UK ST:TNG Episode List (Seasons 1 to 4)
Richard Lloyd
but with SEVEN to choose from, I was understandably confused !
Richard K. Lloyd,
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ST:TNG UK Episode List (in UK airing order)
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The episode length is calculated using my VCR's elapsed linear timer from the
start of the episode to the appearance of the Paramount logo at the end. All
episodes are broadcast at 6.00pm on Wednesdays on BBC 2 (note: no adverts in
the original broadcast of course) unless otherwise specified. The tape
numbering refers to 4-hour PAL SP VHS video tapes and the rating is a highly
subjective one out of 10.
The "US #" column indicates the US airing order (repeats, including the US
reshowing of "Encounter At Farpoint" as 2 separate episodes, do not count) of
the episodes, courtesy of Michael L. Brown and Timothy W. Lynch's excellent
US ST:TNG Episode Guide, available via anonymous FTP from ftp.coe.montana.edu
in the directory /pub/STARTREK/st-tng.
ST:TNG - Season 1 (25 episodes aired in the UK)
# Tape Episode MM:SS Date Rating US #
1 1 Encounter At Farpoint 84:17 26th Sep 1990 6 1
2 1 The Naked Now 45:25 3rd Oct 1990 5 2
3 1 Code Of Honor 45:25 10th Oct 1990 5 3
4 1 Where No One Has Gone Before 45:21 17th Oct 1990 9 5
5 2 Lonely Among Us 45:14 24th Oct 1990 6 6
6 2 The Last Outpost 45:19 31st Oct 1990 8 4
7 2 The Battle 45:15 7th Nov 1990 6 8
8 2 Haven 45:25 14th Nov 1990 8 10
9 2 Hide And 'Q' 45:11 21st Nov 1990 10 9
10 3 Justice 45:10 28th Nov 1990 3 7
11 3 Too Short A Season 45:06 5th Dec 1990 5 15
12 3 The Big Goodbye 45:19 12th Dec 1990 5 11
13 3 Datalore 45:19 19th Dec 1990 10 12
[2 week break for Christmas]
14 3 Angel One 45:13 9th Jan 1991 6 13
15 4 11001001 45:16 16th Jan 1991 9 14
16 4 Home Soil 45:10 23rd Jan 1991 8 17
17 4 When The Bough Breaks 45:15 30th Jan 1991 6 16
18 4 Coming Of Age 45:09 6th Feb 1991 6 18
19 4 Symbiosis 45:06 13th Feb 1991 5 21
20 5 The Arsenal Of Freedom 45:10 20th Feb 1991 10 20
21 5 Heart Of Glory 45:10 27th Feb 1991 5 19
22 5 Skin Of Evil 45:06 6th Mar 1991 2 22
23 5 We'll Always Have Paris 45:00 13th Mar 1991 6 23
24 5 Conspiracy [censored] 44:24 20th Mar 1991 10 24
25 6 The Neutral Zone 45:13 27th Mar 1991 8 25
Average Season 1 Rating: 6.7
Season 1 US date range: 9th Sep 1987 (US #1) to 14th May 1988 (US #25)
Approx. Season 1 airing date difference between UK and US: 3 years 0 months
[Season 1 notes: The only very heavily censored episode was "Conspiracy" - the
phasering at the end was shown, but not the creature's transformation from
human to alien form and subsequent explosion - making the scene pointless !
Why phaser something and not show what happened to it ? "Shades Of Gray", the
cheap flashback episode at the end of Season 2, was NOT censored and the
transformed creature WAS shown in the final set of flashbacks !]
