 The series ran for two series, although the final episode did not conclude by answering whether the station was going to be closed, as it was unknown at the time of production whether a third series would be produced or not.The series was axed due to unsatisfactory viewing figures, later blamed on the BBC for constantly altering the time of broadcasting as one episode was broadcast in August due to the broadcast of the 1997 Athletics World Championship in Athens on 3 and 10 August, "The Great Antiques Hunt" broadcast on 24 August and the wall to wall coverage of the Death of Diana, Princess of Wales, on 31 August.Cecil Parkin (Jeffrey Holland) Stationmaster – the new stationmaster at Hatley who appears midway through the first episode.