Ray Winstone, who has a small part of a youth, would go on to play Regan in the film version of "The Sweeney" in 2012, thirty-seven years later.
The following actors from this episode later appeared in Sweeney 2 (1978). Clifford Kershaw (Fred Booth) played Gloria's Father and Max Mason (PC Adler) played SPG Constable.
The following actors from this episode later appeared with Dennis Waterman in Minder (1979). Alan David (Blakeney) appeared in The Beer Hunter (1980). George Tovey (Len Watters) appeared in The Smaller They Are... (1979). Max Mason (PC Adler) appeared in A Lot of Bull and a Pat on the Back (1980). And Ray Winstone (2nd Youth) appeared in 4 episodes, from The Car Lot Baggers (1984) to The Last Video Show (1989) as Arnie.
Ray Winstone (2nd Youth) later appeared with John Thaw in High Noon (1990) and The Burning Deck (1996)
This edition was second in the charts with an audience of 8.9 million under the JICTAR Ratings System.