Emma Pierson, who replaced Julia Sawalha as barmaid, also appeared an an episode of Absolutely Fabulous, playing an actress portraying Julia's character Saffron in her autobiographical play (in the episode "Small Opening").
"Schikelgrüber", the name of the lager the pub has on tap, is notoriously Adolf Hitler's real surname.
The pub in the opening credits is the same pub that is in minder s7 e1 when the electrical van drives past it at the start