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<blockquote data-quote="Grangehill1" data-source="post: 309642" data-attributes="member: 833">Season 8 (dvd) was split into two on original transmission. Dallas was always transmitted on the BBC and ITV bought the next series which didn’t go down well.So the BBC threatened to stop showing episodes unless ITV withdrew. Otherwise they would have shown the remainder of season 8 on BBC and 9 on ITV at the same time.Around Feb 1985 the BBC, very annoyed, stopped showing Dallas after Jenna is found with Naldo’s body.&nbsp; The programme was off the air for a number of weeks. ITV withdrew from the deal so the BBC got Dallas back and resumed showing season 8.However part of the deal was that season 9’s transmission was to be delayed and we didn’t start seeing it until March 1986! It had started transmitting in the US in September 85!Because of this a number of episodes from the beginning of season 9 were available on VHS. And at the end of the series as we were so far behind,&nbsp; the last two episodes were also released on VHS months before they aired.It was public knowledge in the UK that Patrick was coming back but I can’t remember when we exactly found out. I would imagine it was pretty soon after the states.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Grangehill1, post: 309642, member: 833"] Season 8 (dvd) was split into two on original transmission. Dallas was always transmitted on the BBC and ITV bought the next series which didn’t go down well. So the BBC threatened to stop showing episodes unless ITV withdrew. Otherwise they would have shown the remainder of season 8 on BBC and 9 on ITV at the same time. Around Feb 1985 the BBC, very annoyed, stopped showing Dallas after Jenna is found with Naldo’s body. The programme was off the air for a number of weeks. ITV withdrew from the deal so the BBC got Dallas back and resumed showing season 8. However part of the deal was that season 9’s transmission was to be delayed and we didn’t start seeing it until March 1986! It had started transmitting in the US in September 85! Because of this a number of episodes from the beginning of season 9 were available on VHS. And at the end of the series as we were so far behind, the last two episodes were also released on VHS months before they aired. It was public knowledge in the UK that Patrick was coming back but I can’t remember when we exactly found out. I would imagine it was pretty soon after the states. [/QUOTE]

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