The story was repeated on BBC1 across four consecutive evenings from 15-18 August 1983, achieving viewing figures of 4.3, 4.6, 3.6 and 4.8 million viewers respectively [REF].
Paul Cornell, Martin Day, and Keith Topping gave a favourable review of the serial in The Discontinuity Guide (1995), writing, "A good, hearty action romp, crisply written and engaging, although critics might say that it's too straight-forward.