At times the backstage feuding was more interesting than anything onscreen. Jane Wyman had a running feud with Robert Foxworth, to the point where they measured each other's trailers just to make sure they were equal in size. When Foxworth became a director for the show, Wyman demanded CBS add a clause to her contract making her a director. Although she never directed an episode, Wyman was pleased that she had the same designation as Foxworth.
The show had a stirring, heraldic theme composed by Bill Conti, who had also composed the theme to Dynasty and Rocky.
