Goodnight Sweetheart

British sitcom in which an unhappily married man discovers he can time travel back to 1940s war-torn London where he masquerades as an MI5 agent and part-time songwriter whilst courting the local barmaid.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Cast:Nicholas Lyndhurst , Victor McGuire , Christopher Ettridge , Elizabeth Carling , Emma Amos , Dervla Kirwan , Michelle Holmes , Eve Bland , David Ryall , David Benson , John Rapley , Yvonne D'Alpra , Nimmy March , Peter Halliday , Ronnie Stevens , Sonya Walger , Katie Donnison , Regina Freedman

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Rites of Passage

Thu, Nov 18, 1993

TV repairman, Gary Sparrow, takes a wrong turn on the way to his next assignment.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Fools Rush In

Thu, Nov 25, 1993

Gary has a job interview in the present and hopes to take Phoebe dancing in the past.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Is Your Journey Really Necessary?

Thu, Dec 2, 1993

Gary learns that a devastating daytime air raid is due, so he heads to the Royal Oak to warn Phoebe.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ The More I See You

Thu, Dec 9, 1993

Ron agrees to print Gary some ID papers which will pass muster in the 1940s, on one condition.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ I Get Along Without You Very Well

Thu, Dec 16, 1993

On his way to the Royal Oak during the blackout, Gary is involved in an accident.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ In the Mood

Thu, Dec 23, 1993

King George VI is set to visit the local hospital. Ron entices Gary to make a financial investment in the past which will benefit them in the present.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Don't Get Around Much Any More

Mon, Feb 20, 1995

When Gary needs money for a new house, Ron convinces him to try his investment idea for the second time.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good

Mon, Feb 27, 1995

Gary is left feeling unwanted when a Czech officer takes an interest in Phoebe.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Just One More Chance

Mon, Mar 6, 1995

Gary is due in court after his arrest for drink-driving.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Who's Taking You Home Tonight?

Mon, Mar 13, 1995

Gary attempts to have simultaneous dinner dates with Yvonne and Phoebe with a little help from Ron.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Wish Me Luck...

Mon, Mar 20, 1995

When Yvonne lands her dream job up north, Gary feels he must finally choose between the two women he loves.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ ...As You Wave Me Goodbye

Mon, Mar 27, 1995

The daily hardships of wartime life begin to take their toll on Gary and he contemplates returning to the present. Reg is disappointed when Gary fails to turn up for fire-watching duty.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Would You Like to Swing on a Star

Mon, Apr 3, 1995

Since Ron is unable to pay him for his fictional sales job, Gary finds an alternate way to earn some quick money. Gary decides to enter a talent contest in the hope of winning a gramophone for Phoebe.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Nice Work If You Can Get It

Mon, Apr 10, 1995

After Gary's success in the talent contest, Wix books him to play some more shows.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Let Yourself Go

Mon, Apr 24, 1995

Yvonne is convinced she's pregnant. Gary and Phoebe spend a weekend in the countryside.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Don't Fence Me In

Mon, May 1, 1995

Phoebe's worried when she learns her pub licence is set to be revoked. Meanwhile, Gary's in danger of losing his route to the past when a development project begins in Duckett's Passage.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Tue, Dec 26, 1995

The construction on Duckett's Passage is finally complete, and Gary hopes to secure one of the vacant units to allow him access to the time portal. Back in the past, Gary tries to warn the Americans of the impending attack on Pearl Harbor.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ It Ain't Necessarily So

Mon, Jan 1, 1996

Stella is hosting a New Year's Eve party, but Ron is not invited. Due to the difference in time zones, Gary is able to ring in the new year with both Phoebe and Yvonne.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ One O'Clock Jump

Mon, Jan 8, 1996

Unbeknowst to Yvonne, Gary applies for a job on her behalf. After bumping into Reg's present-day doppelganger yet again, Gary is surprised to find he claims to have no children.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ It's a Sin to Tell a Lie

Mon, Jan 15, 1996

Gary, Reg and Phoebe attempt to apprehend a Nazi spy.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Change Partners

Mon, Jan 22, 1996

As Ron's marriage problems hit a new low, an overconfident Gary offers him some seemingly sound advice.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Goodnight Children Everywhere

Mon, Jan 29, 1996

Ron unexpectedly turns up at the Sparrow household with suitcase in hand. Phoebe suggests Gary should assume teaching duties for the local children who haven't been to school in months.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Turned Out Nice Again

Mon, Feb 5, 1996

Gary bumps into his former talent agent, Sidney Wix, which leads to an unwelcome collaboration with superstar ukulele player, George Formby.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ There's Something About a Soldier

Mon, Feb 12, 1996

Phoebe's husband Donald, who has escaped from the prison camp in Italy, returns. Gary feels he must give Phoebe up for good - Ron suggests he tell her he is an alien from the planet Zircon - but both Phoebe and Donald tell Gary separately that they allowed themselves to be pushed into a somewhat passionless marriage by relatives. It is implied in what Donald tells Gary that his real love was Steve, with whom he planned to emigrate but was killed in North Africa. Donald takes his leave, bidding Gary to take care of Phoebe. Yvonne is devastated because Gary again fails to come home and she has arranged a job interview for him with her firm.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Someone to Watch Over Me

Mon, Feb 19, 1996

When Phoebe is ill with pneumonia Gary brings her penicillin, the bottles belonging to Yvonne and Ron, who had some for his poorly dog Sheba. Phoebe recovers and, seeing the name Sheba on the label, suspects Gary is seeing another woman. He decides to tell her the truth about Yvonne but she has already fallen asleep.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ The Yanks Are Coming

