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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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Just Good Friends. Image shows from L to R: Penny Warrender (Jan Francis), Vince Pinner (Paul Nicholas). Copyright: BBC

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1983 - 1986
Channel
BBC 1
Episodes
22 (3 series)
Stars
Paul Nicholas, Jan Francis, Sylvia Kay, John Ringham, Ann Lynn, Shaun Curry, James Lister, Adam French and Charlotte Seeley
Writer
John Sullivan
Directors
Ray Butt and Sue Bysh
Producer
Ray Butt
Company

Vince first met Penny at a Rolling Stones concert in the summer of 1976. They had a two year relationship and were about to get married when Vince got cold feet and left her waiting at the church. Five years later they chance to bump into each other again and Penny lets Vince know exactly what she thinks of him. After the dust has settled they both decide to remain friends but it's not long before the old feelings return and their love-hate, on-off relationship is re-established.

Additional details

Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Colour
Soundtrack
Title music sung by Paul Nicholas. Written by John Sullivan and arranged and conducted by Ronnie Hazlehurst.

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 22nd September 1983 at 9:25pm on BBC One
Most recent repeats

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