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                             FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE


This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
financial statements contained in the body of the accompanying Form 10-Q and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements



MULTIPLIER                                       1,000
CURRENCY                                         POUNDS STERLING
EXCHANGE RATE                                    1.6117
PERIOD -TYPE                                     9-MOS
FISCAL-YEAR-END                                  DEC-31-1996
PERIOD-END                                       SEP-30-1997
CASH                                             25,688
SECURITIES                                       0
RECEIVABLES                                      65,867
ALLOWANCES                                       8,184
INVENTORY                                        0
CURRENT-ASSETS                                   0
PP&E                                             2,097,200
DEPRECIATION                                     434,710
TOTAL-ASSETS                                     2,383,305
CURRENT LIABILITIES                              0
BONDS                                            (1,283,604)
PREFERRED-MANDATORY                              0
PREFERRED                                        (49,607)
COMMON                                           (92,757)
OTHER-SE                                         (671,228)
TOTAL-LIABILITY- AND- EQUITY                     (2,383,305)
SALES                                            0
TOTAL-REVENUES                                   281,526
CGS                                              0
TOTAL-COSTS                                      107,024
OTHER-EXPENSES                                   0
LOSS-PROVISION                                   0
INTEREST-EXPENSE                                 100,712
INCOME-PRETAX                                    (257,400)
INCOME-TAX                                       (165)
INCOME-CONTINUING                                (257,565)
DISCONTINUED                                     0
EXTRAORDINARY                                    0
CHANGES                                          0
NET-INCOME                                       (257,565)
EPS-PRIMARY                                      (0.28)
EPS-DILUTED                                      0