TV Series created by Laurence Marks

Gary Sparrow is an underachieving TV repairman, unhappily married to the loud and often mocking Yvonne Sparrow. However, Gary's life is changed forever upon discovering a time portal taking him back to a war-torn London, leading to an East End pub (the Royal Oak) and an attractive barmaid named Phoebe, who becomes his girlfriend. From then on, Gary leads a double life, going back and forth across time to please the two women in his life closest to his heart, but furthest apart.

Sharon lives in a council flat, while her sister Tracey lives in a luxurious house on a private estate. The two women lead very different lives until their husbands are sent to prison for armed robbery.

A British comedy that might be described as a combination of "Yes, Minister" and "Blackadder", this is the story of A. B'Stard, a statesman in the tradition of Genghis Khan, who will stop at nothing to make himself richer and more comfortable.