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 5

Vince asks Penny to come over to his flat to hear some news. She decides to split up with him, again, but he tells her that he has met someone else and become engaged. However, he persuades her to go on a 'goodbye' holiday to his parents' villa in Portugal.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 4th November 1984
Time
8:45pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 7th September 2011 7:00am Gold
Wednesday 7th September 2011 11:20am Gold
Monday 13th February 2012 7:30am Gold
Monday 13th February 2012 2:00pm Gold
Wednesday 25th April 2012 7:40am Gold
Wednesday 10th October 2012 7:00am Gold
Wednesday 10th October 2012 2:20pm Gold
Tuesday 7th May 2013 8:20am Gold
Wednesday 8th May 2013 12:55am Gold
Sunday 15th September 2013 6:10am Gold
Thursday 14th November 2013 2:15am Gold
Friday 17th January 2014 8:10am Drama
Friday 17th January 2014 1:10pm Drama
Sunday 1st February 2015 7:00am Gold
Friday 15th May 2015 4:45pm BBC2
Tuesday 6th December 2016 2:00pm BBC2
Monday 29th November 2021 5:20pm Drama
Friday 27th May 2022 7:00am Drama
Friday 27th May 2022 6:00pm Drama
Friday 2nd June 2023 6:00pm Drama

Cast & crew

Cast
Paul Nicholas Vince Pinner
Jan Francis Penny Warrender
Writing team
John Sullivan Writer
Production team
Ray Butt Director
Ray Butt Producer
John Jarvis Editor
John Sillitto Editor
David Hitchcock Production Designer
John Sullivan Composer
David Laskey Production Designer

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