Granada Television

Credits

Descriptions by
Michael Bass

Captures by
countdowngoofs, EnormousRat, and Gilblitz112

Editions by
DisneyInternationalFan, RSX-798, Prodigy012, Lorcan Woofster, Blue2000 and Michael Kenchington

Video captures courtesy of
JohnnyL80, Pepsi9072, Nion's Logo Archive, dylanstonepark, and EnormousRat

Background

Granada plc is a former British conglomerate, best known for its Manchester-based subsidiary Granada Television, one of the biggest broadcasting studios among other ITV-based brands. It was incorporated in 1934. In 1994, it bought out ITV franchisee London Weekend Television, making it the company's expansion into television, this was followed two years later by the launch of a media subsidiary Granada Media Group plc, encompassing Granada Sky, Granada and LWT, this was followed by three more ITV franchise acquisitions, including Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television on June 26, 1997, the television arm of United News & Media in July 2000 and Border Television in July 2001. Following its merger with Carlton Communications on February 2, 2004, Granada became known as ITV plc, saving its former name for the North-West broadcast area. Granada was involved in the large amount of television series and movies.

1st Logo (1956)

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Nicknames: "The Early Northern Arrow"

Logo: On a black background, the word "GRANADA" appears at the top of the screen. An arrow moves upwards from the bottom of the screen until it disturbs the "N", which bounces three times before settling again. The word "Presents", in a Sans Serif font, then appears under the point of the arrow.

Variant: A static variant was phased in after only a few weeks, reportedly because company boss Sidney Bernstein was unhappy with the way the animation in the original variant portrayed his company.

FX/SFX: The arrow going up in the animated version, but none for the static version.

Music/Sounds: None to accompany either variant; Granada were renowned for producing logos without any accompanying jingle until the late 1980s.

Availability: Both the animated and static variants are extinct. So far, this has only been known to have appeared on the program What the Papers Say.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1956-1968)

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Nicknames: "From the North" "Big Arrow" "Northward Arrow"

Logo: On a grey background, a black arrow moves upwards from the bottom of the screen. When it gets near the top it stops, and the words "from the North" appear in italics. Then, seven white squares spin round to face the viewer. Each square has a black letter on it forming the word "GRANADA" (in the same font as before, but italics). After that the word 'PRESENTS' appears letter by letter.

Accompanying clock ident: An analog clock is used with a full set of numbers, spokes for each minute, and is foil-printed directly onto a cloudy background. Originally, the second hand was a sweeping-type and the numbers were displayed in a serif font, but were changed to a sans-serif font and a juttering-type second hand in the mid-60s.

Variants: A static variant was being used by the end of the 1950s.

• A rare version exists where the logo is reanimated, the arrow is thicker than before, the “From the North” text is replaced with “From round the Globe”. And the “PRESENTS” text just appears instead of appearing letter by letter.
• An inverted version exists.
• A version exists where a “TRAVELLING EYE” text is added above the “PRESENTS” and “PRODUCTION” text, this was only used on Outside Broadcast programs made by Granada around this time. A superimposed version of this version also exists.
• A version exists where the logo is seen on a curtain, than a Jester pops out of it and looks around. Another version exists where a Man has the logo tattooed on his back.
• A version exists where the logo is on a grey background instead of a black one.
• A rare Welsh variant exists, where the “From the North” and “Presents” text are in Welsh.

FX/SFX: The arrow going upwards, and the squares spinning in the animated version. None for the static version.

Music/Sounds: None, or the opening and closing of the show’s music.

Availability: Extremely rare.

