After the BBC’s head of youth and entertainment Janet Street-Porter saw the programme, she decided to commission an English-language version with de Caunes, which would become part of her DEF II programming block on BBC2.

[13] These reports would be narrated in the BBC version by Lisa I'Anson, linked together with footage of De Caunes standing in front of a large Rapido sign on a white background.

[14][15][16][17] The last BBC edition was broadcast on 25 March 1992 as part of DEF II[18] and featured reports on The Cure, Annie Lennox, The Verve, The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy and Rosie the Raving Granny.

His English is completely fluent, but he (deliberately) spoke it with French intonations and speech rhythms on the programme.

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