The eighth series introduced arguably the most "80's" of all the Little and Large opening title sequences: cut out animations of geometric pastel shapes and Syd and Eddie's faces, set to a piano instrumental. Yet however dated the sequence may seem to modern tastes, it must have been popular with the production team - the same title sequence was reused for series 9 and 10.
The average ratings for the eighth series of Little and Large were 8.93 million viewers, and 45th place on the charts.
This opening episode reached 35th place with 10.6 million viewers.
This opening episode reached 35th place with 10.6 million viewers.
"Heart of Gold" by Johnny Hates Jazz reached No.19 on the UK singles chart.
Although Eddie claiming to be the only person to have watched Crossroads (1964) gets a laugh from the studio audience, the reality is quite different. While ratings declined somewhat towards the end of its run, and the series was always critically disparaged, it was, at its peak, extremely popular with viewers, often making the Top Ten most-watched programmes of the week.
In fact, while far past its peak at this time, the two episodes of Crossroads screened on the week this episode of Little and Large aired received healthy ratings of 10.1 and 9.6 million, ranked at 37th and 45th place respectively.
In fact, while far past its peak at this time, the two episodes of Crossroads screened on the week this episode of Little and Large aired received healthy ratings of 10.1 and 9.6 million, ranked at 37th and 45th place respectively.
Paul Henry appears in 4 of the 15 sketches in this episode, as well as both the opening and closing sequences.