sentences:  In 1979, the last episode of the first series received 23.95 million viewers, the fourth-highest figures for any programme in the UK in the 1970s and the highest for a non-live event.The following year, 21.55 million people watched the series two finale, the fifth-highest viewing figure for the 1980s.The 1981 finale, when Audrey and Richard marry, received 17.80 million viewers.