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Background

Ecosse Films is a film and television company based in London founded by Douglas Rae.

1st Logo (24 October 1997-16 May 2001)

Visuals: For the most part, it's an in-credit notice consisting of two flags connected together resembling the Scottish and French flags respectively. Underneath, there's "An ECOSSE FILMS".

Variant: On The Ambassador, the logo is inside a white box.

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: Only seen on a few shows from this period such as An Unsuitable Job for a Woman and The Ambassador.

2nd Logo (27 February 2000-)

Visuals: On a black background, there are three blurry shapes: one in blue and the others in red. Underneath it reads "E C O S S EF I L M S". The shapes themselves are seen to deblur and fade into a blue square with a thick "X" covering most of it and a long, red trapezoid tilted 90 degrees counterclockwise.

Variants:

An in-credit variant exists. This was mainly used at the end of TV shows.
Sometimes, this logo also shares the screen with other logos.
A still version exists as well.
On A Royal Night Out, the logo is squished.
On The Trial of Christine Keeler, the logo is inside a white box.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: None or the ending theme of the show.

Availability: Appeared on many films and TV shows from this period such as Monarch of the Glen, Mistresses, A Royal Night Out, among others.

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 ===Background===
 '''Ecosse Films''' is a film and television company based in London founded by Douglas Rae.
-===1st Logo (October 24, 1997-November 4, 1999)===
+===1st Logo (24 October 1997-16 May 2001)===
-<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 Ecosse Films (1997, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman).png
+Ecosse Films and United Productions (2001) (From - P. D. James' An Unsuitable Job for a Woman episode 5).png
 </gallery>
-'''Logo:''' For the most part, it's an in-credit notice consisting of two flags connected together resembling the Scottish and French flags respectively. Underneath has "{{font|Times New Roman|An ECOSSE FILMS}}".
+'''Visuals:''' For the most part, it's an in-credit notice consisting of two flags connected together resembling the Scottish and French flags respectively. Underneath, there's "{{font|Times New Roman|An ECOSSE FILMS}}".
+'''Variant:''' On ''The Ambassador'', the logo is inside a white box.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the show.
+'''Technique:''' A still, computerized graphic.
+'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the show.
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Only seen on a few shows from this period such as ''An Unsuitable Job for a Woman''.
+'''Availability:''' Only seen on a few shows from this period such as ''An Unsuitable Job for a Woman'' and ''The Ambassador''.
-===2nd Logo (February 27, 2000-)===
-<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
+=== 2nd Logo (27 February 2000-) ===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 Ecosse Films (2017).png
 Ecosse Films (2015, A Royal Night Out).png
 Ecosse Films (2001, Monarch of the Glen).png
+Ecosse Films and BBC (2000) (From - 16 April 2000 BBC airing of Monarch of the Glen).png
 Ecosse Films (2011, still).png
 Ecosse Films (2013, Mistresses).png
+Ecosse Films, Great Meadow, and BBC (2019) (From - The Trial of Christine Keeler).png
 </gallery>
 {{YouTube|id=Xq2xnL8F68U|id2=PcSf_d84dNo}}
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see three blurry shapes: one in blue and the others in red. Underneath it reads "{{font color|blue|E C O S S E}}{font color|red|F I L M S}}". The shapes themselves are seen to deblur and fade into a blue square with a thick "X" covering most of it and a long, red trapezoid tilted 90 degrees counterclockwise.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there are three blurry shapes: one in blue and the others in red. Underneath it reads "{{color|blue|E C O S S E}}{{color|red|F I L M S}}". The shapes themselves are seen to deblur and fade into a blue square with a thick "X" covering most of it and a long, red trapezoid tilted 90 degrees counterclockwise.
 '''Variants:'''
-*An in-credit variant exists. This was mainly used at the end of TV shows.
+*An <u>in-credit</u> variant exists. This was mainly used at the end of TV shows.
-**''Monarch of the Glen'', the logo appears above the BBC Scotland logo.
+*Sometimes, this logo also shares the screen with other logos.
+*A <u>still version</u> exists as well.
-*On ''Mistresses'', the logo appears underneath the Bob Sertner Productions logo.
+*On ''<u>A Royal Night Out</u>'', the logo is squished.
-*A still version exists as well.
-*On ''A Royal Night Out'', the logo is squished.
+*On ''<u>The Trial of Christine Keeler</u>'', the logo is inside a white box.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The shapes debluring and fading.
+'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the ending theme of the show.
+'''Audio:''' None or the ending theme of the show.
-'''Availability:''' Common. Appeared on many films and TV shows from this period such as ''Monarch of the Glen'', ''Mistresses'', ''A Royal Night Out'', among others.
+'''Availability:'''  Appeared on many films and TV shows from this period such as ''Monarch of the Glen'', ''Mistresses'', ''A Royal Night Out'', among others.
-[[Category:British logos]]
+[[Category:United Kingdom]]
 [[Category:British film logos]]
 [[Category:British television logos]]