 The first episode drew 6.61 million viewers, while viewing figures for the second were unrecorded.The series is yet to be released on DVD; however, the first episode is available to watch for free on YouTube.The series was commissioned in March 2001, and Catherine Wearing and Sandy Welch, who previously collaborated on the critically acclaimed BBC adaptation of "Our Mutual Friend", reunited for the first time in three years to bring the project to life.