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 1

Vince and Penny are separated again after rowing in a restaurant about the sale of their vandalised flat. An extremely drunk Vince plucks up Dutch courage to visit the Warrender home in an attempt at reconciliation but the police are called.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 7th October 1984
Time
8:45pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 31st August 2011 7:00am Gold
Thursday 1st September 2011 7:00am Gold
Thursday 1st September 2011 11:20am Gold
Tuesday 7th February 2012 7:30am Gold
Monday 16th April 2012 7:40am Gold
Thursday 4th October 2012 7:00am Gold
Thursday 4th October 2012 2:20pm Gold
Tuesday 2nd April 2013 8:20am Gold
Tuesday 2nd April 2013 2:20pm Gold
Tuesday 10th September 2013 7:15am Gold
Wednesday 11th September 2013 6:05am Gold
Monday 13th January 2014 8:10am Drama
Monday 13th January 2014 1:10pm Drama
Saturday 3rd January 2015 8:20am Gold
Monday 11th May 2015 4:45pm BBC2
Tuesday 22nd November 2016 1:45pm BBC2
Tuesday 23rd November 2021 5:20pm Drama
Monday 23rd May 2022 6:00pm Drama
Friday 26th May 2023 8:35am Drama
Friday 26th May 2023 6:00pm Drama

Cast & crew

Cast
Paul Nicholas Vince Pinner
Jan Francis Penny Warrender
Sylvia Kay Daphne Warrender
John Ringham Norman Warrender
James Lister Lennie
Guest cast
Barry Woolgar P.C.
Roy Heather Tom (Landlord)
Christina Michaels Waitress
Writing team
John Sullivan Writer
Production team
Ray Butt Director
Ray Butt Producer
John Jarvis Editor
Derek Orman Editor
David Hitchcock Production Designer
John Sullivan Composer

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