Brian Lane was voted "One of TV's greatest loonies".
The theme song for the first 3 episodes of series 1 is performed by Dennis Waterman (Jerry Standing). The song "End of the Line" is originally by the Traveling Wilburys.
Creator Roy Mitchell, a lifelong fan of West Bromwich Albion football club, gave the lead characters the surnames Halford, Lane and Standing. "Halfords Lane Standing" was once printed on tickets to football matches for West Bromwich Albion for spectators in the Halfords Lane Stand (before seated stadiums).