- Development Hell: The film rights for the play have been bought and sold over the years, but always with the proviso that production not start until the play has been closed in London for six months, which only finally happened in 2020 because of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Even then, the show returned the following year, so no, COVID-19 is not going to provide whoever currently owns the film adaptation rights an excuse to start making one right away — "closed" means "actually closed", not "forced to go on hiatus during a worldwide catastrophe but then coming back as soon as possible".
- Inspiration for the Work: The original radio play was inspired by the case of Dennis O'Neill, a 12-year-old boy who died due to abuse he suffered while in foster care.
- No Adaptations Allowed: None can be made while the play is still running.note
- Self-Adaptation: It started as the Three Blind Mice radio play written by Agatha Christie that she adapted into the short story of the same name and then turned into the titular play.
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