It was intended that Denzil's wife Corinne be a regular character. However, following the sudden death of actress Eva Mottley, it was decided not to recast the role, but to keep her as unseen, but occasionally referred to.
David Jason described Kenneth MacDonald, making his first appearance as Mike in this episode as jovial.
The character of Brendan O'Shaughnessy would not appear again, although he would be mentioned as an important off-screen character in "As One Door Closes (1985)".
Debut appearances of Paul Barber and Kenneth McDonald as "Denzil" and "Mike Fisher", respectively.
Del refers to a house Brendan burnt down in the King's Avenue, which is seen five years later in "Yuppy Love (1989)", where Rodney is dropped off outside a large house in the King's Avenue, trying to impress Cassandra that it was in fact where he lived.