This Australian television mini-series was made and first released about two years after its source 'Grim Pickings' novel of the same name by Jennifer Rowe had been first published in 1987.
This mini-series and its source novel have often been likened and compared to the work of Agatha Christie .
The number of episodes in this television mini-series was two. They run for about two hours each making the total running time around four hours.
The nick-name of Verity Birdwood (Liddy Clark) was "Birdie".
A dust-jacket tagline for the source novel of the same name to this Australian television mini-series read: "In apple country, the time is ripe - for murder...." whilst another read "Auntie Alice's apple-picking event had taken on a decidedly sour note this year."