Original title
Goodnight Sweetheart
Released
11/18/1993
Origin country
GB
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
6
Number of episodes
58
Gary Sparrow is an ordinary bloke in 1990s Britain, married to the ambitious Yvonne and working as a TV repairman. Then his whole world changes when he stumbles upon a portal to WWII-era London and begins a dual life as an accidental time traveler.
Revelation Films presents an interview with Christopher Ettridge talking about Season 2 of Goodnight Sweetheart. An extra on the Region 2 DVD of Season 2
Revelation Films presents an interview with Dervla Kinwan talking about Goodnight Sweetheart. An extra on the Region 2 DVD of Season 3
Revelation Films presents an interview with Emma Amos talking about Goodnight Sweetheart. An extra on the Region 2 DVD of Season 4
Revelation Films presents an interview with David Benson talking about Goodnight Sweetheart. An extra on the Region 2 DVD of Season 5
Revelation Films presents an interview with Elizabeth Carling talking about Goodnight Sweetheart. An extra on the Region 2 DVD of Season 6
It is 1962, 17 years after Gary Sparrow got stuck in 1945 London, and Gary realises that he has the chance to see himself being born. But an encounter with himself catapults him back to the future - to 2016
An interview with the show's creators.
Gary Sparrow is an unhappily married TV repairman, who one day unwittingly walks into a time warp. Totally disorientated, he thinks he's in a 1940s theme pub, until he falls in love with the landlord's daughter.
Gary, after refusing to buy a new suit for a job interview in 1993, buys one to take Phoebe to a dance in 1940.
Gary returns to 1940 to try to protect Phoebe and Eric from an impending air raid, but nearly ends up in prison.
Ron agrees to print identity papers for Gary's trips to 1940 - but at a price. Phoebe worries about her future living arrangements now that she's intent on leaving the pub.
Yvonne gets to spend more time with Gary due to him giving up his 1940s obsession, but he is quickly propelled back into things upon discovering that he may be married to Phoebe.
Yvonne gives Gary an ultimatum about his wartime obsession, as he decides whether to return to 1940, or back home to 1995. Ron makes him an offer that he can't refuse.
Gary invests money in an electronics company back in 1941, but his investment and business plans quickly collapses, and ultimately backfires.
Yvonne has her heart set on moving house, while Gary feels more inclined to move between eras. Meanwhile, in 1941, a tall dark stranger seems to have entered Phoebe's life.
Gary is due to appear in court after a drinking spree in 1941. He looks destined to lose his licence, his job and could well lose his wife, but she has marriage guidance in mind.
Gary's fictional job working for Ron may cover his trips back in time to 1941, but it's not much help when both Yvonne and Phoebe expect him for dinner on the same evening.
Yvonne is in line for a work promotion, while Gary needs to decide which life to choose. Life in 1941 is appearing increasingly more attractive.
Gary discovers that living in 1941 isn't quite what he expected, but having 'committed suicide' in 1994, he can hardly return home. Or can he?
Gary's fictitious job with Ron may provide an alibi for his trips to 1941, but it doesn't pay the rent. The 1994 vintage record market may provide the solution.
Gary's new career as an entertainer in 1941 is taking off, as is his trade in rare wartime records and amateur dramatics in 1993, but the stress of such ventures is taking a toll.
Yvonne suspects that she's pregnant, while Gary accompanies Phoebe to the countryside. As Gary struggles to maintain his double life, an American airman enters the scene.
Gary has chosen to lead a double life indefinitely, but his plans are threatened when builders start demolishing his route and portal back to 1941.
Gary's route to 1941 has been blocked by a row of shops built in 1995. How will he reach Phoebe in her wartime pub?
As New Year's Eve rapidly approaches, Gary seeks a way of celebrating the occasion with both his wife and girlfriend, in the contrasting timeframes of 1941 and 1995.
Gary tries to rectify matters when his shop's success makes Yvonne depressed at her lack of employment prospects. Plus, he discovers that PC Deadman is unaware that he has a child.
Counterfeit money has been in circulation around Royal Oak, which Gary suspects may be attributed to Ron's attempts to sabotage his name.
Time travelling comedy series starring Nicholas Lyndhurst. Gary is on top of the world, but pride comes before a fall, or in Gary's case, several falls.
An evicted Ron is now staying with Gary and Yvonne, and Phoebe's orphaned relatives arrive to move in with her at the Royal Oak.
George Formby turns up at the Royal Oak wanting to record a Beatles song that Gary claims to have written. Consequently, Gary has to find a way of keeping musical history intact.
Yvonne wants Gary to get a sensible job with her new company. Plus, Gary's wartime life seems threatened by a returning hero. Is it time for Gary to make a break from the past?
Phoebe is very ill back in the 1940s, so Gary thinks that he may have a solution - but can he really take medicine back in time?
Gary is put out when the Americans arrive at the Royal Oak, but when there is an outbreak of racial tension Gary takes drastic action.
