I was only 7 years old when this episode was aired. This was a time there there were only three TV channels in the UK, and it was a prime-time show.
This was an extremely powerful episode. I've only now just seen it (2020) and the final scenes made me tearful - something that didn't happen in 1972.
I figure that 20-25% of the population actually saw this episode when first aired. I'm now 55 and this episode still resonates (actually it is pretty much the only episode that I remember clearly from 48 years ago - this makes me feel very old!). My mother was suffering from mental health issues at the time but I don't think they manifested themselves until just after this, so it was quite an introduction to mental health issues for prime-time audiences at the time (when there were only three channels).
This was an extremely powerful episode. I've only now just seen it (2020) and the final scenes made me tearful - something that didn't happen in 1972.
I figure that 20-25% of the population actually saw this episode when first aired. I'm now 55 and this episode still resonates (actually it is pretty much the only episode that I remember clearly from 48 years ago - this makes me feel very old!). My mother was suffering from mental health issues at the time but I don't think they manifested themselves until just after this, so it was quite an introduction to mental health issues for prime-time audiences at the time (when there were only three channels).