Gary, an ordinary bloke disastisfied with an ordinary life, chances upon a portal back to the 1940s and the London Blitz. Whilst there, he falls for a barmaid called Phoebe and uses his modern sensibilities to sweep her off her feet. In the 40s he's something exotic, impressive. In the present he fixes televisions. Caught between Phoebe and his demanding wife Yvonne, Gary looks for ways to make his double life work.

We're into the second series of GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART< but yoou wouldn't know it as there are almost no changes from the first series, although there is much to be said for not fixing what isn't broken and this is a popular sitcom just as it is. As a result, there is the usual amount of nice lines, ok lines and duff jokes, a real sense of place and time and that's about it.

The show does branch out a bit from the few sets that it has inhabited to this point with one set in the countryside and some others set in concert halls as Gary parlays his musical skills (and the songs of others) into a brief fling with fame and he finally manages to find a way to make his ability pay for itself by selling memorabilia from the war, but otherwise it's business as usual.

The cast are as likeable as ever, though the character of Phoebe starts off more depressed and downbeat than before, dampening the effect of Dervla Kirwan's performance, but Nicholas Lyndhurst is as appealing as ever, even making a cheating husband seem like everyone's good guy.

GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART remains mildly entertaining and certainly harmless, but you could just wish for some teeth from time to time.