Just super modern builds wherever possible.” Other notable series writers included Colin Brake and Stephen Gallagher, who also served as a consultant on seasons two and three.

Two episodes ("Bugged Wheat" and "Hollow Man"), were written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, who went on to create the series Smallville and Wednesday.

Bugs was initially broadcast at 8.05pm and promoted by the BBC as part of its new Saturday night line-up, followed by a news bulletin, US medical drama Chicago Hope and a new comedy sketch and stand-up show starring Lenny Henry.

Across its four seasons, Bugs evolved from a series of relatively unconnected one-off episodes to an overarching 'soap opera', complete with office romances.

The programme came close to cancellation at the conclusion of its third series but, due to an exciting cliffhanger ending deliberately included by the production team, along with strong foreign sales, a fourth was commissioned.

However, this final series suffered from being moved to an earlier timeslot on Saturday evenings, and for only having the first eight of its produced ten episodes scheduled for broadcast.

[2] Coupled with the Omagh Bombing forcing the BBC to postpone the series for a week, this meant that the concluding three episodes would not be broadcast until a year later.

When Gizmos are hired to provide security for the launch of a new sports car, they instead become caught up in the theft of a prototype nuclear-powered stealth tank, which could destroy the city if not recovered.