THE AVENGERS

1968 - Linked with Associated-Redifussion to form THAMES

Granada initially had the franchise for weekdays covering the North of England, when the franchise was reallocated in 1968 the area was reduced to the North-West only but over seven days. Granada/LWT is now one of the largest ITV companies and oldest surviving of the originators. It's most famous programme is "Coronation Street" (A soap opera, now shown four times a week at peak time). It has made numerous contributions to the Network and programmes from the archives often appear on it's satellite channels. (See Also LONDON WEEKEND entry):

Coronation Street	(1960 - )	(soap)
Nearest and Dearest	(1968 - 1972)	(comedy with Jimmy Jewel and Hylda Baker)
XYY Man	(1976 - 1977)	(detective drama)
Strangers	(1978 - 1982)	(detective drama)
Bulman	(1985 - 1987)	(detective drama)
The Army Game	(from1957)	(military comedy)
Bootsie and Snudge	(from1964)	(comedy)
The Ghosts of Motley Hall	(1976 - 1978)	(childrens comedy)
World in Action	(1963 - )	(flagship current affairs)
The Krypton Factor	(from1977)	(quiz show)
The Lovers	(1970 - 1971)	(comedy with Paula Wilcox & Richard Beckinsdale)
Brideshead Revisited	(1981)	(drama)
The Jewel in the Crown	(1984)	(costume drama)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes	(from1984)	(with Jeremy Brett)
Cracker	(1993 - 1996)	(with Robbie Coltrane)
Prime Suspect	(from1991)	(with Helen Mirren)

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