Edits to S2 being shown on Yesterday.

[Shankly]

Is it just me or has S2 been butchered on its current run? I was watching Hasta La Vista and I'm sure they cut out all the scenes where they go shopping for clothes etc. Anyone else noted any other significant cuts?

[Howay]

Yes, they've really hacked them around from what I've seen.
In "The Return of The Seven - Pt1" - unless I really wasn't paying attention - they appear to have removed great big chunks of the story, including Wayne's stop-off at the services and the acquisition of the hitch-hikers who just appeared with him when he arrived at Barry's place..

If you didn't know any better, perhaps it'd still make sense but when you know what's meant to be there it's pretty disorientating!

I think the moral of the story here is stick with the DVDs..

[Lou]

Maybe the PC brigade edited it out so as not to encourage young girls to get in a car with a strange man.
Even if it is a BMW.....

[call me Tiger]

They butchered series 1 to bits also previously. Was watching last night Law & Disorder S2 E11. The scene where Oz & Bomber (& Wayne) stop off at the Marbella Club after the brief chat when they spot Fraser they cut out the classic part with Oz putting Geoffrey Oxlade in his place. After Oxlade had said he was writing a strong letter to the times they cut Oz`s dialogue about armed robbery being honest, end of the barrel of a gun , youse do a body swerve down to Spain to fiddle income tax etc.
Its a great scene and a small part of the story is missing because it wasnt kept in.

You`re right best stick to the dvd`s.

[Shankly]

The unedited S1 shows at 11pm were good but all of S2 has been butchered.

[Lou]

Nee point nee nothing nee nowt!
Might as well switch off!

[Shankly]

Still the best programme on tv, even with the cuts.

[winemart]

Where Ozz comes to the door at Thornley Manor and ends with "now piss off" has also been cut.
Its not just AWP, they're screwing loads of progs, so much so that you can't even understand some of 'em.
Mary Whitehouse reborn.

[garforthgary]

There are numerous cuts , some cracking scenes and dialogue have been cut , i guess that its a combination of PC correctness and time constraints , there are far too many adverts in this rerun , tbh i am not sure why i am " taping " all the episodes as i have all on dvd anyway , what does come home , as they have gone from series 2 to series 3 in a day , is how the characters have aged , Jimmy Nail is nothing like the original Oz in appearance , but having said that we are talking around 16 years between series , or mebbe more , i guess that most of us have changed significantly also

[Breaking Away]

i guess that most of us have changed significantly also

Maybees, maybees not though...

[Shankly]

The cuts to S3 are even worse. I watched ep 4 tonight on Tv then rewatched the DVD version. There were huge cuts to fit the time - Wyman and Bomber on the river; Nev, Brenda and Joe on the moors, various cuts within scenes and so on. I guess to new viewers the cuts wouldn't be obvious, but to us addicts it's very noticeable. And a shame.

There are as many years between S2 and 3 as there are between S3 and today. Filmed S2 in 1985, and S3 in 2001.