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Goodnight Sweetheart

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Cumbrianmale56 Mon 26-May-25 17:54:47

I teckon this was one of the best sitcoms of the nineties and the idea of a man travelling between two eras was unque. Must admit everything I've seen Nicholas Lyndhurst in has been good.

JdotJ Mon 26-May-25 13:51:11

Loved Goodnight Sweetheart

mummytummy Mon 26-May-25 13:40:47

I loved it, it’s also on ITVX 🙂

WhiteSwan63 Mon 26-May-25 12:53:35

My DH watches this over and over he absolutely loves it.
We watched the updated one a few weeks ago where he comes into the future and I think Yvonne is in the government.

Cumbrianmale56 Mon 26-May-25 11:46:08

Series 1 and 2 are being re run on That's TV now, as I missed some of the repeats last year. Michelle Holmes, who plays the first Yvonne, is really funny as Gary's sex starved, career driven wife. I didn't realise Michelle Holmes was in the eighties comedy film Rita, Sue and Bob Too, which is something I watched again recently.

Millie22 Sat 23-Nov-24 20:40:46

I have watched some of the re-runs.

It is strangely addictive.

Oldbat1 Sat 23-Nov-24 20:26:33

I watched it years ago and really enjoyed it.

MissAdventure Sat 23-Nov-24 18:37:00

We really enjoyed it, my mum, my girl, and me.
It was so different from any other programmes. smile

Cumbrianmale56 Sat 23-Nov-24 18:14:23

Esmay

I thoroughly enjoyed this series the first time round .
I've been watching it again.
It's well cast and very well made .
It certainly contrasts pre war and post war attitudes .

The actresses who play Rodney's wives are well cast. His modern day wife, Yvonne, is a caeeer woman and independent, while his 1940s wife, Phoebe, just wants to settle down and have childen. Also while the actresses changed mid series, this didn't spoil Goodnight Sweetheart at all.

Faierynan Sat 23-Nov-24 16:07:15

Absolutely one of my favourites. I have the box set. Imagine if we could really visit a time gone by. I wonder which period we would visit. Mine would be WW11

Esmay Sat 23-Nov-24 16:03:27

I thoroughly enjoyed this series the first time round .
I've been watching it again.
It's well cast and very well made .
It certainly contrasts pre war and post war attitudes .

Cumbrianmale56 Sat 23-Nov-24 15:53:21

I suppose it's one of those sitcoms you got or you didn't and it was made not long after Only Fools And Horses finished and people still thought of Nicholas Lyndhurst as Rodney. However, he does play a really good character in Goodnight Sweetheart and it's kept me entertained.

Georgesgran Sat 23-Nov-24 14:21:15

I wasn’t keen on the programme - the theme didn’t interest me.

I do, however, like Nicholas Lyndhurst, who is now appearing in the re-boot of Frasier, where he appears as an old university friend of the title character.

Grandmabatty Sat 23-Nov-24 14:08:11

I really didn't like it! I don't know what it was but I never found it funny. I do like Nicholas Lyndhurst though

Cumbrianmale56 Sat 23-Nov-24 14:03:42

Housecraftandcommunitystudies

There was a time I was rather partial to Nicholas Lyndhurst. Haven’t seen that programme but will see if I can get it.

Hello, it's being repeated on That's Memories and is on series 3. It's Nicholas's first big role after Only Fools And Horses and he really shines as the time traveller.

Housecraftandcommunitystudies Sat 23-Nov-24 13:59:38

There was a time I was rather partial to Nicholas Lyndhurst. Haven’t seen that programme but will see if I can get it.

Cumbrianmale56 Sat 23-Nov-24 10:52:01

Anyone enjoying the repeats on That's Memories? I haven't seen Goodnight Sweetheart since the nineties and it must be one of the best and most unique sitcoms of that era( man flits between London in 1942 and the present day and has two wives). The attention to detail, Nicholas Lyndhurst and the two actresses who play his wives, and some really funny sitiutions make GS really entertaining.