This episode used a different opening title sequence and break bumper card from the one used by the standard-length episodes that followed it - they both used a shot of the UCV-12 station's exterior, as seen in the standard closing titles.
"Well, what about the police show? If you can't do better than that, I'll go and buy one from Hector,", says Sir Henry Usher. This is a tip of the hat to Hector Crawford, head of Crawford Productions who made the series (and who was affectionately part-inspiration for the character, according to script editor/producer Jock Blair)