Bernard's friend's two cats, "Keir Hardie" and "George Lansbury," were both named after leaders of the Labour party.
Royce Mills, Sarah Berger and Annabel Leventon all appeared in Der Aufpasser (1979). Royce Mills in The Wrong Goodbye (1989), Arthur Is Dead, Long Live Arthur (1985), Life in the Fast Food Lane (1985) and Sorry Pal, Wrong Number (1984), Sarah Berger in Goodbye Sailor (1984), and
Annabel Leventon in The Son Also Rises (1982).