The TV-AM interviewer is played by Dawn French, the writing partner of Jennifer Saunders and the other half of their comedy duo French and Saunders.
A model of the Starship Enterprise in Saffron's room suggests that she is a Star Trek (1966) fan. In episode #3.03 "Sex", there is another model of the Enterprise in Serge's room.
This episode features the first appearances of Patsy's colleagues Magda (Kathy Burke), Catriona (Helen Lederer), Fleur (Harriet Thorpe) and Hamish (Adrian Edmondson). In real life, Edmondson is Jennifer Saunders' husband.
This episode was intended to be the sixth, however last minute changes made it the fifth instead. When the episode aired, the series had already been renewed for a second season.