(Is This the Way to) Amarillo returned to prominence as a pop singer in the mid-1970s after a decade of relative obscurity, recorded his own version of the song, released under a shortened title of "Amarillo." Sedaka's version of "Amarillo" got to number 44 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 and number four on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1977; in Canada, Sedaka reached number two on the Adult Contemporary chart. In 2002, Tony Christie's version was used in the Channel 4 sitcom "Phoenix Nights". The song was then re-released on March 14, 2005 to raise money for "Comic Relief". The video features Peter Kay, Tony
Christie in Love very slowly” and should last nearly an hour. Portable Theatre was a touring company with limited resources and "Christie in Love" was written for these conditions. Brenton described plays like this as being for the poor theatre and written “to turn “bad theatrical conditions” to advantage”. Christie in Love Christie in Love is an early play by Howard Brenton concerning the life of serial killer John Christie, who murdered at least six women between 1943 and 1953, after which he was caught, tried and hanged. The play, Brenton's first for Portable Theatre, was directed by David Hare, designed by Tony