Robert Hardy's character Robert Cavendish celebrates his 60th birthday in this episode whilst Robert Hardy was at the time 73.
Stars three of the main cast of the Harry Potter series in Imelda Staunton, Robert Hardy, and Toby Jones.
With 11.07 million viewers, this was the most watched episode in the second season.
Olive Beauvoisin's character, previously seen in episode Death's Shadow (1999) working for Ian Eastman and now an estate agent herself, mentions to DCI Tom Barnaby that Eastman was divorced and living in Morocco. She would also be seen again in episode Hidden Depths (2005) as an unnamed estate agent. A sign for the Beauvoisin estate agency is also seen early on in the episode Midsomer Rhapsody (2005).