Stephanie tells Davies that she is a reporter for the Hereford Examiner. The real newspapers for the area are called The Hereford Times and The Hereford Journal.
Peter Davison and Lia Williams both appeared in (Inspector) Lewis s7e2 (or s7e3 and 4 if watching as a two parter) The Ramblin' Boy.
With number 1 and number 2 singles under his belt (Cliff Richard And The Young Ones version of Living Doll and Neil's version of Hole In My Shoe), Nigel Planer has found himself typecast as an ageing rocker (playing the lead role in comedy Roll Over Beethoven and later appearing in series 2 of Marcella in a similar role).