Crocodile Shoes (1994) was originally aired within one year after the original airing of Spender (1991) and both dramas aired on BBC with multiple actors in Spender (1991) also having roles in Crocodile Shoes (1994) too.
James Wilby's character Adrian Lynn drove a Porsche 993 Carrera Coupé, a Porsche 911 model manufactured and sold between 1994 and 1998 (registration mark M634NJH) replacing the Porsche 964. Registered in Hertfordshire on 01/08/1994, the car was finished in Aventura Green with a contrasting black leather interior. This particular 993 Carrera was the property of Porsche GB. The car was for sale in the Race Retro & Classic Car Sale 2014 by Silverstone Auctions.
Jimmy Nail also used the character name Jed Shepperd in Half a Ton of Heartaches (1991), when Freddie Spender (1991) goes undercover in Aberdeen.
Alex Kingston and Brian Capron star together in three episodes, The Tape (1994), The Pitch (1994) and The Deal (1994). Alex Kingston's TV debut was three episodes of Grange Hill (1978) in 1980, Brian Capron played Stuart 'Hoppy' Hopwood, a Woodwork Teacher at Grange Hill (1978) from 1980 to 1983.
James Wilby's character Adrian Lynn drove a Porsche 964 C2 Cabriolet, a Porsche 911 model manufactured and sold between 1989 and 1994 (registration mark J209YWN, possibly false).