Simon's alias, J. Pierrpoint Sykes, is a parody of J. Pierrepont Finch from the musical HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING.
The helicopter seen in this production is a Westland Widgeon. Only 12 of these were built and there were also 3 conversions built from the Westland WS-51 Dragonfly. Powerplant was an Alvis Leonides 521/1 9-cylinder air-cooled radial
engine with 520 hp .