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The Worst Episodes of Goodnight Sweetheart

Every episode of Goodnight Sweetheart ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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...
Genres:ComedyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:BBC One

Worst Episodes Summary

"How I Won the War" is the worst rated episode of "Goodnight Sweetheart". It scored 6.7/10 based on 45 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/30/1999. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "California Dreamin'".

  • How I Won the War
    6.7/1045 votes
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    #1 - How I Won the War

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 5/30/1999

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • California Dreamin'
    6.9/1048 votes
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    #2 - California Dreamin'

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 4/25/1999

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Just One More Chance
    7.0/1063 votes
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    #3 - Just One More Chance

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/6/1995

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All About Yvonne
    7.0/1049 votes
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    #4 - All About Yvonne

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 4/18/1999

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Something Fishie
    7.0/1042 votes
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    #5 - Something Fishie

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 6/6/1999

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Nice Work If You Can Get It
    7.1/1056 votes
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    #6 - Nice Work If You Can Get It

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/10/1995

    Gary's new career as an entertainer in 1941 is taking off, as is his trade in rare wartime records and amateur dramatics in 1993, but the stress of such ventures is taking a toll.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks

  • It Ain't Necessarily So
    7.1/1057 votes
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    #7 - It Ain't Necessarily So

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/1/1996

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks

  • Turned Out Nice Again
    7.1/1055 votes
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    #8 - Turned Out Nice Again

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 2/5/1996

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Someone to Watch Over Me
    7.1/1050 votes
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    #9 - Someone to Watch Over Me

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 2/19/1996

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • In the Mood
    7.1/1046 votes
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    #10 - In the Mood

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 3/10/1997

    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. So Gary might not be the only one that can access the time portal after all.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Out of Town
    7.1/1045 votes
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    #11 - Out of Town

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 3/17/1997

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • How Long Has This Been Going On?
    7.1/1046 votes
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    #12 - How Long Has This Been Going On?

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 4/15/1997

    Yvonne has a miscarriage and Reg's mistress leaves her husband, who mistakes Gary for Reg.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks

  • The Bells Are Ringing
    7.1/1045 votes
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    #13 - The Bells Are Ringing

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 5/20/1997

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Love the One You're With
    7.1/1048 votes
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    #14 - Love the One You're With

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 4/20/1998

    The porter of Gary's Mayfair flats informs him that a former resident died in a road accident 55 years ago. Gary aims to travel back in time to reverse the chain of events.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks

  • Grief Encounter
    7.1/1047 votes
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    #15 - Grief Encounter

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 5/2/1999

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks

  • Change Partners
    7.2/1050 votes
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    #16 - Change Partners

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 1/22/1996

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks

  • And Mother Came Too
    7.2/1044 votes
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    #17 - And Mother Came Too

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 3/24/1997

    Ron is in trouble with the police, while Phoebe tells Gary that they are finally free to marry.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Easy Living
    7.2/1046 votes
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    #18 - Easy Living

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 4/22/1997

    Yvonne leaves her job and Gary struggles to revisit 1942, where Phoebe is wedding planning.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Heartaches
    7.2/1043 votes
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    #19 - Heartaches

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 5/6/1997

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • ... But We Think You Have to Go (2)
    7.2/1048 votes
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    #20 - ... But We Think You Have to Go (2)

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 4/6/1998

    Gary's secret mission in wartime France quickly descends into a dicey fight or flight situation, as the German's rapidly close in on him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Have You Ever Seen a Dream Walking ...
    7.2/1056 votes
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    #21 - Have You Ever Seen a Dream Walking ...

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 4/13/1998

    As the strain of living a double life takes its toll on Gary, Rolf Harris appears in a dream and berates him for having claimed the authorship of 'Two Little Boys.'

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Flash Bang Wallop
    7.2/1045 votes
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    #22 - Flash Bang Wallop

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 6/13/1999

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Wish Me Luck
    7.3/1061 votes
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    #23 - Wish Me Luck

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/20/1995

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • As You Wave Me Goodbye
    7.3/1065 votes
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    #24 - As You Wave Me Goodbye

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/27/1995

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Goodnight Children Everywhere
    7.3/1052 votes
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    #25 - Goodnight Children Everywhere

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 1/29/1996

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A