The tower block used in the money dumping scene was Grenfell Tower known for a fire in June 2017. 72 died in the fire carried up the building by flammable cladding. In this episode the tower is seen before cladding was installed. As they chase the boy away they run down a raised walk way adjoining the tower. This is Barandon Walk as seen by the sign above them and on the stairs the boy runs into PC Stamp on.
TV debut of Paul O'Grady as Ted Roach's informant Roxanne. At the time O'Grady was using the surname Savage, before the character Lily Savage was well known.
This edition was 20th in the charts with 11.3 million viewers.