set two episodes of each series in overseas locations. Two stories were already ready for shooting in Portugal when changes in production personnel caused delays. By the time that shooting was rescheduled, some actors were otherwise committed, and the ITV Network Centre was left with no option but to cancel filming for a fourth series. Novels Three novelisations, credited to series creator Brian Eastman and ghostwritten by crime writer Rebecca Tope, were published in Britain by Allison and Busby and in Australia by Hardie Grant Books: And No Birds Sing (published in 2004, based on the pilot episode) The Tree of Death (published in 2005, based on the final episode of Series 1) Memory of Water (published in 2006, based on the feature-length opening episode of Series 2) Related media Composed and conducted by Christopher Gunning, a CD of incidental music and the opening theme (performed by John Williams) from the first two series of Rosemary & Thyme. "The Case of the Dead Wait", by Peter Lovesey (January 2007 Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine) DVD releases References External links "Official Carnival Films presskit" Website for Rosemary and Thyme Costume designer, series II and III 2003 British television series debuts 2007 British television series endings 2000s British drama television series British crime television series English-language television shows ITV mystery shows Television series by ITV Studios Television series by Yorkshire Television Fictional amateur detectives Television duos Television shows set in Hertfordshire Television series created by Clive Exton