All I have tried to do is portray a day in the life of an extremely ordinary little bloke, the kind of person who lives a dull existence from one week to the next.

[3] The TV critic for The Age said Howell's casting "was the vital factor in making the drama the best yet presented in commercial series.

"[11] The TV critic for the Woman's Weekly called it "beautifully done, well acted and produced... an hour of very real and moving entertainment.

"[12] The critic for the Sydney Morning Herald thought the play demonstrated "television 's ability to make dramatic entertainment of undramatic people and events... except for about 45 seconds of gross overstatement in the middle of the play, and a sentimental twist at the end which weakens its main argument" the main conflict was "cleverly conducted and neatly contrived".

He thought Kinnear's "direction was generally efficient, and, in one or two scenes and the opening documentary titles, more imaginative than in some previous unlively live productions.

"[13] Valda Marshall of the same paper said the play was "exactly right for the living room atmosphere of TV viewing" and praised the direction and acting.