Dalziel and Pascoe

Dalziel's car registration is YD55 BZX.

At Pascoe's birthday party at the start of the episode you can see that he smokes cigars.

Dalziel lives at number 16.

Dalziel's car has the licence plate YD55BZX.

We discover in this episode that Pascoe's birthday is the 31st of October.

The ambulance at the start of the episode has 'Mid-Yorkshire' written on the side, which you can clearly see that it has been stuck on.

The book Pascoe picks out from the station library is called 'In group/out group - our need to belong by Ekta Walia.' This book does not exist and the author is the name of the show's Production Secretary.

The female pathologist taking over from Dr Mason is called Dr Griffin. This character is named after Assistant Production Accountant Claudine Griffin.

Houdini's Ghost is loosely based on the Dalziel and Pascoe book 'Good morning, midnight' by Reginald Hill, and is one of fewer episodes based on a book from the original series.

When Pomona closes the front door and Bowler leans his head against it on the other side, we can clearly see that it hasn't been shut properly. If he was to have leaned heavily on it he would have fallen into the house.

Sam: The second, B, Jax Ripley worked for the BBC didn't she. Pascoe: C for Cyril. Dalziel: I hope you're wrong Peter 'cause if you're not, the next victim's name begins with a D. How did Dalziel assume that the next victim's name would begin with a D. Yes it follows alphabetically but with A and B they were not names but AA man and BBC. C could have stood for Councillor. So the D could also have stood for anything, not just names.

Dalziel still owns the car - Y94 YHM.

In the scene where Dalziel and Pascoe confront Jamie in the woods, Jamie points the gun at Dalziel. Pascoe then stands in front of Dalziel, shielding him. In between a shot of the body they have changed position and Pascoe is to the side and behind Dalziel.

In this episode Dalziel is driving a silver Rover, registration - Y947 YHM. Pascoe is driving a blue Audi, registration - Y202 BEP.