Sir John Mills and Robert Morley were the only actors who appeared in In 80 Tagen um die Welt (1956) and this adaptation.
In this mini-series, Passepartout was played by Eric Idle. In the same year, his fellow Monty Python alumnus, Michael Palin, starred in his own travel series, also titled Reise um die Welt in 80 Tagen (1989)
Sir Peter Ustinov (Detective Wilbur Fix) previously auditioned for the same role in In 80 Tagen um die Welt (1956), but Robert Newton was cast instead.
This was Robert Morley's final television acting role before his death on June 3, 1992, at the age of eighty-four.