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As Time Goes By

★ 8.3 6K votes 1992–2005 10 seasons · 67 episodes Ended BBC One
CozyGentle, low-stakes comfort you can safely relax into.This show: 9/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 9/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 9/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 8/10Feel-goodReliably uplifting television that leaves you lighter than it found you.This show: 8/10WholesomeKindness and decency at the core, with barely a trace of cynicism.This show: 8/10SitcomClassic comedy rhythm, multi-camera or single.This show: 8/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Judi DenchGeoffrey PalmerMoira BrookerPhilip BrethertonJenny FunnellJanet Henfrey
Starring
Judi DenchGeoffrey PalmerMoira BrookerPhilip BrethertonJenny FunnellJanet Henfrey
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
063125188250

As Time Goes By Episode Ratings Heatmap

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About

"A tender, slow-burn romance for grown-ups"

As Time Goes By follows Jean and Lionel, two former sweethearts who lost touch decades earlier after a mix of war and misdirected letters, only to unexpectedly reunite as middle-aged adults with grown children and settled lives. What begins as a wary reacquaintance slowly warms into a second chance at love. The show is gentle, understated, and quietly funny, built on dry British wit rather than big set pieces. Its pace is unhurried and cozy, carried almost entirely by the easy chemistry between its two leads. It's comfort viewing more than must-see television, meant to be savored slowly.

Watch it for

the effortless, lived-in chemistry and comic timing between Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer.

Maybe skip if

you want fast jokes or dramatic stakes rather than slow, character-driven charm.

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All Seasons

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Season 11992
8.11K62h 54m
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Season 21993
8.11K73h 18m
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Season 31994
8.01K104h 51m
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Season 41995
8.11K104h 50m
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Season 51996
8.085973h 24m
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Season 61997
8.181073h 25m
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Season 71998
8.079073h 29m
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Season 82000
7.868062h 56m
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Season 92002
8.058752h 28m
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Series 102005
8.228021h 49m

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Judi Dench Jean Hardcastle, Jean Pargetter
Geoffrey Palmer Lionel Hardcastle
Moira Brooker Judith, Judith Hanson
Philip Bretherton Alistair Deacon
Jenny Funnell Sandy
Janet Henfrey Mrs. Bale
Frank Middlemass Rocky Hardcastle
Paul Chapman Stephen
Moyra Fraser Penny
David Michaels Harry, Harry - Policeman

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