Carlton Productions

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This article is about the production logos used by Carlton. For TV idents, see Carlton Television (UK).

Background

This is the production arm of Carlton Television. It briefly merged in 1995 with Central Productions to form Carlton UK Productions before reverting back two years later to just Carlton Productions.

Carlton Productions (1st era)

(January 1, 1993-November 22, 1996)

On-screen Variants

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In-credit Variants

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Logo: On a dark blue fern background, the text "A CARLTON PROGRAMME" are in the middle of the screen.

Variants:

• "PROGRAMME" may be reworded to "PRESENTATION", "PRESENTATION FOR ITV", or "PROGRAMME FOR ITV". The latter two variants have the 1989 ITV logo below.
• On some programmes, the logo is placed on a teal cloudy background.
• Another background variant has the logo against the same background as the 1995 Central Productions logo.
• In several other instances, the logo is superimposed into the end credits.
  • This variant may also lose the 1989 ITV logo and instead by shown with other co-producers.
    • There are rare instances where the logo is seen within another co-producer's logo. For example, in Beam & DaSilva, it is shown within the Chrysalis Television logo and is also blue.
  • On one programme, the Carlton logo is shown on top of the Celador logo and has "Christmas Entertainment for" on top of the former and the 1989 ITV logo on the bottom right of the screen.
• On one programme, the logo is blue.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Uncommon.

• The standard variant can be seen on Body and Soul, The Chrystal Rose Show.
• The cloudy background variant can be found on a May 1994 Carlton airing to Home and Away, Scavengers, series 10 of Catchphrase and many others.
• The Central background variant is very rare since the company operated under the UK Productions name. It was either seen after the 2nd UK Productions logo or as an alternative logo during said company's lifespan. These include a Challenge airing to series 10 of Catchphrase and Lance Burton Master Magician: The Legend Begins. However, most of the time, the Central logo appears after said logo.
• This logo was plastered by the 1999 Carlton logo on The Upper Hand.

Editor's Note: None.

Carlton UK Productions

1st Logo (1995-August 26, 1997)

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Logo: This is an in-credit notice of the Carlton logo with "UK Productions" added.

Variants:

• On the Wolves, Witches & Giants special "Cinderella", the notice is in black.
• On Dale's Supermarket Sweep, the logo takes place on the same marble background as the 1995 Carlton and 1988 Central endcaps. Plus, the text is stylized like the next logo.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: Uncommon.

• It was seen on episodes of Family Fortunes, Link, Dale's Supermarket Sweep and Tots TV, among others.
• Some episodes of Cadfael such as "A Morbid Taste for Bones" also contain this logo. However, most of series 2 and one episode of series 3 uses the next logo below and series 1 has no closing logo whatsoever. On a different note, Cadfael was the last show to bear the Carlton UK Productions name with the series 3 finale, "The Raven in the Foregate".

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (March 15, 1995-August 19, 1997)

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Logo: Next to a black planet with fire glowing out, we see the text "CARLTON UK Productions" on the top right hand side of the screen. If there is a co-producer (e.g. Ragdoll Productions), their logo will appear above Carlton's with "FOR" appearing on top of the latter.

Variants:

• An animated variant exists where as the fire is burning, the Carlton notice fades out and the screen zooms into the flames rising out of a portion of the planet, crossfading into the Central logo.
• Sometimes, the planet is on the bottom left corner of the screen whereas the notice is on the bottom right.
• A copyright notice, usually containing "CARLTON UK Television", may be seen underneath the company's name.
• For programmes co-produced with Channel 4, a notice from said company in the same font as the Carlton logo is placed underneath.
• Sometimes, the notice is inside the planet.
  • "FOR" may also be replaced with "AND".
• On current prints of Sharpe's Gold, the copyright notice is changed to a "ITV Studios" one.
• On Celebrity Squares, copyright info would appear below the logo.

FX/SFX: None for the standard version. The animated variant has the fire burning and the screen zooming into it.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: Uncommon. Despite its short lifespan, it was often seen on many Carlton co-produced shows at the time, especially in 1995.

