Actor Don Hany, who plays Viktor, has Hungarian heritage but plays an Iranian man in Healing. Nonetheless, he plays this very believable troubled convict who has a very engaging relationship with an injured wedge-tailed eagle, which is an iconic Australian bird of prey.
The railway station used a few times for Viktor's day release is Southern Cross in the centre of Melbourne.
Actors Don Hany and Justine Clarke were also in a television drama series called Tangle a few years earlier. However, their characters had no direct involvement on camera in Tangle, unlike the regular contact their Healing characters had.