In the 1990s in the UK we got Star Trek episodes years behind America. Encounter at Farpoint for example came out in the US on 28 September 1987. In the UK it f

In the 1990s in the UK we got Star Trek episodes years behind America. Encounter at Farpoint for example came out in the US on 28 September 1987. In the UK it finally was broadcast on 26 September 1990. It was available on VHS tape slightly earlier than that -- April 1990, but I was only 8 then. By the time DS9 season 6 came out though, I was 15 and had a TV and VHS machine in my bedroom. I was also on the internet and was unwilling to wait until A Time To Stand - first episode of Season 6 - came out in September 1997 in the US. In the UK it came out on VHS in Febuary 1998. From memory these were about £12-14 for a 2 episode tape. They were finally broadcast (with adverts) in October 1998 on premium subscription service Sky One. I bought the first few in the season to complete the mini arc. Come season 7 I bought the lot, once ever 2 weeks, 13 tapes, about £170, or about £320 in today's money - $420 for a season, $16 per episode, 35 cents per minute.