• The normal variant without any co-producers can be seen on Challenge airings of 1995 Bullseye episodes and some series 2 and 3 episodes of Cadfael up to "Saint Peter's Fair", which would be the logo's last appearance. Some episodes from said series would use the previous logo.
• It can also be seen on Peak Practice as well.
• The animated variant is ultra rare and was spotted on a Challenge airing of an unknown 1995 episode of Bullseye.
• Shows that have the Carlton notice inside the planet mostly consists of game shows such as Challenge airings of Catchphrase, Dale's Supermarket Sweep, and Celebrity Squares.
• The variant with the planet on the bottom left corner can be seen on Sharpe's Gold, The Story Store, Cone Zone, The Clive James Story and Moving Story.

Editor's Note: None.

Carlton Productions (2nd era)

1st Logo (November 25, 1996-September 3, 1999)

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Logo: On a purple gradient background, the Carlton logo in orange is placed above "Production".

Variants:

• "Production" may be reworded to either "Presentation", "Programme", "Presentation for ITV", or "Programme for ITV", with the latter two containing the 1989 ITV logo. The last two were removed on October 5, 1998 following the launch of the then-new corporate ITV logo.
• Earlier versions of this logo has the Carlton logo in white.
• Sometimes, the ITV URL also appears on the bottom right of the screen saying "www.itv.co.uk".
• Beginning in mid-July 1999, the logo features the Carlton URL at the bottom of the screen saying "www.carlton.com".
• There is an international variant on a pink background.
• In a few instances, the logo is seen on a black background either in its early or normal form while paired with other logos.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Fairly common.

• The normal version can be seen on Catchphrase episodes on Challenge, and The Bill, among many others.
• The international version was seen on season 4 of Cadfael, a Sony Movies Action (now GREAT! Movies Action) airing of The Silent Enemy, a TCM airing of An Ideal Husband (1947), and on later prints of several made for TV Movies by World International Network and Hamdon Entertainment.
• It is intact on current prints of series 4 of Cadfael, plastering the 1998 Central logo.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (September 6, 1999-October 31, 2004)

1999-2001

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Blue background/Other Variants

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Logo: This is a still version of the 1999 TV ident where we see the Carlton logo with "A" and Production" being seen on the top and bottom.

Variants:

• For international distribution, the following texts have been added: "Distributed by" in a small font above the name, "INTERNATIONAL" below the name, and "Carlton International Media Ltd." on the bottom of the screen. This logo is completely still.
• For programmes that were produced in Central England, the text changes into "A Carlton Production for Central England".
• For programmes that were produced in London, the text now reads "A Carlton Production for London".
• For the West of England and the West Country, the text underneath now reads either "A Carlton Production for the West of England" or "A Carlton Production for the West Country".
• For programmes that were produced in English and made at Wales, the text changes into "A Carlton Production for ITV1 Wales".
• On American-produced shows, "AMERICA" appears just below. The background is also animated.
• Sometimes, the background is blue. It was dodger blue from 1999 to 2001 and dark blue from 2001 to 2004.
• A widescreen variant exists.
• Like the idents, a rare squished variant of this logo exists.
• On a 2001 CBS airing of For Love of Olivia, a filmed in-credit version was used, with the text "In association with CARLTON AMERICA".
• The logo can be seen as an in-credit version can be seen on most shows.
• A filmed variant exists on some Carlton America TV movies.
• Starting in 2001 until 2004, the text now reads "A Carlton Production" and appears underneath the Carlton logo. The Carlton star background is also enhanced.
• Sometimes this logo shares the screen with other logos and sometimes either the words "for" or "in association with" can be seen above the Carlton logo with the background being changed depending on the programme.
  • Sometimes other logos appear next to the Carlton logo and the text underneath changes.
  • On It's Your Chance of a Lifetime, the logo shares the screen with the Action Time logo.
  • On co-productions the text "A Co-Production of" can be seen on the top.
• A rare squished variant of the Carlton International logo exists, appearing on a late-90s print of The Ordeal of Mr. Mudd (1980).
• The logo was used as a video game notice, consisting of the Carlton text in black and the star in orange on a white background. Underneath is copyright information.
• On Bertie & Elizabeth, "Productions" is added next to the Carlton logo while it is side-by-side with the Whitehall Films logo.
• Programmes from 2000 to 2004 that were produced for Channel 4 has the logo aligned to the left.
• On Who Got The Bay City Rollers' Millions, the logo appears within a black background. The star is glowing and "a" and "production" are besides the Carlton logo.

