The video to Fashion: Streetplayer (Mechanik) (1982) by Fashion is shown on this edition - the same group who had appeared in the studio in Episode #1.3 (1982) performing "Move On".
Although "Move On" didn't chart, it reportedly gained the band attention, while "Streetplayer (Mechanik)" was their biggest hit on the UK Singles Chart, reaching No.46. The group had more success in the album charts, with their release Fabrique reaching No.10.
Although "Move On" didn't chart, it reportedly gained the band attention, while "Streetplayer (Mechanik)" was their biggest hit on the UK Singles Chart, reaching No.46. The group had more success in the album charts, with their release Fabrique reaching No.10.
Lenny Henry was not pleased with the appointment of Bernard Manning for this edition, slating him in his 2022 autobiography "Rising to the Surface", claiming "I didn't want to be involved", and referring to Manning as a "spherical racist northern comic".
"Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)" by Rocky Sharpe and The Replays was their second highest-charting single, reaching No.19. They had previously reached 17th place on the UK Singles Chart with "Rama Lama Ding Dong" in 1978.