A scene was shot in which "Archie" goes up the captain's behind but it was deleted.
The scenes involving "Archie" and the scene in which the Cat is beaten up were originally shot for the episode "Cassandra".
This episode premiered in the US before airing in the UK. On March 7, 1999, PBS stations aired the entire eighth series, most of which had not yet aired in the UK.
This two-part episode was originally titled "Captain's Office".
It's assumed that Series 8, Episode 7 takes place 1 year before Series 8, Episode 8 as Captain Hollister puts himself into solitary confinement for 12 months.