Eric Sykes the 1977 Yorkshire Television adaptation of "Charley's Aunt" and appeared in the role of Brassett. The third version of "The Plank" was made in 1979 for Thames TV as a half-hour TV special. Sykes was the subject of Thames Television's "This Is Your Life", broadcast on 25 December 1979. Sykes wrote and appeared in two Thames Television specials broadcast during 1980 – "The Likes of Sykes" and "Rhubarb Rhubarb". The latter special, a remake of his 1969 short film "Rhubarb" which Sykes also directed, featured many of his old friends including Jimmy Edwards, Bob Todd, Charlie Drake, Bill Fraser, Roy
A Horse with No Name (film) on to describe the two directors as "a bunch of goof offs laughing [at] the fact that they have no script, no money ... and likely no talent." Not everyone shared this view however. The 'making of' documentary '13 States' was described by DOF 4:13 Productions as, "The definitive American Road Trip, a script that wasn’t and behind the scenes carnage the likes of which you have never seen before", most notably for how it captured the whole experience. A Horse with No Name (film) A Horse with No Name is an independently produced feature film by Matthew and Barnaby