Sunday for Sammy

[1] The fund was established in memorial to Sammy Johnson, an actor from North East England, who died suddenly in 1998.

[2] The concerts have been held at Newcastle City Hall, with the exception of 2006, when the show was hosted at Sage Gateshead.

[5] Writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais contribute sketches based on their television series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, which have featured guest appearances from the surviving original 'magnificent seven'.

[1] The concerts usually conclude with all of the performers returning to the stage to sing, most commonly Lindisfarne's "Run for Home".

Most recently a competition for sketches was organised by North East based playwright Ed Waugh.