 In 2016, Lyndhurst revived his "Goodnight Sweetheart" character Gary Sparrow in a one-off special episode, which aired on 2 September 2016.In 2017, Lyndhurst played the role of Star Keeper in Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Carousel" at the English National Opera.In 2019 he played the Governor/Innkeper in "Man of La Mancha" for English National Opera at the London Coliseum opposite Kelsey Grammer as Cervantes/Quixote, Danielle de Niese as Aldonza/Dulcinea and Peter Polycarpou as Sancho.