28th in the charts with 10.5 million viewers.
Although it's very obvious that a lot of Des's interviews with guests, particularly comedians, are pre-planned, and his questions there to set up a gag, it's rarely as blatant as his chat with Rod Hull on this edition. The vast majority of Rod's responses, including ones that take Des by "surprise", were said almost word-for-word on his earlier appearance on Episode #6.3 (1982).