This final episode of the series was 19th in the charts with 13.15 million viewers.
The following actors from this episode previously appeared in Sweeney 2 (1978). David Casey (Jackson) played Goodyear. Anna Nygh (Jean Jackson) played Shirley Hicks. And Matthew Scurfield (Kieran Kennedy) played Jefferson.
Richard Griffiths (Ronnie Harries) later appeared with Dennis Waterman in The World Cup: A Captain's Tale (1982)
The following actors from this episode previously appeared with John Thaw in Redcap (1964). Barrie Ingham (Det. Chief Supt. Canning) appeared in Stag Party (1966). And Andrew Downie (Bishop) appeared in A Regiment of the Line (1964)
The following actors from this episode later appeared with Dennis Waterman in Minder (1979). Richard Griffiths (Ronnie Harries) appeared in Dreamhouse (1982). Jo Warne (Gloria Bartley) appeared in The Beer Hunter (1980). And Anna Nygh (Jean Jackson) appeared in Rocky Eight and a Half (1984)