The interior of the pub, The Black Horse, was shot in a separate pub; The Plough Inn. In the background of one of the shots, a sign reading "The Plough" is seen. To remedy this, the flier for the open mic night was altered to show the venue as "The Plough Room", within The Black Horse.
All of the cast were friends and family of the director, known through the acting scene in Oxford. His entire nuclear family feature, as well as his family dog, Vesper, as the Local Dog. One of his three cats at the time, Tiger, is seen briefly in the panning shot when Hugo first arrives at Whiskey Stone's house.