Although this episode pokes gentle fun at Margaret Thatcher, with Steve Nallon impersonating her, James Whale was a big fan of hers in real life. In his 2007 autobiography "Almost A Celebrity" he detailed how he was asked to meet her when she was around 80, and claimed:
"[...] I happen to think that Margaret Thatcher did more for this country than any prime minister for about fifty years, so I readily agreed. I think we have a lot to thank Mrs Thatcher for. I was keen to meet her. Wouldn't anyone be keen to meet a woman who will go down in history?"