• It can be seen on episodes of Coronation Street from the 1960s, although some episodes are plastered by the “Granada Production” logo or the Granada Television International logo.
• It was also seen on episodes of The Army Game, World in Action, and other programs made by Granada around this time.
• The inverted versions can be seen on Mr. Rose, Spindoe, and on the Camera in Action episode, “Prospect of Whitby”.
• The “From round the Globe” variant was seen on The World Tonight episode, “The Lunatic Olympics.”
• And the jester and tattoo variants were seen on the program From the North which aired on Channel 4 in 1985.
• It’s currently unknown what exact programs had these logos.
• The “Travelling Eye” variant was, so far, seen on two programs. Blues and Gospel Train and the documentary, A Hill, Some Sheep and a Living.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (1959-1964)

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Nicknames: "From the North II" "The Arrow that isn’t pointing North"

Logo: A map of Great Britain is shown on the left of the screen, with most of the remainder being just a grey background. A black arrow points to the company's base. Above the arrow are the "GRANADA" squares from the previous logo, while "presents" is written in white below it.

Variant: At the end of programmes, a closing logo where the “Presents” text is replaced with a “Production” text is used.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None, or just the opening or closing of the show’s music.

Availability: Near extinction.

• Like the 2nd logo, it was also seen on Coronation Street episodes from the 1960s, but some episodes are plastered.
• It also appeared on episodes of The Army Game, the spin-off series Bootsie and Snudge, and on the On Trial episode, “Sir Roger Casement”.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (1968-1969)

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Logo: We simply see the word "GRANADA", in Clarendon and with a drop-shadow, between two horizontal black lines on a grey background.

Variant: An animated variant is known to exist, which was used only before local programmes.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None, or just the opening or closing of the show’s music.

Availability: Near extinction.

• It appeared on programmes like Nice Time, Big Breadwinner Hog, and Football.
• It might’ve appeared on 1960s episodes of Coronation Street, but, just like the 2nd and 3rd logos, it has also been affected by plastering, so it may be hard to find.

Editor's Note: None.

5th Logo (1968-1990)

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Nickname: "G-Arrow"

Logo: On a black background, the word "GRANADA" is written in the same typeface and colour as before. Below the word we see Granada's symbol, which is a letter "G" with an arrow pointing upward from the end of its middle line. This is also in white.

Trivia: Although the symbol was used in 1968, it was not copyrighted until 1971.

Accompanying clock ident: Starting in the mid '70s, a analog clock with a thick ring of colour surrounding it is seen, along with a Granada logo below it (contained in a box), "GRANADA" text, and a underline as well. The colour combination differs greatly from time to time, ranging from black BG/white and green ring to blue BG/white and yellow ring. Starting in 1985, the background is black with a yellow ring, though the lower section is blue and has the Granada logo in yellow and "GRANADA" beside it, and even had a "transparent" variant. In 1987, the clock was changed one final time, turning it into a digital clock with no ring, a black/blue graident background, and the silver "GRANADA" text below it, though it was also white during the final year of its usage.

Variants: There were several variants:

• A version exists where the background is white and the word "GRANADA" and the symbol are black.
• From 1969 onward, with the advent of colour television, the background was made blue and the "G/Arrow" symbol was made yellow.
• There exists a colour version where "GRANADA" is yellow and the "G/Arrow" symbol is white.
• At the end of programs, "Colour Production" appears under the symbol and sometimes the copyright date is displayed underneath that.
• Some season variants exist, with a different colour scheme depending on what season is currently was when in use.
• At the end of international programs, a "GRANADA TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL" caption is shown.
• For programmes that the company produced for Channel 4 the text appears in a different font reading "A GRANADA TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL FOUR" and only the Granada Arrow is seen.
• From 1986-1987, The ident was upgraded with a blue gradient background, and the word "GRANADA" and the "G/Arrow" symbol were rendered in gold.
• From 1987-1989, the word and the symbol became platinum instead of gold.
• After 1989, the word and the symbol changed back to white and yellow, but upgraded with a purple gradient background.
• During Christmas time, a version of the logo covered in holly and rendered in gold was used. "Christmas on" in a Roman font is displayed above the word "GRANADA".

FX/SFX: None, although the Christmas variant has some shining/twinkling effects.

Music/Sounds: None, the continuity announcer, or the closing theme. Also uses startup and closedown music with "Drifting" (by Kevin Peek), "Easy Go" (by Nick Glennie-Smith) and "New Station March" (by Keith Mansfield).

