 The final scene shows the Trotters in their now near-empty flat, with all three still frantically removing stuff and Del still threatening to kill Rodney for getting them into the mess.Kate Saunders considered her natural accent to be unsuitable for the role so modelled her accent on that of the lead character on the contemporary series The Gentle Touch.The idea for the script was based on John Sullivan's niece, who worked as a policewoman.