There is a small in-joke in this episode. When Lady Alfreston (Patricia Hayes) is leaving the retirement home with Lovejoy and her daughter, she says 'I love dogs, I've always loved them, I used to have some but I don't know what became of them'. This is a nod to Patricia Hayes' most famous role in A Fish Called Wanda (1988) where she plays Mrs Eileen Coady, whose 3 dogs are all killed by Ken, played by Michael Palin
1st appearance of Charlotte Cavendish (Caroline Langrishe)