"Goodnight Sweetheart" (1993) TV series 1993-1999

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Creators:

Maurice Gran
Laurence Marks

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

18 November 1993 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy

Plot:

Gary Sparrow lives in the 1990s with his wife but has a route back to the 1940s where he has a mistress...

Plot Keywords:

Time Travel

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

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)

Runtime:

30 min (57 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Alomo Productions

Trivia:

Maurice Gran and 'Laurence Marks' devised "Goodnight Sweetheart" while writing "Love Hurts" (1992).

Quotes:

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

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.