This tele-feature film was made as part of a South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) three picture deal for TV. The other films were The Plumber (1979) and The Sound of Love (1978).
This tele-feature's opening title cards read "PALESTINE 1947" and "AUSTRALIA 1978".
This tele-movie was a South Australian Film Corporation production in association with the Australian Film Commission and the Channel Nine Network Australia (as The Nine Network).
Filming in Burra in South Australia apparently ran for about eight to ten days.
The vinter property owner was originally intended to be played by South Australian dance and screen legend Sir Robert Helpmann making a guest star appearance and performing in a filmed production for the first time in his home Australian state of South Australia.