26 editions were made as commissioned, but it was decided not to extend production around the fourteenth/fifteenth episode mark, before the show went to air. One reason alluded to when news broke in early October 1980 - towards the very close of the shoot, as planned - was ongoing rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne territories. (This series was Sydney-based, whilst already-established 'sister' drama
Prisoner (1979) was from Melbourne, both airing on Network Ten. The idea was flatly dismissed by Ten's Sydney managing director Brian Morris.)
