Although filmed after the 1996 trilogy, where the Trotters became millionaires, this short depicts the Trotters as still living in their flat and struggling financially.
This short makes references to David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst's other bodies of work. At one point Rodney says "how can anyone just walk back into the 1940s?", a reference to 'Goodnight Sweetheart.' Del even says the name of the show when Raquel tells him she is going to bed. Del also says "I'm not a detective inspector, but even I can work that one out!", a reference to 'A Touch of Frost.'