History Trivia / OneFootInTheGrave

* ActingForTwo: Creator/AngusDeayton also played an uncredited TV presenter in "Monday Morning Will Be Fine".

* FriendshipOnTheSet: The relationship between Creator/RichardWilson and Angus Deayton was the polar opposite of their characters. The two became extremely close friends over the course of the series and Wilson even became the godfather to Deayton's son.

* FakeBrit: An interesting example - Richard Wilson and Annette Crosbie are two Scottish actors playing an English couple, but NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent. Retconned in the [[{{Novelization}} novelisation]] where Victor is said to come from Dundee. (Not an ActorSharedBackground; Richard Wilson is from Greenock, a satellite town of Glasgow.)

* ShrugOfGod: David Renwick has said he has no idea what Margaret's decision was in the final episode. (Annette Crosby is quite sure she did it.)

* TrollingCreator: Particularly in season 5, the synopses that Renwick provided to listings mags weren't always entirely truthful, e.g. "Victor helps a Dutch girl get back on her feet." (Actual storyline: [[spoiler:Victor repairs a Dutch marionette.]]) The trolling hit a peak with the billing for "Rearranging the Dust" which claimed "Margaret and Victor visit their solicitor to discuss a separation." In the episode, the reason for their visit isn't mentioned until more than two thirds of the way through, and it turns out that [[spoiler:they're actually there to make wills]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There was nearly a one-man stage show based on the BottleEpisode "The Trial". Unfortunately Richard Wilson was hospitalized shortly before it was due to take place and the whole run had to be cancelled.

* SelfAdaptation: Series creator, David Renwick wrote the novelization and adapted four of the episodes for radio.

* TrollingCreator: Particularly in season 5, the synopses that Renwick provided to listings mags weren't always entirely truthful, e.g. "Victor helps a Dutch girl get back on her feet." (Actual storyline: [[spoiler:Victor repairs a Dutch marionette.]]) The trolling hit a peak with the billing for "Rearranging the Dust" which claimed "Maragaret and Victor visit their solicitor to discuss a separation." In the episode, the reason for their visit isn't mentioned until more than two thirds of the way through, and it turns out that [[spoiler:they're actually there to make wills]].

* ActingForTwo: Christopher Ryan as the [=McKendrick=] brothers in "Hole in the Sky".

* CreatorBacklash: Contrary to popular belief, the Meldrews' house burning down in "In Luton Airport No-One Can Hear You Scream" did not happen because the house used in Series 1 was no longer available; David Renwick just thought it would make an interesting idea for an episode. He came to regret it later, because he preferred the original house to its replacement.

** Christopher Ryan plays a plumber in the first series and the [[AlwaysIdenticalTwins identical twins]] who carry out the Meldrews' loft conversion in the fifth. The plumber is never named, so it could be one of the brothers, but the link is never made explicit.