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 3, Episode 6

It's the day of the divorce and Gina is about to acquire most of her husband's businesses. Vince also has problems with his scrap metal firm when he learns that the United Nations are to investigate the sale of 6, supposedly scrap, German tanks to Luanda. The day can only get better, surely?

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 18th December 1986
Time
9:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 19th September 2011 7:05am Gold
Thursday 23rd February 2012 7:30am Gold
Thursday 23rd February 2012 2:00pm Gold
Tuesday 8th May 2012 7:40am Gold
Monday 19th November 2012 2:20pm Gold
Tuesday 20th November 2012 7:00am Gold
Monday 23rd September 2013 6:15am Gold
Wednesday 29th January 2014 8:10am Drama
Wednesday 29th January 2014 1:10pm Drama
Saturday 21st June 2014 7:15am Gold
Tuesday 10th March 2015 3:30am Gold
Thursday 28th May 2015 4:40pm BBC2
Thursday 15th December 2016 1:30pm BBC2
Thursday 9th December 2021 5:20pm Drama
Friday 10th June 2022 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 14th June 2023 6:00pm Drama

Cast & crew

Cast
Paul Nicholas Vince Pinner
Jan Francis Penny Warrender
Sylvia Kay Daphne Warrender
John Ringham Norman Warrender
Ann Lynn Rita Pinner
Shaun Curry Les Pinner
Adam French Clifford Pinner
Charlotte Seeley Gina
Guest cast
Marina McConnell Juanita
Richard Heffer Adrian
Writing team
John Sullivan Writer
Production team
Sue Bysh Director
Ray Butt Producer
David Hitchcock Production Designer

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