The film contained rarely seen colour footage of the 1966 World Cup final between England and West Germany.
The theme tune is composed and sung by The Kinks but for legal reasons Ray Davies' vocals were replaced by Chas Mills.
Anthony Booth's character Mike Rawlins was portrayed as a socialist and a supporter of Harold Wilson. He was, in reality, the father of Cherie Blair, wife of Tony Blair (the New Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007).