The three henchman are all played by real-life Mixed Martial Arts fighters from the UK - Carl Noon, Dave Faulkner and Richie Downes.
Doug Bradley was Mike Clarke's first choice for the role of Mr. Trent. Mike even pictured Doug as Mr. Trent as he read the script for A Hand to Play for the first time.
Was filmed on both a Canon 5d (mark ii) and a Canon 550d.
At the time of filming, director Mike Clarke was also the fight manager for all three henchman in real-life.
The short was filmed in the Olympia - a famous venue in Liverpool which is associated with boxing and mixed martial arts events.