Availability: Common. Saved on their many TV shows from the era.

Editor's Note: None.

6th Logo (1986)

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NOTE: The logo appears at 0:27.

Nicknames: "Happy 30th Birthday, Granada!", "G-Arrow II"

Logo: On a black background, we see several close-up shots of a birthday cake that turns out to be in the shape of the Granada symbol. We then see the entire cake and the Granada logotype fading in below it, together with two white lines below the logotype, each drawing out a digit of the number "30" in a stylised italic font.

FX/SFX: The lines drawing out the "30".

Music/Sounds: A celebratory fanfare.

Availability: Extinct, like other anniversary logos of the past.

Editor's Note: None.

7th Logo (1986)

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Nicknames: "Turning G", "G-Arrow III"

Logo: On a gradient blue background, we see a yellow trail forming the Granada symbol. The Granada logotype fades in above.

Variants:

• Sometimes, the background will be pixelated.
• An extended version has the 2nd logo appear on a black background before zooming into the camera and transitioning into the trail animation.

FX/SFX: The trail forming the symbol.

Music/Sounds: A cheerful synth fanfare not dissimilar to the one in the 6th logo.

Availability: Extinct. This logo was also used only for Granada's 30th anniversary.

Editor's Note: None.

8th Logo (1989-1990)

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Nickname: "G-Arrow IV"

Logo: We see some sped up footage of a cloudy sky while a transparent version of Granada's symbol unfolds from the centre of the screen.

Accompanying clock ident: On a different cloudy sky, a red digital clock can be seen in the centre, along with "GRANADA" below in gold. The Granada logo can be seen poking out on the left, containing an image of a hot air balloon in it.

Variant: Sometimes we see a bank and some barbed wire fence against the cloudy sky.

FX/SFX: The symbol unfolding.

Music/Sounds: A dreamy synth cue. This is a sped up version of part of a library music piece that was also used by the IBA to precede their engineering announcements during the 1980s.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

9th Logo (1989)

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Nickname: "G-Arrow V"

Logo: On a blue background, we see a bunch of paper dolls circling around. Behind them is the famous "Arrow G" made out of gold snowflakes. The word "GRANADA" appears.

FX/SFX: The paper dolls.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 8th logo followed by an announcer.

Availability: Extinct. Only seen during the 1989 Christmas season.

Editor's Note: None.

10th Logo (1989)

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Nicknames: "Granada in the North West", "G-Arrow VI"

Logo: Over an implied globe showing Granada's broadcast area, a two-dimensional ring containing people's faces floats in from the top left corner of the screen. A north-pointing arrow, in a similar style, then comes in from the bottom. As the arrow positions itself on the top of the ring, two right-angled triangles, coloured gradient turquoise and forming a rectangle with a diagonal from the top left to the bottom right, rotate into view behind them. The arrow and ring then turn into the Granada symbol, coloured red, and as this happens, the logo zooms out and a gradient grey background fades in in place of the globe. Finally, a white flash moves through the aforementioned diagonal from the bottom right, filling it in in the same colour, before a large red arrowhead fades in at the top left; at the same time the lines "GRANADA" and "in the North West", in an italic serif font, fade in below the logo.

FX/SFX: The arrow and ring floating and turning into the Granada symbol, the triangles rotating into view, and the white flash filling in the diagonal between the triangles.

Music/Sounds: A simple brass fanfare, complete with a violin and synthesised drumbeats.

Availability: Extinct. This logo was used only locally.

Editor's Note: None.

11th Logo (1989)

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Note: This ident was never used on air.

Nickname: "ITV Generic"

Logo: See ITV for description.

12th Logo (June 4, 1990-January 1, 1995)

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Nicknames: "The Stripe", "G-Arrow VII"

Logo:

• 1990-1991: On a white background, a blue stripe descends from the top of the screen. When it gets slightly beyond the middle of the screen, it stops and the symbol fades onto the stripe. Shortly afterwards the word "GRANADA" fades in at the bottom of the screen.
• 1991-1992: The "G" is changed to dark blue, and the background is different as well.
• 1992-1995: Same as the 1989 version, but the stripe starts out in a rainbow colour before changing to dark blue.

