[4] Milligan played Mr. Van Gogh (in brownface) alongside John Bird as Mr. Rembrandt, father and son illegal Asian immigrants who are first seen being rowed ashore in England, having been told that the beach is in fact Piccadilly Circus.
[5] They hitch a ride to London in a lorry advertising Italian-made Yorkshire puddings, and find themselves in a bookies thinking it is a restaurant.
[6] After being redirected, the duo end up at a boarding house in the fictional Piles Road, London WC2, run by Irish coalman Paddy O'Brien (Frank Carson) and his voluptuous daughter Nefertiti.
[4] Roger Race was replaced as director by Ian McNaughton, who had previously worked on Milligan's Q5 and Q6 series.
Milligan speculated that the programmes were perhaps insufficiently funny, or that cast changes made following the pilot episode had been an unwise decision.