"And also, the crew returns," he said before fondly adding: "You know, I put out a picture every year of take one, slate one, scene one.
"And it's been held by the same clapper loader, directed by the same person and photographed by the same DOP for three series.
"Yeah, so when people keep coming back you know you're having a nice time."
Alan Titchmarsh's Love Your Weekend airs on Sunday at 9.30pm on ITV.
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