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Just Good Friends (1983)

Just Good Friends poster
Genre
sitcom
Country
United Kingdom
Length
3 seasons, 22 episodes
Rated
PG
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman who were once engaged run into each other again five years after he left her at the altar. They try to sort out their complicated feelings while dealing with the awkwardness of their past.

lightheartedwittybittersweetnostalgiccharmingbritishromanticcomedic

What happens

Just Good Friends is a British sitcom written by John Sullivan. It stars Paul Nicholas and Jan Francis as former lovers Vincent Pinner and Penny Warrender, who meet in a pub five years after he jilted her at the altar. Three series and a 90-minute Christmas special were produced for the BBC by Ray Butt. In 2004, it came 43rd in Britain's Best Sitcom. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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