 Following his death, Lucan's understudy Roy Rolland took on the role of Old Mother Riley, performing with Kitty McShane until her death in 1964, before then performing solo in cabaret, pantomime, theatre variety shows and summer seasons, until the 1980s when he retired.In 1982, Alan Plater wrote a play, "On Your Way, Riley", about the life of Arthur Lucan, with songs by Alex Glasgow.This was also broadcast on ITV in 1985 with Brian Murphy and Maureen Lipman in the leading roles.