The show was met with approval from audiences - 7.9 million tuning in for the opening episode, with many of them too young to have seen The Two Ronnies when it was first broadcast.

He appeared frail and had lost a lot of weight, and it later became clear that he had been very unwell with a heart condition whilst filming the show.

[7][8] Again, the show was a rousing success, and - with 7.93 million viewers - was the fourth most watched programme on Christmas Day.

Repeat broadcastings of the 30 minute edited shows aired again in December 2014 on BBC One on Friday nights in the 7:30pm slot.

Episode 3 was repeated on BBC One in thirty minute form on 1 April 2016, after the death of Ronnie Corbett.