Just Good Friends. Image shows from L to R: Penny Warrender (Jan Francis), Vince Pinner (Paul Nicholas). Copyright: BBC
Just Good Friends

Just Good Friends (1983)

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1983 - 1986
  • 22 episodes (3 series)

Vince and Penny were about to get married, but he got cold feet and left her waiting at the church. Five years later they bump into each other again. Stars Paul Nicholas, Jan Francis, Sylvia Kay, John Ringham, Ann Lynn and more.

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Series 2, Episode 2

Relations between the warring couple are fairly peaceful, except that Penny thinks Vince is taking her for granted. She reckons he needs to be taught a lesson, so she invents an very good-looking and very imaginary colleague called Steve to make him jealous!

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 14th October 1984
Time
8:45pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 2nd September 2011 7:00am Gold
Friday 2nd September 2011 11:20am Gold
Wednesday 8th February 2012 7:30am Gold
Friday 20th April 2012 7:40am Gold
Friday 5th October 2012 7:00am Gold
Friday 5th October 2012 2:20pm Gold
Wednesday 3rd April 2013 8:20am Gold
Wednesday 3rd April 2013 2:20pm Gold
Wednesday 11th September 2013 8:40am Gold
Thursday 12th September 2013 6:10am Gold
Tuesday 14th January 2014 8:10am Drama
Tuesday 14th January 2014 1:10pm Drama
Thursday 29th January 2015 3:30am Gold
Tuesday 12th May 2015 4:45pm BBC2
Tuesday 12th May 2015 5:30pm BBC2 Wales
Thursday 24th November 2016 1:45pm BBC2
Wednesday 24th November 2021 5:20pm Drama
Tuesday 24th May 2022 7:00am Drama
Tuesday 24th May 2022 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 30th May 2023 6:00pm Drama

Cast & crew

Cast
Paul Nicholas Vince Pinner
Jan Francis Penny Warrender
Sylvia Kay Daphne Warrender
John Ringham Norman Warrender
Guest cast
Colette Gleeson Elaine
Royston Tickner Stan
Derek Newark Eddie Brown
Peter Blake Laurence
Richard Cubison Alex
Writing team
John Sullivan Writer
Production team
Ray Butt Director
Ray Butt Producer
Graham Taylor Editor
John Jarvis Editor
David Hitchcock Production Designer
John Sullivan Composer

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