TNG Season 2 UK VHS

Real world article

(written from a production point of view)

Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 was released on VHS in the UK by CIC Video in two different formats: a two-episode-per-tape release in 1991, and a three-episode-per-tape release in 1999. The original release was deleted on 1 January 1998.

Releases

Dates in italics are approximations based on release frequency, where no exact date is available. UK products are normally released on a Monday.

Rental release

New Stars. New Stories. New Worlds to Explore.

At least two volumes, featuring two episodes each, are known to have been released from this season.

A four-episode-per-tape release took place in the 1990s, exclusive to Blockbuster Video. This release did not take account of season divisions, and so the volume containing the last episodes of a season would sometimes also include the first episodes of the next.

Volume Number	Catalogue Number	Episodes	Certificate	Release Date
13	Unknown	"A Matter Of Honor" "The Measure Of A Man"	PG	1990
Unknown	Unknown	"Q Who" "The Emissary"	PG	1990
Blockbuster Video release
7	Unknown	"The Child" "Where Silence Has Lease"^[1]	PG	Unknown
8	Unknown	"Elementary, Dear Data" "The Outrageous Okona" "Loud As A Whisper" "The Schizoid Man"	U	Unknown
9	Unknown	"Unnatural Selection" "A Matter Of Honor"^[2] "The Measure Of A Man" "The Dauphin"	PG	Unknown
10	Unknown	"Contagion" "The Royale" "Time Squared" "The Icarus Factor"	PG	Unknown
11	Unknown	"Pen Pals" "Q Who" "Samaritan Snare" "Up The Long Ladder"	PG	Unknown
12	Unknown	"Manhunt" "The Emissary" "Peak Performance" "Shades of Gray"	PG	Unknown

Original release

New Stars. New Stories. New Worlds to Explore.

Sleeve changes

The character portraits have changed to reflect cast changes:

Riker sports his beard, Pulaski replaces Beverly Crusher, La Forge now wears Operations division yellow, Troi has her hair down, and a different casual uniform, Worf wears Operations yellow, and his metallic baldric, Wesley Crusher wears his Acting Ensign uniform, and Yar is removed.

Volume Number	Catalogue Number	Episodes	Certificate	Release Date
14	VHR 2467	"The Child" "Where Silence Has Lease"	PG	3 June 1991
15	VHR 2468	"Elementary, Dear Data" "The Outrageous Okona"	U	3 June 1991
16	VHR 2469	"Loud As A Whisper" "The Schizoid Man"	U	1 July 1991
17	VHR 2470	"Unnatural Selection" "A Matter Of Honor"^[2]	PG	1 July 1991
18	VHR 2471	"The Measure Of A Man" "The Dauphin"	PG	12 August 1991
19	VHR 2472	"Contagion" "The Royale"	U	12 August 1991
20	VHR 2503	"Time Squared" "The Icarus Factor"	PG	2 September 1991
21	VHR 2504	"Pen Pals" "Q Who"^[3]	U	2 September 1991
22	VHR 2505	"Samaritan Snare" "Up The Long Ladder"	PG	7 October 1991
23	VHR 2506	"Manhunt" "The Emissary"	PG	7 October 1991
24	VHR 2507	"Peak Performance" "Shades of Gray"	PG	7 October 1991

Re-release

Make It So

Volume Number	Catalogue Number	Episodes	Certificate	Release Date
2.1	VHR 4737	"The Child" "Where Silence Has Lease" "Elementary, Dear Data"	PG	1 March 1999
2.2	VHR 4738	"The Outrageous Okona" "Loud As A Whisper" "The Schizoid Man"	U	12 April 1999
2.3	VHR 4739	"Unnatural Selection" "A Matter Of Honor"^[2] "The Measure Of A Man"	PG	3 May 1999
2.4	VHR 4740	"The Dauphin" "Contagion" "The Royale"	U	24 May 1999
2.5	VHR 4741	"Time Squared" "The Icarus Factor" "Pen Pals"	PG	7 June 1999
2.6	VHR 4742	"Q Who"^[3] "Samaritan Snare" "Up The Long Ladder"	PG	21 June 1999
2.7^[4]^[5]	VHR 4743	"Manhunt" "The Emissary" "Peak Performance" "Shades of Gray"	PG	5 July 1999
	Italy release	season 2 to season 7 was released with this cover artworks in Italy (season 1 was different)

Other releases featuring TNG Season 2 episodes

Volume/Set	Catalogue Number	Episodes	Certificate^[6]	Release Date
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Borg Box	VHR 2989	"Q Who"	PG	5 December 1994
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Q Continuum	VHR 2990	"Q Who"	PG	5 December 1994
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Data Box	VHR 4222	"The Measure Of A Man"	PG	8 November 1995
Star Trek: The Next Generation - 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition	VHR 4553	"A Matter Of Honor" "The Emissary"	PG	29 September 1997

Footnotes

↑ Also includes "Conspiracy" and "The Neutral Zone" from Season 1.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 The video sleeve gives the episode title as "A Matter of Honour", using the British English spelling.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 The video sleeve adds a question mark to the episode title, making it "Q Who?"
↑ Four episode tape. (This was usually done to keep the number of episodes per tape above three towards the end of a season.)
↑ Final re-release volume released by CIC Video - their dissolution at the end of 1999 turned distribution over to Paramount Home Entertainment.
↑ In the case of sets, the certificate is over the set as a whole (unless stated otherwise).

Previous UK VHS release:
TNG Season 1 UK VHS

Star Trek: The Next Generation UK VHS
TNG Season 2

Next UK VHS release:
TNG Season 3 UK VHS

LaserDisc (Vol. 1) • LaserDisc (Vol. 2) • US VHS • UK VHS • DVD • Blu-ray • Digital

[1] Also includes "Conspiracy" and "The Neutral Zone" from Season 1.

[honour-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 The video sleeve gives the episode title as "A Matter of Honour", using the British English spelling.

[question-3] 3.0 ^3.1 The video sleeve adds a question mark to the episode title, making it "Q Who?"

[4ep-4] Four episode tape. (This was usually done to keep the number of episodes per tape above three towards the end of a season.)

[5] Final re-release volume released by CIC Video - their dissolution at the end of 1999 turned distribution over to Paramount Home Entertainment.

[6] In the case of sets, the certificate is over the set as a whole (unless stated otherwise).

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