[2] Philip Martin, who'd written the Doctor Who stories Vengeance on Varos and Mindwarp, which had featured Sil as the antagonist, also returned to script the film.

The actors performances' also added extra time, leading to Barnfather re-organizing it into a series in the post-production edit.

[4] Ed Fortune of Starburst wrote that the story was, "a labour of love and an entertaining one at that", although the low quality of the special effects were criticized.

[6] Labour Party politician Jeremy Corbyn was seen carrying a copy of the Blu-ray while at a political rally, although it is not known what his opinion on the production was.

"[2] However, on December 31, 2020, Reeltime announced that a sequel would be made, Vote Sil, using a script that Philip Martin had written before his death.