Elizabeth Power was offered the role by one of the programme's producers, Leonard Lewis, for whom she'd worked with previously on Juliet Bravo and Softly, Softly. She has commented "I got a call out of the blue asking if I could go up to the BBC at Elstree to meet him.
Elizabeth Power was offered the role by Leonard Lewis, who is one of the show's producers, and they previously collaborated on "Juliet Bravo" and "Softly, Softly." She accepted the offer after being invited to meet him at the BBC studios in Elstree.