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

Maurice Gran and Laurence Marks devised "Goodnight Sweetheart" while writing Love Hurts.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Old Codger: Oy! Ladies present.

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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

Worth Watching!

Great series worth watching, although for me I preferred the earlier episodes when Dervla Kirwin played Phoebe. The actress who played her in the later episodes was much harder - Phoebe was a tough little cockney girl, but there was still an appealing softness about her which was lacking after the changeover, whereas both actresses who played Yvonne were great. Nick Lyndhurst as Gary was brilliant, and loved his sidekick, Ron. The only thing I really felt towards the end was that the plot had grown somewhat exaggerated... probably hence my preference for the earlier series which were more convincing. But I have all of them on DVD and thoroughly enjoying revisting the series after originally seeing it on TV.