Universal Playback

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Playback (sometimes known as Universal Playback) is a label of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment in the United Kingdom, which specialises in releasing Region 2 DVDs of classic and cult television programmes. In particular, it has the rights to a number of well-known BBC sitcoms which are released under license by BBC Worldwide distributed by 2 Entertain Video Ltd.

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is the home video distribution division of American film studio Universal Pictures, owned by the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group division of NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast.

Cult Social group

In modern English, the term cult has come to usually refer to a social group defined by its unusual religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs, or its common interest in a particular personality, object or goal. This sense of the term is controversial and it has divergent definitions in both popular culture and academia and it also has been an ongoing source of contention among scholars across several fields of study. It is usually considered pejorative.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters are at Broadcasting House in Westminster, London, and it is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees. It employs over 20,950 staff in total, 16,672 of whom are in public sector broadcasting. The total number of staff is 35,402 when part-time, flexible, and fixed-contract staff are included.

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DVD releases

TitleOwnerReleases
30 Rock Universal TelevisionSeasons 1–6
Airwolf Universal StudiosSeasons 1–3
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Universal StudiosSeasons 1–3
All Creatures Great and Small BBCSeries 1–7 & Christmas Specials + Complete Series
'Allo 'Allo! BBCSeries 1–9 Christmas Special + Complete Series
The Almighty Johnsons South Pacific PicturesSeason 1 & 2
Alphas Universal Cable ProductionsSeason 1
American Gothic Universal StudiosComplete series
The A-Team Universal StudiosSeasons 1–5
A Touch of Frost ITVSeries 1–5
Battlestar Galactica (1978 series) Universal StudiosComplete series
Battlestar Galactica (2003 mini-series) Universal StudiosComplete series
Battlestar Galactica (2004 series) Universal StudiosSeasons 1–4
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome Universal StudiosComplete Series
The Bionic Woman Universal StudiosSeasons 1 & 2
Bread BBCSeries 1–7 + Christmas Specials Complete Series
Brush Strokes BBCSeries 1 & 2
The Cape Universal StudiosThe Complete Series
Caprica Universal StudiosSeason 1
Citizen Smith BBCSeries 1–4
Continuum Corus Entertainment Season 1
The Cosby Show Carsey-Werner ProductionsSeasons 1–4
Columbo Universal StudiosSeasons 1–8 + 1–5 boxset, 1–7 boxset, 1–8 boxset
Covert Affairs Universal Cable ProductionsSeasons 1–2
Dinnerladies BBCComplete Series
Don't Wait Up BBCSeries 1 & 2
Downton Abbey carnival films, Universal & ITVSeries 1–3
Filthy Rich & Catflap BBCComplete series, re released by Acorn DVD
Galactica 1980 Universal StudiosComplete series
Gimme Gimme Gimme BBCComplete Series
Grimm Universal PicturesSeason 1
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries Universal StudiosSeasons 1 & 2
Heroes Universal StudiosSeason 1–4 + complete series
House, MD Universal StudiosSeason 1–8 + complete series
In Plain Sight Universal StudiosSeasons 1–2
Keeping Up Appearances BBCSeries 1–5 + Christmas specials, Complete series
Keeping up with the Kardashians Bunim/Murray Productions, Ryan Seacrest ProductionsSeasons 1–7
Knight Rider Universal StudiosSeasons 1–4 + Complete series
Las Vegas Universal StudiosSeasons 1–4 + 1–3 boxset
Last of the Summer Wine BBCPilot + Series 1–31 + Specials Complete Series
Law & Order Universal StudiosSeasons 1–7
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Universal StudiosSeasons 1–5
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Universal StudiosSeasons 1–10
Law & Order: UK Universal Studios/ ITVSeries 1–6
Life Universal StudiosSeasons 1–2
Little House on the Prairie Universal Studios (outside US)Seasons 1–9
The Liver Birds BBCSeries 2
Magnum, P.I. Universal StudiosSeasons 1–6 + 1–4 boxset
Miami Vice Universal StudiosSeasons 1–5 + 1 & 2 boxset, Complete series
Monk Universal StudiosSeasons 1–5 + 1–4 boxset, 1–5 boxset
Most Haunted Universal StudiosSeries 1–14 + Lives 1 – 9 & USA Specials
Mrs. Brown's Boys BBCSeries 1–3
The Munsters Universal StudiosSeasons 1 & 2 + Complete series
Murder, She Wrote Universal StudiosSeasons 1–12 + TV Movies
My Own Worst Enemy Universal StudiosComplete Series
Northern Exposure Universal StudiosSeasons 1–6
Not Going Out BBCSeries 1–5
The Office (U.S. TV series) Universal StudiosSeasons 1–7 + 1–3 boxset, 1–5 boxset
Parenthood Universal StudiosSeason 1
Playing the Field BBCSeries 1–4
Poldark BBCSeries 1 & 2
Psych Universal StudiosSeason 1–6
Quantum Leap Universal StudiosSeasons 1–5 + Complete series
Quincy M.E. Universal StudiosSeasons 1 & 2
The Real Housewives of Orange County Universal StudiosSeason 1
Rich Man, Poor Man Universal StudiosBooks 1 & 2
The Rockford Files Universal StudiosSeasons 1–4 + 1–4 boxset
Saturday Night Live Universal StudiosSeason 1
SeaQuest DSV Universal StudiosSeason 1 & 2
Sirens Channel 4Complete Series
The Six Million Dollar Man Universal StudiosSeasons 1 & 2
Sliders Universal StudiosSeasons 1–3
Smash Universal StudiosSeason 1
Solo BBCSeries 1 & 2
Sorry! BBCSeries 1 & 2
Spooks BBCSeries 9 & 10
Suits Universal Cable ProductionsSeason 1 & 2
Three Up, Two Down BBCSeries 1 & 2
A Town Called Eureka Universal Cable ProductionsSeasons 1–5
Twin Peaks CBS Television Studios Season 1 & 2
The Vicar of Dibley BBCSeries 1–3 + Christmas Specials
Warehouse 13 Universal Cable ProductionSeasons 1–4
Xena: Warrior Princess Universal StudiosSeasons 1–6 + Complete series