ɪn dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, skˈɑːɾɪʃ tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən ɐkwˈaɪɚd ɡɹˈæmpiən tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən, ænd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, ɪt wʌz dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə bɹˈɔːdkæst bˈoʊθ sˈɪɹiz ˌɔn skˈɑːɾɪʃ ænd ɡɹˈæmpiən, wɪð plˈætfɔːɹm kˈʌvɚɹɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst sˈɪks mˈʌnθs ʌvðə jˈɪɹ, wɪð kɹˈɔsfaɪɚ kˈʌvɚɹɪŋ ɹˈɛst ʌvðə jˈɪɹ.
In June 1997, Scottish Television acquired Grampian Television, and from 1999, it was decided to broadcast both series on Scottish and Grampian, with Platform covering the first six months of the year, with Crossfire covering rest of the year.