Goodnight Sweetheart

Ordinary guy, extraordinary life - the hit 90s time-travelling comedy

Nicholas Lyndhurst is the ordinary guy with an extraordinary life in this hit 90s comedy. Juggling two different women in two different eras, Gary's life is rarely straightforward!

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On a service call, an unhappily married Gary is directed to an alley, Duckett's Passage.

Rites of Passage

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.

Yvonne nags Gary about not having bought a suit for his promotion interview.

Fools Rush in

Gar refuses to buy a new suit for a job interview in 1993, but is happy to buy one to take Phoebe to a dance in 1940.

S1, E3. Is Your Journey Really Necessary?

Gary returns to 1940 to try to protect Phoebe and Eric from an impending air raid.

Is Your Journey Really Necessary?

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 return to 1940 at a price.

The More I See You

Ron agrees to print identity papers for Gary's return to 1940 at a price - he wants to go back in time with him. 

Yvonne suggests ballroom dancing to Gary as a way of bringing them together.

I Get Along with You Very Well

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.

Gary tries to woo Yvonne, but she has not forgiven him.

In the Mood

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 doesn't have enough money for the Sparrows to buy a new house.

Don't Get Around Much Any More

Gary invests money in an electronics company back in 1941, but his investment and business plans quickly collapses, and ultimately backfires.

The Sparrows have an argument involving house buyers.

I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good

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 enterd Phoebe's life.

After losing a court case, Yvonne tricks Gary into talking to a marriage counsellor.

Just One More Chance

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 attempts to have dinner with both Yvonne and Phoebe.

Who's Taking You Home Tonight?

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.

Gary is angered by Yvonne's work promotion so he fakes his suicide.

Wish Me Luck

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 realises he's unhappy being in 1941, so he returns to the present.

...As You Wave Me Goodbye

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?

S2, E7. Would You Like to Swing on a Star?

A still shell-shocked Gary goes with Yvonne to an audition.

Would You Like to Swing on a Star?

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 a 1940s entertainer is taking off, as is his trade in wartime 78s.

Nice Work If You Can Get It

Gary's new career as a 1940s entertainer is taking off, as is his trade in wartime 78s. But can he manage two big opening nights?

Gary, Yvonne, and Phoebe are all dealing with emotional issues.

Let Yourself Go

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 is forced to deal with the discovery of Ducketts Passage.

Don't Fence Me in

Having reconciled himself to living in two different eras with two different sweethearts, Gary finds his lifestyle threatened when builders start to demolish his only route to the past.

In the run-up to New Year's Eve, Gary worries about finding a way to see it in.

It Ain't Necessarily So

In the run-up to New Year's Eve, Gary worries about finding a way to see in the New Year with both Phoebe and Yvonne.

Gary is worried about Yvonne's depression at being out of work.

One O' Clock Jump

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.

Gary's best friend and printer Ron is having marriage problems.

It's a Sin To Tell a Lie

Gary's best friend and printer Ron is having marriage problems and it seems that his latest batch of 40s currency won't pass the quality threshold. 

Counterfeit money dominates both time periods.

Change Partners

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.

Gary talks about how great his life is to Ron.

Goodnight Children Everywhere

Romantic comedy starring Nicholas Lyndhurst. 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.

Gary and Yvonne deal with an unexpected house guest as Ron is thrown out by Stella.

Turned Out Nice Again

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.

S3, E7. There's Something Nice About a Soldier

Ron tries to convince Gary to stop profiting on bad history.

There's Something Nice About a Soldier

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?

Someone To Watch Over Me

Romantic comedy starring Nicholas Lyndhurst. 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?

The United States army massively intrudes in Gary's life.

The Yanks Are Coming

Comedy series starring Nicholas Lyndhurst. 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.

Let's Get Away From It All

Last in third series of the time travel comedy. Yvonne and Phoebe both want to move home, but it isn't long before moving is the least of Gary's worries.

Gary is having a hard time juggling pregnancies in the past and present.

You're Driving Me Crazy

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.

Time-travel comedy. Gary discovers he may not be the only one who can go back to 1942.

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.

With Yvonne in Korea, Gary plans for a full week in 1942.

Out of Town

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.

After Phoebe's husband is killed in battle, she and Gary begin making wedding plans.

And Mother Came Too

Time travelling comedy series starring Nicholar Lyndhurst. Ron is in trouble with the police, while Phoebe tells Gary that they are finally free to marry.

Phoebe takes Ron to Liverpool to meet her grandmother.

The Leaving of Liverpool

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.

Gary has to deal with vastly different baby problems in the past and present.

How Long Has This Been Going On?

Nicholas Lyndhurst stars in time travel sitcom about a man living a double life. Yvonne has a miscarriage and Reg's mistress leaves her husband, who mistakes Gary for Reg.

Gary's world is changing fast. Yvonne is changing careers as Phoebe plans the wedding.

Easy Living

Gary's world is changing fast. Yvonne is changing careers as Phoebe plans the wedding. And Reg's domestic problems threaten his job.

Stag nights filled with alcohol and strippers get Gary into a great deal of trouble.

Come Fly with Me

Gary and Phoebe's wedding is drawing near, but will Gary's stamina hold out for two stag nights, 54 years apart?

