In a moment of unintentional foreshadowing, Bruce Forsyth is mentioned by Tripper (Leonard Rossiter) in this episode when he is giving his morning brief to the employees. Bruce Forsyth later took over the role of the supermarket manager after the death of Rossiter, and the series was renamed to Slinger's day.
In the staff room is an Astro Blaster arcade machine (Sega, 1981)
This opening episode was fifth in the charts with 15.6 million viewers.