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The film won the Rose d'Or television award for 1988. Peter Richardson reportedly gave the $5,000 prize money to Arthur Scargill.
Rik Mayall said that the cast "dropped everything" to be in this episode.
Robbie Coltrane said about filming in the village, "I thought there would be resentment over us making a funny film about the strike. But the people were fantastic - they aren't bitter at all".
Jennifer Saunders would later parody Meryl Streep again in Comic Relief: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again (2019).
"[first lines] Verity: We're all very excited about your script, aren't we David? Film Executive: Oh, we all love the script. All of us. Verity: It's so wonderful. It's... It's quite fabulous. Film Executive: Absolutely Verity: It's brilliant, quite brilliant. Bernard: Yes, well what initially attracted me to the idea is... Verity: [to waiter] Bucks Fizz, please. Bernard: ...is there's this unashamedly powerful, socialist epic. And as a director, the way Paul's captured the sheer size of the struggle... Film Executive: [to waiter] Anything but a Coca Cola, thank you. Bernard: ...millions of people unemployed. Families ripped apart, whole communities on tranquilisers. [to waiter] Bernard: Thank you. It's... It's... It's magnificent. Verity: No, It's smashing stuff. I mean when I got to the end I felt as if I had been through the miners' strike myself. Film Executive: Oh absolutely! I mean if we're going to revitalize the British film industry from an American perspective then 'Miners Strike' is undoubtedly the sort of film we should be doing this year. Verity: Oh, I agree. It has terrific potential. Film Executive: [pause] What about Al Pacino as Arthur Scargill? Goldie: Can Pacino box?"
