What if Gary had told Yvonne?

[jobsta]

A couple of time in the first series Gary nearly told Yvonne about the time time portal. What would have changed in the series had he done so?

He still could of had the affair etc.

I think some things would work in his favour. It would explain why Gary wasn’t contactable and where he was getting memorabilia from. On there other hand why would he be away for a week and just bring back bus maps?

How do you think things would have changed?

[jrichard88]

I think Yvonne would've tried to exploit it like she did in Series 3 when Gary was able to get the bomber jackets from the Americans in the 40s. If she knew about the time portal, and that Gary's supply was virtually unlimited, she would've been pressuring him to bring back more and more to make more money for the shop, which would diminish the amount of time he could spend with Phoebe. And then, when all he brings back are a few bus maps, Yvonne could become suspicous, and that would've added a very different dynamic to the show. While it sounds interesting on paper, though, I'm glad it didn't happen. I just don't think it would've had the shelf life of what we actually saw.

[jobsta]

I tend to agree with you. I do like the idea of Gary being tied up in knots though! Maybe they cold have done it at the end of the series. Have Yvonne find out about the time travel an episode or two prior to Gary being stuck in the past.

Who knows though, maybe it was better the way it is!