Crompton, as chairman of the club, would sit at a small table in the corner watching proceedings with apparent lack of interest.

Actress Liz Dawn appeared as a waitress before she became more famous for her role as Vera Duckworth in Coronation Street (also recorded by Granada in Manchester).

A clip from the show can be seen in the film 24 Hour Party People (2002), where Shaun Ryder, in his formative years, is seen watching Karl Denver perform "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (a.k.a.

The music video to Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' single "Black Star Dancing" depicts the band performing on the show.

Thanks to a droll running performance by Colin Crompton as the entertainments committee chairman and insults from ex-Comedians comic Bernard Manning it became popular viewing.