The hotel that Giles visits is stated to be an extortionate rate of £200 per night. In 2020 terms, this would be the equivalent of around £540 based against the inflation rates of when the episode was broadcast.
However, based against the series' fictional setting of 1999, it would be the equivalent of around £360.
However, based against the series' fictional setting of 1999, it would be the equivalent of around £360.
Hannah (Alphonsia Emmanuel) orders a cocktail made out of spirits and an egg yolk, a drink called an "Edwina". In December 1988 Edwina Currie had resigned from the Conservative Party after issuing a warning about salmonella in British eggs.
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