Goodnight Sweetheart

TV Series
1993–2016
Not Rated
30m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

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Michelle Holmes, Dervla Kirwan, and Nicholas Lyndhurst in Goodnight Sweetheart (1993)

High-Concept Comedy Sitcom Time Travel Comedy Drama Fantasy History Romance Sci-Fi

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 ... Read allBritish 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.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.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

3.5K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,110

360

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins total

Episodes59

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Nicholas Lyndhurst

Gary…

Victor McGuire

Ron…

Christopher Ettridge

Reg…

Elizabeth Carling

Phoebe

Emma Amos

Yvonne…

Dervla Kirwan

Phoebe

Michelle Holmes

Yvonne

Eve Bland

Margie…

David Ryall

Eric

David Benson

Noël Coward

John Rapley

Old Codger…

Yvonne D'Alpra

Mrs Bloss

Nimmy March

Stella…

Peter Halliday

Vicar

Ronnie Stevens

Wix…

Sonya Walger

Flic

Katie Donnison

Sally

Regina Freedman

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Trivia
Many of the episode titles are names of songs from the 1940's. Whilst others such as 'Grief Encounter' are parodies of films of the era.

Goofs
The photo portrait of King George VI, by Yousuf Karsh and hanging on the back wall of The Royal Oak, wasn't taken until 1943, but appears from Series 1 Ep 1 which is based in 1940.

The same photo can been seen hanging on the wall of the MI5 office of Tufty McDuff, in S05 E06 and E07, where, in 1944, it can be considered OK.

Quotes
Gary Sparrow: My wives exist in different temporal aspects of a four-dimensional space-time continuum.
Ron Wheatcroft: Typical bigamist's excuse!

Connections
Featured in Comedy Connections: Only Fools and Horses (2003)

Soundtracks
Good Night, Sweetheart
Written by Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly and Ray Noble
Performed by Nick Curtis
Series theme song

User reviews46

Featured review

10/10

One of the best shows ever!

I don't think there's anything about this show I don't like, the comedy is top notch, the actors are perfect for their roles and the mix of Sci-Fi is just right, not too heavy handed. For comedy lovers it's a must see, for sci-fi fans it's a must see, for people with a heartbeat it's a must see. Lyndhurst and McGuire are perfect, you'd really believe they're best friends, the chemistry between all the actors is amazing. Hats off to the casting crew and direction. Actually the only flaw I can think of about this show is that it ended. After all, what show could make you nostalgic for a time period you weren't even alive in?

I'd give it a 20 rating if I could.