Unfortunately, due to a mix up in the UK Gold programming dept. UK Gold will not be showing the pilot episode. It seems that when asked if they had clearance to broadcast it, they said yes in reference to the The Cavalier Years, and not the pilot episode. Now, call me silly, but Pilot Episode and Cavalier Years sound nothing like each other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Unfortunately, due to a mix up in the UK Gold programming dept. UK Gold will not be showing the pilot episode. It seems that when asked if they had clearance to broadcast it, they said yes in reference to the The Cavalier Years, and not the pilot episode. 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