In the story, the character played by Kevin Whately has a daughter who is a talented amateur singer. In real life, Whately's actual daughter is a professional opera singer.
The name of the character Dr. Simon Charteris is a reference to the character The Saint, Simon Templar, and his creator, novelist Leslie Charteris.
The map of Brattlington which is seen on the police incident board appears to be loosely based on that for Sonning, the village where The Mill theatre (the filming location for the Empson Playhouse) is situated.
Jenna Russell who pays Faith sang the theme tune to the long running TV series Red Dwarf.
The Bedlow lions pub that doubles as the Brattling arms in this episode was also used for filming of the episodes Blue Herrings, Dead man's eleven and Kings Crystal.