It is adapted from the 2022 book Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the BBC's Most Shocking Interviews by former Newsnight editor Sam McAlister.
The real Emily Maitlis does have a whippet called Moody. And she did often bring him to work. As one BBC insider told the Daily Mail: "Emily loves that dog so much, and he would often be at her side when she came to work. It was just one of those things that happened."
Prince Andrew's nudity is a reference to "The Emperor's New Clothes."
One of the editors at the BBC office is played by Richard Goulding, who played Prince Harry in 2 seasons of iTV's The Windsors (2016).
Charity Wakefield who plays Princess Beatrice was around 42 years old at the time of filming, while the princess was merely 31 years old in 2019.