Universal Playback

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Playback (sometimes known as Universal Playback) is a label of Universal Studios 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.

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Title	Owner	Releases
30 Rock	Universal Studios / NBC	Seasons 1-4 + 1-2 boxset, 1-4 boxset
Airwolf	Universal Studios	Seasons 1-3 + 1-3 boxset
Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Universal Studios	Seasons 1 & 2
All Creatures Great and Small	BBC	Series 1-7 Complete series
'Allo 'Allo!	BBC	Series 1-9 Complete Series
American Gothic	Universal Studios	Complete series
The A-Team	Universal Studios	Seasons 1-5 + 1-3 boxset, Complete series
A Touch of Frost	ITV	Series 1-5 + 1-5 boxset
Battlestar Galactica (1978 series)	Universal Studios	Complete series
Battlestar Galactica (2003 mini-series)	Universal Studios	Complete series
Battlestar Galactica (2004 series)	Universal Studios	Seasons 1-4 + 1 & 2 boxset, 1-3 boxset, 1-4 boxset
The Bionic Woman	Universal Studios	Seasons 1 & 2
The Cosby Show	Carsey-Werner Productions	Seasons 1-4
Columbo	Universal Studios	Seasons 1-8 + 1-5 boxset, 1-7 boxset, 1-8 boxset
Dinnerladies	BBC	Complete Series
Downton Abbey	carnival films, Universal & ITV	Series 1 & 2
Galactica 1980	Universal Studios	Complete series
Gimme Gimme Gimme	BBC	Complete Series
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries	Universal Studios	Seasons 1 & 2
Heroes	Universal Studios	Season 1-4 + complete series
House, MD	Universal Studios	Season 1-3 + 1-3 boxset
Keeping Up Appearances	BBC	Series 1-5 + Christmas specials, Complete series
Knight Rider	Universal Studios	Seasons 1-4 + Complete series
Las Vegas	Universal Studios	Seasons 1-4 + 1-3 boxset
Last of the Summer Wine	BBC	Series 1-20
Law & Order	Universal Studios	Seasons 1-7
Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Universal Studios	Seasons 1-5
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Universal Studios	Seasons 1-10
Law & Order: UK	Universal Studios/ ITV	Series 1-4
Little House On The Prairie	Universal Studios (outside US)	Seasons 1-9
Magnum, P.I.	Universal Studios	Seasons 1-6 + 1-4 boxset
Miami Vice	Universal Studios	Seasons 1-5 + 1 & 2 boxset, Complete series
Monk	Universal Studios	Seasons 1-5 + 1-4 boxset, 1-5 boxset
The Munsters	Universal Studios	Seasons 1 & 2 + Complete series
Murder, She Wrote	Universal Studios	Seasons 1-12 + 1-3 boxset, 1-5 boxset
Northern Exposure	Universal Studios	Seasons 1-6 + 1-4 boxset, Complete series
The Office (U.S. TV series)	Universal Studios	Seasons 1-5 + 1-3 boxset, 1-5 boxset
Playing the Field	BBC	Series 1-4
Poldark	BBC	Series 1 & 2
Psych	Universal Studios	Season 1-5
Quantum Leap	Universal Studios	Seasons 1-5 + Complete series
Quincy M.E.	Universal Studios	Seasons 1 & 2
Saturday Night Live	Universal Studios	Season 1
SeaQuest DSV	Universal Studios	Season 1 & 2
The Six Million Dollar Man	Universal Studios	Seasons 1 & 2
Sliders	Universal Studios	Seasons 1-3
Spooks	BBC	Series 9
The Real Housewives of Orange County	Universal Studios	Season 1
Rich Man, Poor Man	Universal Studios	Books 1 & 2
The Rockford Files	Universal Studios	Seasons 1-4 + 1-4 boxset
Twin Peaks	CBS Paramount/Republic Pictures	Season 1
The Vicar of Dibley	BBC	The complete series
Xena: Warrior Princess	Universal Studios	Seasons 1-6 + Complete series

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[Paramount-1] 50%, with Viacom's Paramount Pictures.

[Blackstone-2] Co-owned with Blackstone Group and Bain Capital.

[Intermedia-3] rity share, InterMedia Partnersis the majority owner.

[Corus-Cookie-4] Co-owned with Corus Entertainment and Cookie Jar Group.

[Mediaset-5] Co-owned with Mediaset.

[LIN-6] The stations are co-owned with LIN TV in a joint venture (76% owned by NBC, 24% owned by LIN).

[ZGS-7] The stations are owned by NBCUniversal, but are controlled by ZGS Broadcast Holdings.

[NewsCorp-8] Co-owned with News Corporation and The Walt Disney Company.

[Microsoft-9] Co-owned with Microsoft in a joint venture (50% owned by NBC, 50% owned by Microsoft).

[Corus-Classic-10] Co-owned with Corus Entertainment, Classic Media, Nelvana, Scholastic Books and ION Media Networks.

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