Whilst Avon doesn't appear in this episode, he was in Terry Nation's first draft as the convict who says to Blake, "Take a long look, that's the last you'll ever see of Earth!"
In an early version of the script, Dev Tarrant's role was filled by Travis.
A number of props and sets used on this show also appear on Doctor Who, an easily spotted one in this episode is the sofas (that look rather like layers of PVC sandbags, with a huge screen behind them) in the justice department, which appear most prominently on Androids Of Death.
The Danish title for this TV Series was "Mytteri i rummet" or "Mutiny in space", if one re-translates this title directly back to English. Danish state TV (DR) broadcast the first season in 1982.