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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, Episode 8 - There's Something About A Soldier

Yvonne wants Gary to get a 'sensible' job with her new company, while his life in the 1940s seems threatened by a returning hero. Is this the time to make a clean break with the past?

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 12th February 1996
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 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
Ralph Ineson Donald
Arthur White Newsagent
Writing team
Paul Makin 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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