The series was the first in 19 years to be only six episodes long, due in part to the BBC axing the show and then recommissioning it.
[2] Actress Juliette Kaplan (Pearl) wrote on her website that the series was a result of fan response to rumours of the show's axing in December 2008,[3] whilst director Alan J. W. Bell also credited the series to fan reaction.
The series contains a loose story arc of Pearl throwing Howard out of their house and his attempts to return.
[8] That final episode, "How Not to Cry at Weddings", was dubbed "The Very Last of the Summer Wine" in the Radio Times edition dated 28 August – 3 September 2010.
Barring his role in Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention later in 2010, the episode was also the final acting turn for Clegg's actor Peter Sallis before his death in 2017.