Yvonne and Phoebe both want to move home, but it isn't long before moving is the least of Gary's worries.
The pressure is definitely mounting for Gary now that both Yvonne and Phoebe are pregnant. Yvonne is trying to get him a job in her firm so that she can give up work after the birth. Meanwhile, in 1942 Gary is accused of being a fence.
Both Yvonne and Phoebe are pregnant and feeling unwell. Yet Yvonne and Gary agree to babysit Gary's nephew, Arthur, who goes missing during his visit and is suspected of having time travelled to 1942. So Gary might not be the only one that can access the time portal after all.
Yvonne is out of town so Gary hopes to spend some time with Phoebe, but Gary's father George turns up and stuns him when telling a story about discovering a time warp in his youth.
Ron is in trouble with the police, while Phoebe tells Gary that they are finally free to marry.
Gary and Phoebe visit wartime Liverpool, where Gary meets his hero grandfather, Albert. However things become very complicated when Gary is forced to play hero.
Yvonne has a miscarriage and Reg's mistress leaves her husband, who mistakes Gary for Reg.
Yvonne leaves her job and Gary struggles to revisit 1942, where Phoebe is wedding planning.
Gary and Phoebe's wedding is drawing near, but will Gary's stamina hold out for two stag nights, 54 years apart?
Gary oversleeps and misses his 1942 wedding. While In the present, Yvonne is upset that he's forgotten their first anniversary. Back in 1942, Gary appeases Phoebe and the wedding goes ahead.
With a wife on both sides of the time warp, Gary is rapidly running out of money and Ron has lost the will to print.
Yvonne's new health drink is about to go into production, but Gary is primarily concerned with Phoebe, who is going through childbirth back in the 1940s.
Gary and his son Michael are blasted into present time by a 1944 air raid bomb. They are caught by Yvonne, who demands an explanation regarding the child's identity.
In the present and wartime 1944, both Gary and Phoebe find themselves being refused entry into higher society circles.
The detonation of an unexploded bomb in Duckett's Passage catapults Gary into the present, with Phoebe in tow. Consequently Phoebe and Yvonne meet for the first time.
Gary tries to persuade Ron to give up his time travelling ambitions, and Yvonne begins some consultancy work for Chelsea FC, which Gary is pleased to hear, especially when she acquires some match tickets.
Gary tries using his knowledge of the past to bet on certainties at the 1940s race track, but it all goes wrong. Meanwhile Ron's white fiver printing press is raided by the police.
Gary's assumed identity as a secret agent even fools the 1944 authorities. He is recruited by a genuine M15 agent to go on a secret mission to the Isle of Wight.
Gary's secret mission in wartime France quickly descends into a dicey fight or flight situation, as the German's rapidly close in on him.
As the strain of living a double life takes its toll on Gary, Rolf Harris appears in a dream and berates him for having claimed the authorship of 'Two Little Boys.'
The porter of Gary's Mayfair flats informs him that a former resident died in a road accident 55 years ago. Gary aims to travel back in time to reverse the chain of events.
Gary encounters his 1940s now-adult son Michael, who is shabbily dressed and trying to flog him items. Gary returns to the past to try and improve Michael's future prospects.
Whilst advancing through the time warp a severe storm in 1944 causes Gary to split into two opposing clones: a normal Gary and a bad version. Phoebe likes the former, while Yvonne prefers latter.
Gary and Yvonne have a bust up which ends with Gary having to move out and into Ron's place. During Gary's estrangement he becomes suspicious of Yvonne's interior designer. Meanwhile over in 1944, Phoebe suspects that Gary is having an affair with Yvonne, and Reg contracts impetigo.
Gary has to think fast when both of his wives decide they want to emigrate to California. In 1944 Reg retires from his job, but no one turns up at his leaving do.
Gary and Phoebe are cast in Noel's film Brief Encounter, but Gary declines. Meanwhile, both Phoebe and Yvonne catch the attentions of other men, which Gary resents and intercepts.
A foggy night in London leads Gary into the unknown time territory of 1880. Here Gary comes face to face with the notorious Jack the Ripper, who manages to access the time portal.
When a workman arrives to carryout repairs in the time portal alleyway, Gary begins to contemplate where his future lies.
Gary thinks that Yvonne is having an affair, so he asks Ron to spy on her for him. Plus, Gary and Phoebe join a concert troupe in Belgium, but their efforts are quickly thwarted.
Gary and Phoebe come up against the bully tactics of a protection racket, so Gary utilises his modern gadgets to halt their reign of terror. Plus, Yvonne receives a rude surprise.
Gary must ensure that a compromising photo taken of him in the 1940s avoids discovery in the present. Yvonne goes to see Noel Coward's Gary and Phoebe stage play.
It's1945 and VE Day celebrations are in full swing. Future Prime Minister Clement Attlee is in town to join in with the festivities. Gary finds himself rushing to Attlee's aid when disaster strikes.
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