Gary Sparrow, the TV repairman living with his wife in London in the 1990s accidentally finds the portal that would allow him to move in time to 1940s London and back. The war was still on, German bombers was flying over the city, but Gary found the reason to keep visiting the past - barmaid Phoebe.
1 | Don’t Get Around Much Any More |
| For six months Gary has not been back to Duckett’s passage but is persuaded by Ron to return and invest money so that 50 years later the interest will be huge. |
2 | I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good |
| In the doghouse with Yvonne over his fertility problem, Gary takes coffee and other treats back to the Royal Oak, only to find Phoebe’s head turned by a handsome Czech officer called Ludo. |
3 | Just One More Chance |
| Gary loses his driving licence and his job and, back in 1941, Phoebe is just as miserable despite his present to her of a pair of tights. |
4 | Who’s Taking You Home Tonight? |
| As cover for his time travel Gary tells Yvonne he works late for Ron and feels obliged to take her to dinner at an Indian restaurant. However Phoebe has arranged to cook him a special meal on the same night. |
5 | Wish Me Luck... |
| Yvonne gets her dream job in Macclesfield and Gary, reluctant to leave London and Phoebe, fakes his suicide. |
6 | ...As You Wave Me Goodbye |
| Gary finds that wartime life has its tribulations as the pub’s water supply is cut off after bomb damage, he has to risk his life fire-watching. |
7 | Would You Like to Swing on a Star |
| Under the guise of being paid for working for Ron, Gary gives Yvonne money earned by taking items from 1941 and selling them to a collectors’ shop. |
8 | Nice Work If You Can Get It |
| Gary’s concert in Palmer’s Green is a success and Mr. Wix books him into the Plaistow Astoria, on the same night that he and Yvonne are opening with the Willesden Wildeans. |
9 | Let Yourself Go |
| Whilst Yvonne, who believes she is pregnant, visits her mother, Gary accompanies Phoebe to Buckinghamshire to visit her cousins, evacuees unaware that their parents are dead. |
10 | Don’t Fence Me In |
| Phoebe’s licence for the pub is due to be renewed and sleazy brewery rep Harrison says he will sanction it if she sleeps with him. |
