Jessica Hobbs received the 2021 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for this episode, and Peter Morgan received the 2021 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for this episode.
Prince Philip barges in on Charles and the Queen, gleefully announcing Howe's betrayal of Thatcher as, 'It's the Ides of March!' The actor playing Philip, Tobias Menzies came to prominence playing Junius Brutus on Rome (2005).