Written byMalcolm BradburyTom Sharpe (novel) StarringDavid JasonIan RichardsonJohn SessionsCharles GrayGriff Rhys JonesPaul RogersJohn WoodnuttPaula JacobsBarbara Jefford CastDavid Jason, Ian Richardson, Griff Rhys Jones, Paul Rogers, John Woodnutt SimilarBehaving Badly, Any Human Heart, Act of Will, Traffik, Brideshead Revisited
The title song "Dives in Omnia" (cod-Latin for "Excess in everything") was sung by a cappella group The Flying Pickets. The series won an International Emmy and two BAFTA Awards (including Best Actor for David Jason). The television adaptation has been released on DVD and VHS.