[James2001]

I guess it was the only way to see it again if people wanted to, if they hadn't taped it at the time anyway. Though missing the first and last episodes of the siege would have made it worth a lot less.

Someone's actually uploaded the contents of the video here:

www.youtube.com 

As you can see, it ends at the end of episode 289 as you hear the gun go off- so you never find out what the resolution is! Not sure why they didn't put epsiode 290 on there too, it's like releasing a movie without the final act!

Also notable is that they put the 1987 version of the title sequence on there (so you have the Corkhill's bizarre garage that would be imposible to actually get a car into, which hadn't been built yet in 1985)- and also they run the end credits for all three episodes separately at the end (in reverse order), with what sounds like a different mix of the theme tune to usual (and a very extended version at that).