Half the World Away was originally approached about using an Oasis song for a series about a working-class family in Manchester, he suggested "Married with Children" and was confused when "Half the World Away" was chosen. On tour in America when "The Royle Family" was first screened, he claims the penny did not drop until he returned to the United Kingdom to find the series a huge success and viewed it, feeling the song was perfect for the series. He now claims not to think of "Half the World Away" as an Oasis song, but rather as the theme tune to "The Royle Family".
Who Pays the Ferryman? is set for a Greek tragedy, in which all parts were cast many years earlier, to play right out to the bitter end. The serial was filmed on location in and around Elounda. The serial's theme tune, composed by Yannis Markopoulos, reached the UK singles charts in late 1977 and early 1978 - BBC Records RESL 51: Who Pays The Ferryman/Fanfare For Charon. The series was available on DVD in the Netherlands "("")" some time before the UK release in 2012. Who Pays the Ferryman? Who Pays the Ferryman? is a television series produced by the BBC in 1977. The