Mon, Feb 26, 1996

When the Yanks come to the Royal Oak Gary is able to get Ron the parts he needs to build his own jeep and Reg discovers he has a black cousin, in the area to trace his ancestors. A racist corporal called Billy Joe tries to ban the black soldiers from the pub so Gary gets him drunk and knocks him out. Yvonne is so thrilled by the success of the memorabilia shop that Gary is worried by her zeal and takes steps to dampen her enthusiasm.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Let's Get Away from It All

Mon, Mar 4, 1996

Gary's parallel lives run parallel as Yvonne puts their house in Cricklewood on the market to move to 'yuppy heaven' with a gym and a pool and Phoebe rents a house in the suburbs from a woman who is moving to Devon for the war's duration. Both women are pregnant by him but, as he tells Ron, Phoebe needs him more, meaning he must spend less time in the present.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ You're Driving Me Crazy

Mon, Mar 3, 1997

Determined to show Yvonne that his memorabilia shop can be highly profitable, Gary heads to the past to get his hands on some rare watches.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ In the Mood

Mon, Mar 10, 1997

With a child of their own on the way, Yvonne thinks Gary would do well to get some practice in by minding their 6-year-old nephew, Arthur.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Out of Town

Mon, Mar 17, 1997

Whilst Yvonne is away on business, Gary plans to take a week-long countryside holiday with Phoebe.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ And Mother Came Too

Mon, Mar 24, 1997

Donald is killed when a sniper falls out of a tree and Ron gets arrested.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ The Leaving of Liverpool

Tue, Apr 8, 1997

Gary and Phoebe take a trip to Liverpool to meet her no-nonsense grandmother. After bumping into Ron's grandfather, Gary finds himself in a bit of a space-time pickle.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ How Long Has This Been Going On?

Tue, Apr 15, 1997

Margie has finally had enough of the domestic abuse from her husband and turns to Reg for help. Yvonne is rushed to hospital and her mum arrives to help out.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Easy Living

Tue, Apr 22, 1997

As Yvonne now has plenty of time on her hands since quitting her job, Gary is finding it hard to slip off to the past to plan his impending wedding with Phoebe.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Come Fly with Me

Tue, Apr 29, 1997

Gary spends his last night as a free man flitting between his two stag dos - one with Ron and the other at the Royal Oak.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ Heartaches

Tue, May 6, 1997

Gary and Phoebe's wedding day finally arrives.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Careless Talk...

Tue, May 13, 1997

Gary is alarmed when he discovers that Ron has divulged his time-travelling escapades to Kate, Yvonne's journalist friend.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ The Bells Are Ringing

Tue, May 20, 1997

Phoebe is due to give birth, but her cantankerous midwife is a little the worse-for-wear having had one too many drinks.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ A Room with a View

Mon, Feb 23, 1998

Gary and baby Michael are caught outside during an unexpected air raid.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ London Pride

Mon, Mar 2, 1998

Gary suspects Yvonne may be having an affair with her business partner. Phoebe undertakes elocution lessons by Noel.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ When Two Worlds Collide

Mon, Mar 9, 1998

When an unexploded bomb in Duckett's Passage finally goes off, the explosion plays havoc with the time portal.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Mairzy Doats

Mon, Mar 16, 1998

When Ron wanders through the time portal, he proves to be a rampant liability for Gary.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Pennies from Heaven

Mon, Mar 23, 1998

Short of 1940s white fivers, Ron suggests Gary should try his hand at gambling.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ We Don't Want to Lose You...

Mon, Mar 30, 1998

Gary is coerced into undertaking a special mission by impersonating a french colonel.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ ... But We Think You Have to Go

Mon, Apr 6, 1998

Gary realises he's been left to fend for himself in Nazi-occupied France.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Have You Ever Seen a Dream Walking?

Mon, Apr 13, 1998

Gary is disturbed by a bout of endless nightmares.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Love the One You're With

Mon, Apr 20, 1998

Gary fears his life will end in the past by way of a terrible accident, but he intends to alter his destiny.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ My Heart Belongs to Daddy

Mon, Apr 27, 1998

Gary meets his son, Michael, in the present-day.

1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ Mine's a Double

Tue, Apr 20, 1999

After he's struck by lightning, Gary is confronted with an evil clone.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ All About Yvonne

Mon, Apr 26, 1999

Yvonne kicks Gary out. Ron has a new girlfriend.

3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ California Dreamin'

Sun, May 2, 1999

Gary has his work cut out when both Phoebe and Yvonne reveal they'd like to emigrate to California.

4Season 6

S6.E4 ∙ Grief Encounter

Sun, May 16, 1999

Phoebe is offered a small part in a feature film. Yvonne has business troubles.

5Season 6

S6.E5 ∙ ...The 'Ouses in Between

Sun, May 23, 1999

When Gary enters Duckett's Passage from the wrong end, he finds himself in the 1880s.

6Season 6

S6.E6 ∙ Just in Time

Sun, May 30, 1999

Gary is informed that the time portal is set to be closed.

7Season 6

S6.E7 ∙ How I Won the War

Sun, Jun 6, 1999

Gary and Phoebe get stranded in Nazi-occupied Belgium. Ron attempts to discover if Yvonne is having an affair.

8Season 6

S6.E8 ∙ Something Fishie

Sun, Jun 13, 1999

Gary and Phoebe's nightclub falls foul to a protection racket. Ron is heartbroken after being dumped by Flic.

9Season 6

S6.E9 ∙ Flash, Bang, Wallop

Mon, Jun 21, 1999

When Gary discovers his photo in a biography of Noel Coward, he heads back in time to try and erase it from existence before Yvonne gets a chance to see it.

10Season 6

S6.E10 ∙ Accentuate the Positive

Mon, Jun 28, 1999

Yvonne suspects Gary is having an affair, so she follows him to the shop. Back in the past, VE Day approaches.