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Goodnight Sweetheart. Image shows from L to R: Yvonne Sparrow (Emma Amos), Gary Sparrow (Nicholas Lyndhurst), Phoebe Sparrow (Elizabeth Carling). Copyright: Alomo Productions / BBC
Goodnight Sweetheart

Goodnight Sweetheart

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1993 - 2016
  • 59 episodes (6 series)

Whilst walking around the East End, TV repairman Gary Sparrow is transported back to 1940 where he begins to live a second life. Stars Nicholas Lyndhurst, Dervla Kirwan, Elizabeth Carling, Michelle Holmes, Emma Amos and more.

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Series 3 - Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea

The route that Gary uses to get back to 1941 has become a row of shops.

Further details

He decides to lease one of the shops so that he can still see Phoebe but he doesn't know which one contains the route so he has to deal with a vampish estate agent. Meanwhile Yvonne has been made redundant and Gary also has to decide whether to alert the Americans to the bombing of Pearl Harbour...

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 26th December 1995
Time
8pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
50 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Nicholas Lyndhurst Gary Sparrow
Dervla Kirwan Phoebe Bamford
Michelle Holmes Yvonne Sparrow
Christopher Ettridge PC Reg Deadman
Victor McGuire Ron Wheatcroft
Guest cast
Diana Kent Jayne
Michael J Shannon Ed Murrow
Tim Dutton Guy
Josie Kidd Nippie
John Evans Winston Churchill
Jon Glover Wilfred Pickles (Voice)
Writing team
Maurice Gran Writer
Laurence Marks Writer
Micheál Jacob Script Editor
Production team
Robin Nash Director
John Bartlett Producer
Allan McKeown Executive Producer
Claire Hinson Executive Producer
Chris Wadsworth Editor
Roger Andrews Production Designer

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