Goodnight Sweetheart was a strong idea which, sadly lost it in the last series when the writers/ creators lost control. However, even in this series a large fistful of salt has to be taken to follow this plot.
In the previous episode Gary manages to warn the Americans about Pearl Harbour. So far so good, as no-one knows what prompted the US to send their carriers to sea 'just in time'.
However, to cover his modern day self, Gary had told Phoebe and the crowd he was off to Singapore when he was going for a two week skiing trip with Yvonne. The problem is he arrives back at the Royal Oak before New Years Eve, and had apparently gone east, done his 'secret work' and returned all within 14 days. Not bad for an era when his only transport would have been RAF flying boat or troop ship... Leaving that aside no-one seems aware that Japan also began fighting the British empire on the same day as Pearl Harbour. Put it another way, if Gary had got to Singapore he would have probably ended up in a POW camp on 14th Feb.
However, ignore that and the effortless way he moves between the East and Cricklewood to time-jump this is an enjoyable fantasy.
In the previous episode Gary manages to warn the Americans about Pearl Harbour. So far so good, as no-one knows what prompted the US to send their carriers to sea 'just in time'.
However, to cover his modern day self, Gary had told Phoebe and the crowd he was off to Singapore when he was going for a two week skiing trip with Yvonne. The problem is he arrives back at the Royal Oak before New Years Eve, and had apparently gone east, done his 'secret work' and returned all within 14 days. Not bad for an era when his only transport would have been RAF flying boat or troop ship... Leaving that aside no-one seems aware that Japan also began fighting the British empire on the same day as Pearl Harbour. Put it another way, if Gary had got to Singapore he would have probably ended up in a POW camp on 14th Feb.
However, ignore that and the effortless way he moves between the East and Cricklewood to time-jump this is an enjoyable fantasy.
