This was one of the few episodes where more viewers watched the repeat broadcast, significantly so in this case.
Originally scheduled directly against the popular
Under Plain Cover (1985) (which was watched by 10.59 million) it only just made the national Top 100, making 99th place with 4.08 million viewers. (Fourth place on the BBC2-only chart.)
Repeated on the 26th August 1985, the BBC1 repeat had 7.18 million viewers, charting at 46th place.