Jimmy Nail and aired in 2002, with audience figures of over 12 million. Another series saw the brickies holed up in Cuba, and the final two-hour instalment, set in Laos, broadcast over Christmas 2004 attracting over seven million viewers. After the first two series of "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet", Nail found himself typecast before creating the detective series "Spender", which he co-wrote with Ian La Frenais. The show ran for three series from 1991 to 1993 and also produced a tele-film and a novel. This was followed in 1994 by "Crocodile Shoes", which he also created and starred as musician Jed Shepherd. In
VKC Footwear market with an initial production of 600 pairs per day. By 1989 the production increased to 5000 pairs a day and by 1996 it was increased to 17000 pairs. In 1987, the group initiated the floating of the first RPVC (Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride) footwear manufacturing unit in the Kozhikode, Kerala. This product also got very good acceptance in the market. This has paved the way for a rapid change in the footwear industry itself. Within a few years the number of Rubber and RPVC units grew to more than 80 numbers in this region. In 1994 the group ventured the