Are they the remastered versions?
No, they’re the originals. However, as the DVD Details article Digital Delight says, the series has undergone a more traditional DVNR (Digital Vision Noise Reduction) cleaning up from the original one-inch tapes, to remove blemishes and improve picture quality. The sound has also been cleaned up. As to why the remastered versions weren’t released, Doug says in his Film Force interview: “…that is what the fans wanted. They didn’t like certain aspects of the remastered, and we felt it was fair that the original series should go out.” When asked why the Remastered versions weren’t included as well, Doug replies: “Yeah, but I think that was partly to do with a storage problem, because that was mooted at one point – ‘Could we have both so that people could see both?'” Andrew Ellard says a similar thing: “I don’t think anyone would have been pleased to pay the extra for a THIRD disc!” As to whether the Remastered series will ever be released, Doug has this to say: “I’m in two minds about t
