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18/02/56 - 28/07/68 |
Associated British Television (ABC) [weekend only to '68] |
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ABC (See NORTH-WEST entry) |
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17/02/56 - 31/12/81 |
Associated Television (ATV) [weekday only to '68] |
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ATV The company headed by Lew Grade purchased most of it's programming from it's own subsidiary ITC and has been prolific in both it's Network contributions and overseas sales (many series have also been commercially exploited through video releases). In 1968 it took over seven days a week in the Midlands whilst relinquishing it's London weekend franchise. A few of it's many shows were: |
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Crossroads |
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(1964 - 1968) |
early evening soap based in a motel) |
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(1973 - 1976) |
TV movies, penned by Brian Clemens |
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Man in a Suitcase |
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(1967 - 1968) |
detective series |
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Randall and Hopkirk(deceased) |
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(1969 - 1970) |
detective series |
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The Golden Shot |
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(1967 - 1975) |
quiz show |
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Tiswas |
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(1974 - 1982) |
anarchic Saturday morning kids show |
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Timeslip |
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(1970 - 1971) |
childrens sci-fi |
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Gerry Andersons Shows |
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(1961 - 1978) |
puppet & live action |
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The Muppet Show |
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(1976 - 1981) |
Jim Henson's creations |
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(1972 - 1973) |
action series with Gene Barry |
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The Saint |
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(1962 - 1969) |
with Roger Moore |
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Return of the Saint |
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(1978 - 1979) |
with Ian Ogilvy |
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Danger Man |
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(1961 - 1967) |
spy series |
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The Prisoner |
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(1967 - 1968) |
with Patrick McGoohan as Number Six |
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The Adventures of Robin Hood |
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(1955 - 1959) |
with Richard Greene |
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The Adventures of William Tell |
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(1958 - 1959) |
with Conrad Phillips |
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Ivanhoe |
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(1958) |
with Roger Moore |
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A Sharp Intake of Breath |
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(1978-81) |
comedy with David Jason |
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Sunday Night at the London Palladium |
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(1955 - 1967) (1973 - 1974) |
variety show |
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George and the Dragon |
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(1966-68) |
comedy with Sid James and Peggy Mount |
Amongst it's last contibutions to the ITV Network before it's demise were:
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Sapphire and Steel |
(1979 - 1982) |
(with Joanna Lumley & David McCallum) |
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(1980) |
(horror anthology) |
The ITC/ATV archive (formerly controlled by Polygram Entertainment) is now under the ownership of CARLTON
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Central Television [reformed from ATV] |
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CENTRAL |
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Bullseye |
(1981 - 1995) |
(darts quiz with Jim Bowen) |
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Auf Wiedersehen Pet |
(1983 - 1986) |
(which launched many well known stars of today) |
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Spitting Image |
(1984 - 1995) |
(puppet satire) |
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Blockbusters |
(1983 - ) |
("I'll have a 'P' please, Bob!") |
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Sharpe |
(1993 - ) |
(with Sean Bean) |
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Soldier Soldier |
(1991 - ) |
(Robson & Jerome) |
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Family Fortunes |
(1980 - ) |
(quiz) |
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The Price is Right |
(1984 - 1988) |
(UK reworking of the US gameshow) |
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Outside Edge |
(1994) |
(comedy drama) |
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Inspector Morse |
(1987 - ) |
(with John Thaw) |
and the continuation to the end, at Easter 1989 of ATV's "Crossroads".
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UK Gold |
Crossroads |
*screening currently on this channel |
now branded in keeping with other Carlton controlled regions as 'CARLTON CENTRAL'
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