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Old ITV Idents Still In Use

(October 2006)

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cosmo
I think that Thames continued to put the old skyline ident on programmes from 1988 onwards, particularly export copies. Mind you, they continued to use the 1976-84 version, not the 1984-89 one. Plus, I've seen an export copy of the first episode of Mr. Bean with the (1976) Thames skyline ident at the beginning - and the contemporary "triangle" endcap with the "for IT*" tag at the end! Shocked Surprised

Not only that, I've also seen export Bean copies with:

- Still of the 1984-89 Thames skyline at the end.
- A special "Thames International" endcap, featuring the 1990-92 logo on a blue background (similar to the domestic endcap).

Fortunately there have been example of Thames programmes from 1989-92 repeated recently and with the 1989-90 and 1990-92 "for ITV" endcaps left on. Smile The ITV3 repeats of Never the Twain (the final seasons of) last Spring, for example. Smile

(May I say that I prefer the 1989-90 version to the 1990-92 one. Wink )
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cosmo


Nice upload there! Cool
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A former member
BillyH posted:
Bewitched_Fan_2k posted:
Johnny83 posted:
Any screen caps at all?


Had to look up the episode name and which season, but here you go

http://i12.tinypic.com/2cwjuvc.jpghttp://i12.tinypic.com/4fu5b93.jpg


Bear in mind that the Thames spoof only appeared on screen for about half a second, though. No music or animation either.


Muisc? I think you wil found there was.
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Thinker
cosmo posted:

- A special "Thames International" endcap, featuring the 1990-92 logo on a blue background (similar to the domestic endcap).


Do you mean this one?

http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/thamesinternational.jpg

It is a bit strange as the caption is put in a rectangular box, something I haven't seen anywhere else. The font also differs from the usual logo.

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