ðə sˈɪɹiz, pɹədˈuːst baɪ ˌɛstˌiːvˈiː stˈuːdɪˌoʊz fɚðɪ ˌaɪtˌiːvˈiː nˈɛtwɜːk, wʌz bɹˈɔːdkæst bᵻtwˌiːn twˈɛnti sˈɪks ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ænd sˈɛvən dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, ænd kənsˈɪstᵻd ʌv fˈoːɹtiːn ˈɛpɪsˌoʊdz əkɹˌɑːs fˈoːɹ sˈɪɹiz.
The series, produced by STV Studios for the ITV network, was broadcast between 26 April 2000 and 7 December 2007, and consisted of fourteen episodes across four series.