The series was filmed in and around
Norwich, with scenes filmed at the
University of East Anglia, Norwich Magistrate's Court and the offices of the
Eastern Daily Press in Norwich city centre. The series was
novelised by
Paul Cornell and published by
Virgin Books. (). Cornell, a huge fan of the
BBC science fiction
television series Doctor Who (who at that point had written several licensed novels based on the programme), cheekily included a cameo appearance at the end from
Doctor Who character
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, although the character is unnamed in the book. A soundtrack album accompanying the series, with music composed by
Martin Kiszko, was released on 6 October 1997 via Ocean Deep Records. The complete series was first released on VHS on 26 January 2000, followed by a DVD release on 28 July 2003. The DVD combines the four fifty-minute episodes into two feature-length episodes of 100 minutes each. ==Plot==