Sylvia (Focus song) on the "Old Grey Whistle Test", along with a number of UK gigs in late 1972, has been crediting with exposing the band and helping the single reach number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. The programme's presenter, Bob Harris, is quoted as saying that the band's appearance was so well received by the audience that the pressing plant for the single was overwhelmed and only produced copies of "Sylvia" for the following week to cater for the demand. Dave Thompson, writing for AllMusic, said that aside from the studio recording, the band's best version of the song was the
The Game (UK TV series) The Game (UK TV series) The Game is a British Cold War spy thriller television serial that takes place in London in 1972. It was first broadcast on BBC America in 2014. The six-part series was created by Toby Whithouse and written by Whithouse, Sarah Dollard and Debbie O'Malley. Whithouse confirmed via Twitter in July 2015 that there would not be a second series. Joe Lambe (Tom Hughes) is a young MI5 operative in 1972 London. The previous year, Joe had fallen in love with Yulia (Zana Marjanović), one of his Russian contacts. He had tried to defect to the