First episode of Minder (1979) written by Willis Hall. He wrote another 3 episodes. The last one being Another Bride, Another Groom (1982)
The following actors from this episode previously appeared with Dennis Waterman in The Sweeney (1975). Ken Hutchison (Brickett) appeared in Stay Lucky Eh? (1975) and Sweeney 2 (1978). Jim Norton (O'Brady) appeared in Contact Breaker (1975). Robert Swann (Jeremy Burnham-Jones) appeared in Country Boy (1975). And Jeremy Young (Everett) appeared in The Placer (1975)
Ken Hutchison (Brickett) later appeared with Dennis Waterman in The World Cup: A Captain's Tale (1982)