Gary oversleeps on the morning of the wedding.

Heartaches

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.

Time-travel comedy. Gary is rapidly running out of money.

Careless Talk

Time travelling comedy series starring Nicholas Lyndhurst. 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.

The Bells Are Ringing

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.

A bomb blast forces Gary and his son Michael into the present day.

A Room with a View

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.

Time-travel comedy series. Phoebe finds living in the West End difficult.

London Pride

Time-travel comedy series. Phoebe finds living in the West End difficult, though Noel Coward does his best to help. Yvonne puts Gary on the guest list for a Downing Street party.

An unexploded bomb is discovered in Duckett's Passage.

When Two Worlds Collide

Ron signs up with a dating agency. Yvonne makes a date with Gary, but when an unexploded bomb goes off in Ducketts Passage he has a problem.

Ron takes advantage of the new ability to use the time gate.

Mairzy Doats

Ron takes advantage of the new ability to use the time gate, and as Gary's supposed commanding officer can do anything he wants.

Gary asks Ron to print more money for him.

Pennies From Heaven

When Gary runs short of money, he decides he must break his own rules to get out of trouble, and starts betting on the horses. Phoebe is distraught, as her father was a gambler, and repeatedly tries to dissuade him

Yvonne continues to travel for Nature Boy Cosmetics.

We Don't Want to Lose You... 1

Yvonne continues to travel for Nature Boy Cosmetics. Gary takes Phoebe to the Cafe Royal, where his false wartime identity finally catches up on him, and he is recruited for a secret mission to the Isle of Wight.

S5, E7. ...But we Think You Have To Go -2

Gary realises that he is only being used as a ploy to fool the Germans.

...But we Think You Have To Go -2

Gary realises that he is only being used as a ploy to fool the Germans. As the Gestapo closes in on him, he is captured and is to be sent to Berlin for torture, unless he can escape first.

S5, E8. Have You Ever See a Dream Walking

Gary is very unsettled after his French adventure, and he feels like he's losing his mind.

Have You Ever See a Dream Walking

Gary is very unsettled after his French adventure, and he feels like he's losing his mind: he can't tell whether he's awake or asleep, dreaming or experiencing reality.

Yvonne is signing copies of her just published autobiography.

Love the One You're with

Yvonne is signing copies of her just published autobiography. Meanwhile, Gary finds out from the porter in the 1990s that the owner of his 1940s West End flat is going to be killed in a road accident - what is he to do?

Phoebe wants to make a career of singing.

My Heart Belongs To Daddy

Phoebe wants to make a career of singing, and she wants Gary to write a new song for her. When he does, he has no idea what he's started.

In 1944, Gary leaves the Royal Oak and walks into a storm and ends up splitting in two.

Mine's a Double

A stormy night in the forties turns Gary's world upside down. The problem is sorting it out, particularly when everyone is seeing double.

Yvonne and Gary argue about Yvonne’s new high-powered lifestyle.

All About Yvonne

Yvonne throws Gary out of their Thameside penthouse apartment, which makes Gary edgy, which in turn makes Phoebe suspicious that there's someone else in his life.

Gary’s horrified when he learns of both Phoebe and Yvonne’s eerily similar plans.

California Dreamin'

Gary has to think fast when both his wives decide it's time to move to California. Phoebe's tenancy of the Royal Oak is up, and she wants to start a new life away from the shortages of Britain.

In 1944, Noel offers Phoebe a role in his new film “Brief Encounter."

Grief Encounter

Phoebe loses her patience when Gary backs out of a part in Noël Coward's new film, because he doesn't want to be recognised in it in the 1990s.

A foggy night in London town leads Gary into a close encounter with Jack the Ripper.

The Ouses in Between

Yvonne sells Nature Boy cosmetics for a multi-million sum. Gary travels back through the time gate in Ducketts Passage, arriving on a foggy night, where things don't look quite usual for the 1940s.

Ron and Gary are in the shop when a man arrives to investigate a whole epoch vibrating.

Just in Time

The arrival of a workman from the far future to repair the hole in the space-time corridor forces Gary to think about where his future really lies, so he leaves the shop to Ron, who promptly sells the entire stock on credit to a strange young man.

Gary becomes suspicious that Yvonne is having an affair.

How I Won the War

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 tries to cheer Ron up who is devastated that his girlfriend, Flic, has left him.

Something Fishie

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.

Yvonne is very proud to have been asked to judge the Hanbury Truman book prize.

Flash Bang Wallop

Time-travel comedy series. Gary has to take drastic measures to make sure that a compromising photograph from the 1940s is not seen in the present day.

Clement Attlee is prepares to reopen their Boys Club a few nights before VE night.

Accentuate the Positive

After Yvonne's suspicions are aroused by Gary once again mysteriously heading off to far locations, Yvonne follows him and accidentally sees him in the act of vanishing into thin air as he steps through the time portal

Danger surrounds Gary as Phoebe believes he's in Japan in November of 1941.

Goodnight Sweetheart Special - Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea

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.

Goodnight Sweetheart

Goodnight Sweetheart

Series 1

1. Rites of Passage

2. Fools Rush in

3. Is Your Journey Really Necessary?

4. The More I See You

5. I Get Along with You Very Well

6. In the Mood