Carnival Films

Background

Carnival Films is a British production company which was founded in 1978 as Picture Partnership Productions by feature film producer Brian Eastman. It was later renamed to its current name in 1988. The company produces feature films and programs such as the long-running series Downton Abbey and The Last Kingdom. In 2007 the company was sold to Australian company Southern Star Entertainment and was later acquired by US-based media company NBCUniversal (who owns Universal Television) in 2008, marking its first UK acquisition and adding the company into its international portfolio.

Picture Partnership Productions

(1983-1990)

Logo: On a black or white background depending on the show we see the words "Picture Partnership Productions" or "A Picture Partnership Production" is seen with the station info and the copyright disclaimer is seen below.

Variant:

• An early variant has the three letter "P"'s connected together reading either "Picture Partnership Productions" or "A Picture Partnership Production"
• On Wilt it reads "A PICTURE PARTNERSHIP PRODUCTION in association with TALKBACK.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: It was seen on their movies and shows until 1990 such as Father's Day, Jeeves and Wooster and Forever Green.

Carnival Films

2nd Logo (2002-2004)

Logo: On a blue background we see the light revealing the words "a carnival films production".

FX/SFX:

Music/Sounds:

Availability: It first appeared on the US version of As If and was last seen on The Grid.