Trivia / Raising the Wind

• Blooper: Mervyn's tray disappears and reappears during the canteen scene.
• Completely Different Title:
  • Denmark: Blow the Trumpet, Professor!.
  • Finland: Off the Ground.
  • Germany: Quintet with Harp and Trumpet/Scandal at Whigmore Hall.
  • Hungary: A Stormy Ensemble.
  • Italy: Plucked Love.
  • Norway: Cheerful Musicians.
  • Portugal: From Wind to Stern.
  • Sweden: Between us Cheerful Musicians.
• Cowboy BeBop at His Computer: A Daily Mail interview with Jim Dale claims that Kenneth Williams' character was the school's inept conductor (Chesney wasn't the conductor, Sir Benjamin was; neither of the two characters could be considered inept) and that Dale played a character named "Jim" rather than "Phil".
• The Danza:
  • Sid James as Sid.
  • Michael Miller as Mike.
• Dawson Casting: All the actors playing music students seem rather old for the parts.
• Fake Brit:
  • The South African-born Sid James as the British Sid.
  • The English Eric Barker as the Welsh Rutherford.
• Hey, It's That Place!: The building used for the London Academy of Music and the Arts is the same used for St. Swithin's Hospital in the Doctor... Series.
• Hostility on the Set: During rehearsals, Jim Dale delivered one of his lines doing an impression of Kenneth Williams. Everyone laughed, while Williams stalked off to Gerald Thomas to talk about Dale. Dale was worried that Williams hated him, and he would never work with him again. Luckily, Williams saw the funny side, and actually told Thomas, "For God's sake, use him. If he can take the mickey out of me and make me laugh, he's a godsend", leading to Dale joining the Carry On... Series.
• Inspiration for the Work: Bruce Montgomery wrote the recital scene based on anecdotes of the formation of the Celtic String Quartet, told to him by composer Eric Coates.
• Missing Trailer Scene: In the trailer, when Sir Benjamin tells Malcolm to bring his wind up, he hiccups in response. In the film itself, Malcolm burps instead of hiccupping.
• Production Posse: Peter Rogers and Gerald Thomas reuse several actors from their Carry On... Series in this film, those being Leslie Phillips, Kenneth Williams, Liz Fraser, Eric Barker, Jimmy Thompson, Sid James, Esma Cannon, David Lodge, Joan Hickson, Victor Maddern, Ambrosine Phillpotts, Jill Ireland, Cyril Chamberlain, Michael Nightingale, Dorinda Stevens, Frank Forsyth, and Tom Clegg.
• Working Title: The Happy Band.

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