The ratings for this edition are unavailable, though it failed to make the top four BBC2 programmes that week. (BARB printed a combined BBC2/Channel 4 Top Ten in addition to the Top 70.)
The tenth most-watched programme between the two minority channels that week was a repeat of Rising Damp (1974) on Channel 4, which was watched by 4.16 million viewers.
However, a repeat of Matthew - A Suitable Case for Treatment in May 1999 saw it reach tenth place in the BBC2-only chart with 2.91 million viewers.
The tenth most-watched programme between the two minority channels that week was a repeat of Rising Damp (1974) on Channel 4, which was watched by 4.16 million viewers.
However, a repeat of Matthew - A Suitable Case for Treatment in May 1999 saw it reach tenth place in the BBC2-only chart with 2.91 million viewers.
It's revealed in this episode that the flat is located within a block in 23 Wellington Road.
Matthew estimates that Mandy owes him "between two and three thousand quid rent." In 2023 terms this would be between £4700-£7100.
This edition was recorded as the fifth episode, but eventually screened second. With repeat broadcasts also showing it second, it only regained its original position when released on DVD.