As Time Goes By: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Army officer Lionel Hardcastle and nurse Jean Pargeter had a three-month affair in 1953. After Lionel is posted to Korea, the two lose touch when Lionel's letter to Jean fails to get delivered. Thirty-eight years later, they meet again. A sweetly charming situation comedy that ran for nine seasons. Best enjoyed with your feet up and with a cup of tea and some custard tarts at your side.

Series details

• Title: As Time Goes By
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 1992-01-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-12-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 9728
• IMDb ID: tt0105943
• TVDB ID: 76927

Cast and credited roles

• Judi Dench — Jean Hardcastle
• Geoffrey Palmer — Lionel Hardcastle

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1992-01-12; final listed air date 1992-02-16; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1993-01-10; final listed air date 1993-02-21; episode order: 7.
• Season 3: premiered 1994-01-02; final listed air date 1994-03-06; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 1995-03-05; final listed air date 1995-05-07; episode order: 10.
• Season 5: premiered 1996-01-07; final listed air date 1996-02-25; episode order: 7.
• Season 6: premiered 1997-05-18; final listed air date 1997-06-29; episode order: 7.
• Season 7: premiered 1998-04-19; final listed air date 1998-05-31; episode order: 7.
• Season 8: premiered 2000-07-30; final listed air date 2000-09-01; episode order: 6.
• Season 9: premiered 2002-07-07; final listed air date 2005-12-14; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

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