One Foot in the Grave show returned to television for its final series, which was produced with an aspect ratio of . All episodes are of Standard Definition 576i. The "One Foot in the Grave" theme song was written, composed and sung by Eric Idle. A longer version was produced for the special "One Foot in the Algarve", released as a single with five remixes and a karaoke version in November 1994. Idle included a live version of the song on his album "Eric Idle Sings Monty Python". It is preluded by a similar adaptation of "Bread of Heaven" to that used in the episode
Clive Mantle be the best consultant Holby had ever had." Mantle finally left his role in "Holby City" after 32 episodes in 2001. That year, Mantle participated in a charity trek of the Annapurna circuit in the Himalayas and to Everest Base Camp, reaching 18,420 ft in aid of Hope and Homes for Children. In 2002, Mantle appeared in an episode of "Heartbeat". In 2003, Mantle played Maynard in Ben Bolt's TV movie, "Second Nature", which starred Alec Baldwin in the leading role, and appeared in the first episode of the series "Fortysomething". He portrayed Percy, described as a "big, bashful Northern