Christopher Ellison stars as Tommy, a year after making his debut as Sgt. Tommy Burnside in The Bill (1984), in 1984.
Originally called Tommy in Funny Ol' Business - Cops & Robbers (1984), Ringer (1986) and The Chief Super's Party (1986) before becoming a regular character, Frank Burnside, in 1988.
The name had to be changed as there was a real Tommy Burnside serving in The Metropolitan Police at the same time.
Stephen Greif who stars as Bernie Silk also played Space Commander Travis in Blake's 7 (1978). Glynis Barber who stars as Makepeace made her television debut in Project Avalon (1978) playing a Mutoid, alongside Stephen Greif's Space Commander Travis in 1978. The actor who succeeded Stephen Greif as Space Commander Travis was Brian Croucher who played Frank Egan in Given to Acts of Violence (1985).