Rik Mayall fell down the stairs for real, without the use of a stunt double.
The final show of the series. Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson would continue "Bottom" as live shows until 2003 and the 1999 film "Guest House Paradiso". At one point it was rumored that the BBC planned a revival of the series and Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson were preparing to bring "Bottom" back to TV screen, as a television version of their 1997 live stage show "Hooligan's Show". But it never came light, due to Rik Mayall's death in 2014.
Final show of the series. Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson would continue "Bottom" as live stage shows and as the 1999 spin-off feature film "Guest House Paradiso". Rik Mayall passed away on June 9th 2014 at age 56.
One of the floats Richie and Eddie watches during the Carnival is Postman Pat (1981).
Richie and Eddie watch a video that turns out to be a tape of the Prime Minister having sex with two women. John Major was the Prime Minister at the time. His successor Tony Blair is also mentioned in this episode as Eddie's MP (although Blair was MP for Sedgefield and Eddie lives in Hammersmith)