Series synopsis
Bernard's Watch is a British comedy kids sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on CITV on November 14, 1997. It ended on March 31, 2005. It was created by Andrew Norriss. It stars Barry Jackson, Jack McKenzie, Liza Goddard and David Peachey.
British children's drama series about a young boy who could stop time with a magical pocket watch.
Premise
British children's drama series about a young boy who could stop time with a magical pocket watch.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Barry Jackson as Grandad
- Jack McKenzie as Postman
- Liza Goddard as Narrator
- David Peachey as Bernard Beasley
- Ezrah Roberts-Grey as Nathan
- Martin Neil as Mr. Beasley
- Ryan Watson as Bernard
- Rosie Day as Nicolette
Supporting cast
- Ruth Hudson as Mrs. Beasley
Episodes
This series spans 7 seasons with 79 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 5 | November 14, 1997 | December 12, 1997 |
| Season 2 | 12 | October 2, 1998 | December 18, 1998 |
| Season 3 | 13 | September 10, 1999 | December 17, 1999 |
| Season 4 | 13 | September 15, 2000 | December 15, 2000 |
| Season 5 | 10 | November 26, 2001 | December 7, 2001 |
| Season 6 | 13 | January 6, 2004 | March 30, 2004 |
| Season 7 | 13 | January 6, 2005 | March 31, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Still Time Bernard receives a watch from the postman because he is always late for everything including his friend Karen's birthday party. |
November 14, 1997 |
| 2 |
A Bit More Time As Bernard gets used to using his magic watch, he finds it comes in very handy at school. |
November 21, 1997 |
| 3 |
Time Out Bernard wants to go to the zoo, but his parents just don't have the time. Bernard, however, has all the time in the world, and decides to clear his parents' schedules a bit. |
November 28, 1997 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Plenty of Time Karen discovers Bernard's watch, and finds out what it can do. |
October 2, 1998 |
| 2 |
Story Time Karen finds it very difficult to write stories at school, so she uses the watch to give herself more time to think. But then she finds herself trapped in time when she loses the watch. |
October 9, 1998 |
| 3 |
Quality Time Karen has often fancied the idea of having a baby sibling. But then she has to babysit her neighbour's naughty toddler, and discovers just how much time young children can take up. |
October 16, 1998 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Present Time It's Karen's birthday, and Bernard is trying to find just the right present to give her. |
September 10, 1999 |
| 2 |
Out of Time Bernard's Mum and Dad both have meetings to attend and have an argument about the meetings, not realising that Bernard is there, so thinking they don't care anymore Bernard looks after himself for the Afternoon. |
September 17, 1999 |
| 3 |
Time and Again Bernard and his Dad go fishing which causes the magic watch to break, Bernard is very upset however the postman steps in and saves the day. |
September 24, 1999 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Right Time Mr Brin the milkman has no time for anyone - until Bernard intervenes. |
September 15, 2000 |
| 2 |
Time Loop Bernard's cousin Lucy comes to stay and discovers Bernard's watch and gets stuck in a time loop. |
September 22, 2000 |
| 3 |
Wings of Time Bernard has to keep reminding Lucy on how she can't keep appearing from anywhere. Then Lucy appears in an old lady's house while shes outside then sees her puppies and realises the house is on fire what will Lucy do? |
September 29, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Changing Times Bernard can't wait to get his watch back when he arrives back from America, but finds it needs to be repaired, and in the meantime is given an alarm clock by the Postman. Everyone is wondering why Bernard came back home. |
November 26, 2001 |
| 2 |
A Very Important Time After receiving an unexpected visit from the Postman, Sam accidentally messes up her future. Can she correct her mistake to put the course of time right again? |
November 27, 2001 |
| 3 |
Police Time Bernard's Grandad has been arrested for a series of strange crimes. Bernard uses his watch to find out what has happened, and everyone is amazed to discover who the real culprit is. |
November 28, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Own Goal It's football time at Pentup Primary School and Bernard and his team mates are against the girls, will they win or will they lose? |
January 6, 2004 |
| 2 |
Father's Day Bernard doesn't want his dad to come to Father's Day, at school, so he changes the letter to something cool. Does it work? |
January 13, 2004 |
| 3 |
Owning Up Bernard gets his best card taken off him by Ms. Savage, will things break while he retrieves it? |
January 20, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Turning Japanese Bernard decides to prove to Nicolette that he is strong by breaking a stone tile and becomes popular, Nathan doesn't seem too pleased. |
January 6, 2005 |
| 2 |
Pupil Of The Year Bernard tries to help Nathan become Pupil of The Year to get two tickets to a football match. Nicolette has other ideas. |
January 13, 2005 |
| 3 |
The Black Knight It's Medieval day at Pentup Primary and Nathan (The Green Knight) is battling the mysterious Black Knight. But who could it be? |
January 20, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CITV |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 14, 1997 |
| Last aired | March 31, 2005 |
| Runtime | 15 minutes |
| Status | ended |