In the scene in Terry's flat where Oily has a hangover, front among the vinyl albums in the background is a KPM library record. Library records were not made available to the public and used in TV and radio for incidental and theme music, including many TV shows starring Dennis Waterman like Minder and The Sweeney.
This is the last appearance of Des the Mechanic, played by George Layton. He appeared in 6 episodes, the first one being The Bounty Hunter (1979)
The following actors from this episode previously appeared with Dennis Waterman in The Sweeney (1975). David Hargreaves (Archie) appeared in Night Out (1975). And Kathleen St. John (Old Lady) appeared in May (1976)
Pete Postlethwaite (Jack Wragg) later appeared in The Roof of All Evil (1993) as Logie. Barry McCarthy (Neville) later appeared in Three Cons Make a Mountain (1991) as Steve and in Last Orders at the Winchester (1993) as George. And Tony Westrope (McClure) later appeared in All Quiet on the West End Front (1994) as Tout.
The following actors from this episode later appeared with Dennis Waterman in New Tricks (2003). Barry McCarthy (Neville) later appeared in The One That Got Away (2013). And John Benfield (Painter) later appeared in Gloves Off (2010)