<P> Following a successful re-release in cinemas in 1998 , the film was submitted for home video release again in February 1999 , and was passed uncut with an 18 certificate , signifying a relaxation of the censorship rules with relation to home video in the UK , in part due to James Ferman 's departure . The film was shown on terrestrial television in the UK for the first time in 2001 , on Channel 4 . </P>
<P> Following a successful re-release in cinemas in 1998 , the film was submitted for home video release again in February 1999 , and was passed uncut with an 18 certificate , signifying a relaxation of the censorship rules with relation to home video in the UK , in part due to James Ferman 's departure . The film was shown on terrestrial television in the UK for the first time in 2001 , on Channel 4 . </P>
when was the exorcist released in the uk
when was the exorcist released in the uk
February 1999
February 1999