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whats the difference between the two longer versions - is it just the packaging?
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This, I'm pretty sure.
The "6 hours" you often see in reference to the mini-series version was the actual running time on European television.
As Steve notes, some of that time was for opening/closing credits... and when it ran on TV each episode also began with a short "previously on" segment that summarized the story up to that point. None of that stuff from individual episodes is included in the DVD presentation of the miniseries, since it's unnecessary (and would be obtrusive) in that format.