* CaliforniaDoubling: The scenes in Norway were shot in Galway, Ireland.
* CompletelyDifferentTitle:
** The French title is ''Les Loups de Haute Mer'' (''"North Sea Wolves"'').
** In West Germany it was known as ''Sprengkommando Atlantik'' (lit. ''Demolition Squad Atlantic'').
** When it was first broadcast on American television in 1983, it was renamed ''Assault Force''.
* FakeNationality: The English Jack Watson plays the Norwegian captain.
* IronyAsSheIsCast: ffolkes immensely dislikes smoking, whereas Creator/RogerMoore went from cigarettes to cigars.
* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/RogerMoore took the role of the scruffy misogynist ffolkes to play something else than [[Film/JamesBond a certain suave womanizing secret agent]]. Ironically, he still ended up sharing the screen with several of his past James Bond costars including Creator/DavidHedison from ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'' and George Baker from ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe''.
* SelfAdaptation: Jack Davis adapted his own novel ''Esther, Ruth and Jennifer''.
* VanityLicensePlate: The Prime Minister's car at the end actually belongs to Moore; the plates begin with "RGM" for "Roger George Moore."
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/RichardHarris was the original choice for ffolkes, but he turned it down as he was tiring of playing action heroes at this point in his career. It was his suggestion that the producers approach his friend Creator/RogerMoore for the role.
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