Braziers Park - near Ipsden, Oxfordshire, England - is the filming location for the Chetwood's country home.
The photographs of Gerald, Marjorie Empson's late husband, are, in fact, pictures of George Baker, who played DCI Reg Wexford in the Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987). Christopher Ravenscroft, who plays Dr. Rupert Bradshaw, played Wexford's assistant DI Mike Burden.
Rupert Vansittart has played three different characters over the course of the series:
- Episode 12.1 The Dogleg Murders (2009) - Alistair Kingslake
- Episode 10.4 The Axeman Cometh (2007) - Desmond Harcourt
- Episode 5.1 Market for Murder (2002) - Selwyn Proctor
Serena Gordon plays Ginny Sharp in this episode. She returns in episode 11.4, Midsomer Life (2008), in the role of Christina Finleyson.
Jesse Birdsall plays Harry Painter in this episode. He returns in episode 12.5, Small Mercies (2009), in the role of Mike Johnson.