Speaking of Star Wars toys in the UK, I just came across this Movietonews video from 1978:
Movietonews (1978)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9WVNMYPpJQ (7 minutes long, skip to 3:25 for SW/Palitoy segment.)
“From the Movietonews archive is 1978 footage from the UK release of Star Wars, proceeded by an item about the 1978 Toy And Hobby Fair.”