Rachel's suspected lover - Yakov, is played by Yona Elian's (playing Rachel) real life husband Sassi Keshet. In addition during their scenes the tune that is played is the tune of the show Shalosh Arba Hamesh VaHetzi (1980), an Israeli children's TV series from the 1980s in which they both participated.
The actresses playing the Shay and Shani's girls in seasons 1 and 2 were replaced.