This one-off special was 20th in the charts with 8.68 million viewers.
A repeat of the special on 18th December 1994 saw it attract an even bigger audience, charting at 14th place with 12.6 million viewers. The success of the pilot led to a belated series in 1996.
A repeat of the special on 18th December 1994 saw it attract an even bigger audience, charting at 14th place with 12.6 million viewers. The success of the pilot led to a belated series in 1996.
Some of the content of this pilot is a little edgier than normal Saturday night ITV fare, with skits including references to bestiality, animal cruelty, cannibalism, nuclear holocaust and enforced gender reassignment.
While often thought of as ITV's answer to Channel 4's late night Takeover TV (1995), where such elements wouldn't be out of place, this pilot actually predated the series.
While often thought of as ITV's answer to Channel 4's late night Takeover TV (1995), where such elements wouldn't be out of place, this pilot actually predated the series.
Clips from a version of A Fistful of Fingers (1995) are shown in this pilot; however, Edgar Wright has stated that this was an earlier version, and that the full version was completely reshot. Wright was asked to be a researcher for the full series of Beadle's Hot Shots as a result of his work.