- All-Star Cast: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, James Fox, Peter O'Toole, Edward Fox, Edward Woodward, Alfre Woodard, John Gielgud, Ned Beatty, Omar Sharif, Geraldine Chaplin, Kristin Scott Thomas, Shashi Kapoor and Isabelle Huppert as the voice of Mistress.
- Fake Brit: Americans Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen play Gulliver and his wife, who are both English.
- Follow the Leader: The series was enough of a ratings and critical success in 1996 that Hallmark Entertainment went on to produce a string of similar fantasy miniseries/TV movies with All-Star Casts, mostly for NBC, over the next few years. Merlin (1998) and Alice in Wonderland (1999) were the most successful, while The 10th Kingdom was the most elaborate.
- Real-Life Relative:
- Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen were married at the time of their portraying Gulliver and his wife and still are.
- James Fox (Dr. Bates) and Edward Fox (General Limtoc) are brothers.
- Tom Sturridge (Tom Gulliver) is the son of Phoebe Nicholls (The Empress of Lilliput) and the director Charles Sturridge.
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