I didn't see the 2015 film - I hadn't rediscovered MFU at that point, and when I did, that film didn't look right. Like you, I think, I saw the series first time round, so no other actors could possibly take the place of the originals. Like you, too, I suspect, I like to stick filling in gaps in canon.

I have a DVD of the 1983 film, however, which is a travesty too, but offered a big gap and scope for a tidy-up storyline. My first attempts at writing fiction at all, never mind in this genre, took that route. (It's my "All in honour" series).

I've added you to my Friends list, hope that's ok.

H_66 (Carole)