David Jason claimed appearing in this series paved the way for getting the lead role in The Darling Buds of May (1991) and from there, to getting cast in A Touch of Frost (1992), because although the show only lasted two series, it went down well with critics and viewers alike, and put him on Yorkshire Television's radar.
The church seen in the cartoon drawings of the title sequence is St John the Baptist Church in Knaresborough. The design of the lead spire with a criss-cross pattern, with a cockerel on top, and the clock with the curved wording (which reads "Redeeming The Time") above it, are both very recognisable.
John Thaw was David Nobbs's first choice for the lead role of Ted Simcock.
In the original novel on which the show is based, the role of barman rotates between two characters, Eric Sidall and Alec Skiddaw. However, only Eric appears in the series, his personality incorporating elements of Alec's - although Alec is referred to more than once, meaning they are still effectively two different characters.
Maggie Jones, who played Rita Simcock's mother, Clarrie Spragg, was only five years older than Gwen Taylor, who played Rita.