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According to Terry Bourke's account,
after Emily Perry threatened to sue Grundys for libelling her in a plotline similar in some details to her own trial, cut versions of the seven episodes involving Edna Pearson were prepared for showing in Adelaide.
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These cut versions were also shown in most UK regions, apart from Meridian which showed some (but not all) of the original versions.
Channel 5 disappointed many fans by not showing all of the originals: in fact they showed only two of the original uncut versions, less than Meridian did.
For reasons best known to themselves, Grundy appear to have supplied Malta's Channel One with the original versions of all seven episodes for showing in March 2000.
The table below shows the approximate timings of the episodes in the
versions I have seen - including credits but excluding commercial breaks.
If you have any information on the versions shown in other regions or countries,
please let me know.
| Granada | Meridian | Channel 5 | Malta | |
| Episode 463 | 41 mins 30 seconds | 41 mins 30 seconds | 41 mins 30 seconds | Original version |
| Episode 464 | 42 mins | 42 mins | 41 mins (extra cut!) | Original version |
| Episode 465 | 37 mins | Original version | 37 mins | Original version |
| Episode 466 | 38 mins | 38 mins | 37 mins (extra cut!) | Original version |
| Episode 467 | 38 mins | Original version | Original version | Original version |
| Episode 468 | 39 mins | Original version | Original version | Original version |
| Episode 469 | 33 mins | Original version | 33 mins | Original version |
Updated 02 July 2000