André Morell came briefly out of retirement to film this episode. It turned out to be his last role and he died just three days after it was first transmitted.
The first of two guest appearances in the show by Carol Royle - in both roles she would play the illegitimate daughter of a recently-deceased Englishwoman and an Eastern European spy who arrives in the UK during the course of the episode.
When Bodie states "Liverpool for the Cup", his wishes come true. On 10 May 1978, Liverpool beat Club Bruges (of Belgium) 1-0 in the European Cup Final at Wembley.