Buffy the Vampire Slayer's seventh and final season will be starting on BBC2 on 28th October - with viewers being able to see three episodes a week.

The return of the Slayer to BBC screens is great news for all those viewers who were expecting Buffy back earlier this month.

However, in a change to the way earlier series were scheduled, Buffy season seven episodes will be broadcast on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays until further notice.

The episodes should all be shown at 6.45pm. We understand that there are presently no plans for late-night repeats during this run.

If this momentum is kept up, the whole of this concluding season of Buffy could be aired well before Christmas. We think it's typical: you wait ages for a new Buffy episode, then three come along at once.

Of course we'll be adding plenty of coverage of season seven to our Buffy site just as soon as the season gets underway.