This features one of the few occasions when James Doohan has his right hand (and its missing finger) clearly visible on screen, when he is cutting himself some roast beef. He lost his middle finger to friendly fire on D-Day on Juno Beach at Normandy when he was shot four times in his right leg and once in his hand by an overzealous sentry with a Bren gun.
Higgins says, "Oh, my God!" four times, which is more than any other single episode of the series.
This is the first of two appearances by John McCook (Prince Roland Martine) in the series. He would later appear in Season 4 "The Case of the Red Faced Thespian" (1984).