The man and woman in the photographs in the opening of the show, who are supposed to be Jean (Judi Dench) and Lionel (Geoffrey Palmer) when they first met, are actually Dench's daughter, actress Finty Williams, and Palmer's son.
The programme was originally titled "Winter with flowers", but when a cake bearing the title was presented at the filming of the first episode, the cast and crew refused to eat any cake unless the name of the series was changed.
Moira Brooker, who plays Judith, Jean's grown up daughter, admits to occasionally being so mesmerized by Judi Dench's talents while filming that she would forget to act and not say her line.
The title of Lionel's often mentioned memoir was "My Life in Kenya". Jenny Funnell, who portrayed Sandy on the show, was actually born in Kenya.