The ghost sequence was not achieved using digital or optical effects. It was captured 'in camera', using a Victorian stage technique called 'Pepper's Ghost': Jim Howick's performance was reflected onto a sheet of angled glass, positioned in front of the camera, while Mat Baynton performed behind the glass.
Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard, and Ben Willbond are a writing and acting team that also worked on Horrible Histories (2009), Yonderland (2013), and Ghosts (2019).
The Earl Of Croydon quotes Obi Wan Kenobi when he rescues Anne from the muggers: "Poor people are easily startled but they will return and in greater numbers".
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) was a huge influence on the filmmakers, if only as an example of how to make a historical film on a tiny budget.
One of the writers, Laurence Rickard, is a huge fan of Star Wars, hence the various references within the movie to the franchise.
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