 The wheel was featured, in a disguised form, in a 1986 episode of the BBC series "Lovejoy", in a story that led to buried treasure being discovered in one of the paddles.In 1994 the wheel was refurbished by Laxey Towing Co. Ltd. and re-opened to the fanfare music of Onchan Silver Band.Since this time it has operated sporadically in conjunction with train services on the nearby railway, but, following storms in October 2002, it was damaged and has subsequently been a purely static exhibit.