 Shortly after playing married couple Joe and Christine Higson in  this episode, Ray Stevenson (I) (qv) and Ruth Gemmell (qv) got  married in real life, having first met when they played married  couple Steve and Gina Dickson in  _"Band of Gold" (1995) (mini)_ (qv). Another married couple, Dr  Baxter and Dr Geoffrey Smith, were played by  Jennifer Wilson (I) (qv) and Brian Peck (II) (qv) who are  married in real life.