It was first broadcast on ITV on 17 February 1993 and was watched by 14.31 million viewers during its original transmission.
This was the first episode to incorporate only one storyline instead of separate acts or sketches as well as the first to be shot entirely on location.
The episode was filmed at the Queen's Hotel in the seaside resort of Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
[3] It was also the first full episode to be directed by Paul Weiland, previously the series' specialist director for film sequences.
Central would also oversee commissioning and compliance for a number of other Thames independent productions, such as Minder, Wish You Were Here...?
and Strike It Lucky, until the ITV Network Centre removed the requirement for a 'commissioning company' in the late 1990s.