John Salthouse (D.I. Galloway) and Tim Stern (Mr Phillpott) were both original cast members of Mike Leigh's celebrated play Abigail's Party.
Caught up in the competitive Christmas ratings war, this was the lowest-rated and lowest-charting episode of the second series, falling to 45th place with 10.59 million viewers.
It was the only episode from the second series to have less than 11 million viewers, and the only one to fall outside the Top 30.
It was the only episode from the second series to have less than 11 million viewers, and the only one to fall outside the Top 30.