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  • Actor-Inspired Element: Jason King was originally was imagined to be a traditional stereotype of middle-aged gentleman novelist, an academic dressed in tweed and smoking a pipe. At that stage the character had no name. Peter Wyngarde persuaded the writers to do something much more contemporary. Wyngarde applied much of his own personality, style and wit to the role. He also came up with the name, as well as the name Mark Caine for his novel's hero.
  • Cast the Runner-Up: Kate O'Mara successfully screentested for the role of Annabelle Hurst, and was then offered it by Producer Monty Berman. According to her memoirs, however, the American backers refused to cast her after describing her as too "exotic". She did make a guest appearance in "Who Plays the Dummy".
  • Edited for Syndication: One of the DVD extras is a version of an episode that's been cut to a half-hour for US syndication. Not surprisingly, the storyline is hacked down to the point of incomprehensibility.
  • Hostility on the Set: There was a good deal of tension between Peter Wyngarde and Rosemary Nicols during production and they hardly exchanged a word.
  • Inspiration for the Work: Dennis Spooner was fascinated by stories from World War II about how Winston Churchill had Dennis Wheatley head a team of fellow authors who dreamed up crazy ideas to win the war. He also wondered who would solve the mystery of the Mary Celeste if it happened today.
  • Life Imitates Art: Following "The Trojan Tanker", in which a huge gold bullion robbery is executed using a petrol tanker, a copycat theft took place a few days later at the Melbourne Airport.
  • No Export for You: The series has not received a North American release, despite the fact that Jason King did receive such a release. (The latter did not sell well, which may partially explain the absence of the former.)
  • Recycled Script: "A Ticket to Nowhere", in which the cast go through a cycle of forgetting everything about a crime, was a rehash of The Avengers (1960s) episode "Stay Tuned". Both were written by Tony Williamson.

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