Bob Hoskins and Natasha Richardson would later co-star in "Maid in Manhattan" (2002). The two also co-starred in The Favor, the Watch and the Very Big Fish.
This was the first episode filmed in the United Kingdom, although the series finale, The Third Pig, utilized an American voice cast, with animation done by Canada-based Nelvana, which in turn, also produced the TFTC SatAM spin-off, Tales from the Cryptkeeper.