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 9 - Flash, Bang, Wallop

Gary has to take drastic measures to make sure that a compromising photograph from the 1940s is not seen in the present day.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 21st June 1999
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 31st August 2010 5:00pm ITV3
Thursday 11th August 2011 5:00pm ITV3
Friday 12th August 2011 8:20am ITV3
Saturday 7th July 2012 6:55am ITV3
Wednesday 25th July 2012 5:15pm ITV3
Thursday 26th July 2012 6:10am ITV3
Monday 3rd June 2013 7:00pm Gold
Tuesday 4th June 2013 7:00am Gold
Tuesday 4th June 2013 10:20am Gold
Wednesday 5th June 2013 6:30am Gold
Friday 19th July 2013 12:05pm Gold
Friday 8th November 2013 2:40pm Gold
Friday 16th May 2014 7:40am Gold
Friday 16th May 2014 4:20pm Gold
Sunday 16th November 2014 10:50am Gold
Tuesday 29th September 2015 1:00pm Drama
Tuesday 29th September 2015 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 17th December 2015 1:00pm Drama
Thursday 17th December 2015 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 20th December 2016 11:30pm Yesterday
Wednesday 21st December 2016 9:25pm Yesterday
Tuesday 11th July 2017 10:20pm Yesterday
Wednesday 12th July 2017 3:00pm Yesterday
Wednesday 25th October 2017 8:10am Gold
Wednesday 25th October 2017 11:20am Gold
Friday 26th January 2018 8:40am Gold
Saturday 27th January 2018 7:35am Gold
Friday 20th April 2018 8:40am Gold
Saturday 21st April 2018 7:40am Gold
Wednesday 25th July 2018 9:30am Forces TV
Wednesday 25th July 2018 3:50pm Forces TV
Sunday 29th July 2018 2:00pm Forces TV
Thursday 16th August 2018 8:55am Gold
Friday 17th August 2018 12:20am Gold
Monday 15th October 2018 9:25am Forces TV
Monday 15th October 2018 3:50pm Forces TV
Saturday 20th October 2018 2:40pm Forces TV
Friday 4th January 2019 8:20pm Forces TV
Monday 7th January 2019 7:40pm Forces TV
Tuesday 8th January 2019 7:00pm Forces TV
Tuesday 26th March 2019 7:20pm Forces TV
Wednesday 27th March 2019 6:40pm Forces TV
Thursday 28th March 2019 6:00pm Forces TV
Tuesday 16th April 2019 8:55am Gold
Wednesday 17th April 2019 8:40am Gold
Friday 31st May 2019 8:20pm Forces TV
Monday 3rd June 2019 7:40pm Forces TV
Tuesday 4th June 2019 6:35pm Forces TV
Tuesday 30th July 2019 8:20pm Forces TV
Wednesday 31st July 2019 7:40pm Forces TV
Thursday 1st August 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
Robert Whitelock PC Cotterill
Robin Meredith Mr Bannister
Dorothea Phillips Holiday Rep
Writing team
Victoria Grew Script Editor
Paul Alexander Writer
Simon Braithwaite Writer
Production team
Terry Kinane Director
Nic Phillips Producer
Claire Hinson Executive Producer
Phil Moss Editor
David Ferris Production Designer

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