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Today's episode on Drama, the series 12 finale, was the episode that went out on the night that the BBC put out an evening on programmes in 14:9 to test viewers reactions. And it's going out on Drama in.... 14:9- so presumably it must have actually been made that way (well, I assume it was made in 4:3 with the 14:9 bars overlaid in post production, rather than on broadcast). The framing is very off though at times, as if it wasn't made with the 14:9 matting in mind- possibly a decision made after the episode was filmed? Though it seems there's an uncropped 4:3 version out there too, as there's a video on Youtube from a pre-2001 UK Gold repeat without the letterboxing. I remember reading from someone who worked on Noel's House Party that it was much the same- made in 4:3, with bars overlaid (as the studio it came from wasn't 16:9 capable at that point).

Though it seems there's an uncropped 4:3 version as well, as this video from a pre-2001 UK Gold repeat shows: www.youtube.com 

The other shows that night were the Generation Game, the lottery and Jonathan Creek- the latter was definitely proper 16:9, as indeed was every other episode on the second series, as has been shown by all the repeats, can't speak for the other two though.

The show will be in proper 16:9 from the next episode.

Well it’s in 16.9 today but it looks stretchy to me and with important things happening on the side of the screen which would have been cut for most viewers at the fame if it was aired like that.