This episode marks the first appearance of
Benny Lee as 'Mr. Klein'. He was Croft and Lloyd's fourth attempt to replace the huge hole left when
Arthur Brough left the series in early 1978. Brough decided to quit the series after his wife of more than 50 years,
Elizabeth Addeyman, passed away in April of '78.
Jeremy Lloyd and
David Croft were hoping that Brough would pull himself out of his depression in order to sign him on for the fifth season of the show. Sadly, Arthur Brough died on May 28, 1978.
James Hayter was then brought in to try to fill Brough's shoes as 'Mr. Tebbs'. He lasted just one season. The producers then went with
Alfie Bass as 'Mr. Goldberg'. When Bass demanded he be credited before the titles of the show, such as "Alfie Bass Starring in...", he was let go. Veteran actor
Milo Sperber was then brought in as 'Mr. Grossman', but he only lasted three or four episodes of series eight. Benny Lee then showed up as 'Mr. Klein' for the rest of that season. Finally, they made the very wise choice to retire the elder manager of the Gentleman's Wear, and decided to put Mr Humphries in charge, with 'Mr Spooner' as his only underling.