Simon, otherwise known as Seth to the crew, is still a gravedigger and now works as a rigger in the entertainment industry in the arenas in the North West of England and is otherwise known as Digger.
Because of copyright problems with the use of excerpts from 'West Side Story' in Hamish Macbeth: West Coast Story (1995), that episode was omitted from all VHS and DVD releases of the series.
The film composer Lorne Balfe used to live near Plockton where the series was being filmed. He was entrusted with cooking the crew's breakfasts. Later in life, Balfe would work on films such as "Inception".