In April 1966 Cilla opened in a 3week cabaret season at Londons Savoy Hotel On her final Sunday she starred in her own television special produced by her manager Brian Epsteins film company Subafilms It was the first colour television show of its kind to be made by an independent producer in Britain The show was broadcast in the UK in black white but aired in colour in The Netherlands and the USA Cilla at the Savoy was one of the most watched television specials of the 1960s