Goodnight Sweetheart (1993–1999)

Gary Sparrow lives in the 1990s with his wife but has a route back to the 1940s where he has a mistress. Gary has a tough time keeping his double-life a secret from the two women as he ... See full summary »

Creators:

Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks

Stars:

Nicholas Lyndhurst, Victor McGuire, Christopher Ettridge

2 wins.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Nicholas Lyndhurst	...	Gary (58 episodes, 1993-1999)
Victor McGuire	...	Ron (58 episodes, 1993-1999)
Christopher Ettridge	...	Reg (56 episodes, 1993-1999)
Elizabeth Carling	...	Phoebe Sparrow (31 episodes, 1997-1999)
Emma Amos	...	Yvonne Sparrow (31 episodes, 1997-1999)
Dervla Kirwan	...	Phoebe (27 episodes, 1993-1996)
Michelle Holmes	...	Yvonne (27 episodes, 1993-1996)

Storyline

Gary Sparrow lives in the 1990s with his wife but has a route back to the 1940s where he has a mistress. Gary has a tough time keeping his double-life a secret from the two women as he jumps back and fore in time. Only his friend Ron knows the truth.

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Plot Keywords:

1990s | 1940s | double life | time warp | love triangle | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 November 1993 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Royal Oak Hotel - 73 Columbia Road, Bethnal Green, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alomo Productions, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), SelecTV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (57 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Emma Amos, who replaced Michelle Holmes as Yvonne originally tried out for the part of Phoebe when the show first started. However this role went to Dervla Kirwan.

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Quotes

Ron Wheatcroft: How do you know the future you've got now is the same future you're going to have if something in the past is different from the last time you went back to the future?

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Soundtracks

"Good Night, Sweetheart"
Written by Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly and Ray Noble
Performed by Nick Curtis
Series theme song

User Reviews

Underrated British comedy!

Goodnight sweetheart is one of the most underrated British comedies to date.

Brilliant plot, superb characters and the story lines get better and better as the series goes on.

Perhaps people's perceptions of this great show are tainted by the fact Nicholas Lyndhurst plays the main character as people still see him as "Rodney".

In GNSH Lyndhurst is able to show what a great actor he is unlike his previous one dimensional character in "Only fools…" He is joined by a great cast which really makes the show more enjoyable to watch.

It is light hearted, foolhardy and slapstick.

If you're interested in time travel and comedy then this is for you.

If you love British comedy then this is for you.

Awesome! I wish it would make some kind of comeback.

I'm in the process of writing a "spin-off" of the show based on Gary Sparrow's grandson for a university assignment. How amazing it would be if something like this actually came true!