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Goodnight Sweetheart

Goodnight Sweetheart

1993TV Series⏱️ 30mTV-PG
ComedyDramaFantasyHistoryRomanceSci-Fi
7.4
IMDB Rating
3,697 votes

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.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Nicholas Lyndhurst, Victor McGuire, Christopher Ettridge
Release Date
November 18, 1993
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Wins
💬 49
Reviews
📋 4.0K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Nicholas Lyndhurst
Nicholas Lyndhurst
as Gary
Victor McGuire
Victor McGuire
as Ron
Christopher Ettridge
Christopher Ettridge
as Reg
Emma Amos
Emma Amos
as Yvonne
Elizabeth Carling
Elizabeth Carling
as Phoebe
Dervla Kirwan
Dervla Kirwan
as Phoebe
Michelle Holmes
Michelle Holmes
as Yvonne
👤
Eve Bland
as Margie
David Ryall
David Ryall
as Eric
👤
David Benson
as Noël Coward

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
The Royal Oak Pub, 73 Columbia Road, London, Greater London, England, UK
Production
Alomo Productions, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), SelecTV

🏷️ Keywords

time travelself centered manrunning gagpolicemanimpersonating a spy

🎯 Categories

High-Concept ComedySitcomTime TravelComedyDramaFantasyHistoryRomanceSci-Fi

⭐ Featured Review

Worth Watching!
by charmkat2006-12-20
8/10

"Great series worth watching, although for me I preferred the earlier episodes when Dervla Kirwin played Phoebe. The actress who played her in the later episodes was much harder - Phoebe was a tough little cockney girl, but there was still an appealing softness about her which was lacking after the changeover, whereas both actresses who played Yvonne were great. Nick Lyndhurst as Gary was brilliant, and loved his sidekick, Ron. The only thing I really felt towards the end was that the plot had grown somewhat exaggerated... probably hence my preference for the earlier series which were more conv..."

💡 Did You Know?

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.

📖 Synopsis

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.