Despite the ratings success of the second series, none of the third series episodes made the Top 20 chart.
A large part of the reason was that ITV was screening the very popular Play Your Cards Right (1980) at 7pm - although The Dawson Watch wasn't scheduled on BBC1 until 7:30pm, the Bruce Forsyth quiz show made for a very powerful "lead in" to that evening's run of ITV programming, making it convenient for viewers to stick with the channel.
A large part of the reason was that ITV was screening the very popular Play Your Cards Right (1980) at 7pm - although The Dawson Watch wasn't scheduled on BBC1 until 7:30pm, the Bruce Forsyth quiz show made for a very powerful "lead in" to that evening's run of ITV programming, making it convenient for viewers to stick with the channel.
This is the only episode of the series not to feature the characters of Cissie and Ada, and, consequently, the only episode not to feature Roy Barraclough, although he remains credited.