- Actor-Inspired Element: According to David Caves, Jack Hodgson was originally written to be from the North of England, but when he auditioned for the part, they liked his performance with his native Northern Irish accent and so re-wrote Jack to be from there as well.
- Actor Leaves, Character Dies: Leo Dalton is killed off at the end of Series 16 due to William Gaminara wanting to move on to to other things.
- Disabled Character, Disabled Actor: Both Liz Carr and her character, Clarissa Mullery, use a wheelchair.
- Distanced from Current Events:
- "And Then I Fell In Love", a story planned for Season 15, was delayed as it was too close to a very-high-profile case undergoing trial involving a child sex ring in Rochdale, to the point of potentially prejudicing it. The case has now concluded, but the story had a long delay and was finally rescheduled to air several months after originally planned.
- This was avoided for the story "Sniper's Nest", which features a sniper on a killing spree, and aired only hours after the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris, prompting some criticism as a result.
- You Look Familiar:
- Ruth Gemmell had a main role in Series 1 as DC Kerry Cox. Years later, she returned to the show playing Ellie Brooks in the Series 17 story "Undertone".
- As a Long Runner, the show has many, many examples of the same actors playing different bit part characters in episodes years apart.
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