I remember being so delighted by all the Servalan/Avon material – it felt like a new, fresh combination of characters. But, then again, the whole thing seemed a bit more adult because it seemed to be dealing a bit more with relationships (or, at least, as a teenager this was how it struck me at the time). Nice to see that you're seeing this shift in Avon's character now that he's bumped up to lead.

Also delighted that you like Dayna – I think she was brilliantly introduced and was immediately a very exciting and engaging new figure for the series.

The kiss between Avon and Dayna was – I *think* – featured in the trailers for the new series. My personal recollections are that nobody batted an eyelid at the time – this sort of thing was no longer any big deal on television.

It's a shame that you sort of know that Hal won't get to read his own name on the closing credits isn't it? Even at the time, I was old enough to understand about the tropes of introducing new characters to an ongoing show… and he really seemed doomed from his first entrance. Shame…

Thanks again for these blogs – a lot of fun, with a lot of happy memories for me!