I never did that - well almost never. Anyway I thought, I still think, the changes were arbitrary and lacked understanding and style. The producer had a point to make - that was human enough. But I'm a long way short of divine so sod him. I thought they were excellent.
Comparisons are difficult.
Doctor Who and Blake's Seven had clever producers who were familiar with the genre and comfortable with it. It seems that the late-80s were a time when SF was marginalised on television. I'd resurrect the series tomorrow if I could sell it. I think fat chance is an overestimate of the odds on that. Probably the only negative things said about the series are of the Justin Heywood theme tune, and the Anna Shoun character, which I'm feel sure I once read you were also unhappy about.