In the closong credits, an unusual cartoon drawing depicting Jim Hacker/Paul Eddington in full colour as "The British Lion".
The plot was inspired by an incident told to scriptwriter Jonathan Lynn by his Uncle, Abba Eban, a former foreign minister of Israel.
Appleby and Wharton ask Bernard a series of questions. Several are "trick" questions, or are vaguely put. They are:
"Where is the Upper Volta?" If it is the country being referred to, it ceased to exist in 1984, two years before the episode was broadcast, and is now named Burkina Faso, a country in western Africa. If it is the river Volta, then it's in Burkina Faso.
"What's the capital of Chad?" It's N'Djamena.
"What language do they speak in Mali?" Though the official language is French, about 80% of the country speaks Bambara, and there are roughly 40 other languages with sizable numbers of speakers.
"Who is the president of Peru?" At the time of transmission, it was Alan Garcia.
"What is the national religion of Cameroon?" Cameroon has no national religion, though about 3/4 of the population is Catholic.
"Where is the Upper Volta?" If it is the country being referred to, it ceased to exist in 1984, two years before the episode was broadcast, and is now named Burkina Faso, a country in western Africa. If it is the river Volta, then it's in Burkina Faso.
"What's the capital of Chad?" It's N'Djamena.
"What language do they speak in Mali?" Though the official language is French, about 80% of the country speaks Bambara, and there are roughly 40 other languages with sizable numbers of speakers.
"Who is the president of Peru?" At the time of transmission, it was Alan Garcia.
"What is the national religion of Cameroon?" Cameroon has no national religion, though about 3/4 of the population is Catholic.