A cut scene had the Doctor escaping at the start of part two only to return when he realises that Earl Sigma has been captured.
After this episode aired, the chairman and CEO of Bassett Foods wrote a letter of complaint to John Nathan-Turner, stating that the Kandy Man infringed on the copyright for his company's mascot, Bertie Bassett (a humanoid figure made of liquorice allsorts). A representative of the BBC Copyright Department replied, saying that there had been no violation of Bassett's copyright, but assuring the company that the Kandy Man would not return to the series.
The snipers were renamed David S and Alex S, from Stan S and Sid S, though these were never mentioned onscreen.
This episode was watched by 4.6 million viewers on its original transmission.