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.

Episode menu

Series 3, Episode 2

After Paris, Penny and Vince are back in London pursuing separate careers. Vince is not prepared to leave it at that, despite the fact that Penny has found out about his wife. He goes on a major charm offensive to try to win her back ...

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 20th November 1986
Time
9:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 13th September 2011 7:05am Gold
Tuesday 13th September 2011 11:20am Gold
Friday 17th February 2012 7:30am Gold
Friday 17th February 2012 2:00pm Gold
Saturday 31st March 2012 12:20pm Gold
Tuesday 1st May 2012 7:40am Gold
Monday 22nd October 2012 2:20pm Gold
Tuesday 23rd October 2012 7:00am Gold
Tuesday 28th May 2013 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 18th September 2013 7:15am Gold
Thursday 19th September 2013 6:00am Gold
Tuesday 26th November 2013 8:40am Gold
Thursday 23rd January 2014 8:10am Drama
Thursday 23rd January 2014 1:10pm Drama
Thursday 21st May 2015 4:45pm BBC2
Friday 3rd December 2021 5:20pm Drama
Monday 6th June 2022 7:00am Drama
Monday 6th June 2022 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 8th June 2023 6:00pm Drama

Cast & crew

Cast
Paul Nicholas Vince Pinner
Jan Francis Penny Warrender
James Lister Lennie
Guest cast
Sally Faulkner Bev
Brian Tully Waiter
Writing team
John Sullivan Writer
Production team
Sue Bysh Director
Ray Butt Producer
David Hitchcock Production Designer

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