London Weekday

Associated Rediffusion

22/09/55 - 29/07/68

combined with ABC '68

Thames Television

30/07/68 - 31/12/92

formed from AR & ABC

Carlton Television

01/01/93 -

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ASSOCIATED REDIFFUSION

 

Thames

THAMES

Thames Television was formed from an enforced merger between ABC and ASSOCIATED REDIFFUSION

(See also CHANNEL5 entry)

PUBLIC EYE

(1965* - 1975)

*Initially an ABC production

starring Alfred Burke as a scruffy enquiry agent.

CALLAN

(1967 - 1972)

starring Edward Woodward

SPECIAL BRANCH

(1969 - 1974)

with Patrick Mower and George Sewell

THE SWEENEY

(1975 - 1978)

with John Thaw and Dennis Waterman RELATED WEB SITE

MINDER

(1979 - 1994)

with George Cole and Dennis Waterman

REILLY ACE OF SPIES

(1983)

with Sam Neill

THIS WEEK / TV EYE

(1956 - 1992)

current affairs strand

THIS IS YOUR LIFE

(originally on BBC 1955-1964)

(1969 - 1994*)

*ongoing Now on BBC1

with Eamon Andrews/ Michael Aspel

MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE

(1973 - 1976)

with Richard O'Sullivan

BLESS THIS HOUSE

(1971 - 1976)

with Sid James

QUATERMASS

(1979)

with John Mills

WIDOWS

(1983 - 1985)

created by Lynda La Plante

OUT

(1978)

starring Tom Bell

FOX

(1980)

starring Peter Vaughan

SHE'S OUT

(1995)

spin off from 'Widows'

VAN DER VALK

(1972 - 1977)

(1991 - 1992)

detective drama with Barry Foster. memorable for the theme tune 'Eye Level'

WHODUNNIT?

(1972 - 1978)

murder mystery panel show hosted by Edward Woodward then ex-Dr Who Jon Pertwee

THE TOMMOROW PEOPLE

(1973 - 1979)

childrens fantasy. revived in 1992

THE BILL

 (1984 - )

created from a one-off drama 'Woodentop' in the 1983 'Storyboard' season

 (See also CENTRAL entry)

 

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