The Duck and Drake pub which the characters often drink at is located in Leeds not Burnley like most other locations used.
Rory Kinnear (Dave) and Joel Fry (Hugh) are also both stars of the comedic pirate series Our Flag Means Death: Fry as the pirate Frenchie and Kinnear in the dual villain roles of Captain Nigel Badminton and his twin brother, Admiral Chauncey Badminton .
Dave is played by Rory Kinnear, son of famous actor Roy Kinnear who died in a horse riding accident when Rory was a boy.