1960s supermodel, Jean Shrimpton, on whose modeling life this telefeature is based, refrained from all creative input with the production. After she'd seen the film, she called to congratulate Karen Gillan on the accuracy of her portrayal.
Robert Glenister, whom plays Jean's bad tempered father Ted, was also in "Doctor Who". He played Major Salenteen in the 1984 Peter Davison swansong "The Caves of Androzani".