* Joseph Furst also appears in Episodes #39 "The Saint Sees it through" and #74 "The Russian Prisoner"
* Justine Lord also appears in Episodes #26 "The Bunco Artists", #45 "The Saint Steps In", #49 "The Imprudent Politician", #63 "The Chequered Flag" and #109/110 "The Fiction Makers"
* John Robinson also appears in Episode #102 "The Desperate Diplomat"
* Robert Brown also appears in Episode #40 "The Miracle Tea-Party"
* Robert Brown was Roger Moore's sidekick in the series "Ivanhoe" and would later (in the eighties) re-join him on the big screen in the James Bond movie "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977) and later as M in the Bond series
* Raymond Adamson also appears in Episodes #27 "The Benevolent Burglary" and #74 "The Russian Prisoner"
* John Hollis also appears in Episode #87 "The Fast Women"
* John Hollis would later play Lobot, Lando Calrissian's assistant, in The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) and also Blofeld in the pretitle sequence of For Your Eyes Only" (1981)
* Tony Beckley also appears in Episode #18 "Marcia"
* Tony Beckley also appears in the Roger Moore movie "Gold" (1974)
* John Kelland also appears in Episode #1 "The Talented Husband"
* This episode was directed by one of the series producers, Robert S. Baker.
* Notice the unusual music throughout the whole episode - it adds perfectly to the tension.
* What a coincidence: Templar is driving by the burning house... (0:08).
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This shot of the Volvo P1800 is reversed - look at the number plate (0:10)
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Even though the Saint goes to Kennet's
appartment much later (0:24) the cars are still parking exactly like when
Windlay was visiting him days ago (0:04).
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Joseph Furst gives a very convincing
performance as fascist German industrialist Kane Luker.
* An audio commentary for this episode with Roger Moore, Robert S. Baker and Johnny Goodman is available on the Umbrella DVD.
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A book analyzing this episode, "The Saint Plays With Fire: The Saint: Classic British Television Drama Volume 3" (138p, ISBN: 9798633439526), is available from Out There Productions.