Christopher Miles directed Roald Dahl in the introductory openings of the series.
The house in the programme is Somerleyton Hall in Suffolk
This was the first of two episodes that Paul Herzberg, who played John Bannister, appeared in, the other being S9 E9, A Time to Die (1988).
In Christopher Miles' version of Roald Dahl's 'Neck' Sir John Gielgud played a butler for the first time, and was to repeat the role of butler two years later with Dudley Moore in the feature film 'Arthur' for which he won an Academy Award in 1982.
The first of three episodes that Joan Collins appeared in, the others being S2 E9, Georgy Porgy (1980), and S3 E5, A Girl Can't Always Have Everything (1980).