The letter Q is not used in Turkish so "Shebbeq" would not be a legal name in Turkey. "Åebek", which is how the name would be written phonetically in Turkish, means "baboon, gibbon or hideously ugly person".
This edition was 3rd in the charts with viewing figures of 7.95 million under the JICTAR Ratings System.
Frederick Treves (Beemax) later appeared with John Thaw in The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn (1987) and Ancient History (1997)
The following actors from this episode later appeared with Dennis Waterman in Minder (1979). Nadim Sawalha (Captain Shebbeq) appeared in A Tethered Goat (1979). Valentine Palmer (Carew) appeared in Willesden Suite (1984). Jim McManus (Ollie Parsons) appeared in Looking for Micky (1982). Frederick Treves (Beemax) appeared in The Birdman of Wormwood Scrubs (1982). And Anthony Langdon (Shand) appeared in Goodbye Sailor (1984)
Nadim Sawalha (Captain Shebbeq) later appeared in Sweeney! (1977) as Chairman of the Oil Producers' Conference. Jim McManus (Ollie Parsons) later appeared in Sweeney 2 (1978) as Barman. And Frederick Treves (Beemax) also later appeared in Sweeney 2, as McKyle.