This edition was 9th in the charts with 13.75 million viewers.
The following actors from this episode later appeared with Dennis Waterman in Minder (1979). Barry Philips (Keith Wilson) appeared in Sorry Pal, Wrong Number (1984). And Alfred Maron (Stirk) appeared in Broken Arrow (1982)
David Gillies (Norman Charles) previously appeared in Sweeney 2 (1978) as PC. He also later appeared with John Thaw in Squealer (1984)