Wood and Walters a later Wood creation 'Kitty' (as played by Patricia Routledge). Rik Mayall also appeared in a one-off monologue as a chauvinistic feminist called Mitch, filling a similar guest slot as he had with Kevin Turvey in the sketch show "A Kick Up the Eighties". Another alternative comedy innovator to appear on the show was John Dowie, who had already toured with Wood in 1978. Wood's view of the series was "Some bits of it were good, some deadly". Around this time, Wood made a weekly musical appearance in the BBC Radio 2 show "The Little and Large Party", narrated an
One in a Million (U.S. TV series) One in a Million (U.S. TV series) One In A Million is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC for one season in 1980. The show was developed as a starring vehicle for comedian Shirley Hemphill after the success of "What's Happening!!" (1976–79) in which she played a supporting role. The show was not a success and was cancelled after just 13 episodes. The series was broadcast on Saturdays at 8 p.m Eastern time. The series centers around Shirley Simmons (Hemphill), a sharp-tongued taxicab driver who inherits controlling interest in the multimillion-dollar conglomerate Grayson Enterprises at the death of