DS9 Season 2 UK VHS

Real world article

(written from a production point of view)

From the makers of The Next Generation; Beyond the Final Frontier

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 was released on VHS in the UK in a two-episode-per-tape format by CIC Video in 1994.

CIC Video[]

From 1988 onward (starting with the The Next Generation rentals), the UK CIC Video releases had served as the template for all Star Trek tape releases in the rest of Europe, with local branches of CIC Video responsible for either subtitling or dubbing in the language of the target market, as well as optionally adapting sleeve cover art to local tastes. The Netherlands/Flanders video case sleeve cover art for example, was virtually indistinguishable from their UK counterparts, save for the ratings and text imprint language of the episode summaries/disclaimers on the back cover art, whereas some European countries, such as the Nordics, sometimes sported redesigned sleeve cover art.

Cover sleeves[]

CIC Video included stardates on its covers for each episode. These appeared even when no stardate was given in the episode. The back cover carried a quote from one of the episodes contained on the video. The plastic snapcase cover sleeves are double-printed with additional in-universe information printed on the backside, usually pertaining to one of the characters prominently featured in one of episodes as included on the tape in question. The case sleeve of tape 11 is the exception as its backside features a promotion for a "Star Trek Universe" map, especially commissioned by CIC Video on the occasion of the second season VHS releases.

Releases[]

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

Volume Number	Catalog Number	Cover	Episodes	Certificate	Release Date
11	VHR 2718	ASIN B00004COF8 Backside with "Star Trek Universe" map promotion	"The Homecoming" "The Circle"	U	7 March 1994
12	VHR 2719	ASIN B00004COH7	"The Siege" "Invasive Procedures"	PG	5 April 1994
13	VHR 2720		"Cardassians" "Melora"	U	23 May 1994
14	VHR 2721		"Rules of Acquisition" "Necessary Evil"	PG	23 May 1994
15	VHR 2868	ASIN B00004COTZ	"Second Sight" "Sanctuary"	PG	6 June 1994
16	VHR 2869		"Rivals" "The Alternate"	PG	27 June 1994
17	VHR 2870		"Armageddon Game" "Whispers"	U	11 July 1994
18	VHR 2871	ASIN B00004COYX	"Paradise" "Shadowplay"	U	25 July 1994
19	VHR 2872		"Playing God" "Profit and Loss"	PG	8 August 1994
20	VHR 2873		"Blood Oath" "The Maquis, Part I"	PG	22 August 1994
21	VHR 2874	ASIN B00004CP85	"The Maquis, Part II" "The Wire"	U	5 September 1994
22	VHR 2875	ASIN B00004CP86	"Crossover" "The Collaborator"	PG	26 September 1994
23	VHR 2920	ASIN B00004CPM3	"Tribunal" "The Jem'Hadar"	PG	31 October 1994