Debut of Samantha Bond as Liz Probert.
Phyllida Law makes a second guest appearance almost ten years after starring in the first series episode Rumpole and the Married Lady (1978).
The character of Vanberry, the wine merchant who holds the titular blind tasting, is named for one of the untold cases mentioned in the Sherlock Holmes story "The Musgrave Ritual."
We learn that Fiona Allways (Rosalyn Landor), who appeared as Rumpole's pupil in several episodes of the previous season, has married a merchant banker and gone to live in Cheltenham.
Cameo:John Mortimer. Customer in the cafe.