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Goodnight Sweetheart is coming back – but where are the original stars of the cult 90s sitcom now?

Nicholas Lyndhurst is set to reprise his role as time traveller Gary Sparrow in a special one-off episode

Goodnight Sweetheart is coming back - but where are its original stars now?

IT was announced yesterday that everyone's favourite accidental time traveller Gary Sparrow will return to our screens for a one-off Goodnight Sweetheart revival.

Nicholas Lyndhurst will reprise his role as the former TV repairman as part of the BBC's landmark sitcom season.

Goodnight Sweetheart will return for a one-off special
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Goodnight Sweetheart will return for a one-off specialCredit: BBC

The popular cult 90s show, which jumped between London during WWII and the modern day, ran for six series.

In the final episode Gary confessed his time-travelling to present-day wife Yvonne and made a trip back to celebrate VE Day with wartime wife Phoebe - during which he discovered the time portal had closed and he couldn't return to the nineties.

While Lyndhurst has been confirmed for the revival, creators and writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran have not yet revealed which former cast members will be joining him.

This got us thinking - what are the original stars of the series up to now?

What are the original stars up to now?
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What are the original stars up to now?Credit: BBC

Nicholas Lyndhurst - Gary Sparrow

Having made his name as Rodney in Only Fools and Horses, Lyndhurst has remained a familiar face on our screens.

He starred as Jimmy in BBC comedy series After You've Gone alongside Celia Imrie and more recently as Danny Griffin in police drama New Tricks.

Nicholas Lyndhurst most recently starred in cop drama New Tricks
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Nicholas Lyndhurst most recently starred in cop drama New TricksCredit: BBC

Victor McGuire - Ron Wheatcroft

Ron was Gary's best mate and confidant on the show, and as a printer with his own business he was able to provide him with appropriate war time currency and documentation.

Ron, pictured in the middle, was Gary's best mate in the show
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Ron, pictured in the middle, was Gary's best mate on the showCredit: BBC

After the series ended McGuire continued to go from strength to strength in his career, with roles in Peak Practice, Casualty, Heartbeat and Trollied.

He also hit the big screen, playing Gerald Hardy in The Woman in Black, Bailiff Pennyways in Far from the Madding Crowd and Bar Patron in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

McGuire went on to star in numerous small screen dramas, including Trollied
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McGuire went on to star in numerous small screen dramas, including TrolliedCredit: Sky 1

Michelle Holmes - Yvonne Sparrow

Holmes was already a household name, having played Rovers Return barmaid Tina Fowler on Coronation Street.

She played Yvonne for three series before returning to her soap roots in 1995 as bar manageress Britt Woods - wife to Terry.

Holmes went on to make a name for herself in soapland - most notably as Terry's wife Britt Woods
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Holmes went on to make a name for herself in soapland - most notably as Terry's wife Britt WoodsCredit: ITV

This was her second time on Emmerdale - she first popped up in 1992 as Lindsay Carmichael.

Holmes was replaced on Goodnight Sweetheart by Emma Amos.

Since the final episode Amos has appeared in a range of British television series including Casualty, A Touch of Frost, Peak Practice, The Bill, Heartbeat, My Family and Doctors.

She has also been seen in the feature films Vera Drake and Bridget Jones's Diary.

Holmes was replaced on the show by Emma Amos, left
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Holmes was replaced on the show by Emma Amos, left, while Elizabeth Carling, right, was cast as the new PhoebeCredit: PA:Press Association

Dervla Kirwan - Phoebe Bamford

Many viewers will remember Kirwan as the original Phoebe, before she left the show at the end of series three.

She went on to star in BBC drama Ballykissangel, alongside Stephen Tompkinson, had a guest appearance in Doctor Who, and has more recently moved to the big screen with roles in Silent Hours, Entity and short film Red.

After Goodnight Sweetheart, Kirwan went on to star in Ballykissangel
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After Goodnight Sweetheart, Kirwan went on to star in BallykissangelCredit: BBC
More recently Kirwan can be found on the big screen, pictured here in Red
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More recently Kirwan can be found on the big screen, pictured here in RedCredit: Red

She was replaced on Goodnight Sweetheart by Elizabeth Carling.

When the sitcom came to end, Carling landed the role of Dr Selena Donovan for three years in Casualty.

Kirwan was replaced on Goodnight Sweetheart by Elizabeth Carling
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Kirwan was replaced on Goodnight Sweetheart by Elizabeth CarlingCredit: BBC

Christopher Ettridge - Reg Deadman

East End bobby on the beat Reg was a regular patron of the Royal Oak in 1940s London and a close pal of Phoebe and her dad, Eric.

Reg became the butt of everyone's jokes on the show
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Reg became the butt of everyone's jokes on the showCredit: BBC

Since Goodnight Sweetheart Ettridge has had roles in EastEnders, The Bill, Harry Enfield and Chums, Julius Caesar and Hitler: The Rise of Evil.

He also played the postman in the 2000 comedy film Kevin and Perry Go Large.

In recent years he's turned his hand to stage directing.

In recent years Ettridge has turned his hand to theatre
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In recent years Ettridge has turned his hand to theatre
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