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The Best Episodes of Goodnight Sweetheart

Gary Sparrow is an ordinary bloke in 1990s Britain, married to the ambitious Yvonne and working as a TV repairman. Then his whole world changes...

Seasons6

  1. Background image for Accentuate the Positive
    8.3/10(75 votes)

    #1 - Accentuate the Positive

    S6:E10

    It's1945 and VE Day celebrations are in full swing. Future Prime Minister Clement Attlee is in town to join in with the festivities. Gary finds himself rushing to Attlee's aid when disaster strikes.

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    8.2/10(71 votes)

    #2 - Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

    S3:E1

    Gary's route to 1941 has been blocked by a row of shops built in 1995. How will he reach Phoebe in her wartime pub?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for The 'Ouses in Between
    8.0/10(66 votes)

    #3 - The 'Ouses in Between

    S6:E5

    A foggy night in London leads Gary into the unknown time territory of 1880. Here Gary comes face to face with the notorious Jack the Ripper, who manages to access the time portal.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
    7.9/10(57 votes)

    #4 - It's a Sin to Tell a Lie

    S3:E4

    Counterfeit money has been in circulation around Royal Oak, which Gary suspects may be attributed to Ron's attempts to sabotage his name.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for The Yanks Are Coming
    7.9/10(64 votes)

    #5 - The Yanks Are Coming

    S3:E10

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.7/10(55 votes)

    #6 - One O'Clock Jump

    S3:E3

    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.

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  8. Background image for There's Something About a Soldier
    7.7/10(63 votes)

    #7 - There's Something About a Soldier

    S3:E8

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Let's Get Away from It All
    7.7/10(53 votes)

    #8 - Let's Get Away from It All

    S3:E11

    Yvonne and Phoebe both want to move home, but it isn't long before moving is the least of Gary's worries.

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  10. Background image for Mine's a Double
    7.6/10(59 votes)

    #9 - Mine's a Double

    S6:E1

    Whilst advancing through the time warp a severe storm in 1944 causes Gary to split into two opposing clones: a normal Gary and a bad version. Phoebe likes the former, while Yvonne prefers latter.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.6/10(58 votes)

    #10 - Just in Time

    S6:E6

    When a workman arrives to carryout repairs in the time portal alleyway, Gary begins to contemplate where his future lies.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Goodnight Children Everywhere
    7.3/10(55 votes)

    #11 - Goodnight Children Everywhere

    S3:E6

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Flash Bang Wallop
    7.3/10(47 votes)

    #12 - Flash Bang Wallop

    S6:E9

    Gary must ensure that a compromising photo taken of him in the 1940s avoids discovery in the present. Yvonne goes to see Noel Coward's Gary and Phoebe stage play.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Change Partners
    7.2/10(53 votes)

    #13 - Change Partners

    S3:E5

    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.

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  15. Background image for Someone to Watch Over Me
    7.2/10(53 votes)

    #14 - Someone to Watch Over Me

    S3:E9

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for It Ain't Necessarily So
    7.1/10(60 votes)

    #15 - It Ain't Necessarily So

    S3:E2

    As New Year's Eve rapidly approaches, Gary seeks a way of celebrating the occasion with both his wife and girlfriend, in the contrasting timeframes of 1941 and 1995.

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    7.1/10(58 votes)

    #16 - Turned Out Nice Again

    S3:E7

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for All About Yvonne
    7.1/10(52 votes)

    #17 - All About Yvonne

    S6:E2

    Gary and Yvonne have a bust up which ends with Gary having to move out and into Ron's place. During Gary's estrangement he becomes suspicious of Yvonne's interior designer. Meanwhile over in 1944, Phoebe suspects that Gary is having an affair with Yvonne, and Reg contracts impetigo.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Grief Encounter
    7.1/10(50 votes)

    #18 - Grief Encounter

    S6:E4

    Gary and Phoebe are cast in Noel's film Brief Encounter, but Gary declines. Meanwhile, both Phoebe and Yvonne catch the attentions of other men, which Gary resents and intercepts.

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    7.0/10(45 votes)

    #19 - Something Fishie

    S6:E8

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for California Dreamin'
    6.9/10(50 votes)

    #20 - California Dreamin'

    S6:E3

    Gary has to think fast when both of his wives decide they want to emigrate to California. In 1944 Reg retires from his job, but no one turns up at his leaving do.

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for How I Won the War
    6.8/10(47 votes)

    #21 - How I Won the War

    S6:E7

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Rites of Passage
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Rites of Passage

    S1:E1

    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.

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    #23 - Fools Rush In

    S1:E2

    Gary, after refusing to buy a new suit for a job interview in 1993, buys one to take Phoebe to a dance in 1940.

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    #24 - Is Your Journey Really Necessary?

    S1:E3

    Gary returns to 1940 to try to protect Phoebe and Eric from an impending air raid, but nearly ends up in prison.

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  26. Background image for The More I See You
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    #25 - The More I See You

    S1:E4

    Ron agrees to print identity papers for Gary's trips to 1940 - but at a price. Phoebe worries about her future living arrangements now that she's intent on leaving the pub.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Accentuate the Positive" is the best rated episode of "Goodnight Sweetheart". It scored 8.3/10 based on 75 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks, it aired on 6/21/1999. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea".