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 1, Episode 1 - Rites Of Passage

TV repair man Gary's search for a customer takes him over fifty years further than he intended. Or could it all be a dream? Finding himself in 1940s Britain, with the bombs raining around him, Gary soon discovers that he can handily walk between the present and the past. Unfortunately, this new-found gift sees him torn not only between two periods, but two lovers.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 18th November 1993
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

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Date Time Channel
Monday 11th March 2013 7:00pm Gold
Tuesday 12th March 2013 12:55pm Gold
Wednesday 13th March 2013 6:30am Gold
Saturday 16th March 2013 8:20am Gold
Tuesday 11th June 2013 11:10am Gold
Saturday 15th June 2013 7:20am Gold
Monday 2nd September 2013 2:55pm Gold
Tuesday 3rd September 2013 9:20am Gold
Monday 10th February 2014 8:30am Gold
Monday 10th February 2014 4:20pm Gold
Sunday 22nd June 2014 8:40am Gold
Sunday 22nd June 2014 3:10pm Gold
Monday 1st September 2014 12:05pm Gold
Saturday 6th September 2014 8:40am Gold
Monday 8th September 2014 5:30pm Gold
Tuesday 30th June 2015 11:20am Gold
Sunday 5th July 2015 7:00am Gold
Monday 13th July 2015 1:00pm Drama
Monday 13th July 2015 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 1st October 2015 1:00pm Drama
Thursday 1st October 2015 7:20pm Drama
Monday 3rd October 2016 11:20pm Yesterday
Tuesday 4th October 2016 9:20pm Yesterday
Thursday 23rd March 2017 4:20pm Yesterday
Thursday 23rd March 2017 10:20pm Yesterday
Wednesday 30th August 2017 7:10am Gold
Wednesday 30th August 2017 11:20am Gold
Thursday 31st August 2017 12:20am Gold
Sunday 17th September 2017 7:40am Gold
Monday 18th September 2017 1:35am Gold
Tuesday 2nd January 2018 7:20pm Drama
Monday 8th January 2018 9:00pm Yesterday
Sunday 14th January 2018 1:20am Yesterday
Tuesday 30th January 2018 8:40am Gold
Saturday 3rd February 2018 7:45am Gold
Tuesday 24th April 2018 8:40am Gold
Monday 18th June 2018 8:50am Forces TV
Monday 18th June 2018 4:10pm Forces TV
Saturday 23rd June 2018 2:00pm Forces TV
Thursday 26th July 2018 9:30am Forces TV
Thursday 26th July 2018 3:50pm Forces TV
Sunday 29th July 2018 3:10pm Forces TV
Tuesday 31st July 2018 2:15am Yesterday
Wednesday 5th September 2018 8:50am Forces TV
Wednesday 5th September 2018 3:15pm Forces TV
Saturday 8th September 2018 3:55pm Forces TV
Monday 29th October 2018 4:10pm Forces TV
Tuesday 30th October 2018 1:50am Forces TV
Sunday 4th November 2018 12:00am Forces TV
Monday 26th November 2018 8:20pm Forces TV
Tuesday 27th November 2018 7:40pm Forces TV
Wednesday 28th November 2018 7:00pm Forces TV
Tuesday 8th January 2019 8:20pm Forces TV
Wednesday 9th January 2019 7:40pm Forces TV
Thursday 10th January 2019 7:00pm Forces TV
Monday 18th February 2019 8:40am Gold
Monday 18th February 2019 11:20am Gold
Thursday 28th March 2019 7:20pm Forces TV
Friday 29th March 2019 6:40pm Forces TV
Thursday 18th April 2019 9:40am Gold
Sunday 21st April 2019 7:50am Gold
Tuesday 23rd April 2019 8:30am Gold
Thursday 1st August 2019 8:20pm Forces TV
Friday 2nd August 2019 7:40pm Forces TV
Monday 5th August 2019 7:00pm Forces TV

Cast & crew

Cast
Nicholas Lyndhurst Gary Sparrow
Dervla Kirwan Phoebe Bamford
Michelle Holmes Yvonne Sparrow
Christopher Ettridge PC Reg Deadman
Victor McGuire Ron Wheatcroft
David Ryall Eric Bamford
Guest cast
John Rapley Stan (Old Codger)
Pete Drummond O.U. Lecturer (Voice)
Writing team
Maurice Gran Writer
Laurence Marks Writer
Micheál Jacob Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Robin Nash Director
John Bartlett Producer
Allan McKeown Executive Producer
Chris Wadsworth Editor
Roger Andrews Production Designer
Anthony Sadler Composer
Gaynor Sadler Composer

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