday 31st December 2018 7:40pm Forces TV
Tuesday 1st January 2019 7:00pm Forces TV
Tuesday 19th March 2019 7:20pm Forces TV
Wednesday 20th March 2019 6:40pm Forces TV
Thursday 21st March 2019 6:00pm Forces TV
Tuesday 9th April 2019 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 10th April 2019 3:25am Gold
Wednesday 10th April 2019 8:40am Gold
Friday 24th May 2019 8:20pm Forces TV
Monday 27th May 2019 7:40pm Forces TV
Tuesday 28th May 2019 7:00pm Forces TV
Tuesday 23rd July 2019 8:20pm Forces TV
Wednesday 24th July 2019 7:40pm Forces TV
Thursday 25th July 2019 7:00pm Forces TV

Cast & crew

Cast
Nicholas Lyndhurst Gary Sparrow
Elizabeth Carling Phoebe Sparrow
Emma Amos Yvonne Sparrow
Christopher Ettridge PC Reg Deadman
Victor McGuire Ron Wheatcroft
David Benson Noel Coward
Guest cast
Paul Goodwin Anthony Blair
Rolf Saxon Murray
Dolly Wells Celia Johnson
Andrew Havill Trevor Howard
Richard Braine David Lean
Writing team
Maurice Gran Writer
Laurence Marks Writer
Victoria Grew Script Editor
Production team
Nic Phillips Director
Nic Phillips Producer
Claire Hinson Executive Producer
Phil Moss Editor
David Ferris Production Designer
David Harsent Composer

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