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
Monty Python seconds. Nine additional shows were added, all of them at the O2, the last on 20 July. They have said that their reunion was inspired by "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who are massive Monty Python fans. Michael Palin stated that the final reunion show on 20 July would be the last time that the troupe would perform together. The event was first shown live from the UK nationwide and was titled "Monty Python Live (Mostly)" and was later reshown at select theatres in recorded form in August. Graham Chapman was originally a medical student, joining the