Harry Enfield decided to leave Men Behaging Badly when he thought the low ratings were because of his character. He was written out on this episode.
When Dorothy walks into the pub to meet Gary she walks past a sign on the wall that says Newton and Ridley,thats the brewery from Coronation Street that supplies The Rovers Return.
At 4.40 Gary asks George what the capital of Tanzania is, to which George replies, Dar es Salaam. Dar es Salaam is the largest city in Tanzania. Dodoma City became the capital city in 1996.