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1st Logo (October 18, 1990-1994)	2nd Logo (January 6, 2018-March 9, 2020)	3rd Logo (October 14, 2019-)

Background

Euston Films was a British film and television company, originally formed by Thames Television, and headed by Lloyd Shirley, George Taylor and Brian Tester in 1971. It didn't use a logo until the early 1990s. The company went defunct in 1994, barely a year after Thames lost its ITV franchise. The company was revived in 2014 by FremantleMedia, who is the current owner of Thames.

1st Logo (October 18, 1990-1994)

Visuals: On a white background, there is an image of the railway train passing by. Below it was either the words "A EUSTON FILMS PRODUCTION FOR THAMES TELEVISION" or "A EUSTON FILMS PRODUCTION FOR CENTRAL" in black, along with a copyright date.

Technique: A digital graphic, with the train being an illustration.

Audio: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on original airings of later episodes of Minder.

Current prints do not keep this, with the exception of the episode "Opportunity Knocks and Bruises" on ITV4, which is then followed by the 2001 FremantleMedia logo.

2nd Logo (January 6, 2018-March 9, 2020)

Visuals: On a black background, a yellow flash of light forms. The outlined word "EUSTON" in yellow fades in, followed by the golden word "FILMS". Part of the light disappears and encloses it into a circle. The Fremantle byline is shown below. The logo shares the screen with other logos.

Bylines:

2018: "Part of FremantleMedia UK"
2020: "Part of Fremantle"

Variant: On Baghdad Central, the logo is still, and the 2018 Fremantle logo is shown next to the logo.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on Hard Sun and Baghdad Central.

3rd Logo (October 14, 2019-)

Visuals: On a black background, there are two orange overlapping circles. The word "EUSTON FILMS" is shown next to the logo, in orange with "E", being in black and part of the circle. The byline "Part of Fremantle" is shown below the logo. The logo shares the screen with other logos.

Variant: On The Sister, the 2018 Fremantle logo is shown next to the logo.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: The end theme.

Availability: Seen on The Dublin Murders and The Sister.

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 ===Background===
-'''Euston Films''' was a British film and television company, originally formed by [[Thames Television |Thames Television]], and headed by Lloyd Shirley, George Taylor and Brian Tester in 1971. It didn't use a logo until the early 1990s. The company went defunct in 1994, barely a year after Thames lost its ITV franchise. The company was revived in 2014 by [[Fremantle|FremantleMedia]], who is the current owner of Thames.
+'''Euston Films''' was a British film and television company, originally formed by [[Thames Television |Thames Television]], and headed by Lloyd Shirley, George Taylor and Brian Tester in 1971. It didn't use a logo until the early 1990s. The company went defunct in 1994, barely a year after Thames lost its ITV franchise. The company was revived in 2014 by [[Fremantle|FremantleMedia]], who is the current owner of [[Thames (2012-)|Thames]].
 ===1st Logo (October 18, 1990-1994)===
 [[File:EustonFilms1.png|350px|center]]
-'''Visuals:''' On a white background, we see an image of the railway train passing by. Below it was either the words "A EUSTON FILMS PRODUCTION FOR THAMES TELEVISION" or "A EUSTON FILMS PRODUCTION FOR CENTRAL" in black, along with a copyright date.
+'''Visuals:''' On a white background, there is an image of the railway train passing by. Below it was either the words "A EUSTON FILMS PRODUCTION FOR THAMES TELEVISION" or "A EUSTON FILMS PRODUCTION FOR CENTRAL" in black, along with a copyright date.
-'''Technique:''' None.
+'''Technique:''' A digital graphic, with the train being an illustration.
 '''Audio:''' The end theme of the show.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on original ITV broadcasts of later episodes of ''Minder''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on original airings of later episodes of ''Minder''.
+* Current prints do not keep this, with the exception of the episode "Opportunity Knocks and Bruises" on ITV4, which is then followed by the 2001 FremantleMedia logo.
-* Current prints do not use a logo.
-* However, it was seen on an October 17, 2022 airing of the ''Minder'' episode "Opportunity Knocks and Bruises" on ITV4, which is then followed by the 2001 FremantleMedia logo.
 ===2nd Logo (January 6, 2018-March 9, 2020)===
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 *2020: "Part of Fremantle"
-'''Variant:''' On ''Baghdad Central'', the logo is still, and the Fremantle logo is shown next to the logo.
+'''Variant:''' On ''Baghdad Central'', the logo is still, and the 2018 Fremantle logo is shown next to the logo.
-'''Technique:''' The light flashing.
+'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
 '''Audio:''' The end theme of the show.
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-'''Visuals:''' On a black background, we see two orange overlapping circles. The word "EUSTON FILMS" is shown next to the logo, in orange with "E", being in black and part of the circle. The byline "Part of Fremantle" is shown below the logo. The logo shares the screen with other logos.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there are two orange overlapping circles. The word "EUSTON FILMS" is shown next to the logo, in orange with "E", being in black and part of the circle. The byline "Part of Fremantle" is shown below the logo. The logo shares the screen with other logos.
 '''Variant:''' On ''The Sister'', the 2018 Fremantle logo is shown next to the logo.
-'''Technique:''' None.
+'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
 '''Audio:''' The end theme.