This final episode reached 4.1 million viewers, making it the 9th most-watched programme on BBC2 that week.
In Squeaky Vinyl Pants? (2019) Kelly reveals that he was "very angry" that director John Kilby had pulled the camera back during the scene with the vinyl trousers, and allowed this edit to be broadcast. The joke of the scene is that sound effects and Kelly's facial expressions make viewers think that Kelly is developing an offscreen erection - however, the camera pulling back to reveal Kelly's full body takes away the joke entirely.