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 3, Episode 8 - There's Something About A Soldier

Yvonne wants Gary to get a 'sensible' job with her new company, while his life in the 1940s seems threatened by a returning hero. Is this the time to make a clean break with the past?

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 12th February 1996
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 27th June 2011 5:00pm ITV3
Monday 15th April 2013 7:00pm Gold
Tuesday 16th April 2013 7:00am Gold
Tuesday 16th April 2013 1:00pm Gold
Wednesday 17th April 2013 6:30am Gold
Saturday 20th April 2013 8:30am Gold
Thursday 27th June 2013 11:00am Gold
Saturday 29th June 2013 10:00am Gold
Friday 27th September 2013 3:00pm Gold
Saturday 28th September 2013 7:00am Gold
Wednesday 12th March 2014 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 12th March 2014 4:20pm Gold
Saturday 15th March 2014 9:00am Gold
Sunday 5th October 2014 9:40am Gold
Thursday 19th February 2015 2:20pm Gold
Wednesday 29th July 2015 1:40pm Gold
Sunday 2nd August 2015 8:40am Gold
Wednesday 12th August 2015 1:00pm Drama
Wednesday 12th August 2015 7:20pm Drama
Monday 2nd November 2015 1:00pm Drama
Monday 2nd November 2015 7:20pm Drama
Monday 15th May 2017 10:20pm Yesterday
Sunday 10th September 2017 7:05am Gold
Sunday 10th September 2017 10:40am Gold
Sunday 10th September 2017 11:30pm Gold
Thursday 28th September 2017 8:35am Gold
Thursday 28th September 2017 12:15pm Gold
Thursday 28th September 2017 11:30pm Gold
Friday 26th January 2018 7:20pm Drama
Monday 26th February 2018 9:40pm Yesterday
Friday 2nd March 2018 12:15am Gold
Friday 2nd March 2018 8:30am Gold
Friday 25th May 2018 8:00am Gold
Wednesday 4th July 2018 8:50am Forces TV
Wednesday 4th July 2018 4:10pm Forces TV
Saturday 7th July 2018 4:25pm Forces TV
Thursday 20th September 2018 8:50am Forces TV
Thursday 20th September 2018 3:15pm Forces TV
Sunday 23rd September 2018 2:35pm Forces TV
Monday 19th November 2018 8:20pm Forces TV
Tuesday 20th November 2018 7:40pm Forces TV
Tuesday 20th November 2018 8:20pm Forces TV
Wednesday 21st November 2018 7:00pm Forces TV
Thursday 7th February 2019 7:20pm Forces TV
Friday 8th February 2019 6:40pm Forces TV
Tuesday 19th March 2019 8:55am Gold
Wednesday 20th March 2019 8:20am Gold
Tuesday 16th April 2019 7:20pm Forces TV
Wednesday 17th April 2019 6:40pm Forces TV
Thursday 18th April 2019 6:00pm Forces TV
Thursday 23rd May 2019 9:20am Gold
Friday 24th May 2019 8:10am Gold
Thursday 13th June 2019 8:20pm Forces TV
Friday 14th June 2019 7:40pm Forces TV
Monday 17th June 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
Guest cast
Ralph Ineson Donald
Arthur White Newsagent
Writing team
Paul Makin Writer
Micheál Jacob Script Editor
Production team
Robin Nash Director
John Bartlett Producer
Allan McKeown Executive Producer
Claire Hinson Executive Producer
Chris Wadsworth Editor
Roger Andrews Production Designer

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