Allard wrote:So if you go with this it's:
Dr. Keel 1961 episodes = Series 1
Gale/King/Venus 1962/63 episodes = Series 2
Gale episodes 1963/64 = Series 3
Peel Monochrome 1965/66 = Series 1
Peel Colour 1967 = Series 2
Tara King 1968/69 = Series 3
Suddenly the confusion about 6 or 7 seasons seems not so bad.
Just kidding! Nice discovery, this kind of seems to bring it down to one season with a break in it.
It's very common for relaunched series to be started again from Series 1, sometimes purely on production documentation. Apparently the forthcoming Fifth Series of Doctor Who will be named Series 1 on paperwork due to it having a completely new production team (I assume it'll be referred to as Series 5 elsewhere).
The way I look at it is this:
Keel (1961) = Videotaped Series 1 = Overall Series 1
Gale/King/Venus (1962/63) = Videotaped Series 2 = Overall Series 2
Gale (1963/64) = Videotaped Series 3 = Overall Series 3
Peel Monochrome (1965/66) = Filmed Series 1 = Overall Series 4
Peel Colour (1967) = Filmed Series 2 = Overall Series 5
Tara King (1968/69) = Filmed Series 3 = Overall Series 6