[1] All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by James Gilbert.

[3] The pilot received a positive enough reaction that the BBC ordered a full series of episodes, premiering on 12 November 1973.

[4] The trio in this series consisted of: Blamire wants Compo to visit church and he is persuaded to go by Sid and Ivy but claims the only thing he felt was an itchy nose.

While camping, a thunderstorm comes in and the trio are forced to shelter in a barn, where they oversleep and miss the sunrise.

The pilot episode was released on the final boxset series 31 & 32 as an extra on disc four on 15 August 2016.