In the late 1960s he had to choose another name when joining the performing arts trade union Equity, as there was already a Peter Corbett registered.
In 2006, he and his brother, Dave Corbett, wrote the theme tune for CITV’s Horrid Henry In January 2008, he reappeared on television, presenting Locks and Quays, a regional interest programme shown in the ITV Granada area (North West England),[5] featuring a journey from the east to the west coast of England, along waterways such as the Humber estuary, the Aire and Calder Navigation and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
[6] Corbett's great-uncle was the fish and chip shop chain owner Harry Ramsden.
He nearly died after he contracted pneumonia, which led to atrial fibrillation and had to spend 10 days in intensive care.
[7] As of 2020, he stated he and his wife planned to reside in a retirement village in Horsham, West Sussex.