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Goodnight Sweetheart. Gary Sparrow (Nicholas Lyndhurst)
Nicholas Lyndhurst

Nicholas Lyndhurst

  • 63 years old
  • English
  • Actor

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The original sitcom saw Nicholas Lyndhurst's Gary Sparrow discovering a time-travel portal and, basically, using his power to simply go down the pub in a different era. This reboot, which is part of the BBC's sitcom season, promises yet more momentous events for Gary to be vaguely underwhelmed by. This time, he's offered the chance to witness his own birth. An existential mind-mangler, surely? Expect Gary to shrug the whole thing off in his customarily phlegmatic style.

Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 2nd September 2016

Goodnight Sweetheart preview

Goodnight Sweetheart is often a better concept than its jokes, and is strong on its dramatic elements.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2nd September 2016

TV preview: Goodnight Sweetheart, BBC1

Is it possible for a sitcom to be terrible and very funny at the same time? That's the feat that this one-off revival of Goodnight Sweetheart as part of the Landmark Sitcom Season seems to have pulled off. This time travel comedy always was an odd idea and the internal logic problems of the original run, which ended 17 years ago, still haven't been resolved. On the other hand there are plenty of laughs.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd September 2016

Goodnight Sweetheart cast revealed

Casting details for the new Goodnight Sweetheart special have been revealed. Elizabeth Carling and Emma Amos will reprise their roles as Phoebe and Yvonne, respectively.

British Comedy Guide, 5th August 2016

Why Goodnight Sweetheart is the most subversive sitcom

There aren't many sitcoms about a grown man pretending to be a spy who wrote The Beatles' back catalogue. Who also befriends Noel Coward, saves Clement Attlee's life, and meets George VI, the Kray twins and Winston Churchill. Then again, time-travelling oddity Goodnight Sweetheart was no ordinary sitcom.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 8th July 2016

David Beckham talks about the new Only Fools And Horses special

David Beckham has said it was "nerve-racking" appearing alongside David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst in the new Only Fools And Horses sketch for Sport Relief.

British Comedy Guide, 11th March 2014

Would Only Fools and Horses & Dad's Army be made today?

The actor Nicholas Lyndhurst has said that some classic comedy shows wouldn't be given the chance to develop by modern TV executives. Is he right?

Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 21st August 2013

Nicholas Lyndhurst: Only Fools wouldn't be made today

New Tricks' latest recruit says broadcasters turn down good scripts in favour of reality TV formats featuring "deluded" contestants.

Emma Daly, Radio Times, 19th August 2013

Nicholas Lyndhurst joins the cast of New Tricks

Only Fools And Horses star Nicholas Lyndhurst is joining the cast of BBC1's long-running detective drama New Tricks.

Anthony Barnes, The Independent, 14th November 2012

Only Fools stars honour John Sullivan with blue plaque

Only Fools And Horses stars Sir David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst yesterday paid an emotional tribute to legendary show writer John Sullivan.

The Sun, 23rd July 2012

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