ST:TNG - Season 2 (22 episodes aired in the UK)
# Tape Episode MM:SS Date Rating US #
26 6 The Child 45:13 3rd Apr 1991 6 26
27 6 Where Silence Has Lease 45:20 10th Apr 1991 5 27
28 6 Elementary, Dear Data 45:09 17th Apr 1991 7 28
29 6 The Outrageous Okona 45:12 24th Apr 1991 6 29
30 7 Loud As A Whisper (6.50pm) 45:03 1st May 1991 9 30
31 7 The Schizoid Man 45:13 8th May 1991 6 31
32 7 Unnatural Selection 45:00 15th May 1991 5 32
33 7 A Matter Of Honor 45:06 22nd May 1991 10 33
34 7 The Measure Of A Man 45:14 29th May 1991 10 34
35 8 The Dauphin 45:13 5th Jun 1991 8 35
36 8 Contagion 45:13 12th Jun 1991 9 36
37 8 The Royale 45:03 19th Jun 1991 2 37
[2 week break for Wimbledon]
38 8 Time Squared 45:15 10th Jul 1991 7 38
39 8 The Icarus Factor [censored] 43:51 17th Jul 1991 3 39
40 9 Pen Pals (6.20pm) 45:10 24th Jul 1991 7 40
[1 week break]
41 9 'Q' Who ? 45:14 7th Aug 1991 10 41
[1 week break]
42 9 Samaritan Snare 45:05 21st Aug 1991 7 42
43 9 Up The Long Ladder 45:10 28th Aug 1991 9 43
44 9 Manhunt 44:58 4th Sep 1991 10 44
[1 week break]
45 10 The Emissary 45:18 18th Sep 1991 9 45
46 10 Peak Performance 45:13 25th Sep 1991 9 46
47 10 Shades Of Gray (6.50pm) 45:09 2nd Oct 1991 2 47
Average Season 2 Rating: 7.1
Season 2 US date range: 19th Nov 1988 (US #26) to 15th Jul 1989 (US #47)
Approx. Season 2 airing date difference between UK and US: 2 years 4 months
[Season 2 notes: The pain sticks ascension ceremony in "The Icarus Factor" was
brutally censored by the BBC. "Pen Pals" remains the only ST:TNG episode to
be broadcast at the "wrong" time compared to the TV magazine listings - it was
delayed because of an obscure live tennis match.]
ST:TNG - Season 3 (25 episodes aired in the UK, 1 episode banned)
# Tape Episode MM:SS Date Rating US #
48 10 Evolution 45:24 9th Oct 1991 9 48
49 10 The Ensigns Of Command 45:23 16th Oct 1991 9 49
[1 week break]
["The Survivors" was billed to be shown here, but was postponed]
50 11 Who Watches The Watchers ? 45:22 30th Oct 1991 10 51
51 11 The Bonding 45:24 6th Nov 1991 6 52
52 11 Booby Trap (5.30pm) 45:23 13th Nov 1991 10 53
53 11 The Survivors (postponed) 45:19 20th Nov 1991 5 50
54 11 The Enemy 45:22 27th Nov 1991 6 54
55 12 The Price 45:19 4th Dec 1991 9 55
56 12 The Vengeance Factor 45:10 11th Dec 1991 9 56
57 12 The Defector 45:17 18th Dec 1991 10 57
[2 week break for Christmas]
58 12 The Hunted 45:10 8th Jan 1992 9 58
-- -- The High Ground 43:33* << BANNED! >> 9 59
59 12 Deja 'Q' 45:18 15th Jan 1992 10 60
60 13 A Matter Of Perspective 45:18 22nd Jan 1992 3 61
61 13 Yesterday's Enterprise 45:15 29th Jan 1992 10 62
62 13 The Offspring 45:11 5th Feb 1992 8 63
[2 week break for Winter Olympics]
63 13 Sins Of The Father 43:27* 26th Feb 1992 6 64
64 13 Allegiance 45:11 4th Mar 1992 5 65
65 14 Captain's Holiday 45:15 11th Mar 1992 4 66
66 14 Tin Man 45:12 18th Mar 1992 7 67
67 14 Hollow Pursuits 45:13 25th Mar 1992 7 68
68 14 The Most Toys 45:18 1st Apr 1992 7 69
69 14 Sarek 45:21 8th Apr 1992 8 70
70 15 Menage A Troi 45:20 15th Apr 1992 5 71
71 15 Transfigurations 45:21 22nd Apr 1992 10 72
72 15 The Best Of Both Worlds I 45:17 29th Apr 1992 10 73
Average Season 3 Rating: 7.7
Season 3 US date range: 23rd Sep 1989 (US #48) to 16th Jun 1990 (US #73)
Approx. Season 3 airing date difference between UK and US: 1 year 11 months
[Season 3 notes: One episode postponed, another banned (see trivia section
below), plus the broadcast of one episode at 5.30pm, the earliest UK broadcast
time ever.]
