The programme was filmed in 1978 and was ready for broadcast by the end of that year, but an internal dispute within the BBC led to a postponement of over a year. While most people assume that it was written in response to Margaret Thatcher coming to power, it was in fact written over 18 months before this happened.
The Marton Hotel and Country Club, where "The Boys" stayed, burned down on June 13th 2019.