The scenes involving "Archie" and the scene in which the Cat is beaten up were originally shot for the episode "Cassandra".
This episode premiered in the US before airing in the UK. On March 7, 1999, PBS stations aired the entire eighth series, most of which had not yet aired in the UK.
This episode was originally titled "Captain's Office".
A scene was shot in which "Archie" goes up the captain's behind but it was deleted.
The walls in the scene where Kryten, Kochanski and Cat find the missing canary team frozen in time were originally used for the studio set in Universe Challenge (1998).