It was reported that Joe Collins, father of Joan Collins was originally due to appear in this episode but was dropped from the show. Dublin's Evening Herald stated (11th September 1986):
"The father of Dynasty star Joan Collins hit out at chat show host Terry Wogan yesterday after be was dropped from the show. He feels It may have been a deliberate snub. Joe Collins, 84, said: "To hell with Wogan. Who cares about him?" Joe was due to be a Wogan guest on Monday to talk about his book 'A Touch of Collins'. It tells explosive tales about his eldest daughter Joan and novelist Jackie. But yesterday Joe's agent Clifford Elson got a call from Wogan producers saying he'd been dropped."
"The father of Dynasty star Joan Collins hit out at chat show host Terry Wogan yesterday after be was dropped from the show. He feels It may have been a deliberate snub. Joe Collins, 84, said: "To hell with Wogan. Who cares about him?" Joe was due to be a Wogan guest on Monday to talk about his book 'A Touch of Collins'. It tells explosive tales about his eldest daughter Joan and novelist Jackie. But yesterday Joe's agent Clifford Elson got a call from Wogan producers saying he'd been dropped."
Wogan was 65th in the charts this week, with an average of 6.25 million an episode.