Myles Peterman's role (Joe) was previously offered to Gustavo Goulart, and he wanted to perform the role, but most of the first season's shooting dates were matching the exact dates of another project, so the actor and singer Gustavo Goulart had to say no, even wanting to say yes.
While the show location is not mentioned but the provincial park Warton park the Prince Wales hotel is used a lot as the main focus of the fictional town of little bear. Where the sherif stays It's actually Waterton Lakes (not Warton) National Park (not a provincial park). Waterton is also an UNESCO National Heritage Site. The Park borders Glacier National Park in Montana and is part of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, designated as World Heritage Site in 1995.
The back story of Tim Roth's character seems at least partly inspired by the now notorious behavior of undercover British Police officers who entered into long term intimate relationships with a number of people they were helping to investigate.
Randy's Roadhouse is located at 111 3rd Ave SW, High River, Alberta.
The first original Sky Television production to be broadcast on Channel 4 as part of an innovative content sharing deal between the British satellite TV broadcaster and its free-to-air "terrestrial" TV rival.