 The special was memorable for the return to TV of three New Zealand television icons - Ginette McDonald (as her alter ego Lyn Of Tawa) and the return of the cast of South Pacific Television's highly successful comedy series "A Week Of It" starring lead comedians David McPhail and Jon Gadsby.At the time 25 Years was the first programme to be given a 3hr time slot, although eventually it ran overtime to three and a half hours.To date, Television New Zealand has not released the special on either video or DVD.