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The catchy theme tune, "Eye Level", as performed by The Simon Park Orchestra, reached number one in the UK charts at the end of 1972 when the show was first shown. Released on Columbia Records (DB 8946), it stayed on the chart for twenty-four weeks. It has the distinction of being the first television theme song to top the official UK music chart. The B-side was 'Distant Hills', the closing theme to ITV's daytime drama Crown Court (1972).

The credits for Season 1 listed the actors and characters entirely in lower-case letters.