Goodnight Sweetheart
Created by Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
On BBC One
A surreal British sitcom-drama hybrid that mines comedy and pathos from a man's impossible double life across time, balancing whimsy with the moral weight of infidelity and wartime danger.
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 when he stumbles upon a portal to WWII-era London and begins a dual life as an accidental time traveler.
Clusters
Where to watch
Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.
Questions people ask
Is Goodnight Sweetheart violent? Not especially. Less violent than 65% of series.
Does Goodnight Sweetheart leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
Is Goodnight Sweetheart sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Goodnight Sweetheart scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Goodnight Sweetheart easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Goodnight Sweetheart
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Goodnight Sweetheart
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Goodnight Sweetheart, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Goodnight Sweetheart, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Goodnight Sweetheart, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
