Tom Dever's final of five appearances in the series. He frequently has popped up as an M.P.
The title is from the song, "They Call the Wind Maria" from the 1951 musical "Paint Your Wagon" with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe.
Although this episode aired only a week after the prior one (None like it hot), the episodes clearly took place at very different times of the year, the prior episode took place during a heat wave in the summer, while this episode takes place during a winter storm)