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)
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.
Nadim Sawalha (Captain Shebbeq) later appeared with John Thaw in The Daughters of Cain (1996). He also later appeared with Dennis Waterman in A Delicate Touch (2005)