 It opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London in June 1976, and ran for 110 performances.It was produced by Ben Arbeid, directed by Berny Stringle, musically directed by John Burrows, and starred Angela Richards (best known as a regular in the BBC's "Secret Army") in the title role, Patricia Hayes, Ron Pember, Michael Robbins and Eric Shilling, among others.The musical style is predominantly music hall, but the show includes a parody of Gilbert and Sullivan, a church choir arrangement with some completely incongruous lyrics ("A Little Bit on the Side"), and some touching ballads.