After Sellers died, UA tried to get Dudley Moore to take on Clouseau in the Sellers-penned "Romance of the Pink Panther". Moore refused to do it without Edwards directing and was willing to play Clouseau only one time as a tribute to Sellers (knowing "Romance" was to have ended the series, according from a "Los Angeles Times" interview with Moore in 1980). UA wanted the series to continue, but Edwards refused to cast another actor as Clouseau, possibly recalling the negative reception that "Inspector Clouseau" (1968) suffered upon release. The production featured Alan Arkin in the title role, and was without the involvement of Edwards and Sellers.