Following this, Edmondson mentioned that he and Mayall had conceived an idea for a sitcom set in a retirement home: Rik and I have an idea for a sitcom for when we are very, very old.
In September 2011, Edmondson appeared on the Sunday-morning cooking show Something For The Weekend and confirmed to presenter Tim Lovejoy that he and Mayall were planning to reunite and make another series of Bottom, set in a retirement home.