Name Derivations
The standard unit of currency in the show was the ECU (pronounced "eck-you"). The ECU was an internal accounting unit for the European Community until it was superseded by the Euro, an actual currency, in 2002.
The space station Ilea was named after the then-recently-abolished Inner London Education Authority.
The character Phillipe Gervais was named after associate producer Jane Fallon's partner Ricky Gervais.
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