FX/SFX: None for the normal and international variants. Same as the 1999 ident for the America ident.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Music/Sounds Variants:

• For some international variants, the logo is mostly silent, but the end tail of the programme's theme finishes over the first half.
• On a Russian dub of The Brave Little Toaster (1987), the high tone variant of the 1987 ITC Entertainment "Gold Diamonds" fanfare and featuring a Russian voiceover plays over the Carlton International variant, due to a plastering error.

Availability: Common.

• Seen on many programmes from this period and is still intact on modern prints of severa l of them.
• It was also used for plastering, replacing the WB logo on The Big Brawl on Showtime. The Carlton International is especially used for plastering. It plastered over the ITC logo on some of that company's shows and feature films throughout the late 1990s up to Carlton's merger with ITV plc after which the original ITC logos were reinstated (on most TV episodes) or replaced with Granada International, Granada America, or ITV Studios logos (on feature films) on newer prints. It may also sometimes plaster the Central logo on most drama shows and some episodes of game shows that they produced. It also plasters the CTE logo on some re-runs of Central-produced shows like Bullseye and Family Fortunes and even appears on re-runs of Carlton-produced shows airing in the UK itself following the normal end cap, as well as a few Carlton America releases.
• Few examples where the Carlton International logo does not plaster the Rank Gongman, are on Carlton International-era prints of some films produced by Rank such as Upstairs and Downstairs (1959), All Night Long (1962), and Carry On Matron (1972), where it precedes the Rank Gongman.
• The Carlton International logo also appears at the beginning of international PAL DVD releases of The Brave Little Toaster (1987) and made a surprise appearance on a Thanksgiving Day rebroadcast of the 2002 adaptation of Pollyanna on PBS on November 24, 2016 as well as episodes 9 through 12 of the third season of The Dreamstone. The international logo was also seen at the end of a Challenge airing of The Golden Shot, after the Hamdon Entertainment on TV movies that Hamdon produced such as Desperate Justice (1993), French prints of When He Didn't Come Home (1998), among many other instances.
• The above logo also makes several surprise appearances.
  • It was seen at the end of a Virgin Media Three Ireland airing of the TV Movie Breakaway, aka Christmas Rush after the Columbia TriStar Domestic Television logo, as ITV owns some international rights to that movie.
  • It also appears before the Century 21 Productions logo at the start of the first episode of Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons on Britbox, due to it using an Carlton International-era print.
  • It also appears before the Century 21 Productions logo, appearing at the start of select episodes of The Secret Service (including the first-three episodes) on Britbox, due to the Carlton International-era prints being used.
  • It also makes a surprise appearance at the start of some episodes of Stingray on Britbox, due to them using Carlton International-era prints.
  • It also appears at the end of the TalkingPicturesTV UK airings of Doctor in Clover (1966) and at the start and end of The Firechasers (1971) as well.
  • It was also seen on a Family Channel Canada airing of The Snow Queen, after the HTV logo.
  • It also appears on a DVD print of the 2002 TV movie Sightings: Heartland Ghost after the 1995 Paramount Television logo.
• The Carlton America logo is saved on many TV movies made by them. As noted above, the Carlton International logo appears afterwards on most airings.
• The blue background variant can be seen on series 7-9 of Police Camera Action for the 1999 version and series 15 of Catchphrase for the 2001 version.
• The video game variant was seen on Thunderbirds: International Rescue for Game Boy Advance.

Editor's Note: None.