This episode re-examines and rehashes some of the background details from previous series:
- Rimmer is no longer said to be responsible for the crew's extermination. It had been decided behind the scenes that his abilities were far too lacking for him to realistically be assigned a task that could endanger crewmates' lives. This recalls remarks from Captain Hollister in 'Waiting for God': "There's a saying amongst the officers: If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well. If it's not worth doing, give it to Rimmer." Therefore, the accident is both a personal and institutional failure.
- The number of crew aboard Red Dwarf is increased from 169 to 1,169 (which makes more sense considering the sheer size of the ship).
The glass vases that were smashed over Lister were actually made from wax and left lumps on Craig Charles head.
On the side of the simulant's gun is written 'Make My Day' in reference to the famous line "Go ahead, make my day" from Sudden Impact (1983).
The first set for "Justice World", with the large number of dials in the background, was being used as the set for influential videogames show "Gamesmaster" at the time this episode aired.
Scenes cut from the episode:
- The boys take in a walk in the "park" - the botanical gardens held in the "hanging scales" of Justice World. The scene was actually filmed in a London park, and extra effects were never added to it. Lister explains to the Cat how the Justice Field works, and soon after throws an empty can into one of the bins in the park, but misses. In response to littering, a giant bird swoops down and defecates on Lister; a great glob of reddish gunk.
- Numerous extended dialogue scenes, including extra lines at Rimmer's trial.