When Kip (Naveen Andrews) is packing his things before he leaves he also packs up the belongings of Hardy (Kevin Whately). Amongst the belongings is a scarf for Sunderland A.F.C. (a football club based in northeast England). In real life, Kevin Whately is a committed, life-long supporter of Newcastle United Football Club, who share a heated rivalry with Sunderland A.F.C.