ST:TNG - Season 4 (1 episode aired in the UK, 25 episodes "postponed")
73 15 The Best Of Both Worlds II 43:26* 6th May 1992 10 74
74 15 Family 45:28? <POSTPONED!> - 75
75 16 Brothers 45:26? <POSTPONED!> - 76
76 16 Suddenly Human 45:28? <POSTPONED!> - 77
77 16 Remember Me 45:29? <POSTPONED!> - 78
78 16 Legacy 45:29? <POSTPONED!> - 79
79 16 Reunion 45:26? <POSTPONED!> - 80
80 17 Future Imperfect 45:31? <POSTPONED!> - 81
81 17 Final Mission 45:29? <POSTPONED!> - 82
82 17 The Loss 45:27? <POSTPONED!> - 83
83 17 Data's Day 45:30? <POSTPONED!> - 84
84 17 The Wounded 45:27? <POSTPONED!> - 85
85 18 Devil's Due 45:29? <POSTPONED!> - 86
86 18 Clues 45:28? <POSTPONED!> - 87
87 18 First Contact 45:29? <POSTPONED!> - 88
88 18 Galaxy's Child 45:27? <POSTPONED!> - 89
89 18 Night Terrors 45:28? <POSTPONED!> - 90
90 19 Identity Crisis 45:27? <POSTPONED!> - 91
91 19 The Nth Degree 45:31? <POSTPONED!> - 92
92 19 Qpid 45:27? <POSTPONED!> - 93
93 19 The Drumhead 45:28? <POSTPONED!> - 94
94 20 Half A Life 45:28? <POSTPONED!> - 95
95 20 The Host 45:29? <POSTPONED!> - 96
96 20 The Mind's Eye 45:30? <POSTPONED!> - 97
97 20 In Theory 45:30? <POSTPONED!> - 98
98 20 Redemption I 45:32? <POSTPONED!> - 99
Average Season 4 Rating: -
Season 4 US date range: 22nd Sep 1990 (US #74) to 15th Jun 1991 (US #99)
Approx. Season 4 airing date difference between UK and US: undeterminable
[Season 4 notes: I use the term "postponed" to mean that the BBC have decided,
in their infinite wisdom, to buy the whole of Season 4 and then only to show
"Best Of Both Worlds II" before embarking on an indefinite postponement of
ST:TNG. Yes, that's right - after Wednesday 6th May 1992, ST:TNG will no
longer be aired on British TV screens for an as yet undetermined period.]
Some ST:TNG statistics
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Most consecutive weeks in a row: 24 (#14-#37. 9th Jan-19th Jun 1991)
Broadcasting weeks skipped so far: 12 (Longest break: 2 weeks, 4 times)
Episodes not broadcast at 6.00pm: 4 (Range: 5.30pm to 6.50pm)
Episodes banned: 1 ("The High Ground")
Key:
* = Shorter playing time due to a different NTSC->PAL conversion process
resulting in a 4% time loss. Sharp-eared listeners will be able to detect
a slight increase in the pitch of the voices due to the soundtrack also
being speeded up to match the picture.
? = Exact episode details unconfirmed at the time of writing. Where possible,
substitute information has been utilised from the US ST:TNG Episode Guide.
Trivia about the UK broadcasting of ST:TNG:
* Seasons 1,2 and 3 were broadcast in mono, despite the BBC's ability to trans-
mit them in NICAM stereo. The reason ? The BBC bought them in mono originally
and "it would be too expensive" to repurchase them in stereo. Obviously the
BBC have never heard of this novel concept of "forward planning" - they knew
that NICAM stereo was coming into service a LONG time ago.
* No episode of ST:TNG has *ever* been repeated in the UK (probably the BBC
crying poverty over the repeat fees this time). Now you know why I archive
all the transmissions !
* Most episodes have been edited to varying degrees of what I would prefer to
call censorship. Usually this is because of some supposedly "violent" scene
which the BBC can't POSSIBLY allow to be broadcast between 6.00pm and 6.50pm
for fear of creating a horde of psychopathic maniacs roaming the streets of
this fair land.
* "The High Ground", an episode involving terrorism (including the planting of
a bomb on the Enterprise warp engines), was, according to the BBC, too close
to the Northern Ireland situation and hence must be kept from the population
of Great Britain, lest they rig up dimensional-shifting transport devices out
of two washing-up bottles and some sticky tape and use them to plant a
thermonuclear device on the engine of Concorde in mid-flight. Oh, I ended up
buying the UK CIC video release of "The Hunted"/"The High Ground" episodes
to fill the gap in my collection.
* ST:TNG consistently has viewing figures good enough to make it one of the Top
3 programmes broadcast by BBC 2. It begs the obvious question: WHY is it
broadcast at 6.00pm on a Wednesday, when most of its viewers are on their way
back from work ? I'd like a pose a question to US readers: would YOU put up
with the premiere broadcast of an ST:TNG episode on a Wednesday at 6.00pm -
with no hope of a repeat of that episode in the next 3 years either ?
* The BBC are said to be "interested" in purchasing "Star Trek : Deep Space
Nine" when it becomes available, but don't hold your breath - we could be
talking 1995 before ST:DSN hits UK screens !
* One unconfirmed rumour has it that Sky One satellite channel *may* buy the
rights to ST:TNG (the first three seasons ?) and start showing them sometime
in 1993. Unfortunately, Sky One shows adverts, so this would put a real
strain on archiving the episodes without the adverts.
* ST:TNG is now off the air on the UK, with no indication as to when it is
coming back. Write to the BBC and complain - they've bought Season 4, so
why on earth (or space ?) can't they show it ?
G.J.C.Barnett
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