A spark of Mrs. Tischell's crush on Doc Martin begins in this episode.
Tristan Sturrock, who plays Danny, the Doc (Martin Clunes)'s rival for Louisa (Caroline Catz)'s affections, also appeared all three of the other productions featuring "Doc Martin" (Saving Grace (2000), Doc Martin (2001) & Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie (2003)) as "Harvey".