Anecdotes

Jennifer Ehle's only career nude scenes. When asked about her several naked scenes during an interview, she said, "When I took the job, I didn't realize there would be so much of it, but no one forced me to do it. The first time I felt really shocked - then came a whole day of naked scenes. I went home and was physically sick. But it wasn't the time or place to sit down and ask why I'd done it. I'd forgotten that I'd be seen naked in a lot of living rooms."

Jennifer Ehle plays the young Calypso, while her mother Rosemary Harris plays the older Calypso.

Rebecca Hall was only ten years old on the broadcast of the series which was directed by her father, Sir Peter Hall.

Television debut for Toby Stephens, Jennifer Ehle and Rebecca Hall.

Writer John Osborne was a friend of Maggie Smith, mother of Toby Stephens. He claimed her response to seeing the show was "It was really quite a shock. I hadn't seen his willy since he was two and a half."