Moira Brooker (Judith) admits to occasionally being so mesmerized by Dame Judi Dench's talents while taping, that she would forget to say her lines.
The man and woman in the photographs in the opening of the show, who are supposed to be Jean (DameJudi Dench) and Lionel (Geoffrey Palmer) when they first met, are actually Dench's daughter, Finty Williams, and Palmer's son.
The program was originally titled "Winter with Flowers", but when a cake bearing the title was presented at the taping of the first episode, the cast and crew refused to eat any cake unless the name of the series was changed.
The series was named after the song "As Time Goes By" (1931) by songwriter Herman Hupfeld (1894-1951). A rendition of the song by singer Joe Fagin was used as the series' theme song.
The title of Lionel's often mentioned memoir was "My Life in Kenya". Jenny Funnell (Sandy) was born in Kenya.