DVD Release
The series was released on seven Region 2 DVDs in 2000–2002, which were then issued as a box set by Carlton. The episodes are in the LWT broadcast order. Volume 2 includes the original UK transmission opening titles as an extra, and the US version on Volume 3. In 2002 all seven discs were released in a boxset by Carlton.
The series was released in Australian in a DVD box set 2005 by Umbrella Entertainment. It contains audio commentaries: from Annette Andre, Directors Roy Ward Baker and Cyril Frankel, Guest stars George Sewell and Jane Merrow and production crew members malcolm Christopher and Ken Baker. It also includes two newly filmed interviews with Kenneth Cope and Annette Andre, nearly 15 minutes of previously unseen production footage, extensive stills galleries, insert reprint of the original ITC promotional brochure, ITC publicity and scripts (as pdfs), all the alternate opening credits, Memorabilia gallery, cast and crew profiles, production notes and a bonus episode of the ITC series The Baron starring Annette Andre.
The series was re-released in the UK in a further boxset in 2008 by Network, the episodes were remastered from the original negatives, and are in production order not broadcast order, this contained a similar though different set of extras to the Australian release, including a specially-commissioned documentary with contributions from Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre, Mike Pratt's son Guy and several writers and directors and 15 mins of mute production footage. Also four episodes had the graveside titles reinstated, a bonus episode of "The Man in Room 17" featuring Mike Pratt and the original ad break bumper and US titles and original music/photo galleries were also included, as was the 1946 film Angel On My Shoulder starring Paul Muni, and two extensive printed booklets of programme notes by UK television historian Andrew Pixley.
The first half of the series is also available on DVD in the North American market from A&E.
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