Variants:

• There was a special autumn version with a leaf falling and morphing into the stripe.
• A Christmas version had the stripe replaced with a swaying gift tag.
• A North West version had a stripe with North West scenes that zooms out. The stripe forms part of the text "NORTH WEST".
• A version with the number "888" below the logo preceded shows with subtitles.
• A special Olympics variant was used during Manchester's Submission for the 2000 Olympic games in 1992.
• The production variant would use the text "GRANADA TELEVISION" or "A GRANADA PRODUCTION FOR ITV". Variations exist also with the text "A GRANADA PRODUCTION" and "A GRANADA PRESENTATION" and "A GRANADA INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION".

FX/SFX: The stripe descending and the symbol and word fading in. More subtle than other ITV idents of the time, but does not look cheesy. The production variant is still.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 8th logo, from 1991 on it was played on a celesta. The production variant is silent.

Availability:

• The ID is extinct. By this time, ITV regional symbols were only used in the region they served.
• The production variant was seen on numerous TV shows from the era.
• The international version was seen on some Maigret episodes.
• The presentation variant was seen on a 1992 airing of A Woman Named Jackie.

Editor's Note: None.

13th Logo (1994-1995)

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Nicknames: "The Stripe V", "The Stripe Flag", "Granada Flag", "G-Arrow XI"

Logo: A scene that takes place somewhere in the North West of England is shown before a flag with the Granada logo appears. The slogan "SETTING THE STANDARD" appears before the logo.

Variants: Many variants were used during the logo's short lifetime.

FX/SFX: All live action.

Music/Sounds: A newly composed jingle that varied in style from variant to variant.

Availability: Extinct. Was used in conjunction with the 12th logo mainly as a promotional sting, but sometimes served as a local ident.

Editor's Note: None.

14th Logo (January 2, 1995-2001)

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Nicknames: "The Stripe VI", "G-Arrow XII"

Logo: On a blue and purple abstract background, a large silvery version of the symbol flies away from the viewer and onto a metallic version of the stripe that fades in before the symbol lands on it.

Variants:

• The production variant used a still picture with the text "A GRANADA PRODUCTION", "A GRANADA PRESENTATION" "GRANADA TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL", or "A GRANADA PRODUCTION FOR ITV" with the 1989 ITV logo.
• For shows that Granada produced for BBC the text reads "A GRANADA TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR BBC" with the 1988-1997 or the 1997 BBC logos with the copyright disclaimer appears underneath.
• On Royle Family, there was a black background with only the blue stripe with arrow, with the 1997 BBC logo below.
  • On early seasons of the latter, its uses the normal background.
• For programmes distributed by Granada Sky Broadcasting (now known as ITV Digital Studios LTD), it says "A Granada Television on (Granada's print logo) Granada Sky Broadcasting". This version also has the northern lights BG switched to a purple/pink BG.
• On The Warm Up Man, the blue and purple abstract background has the iron background from the 1993 LWT Productions logo with the LWTP logo being seen below and the text underneath reads "A GRANADA/LWTP CO-PRODUCTION".
• On N V S, the merged background remains the same but the Granada symbol appears next to the 1996 LWT logo and the text underneath now reads "A GRANADA/LWT PRODUCTION".
• On early episodes of Night and Day, the text now reads "A GRANADA PRODUCTION FOR LWT" with the 1996 LWT logo.
• For U.S. shows, the animation plays, but the logo is zoomed out and showed its background, and then the text "GRANADA ENTERTAINMENT" folds in below the logo. Sometimes, the text "in association with appears below the logo.

FX/SFX: The background is CGI, but the symbol is actually made of perspex and shot using a camera, and keyed into the logo. Either way, it's really good. The production variants are still.

Music/Sounds: An orchestrated version of the last few notes of the jingle to the 15th logo. The production variants either used none or the closing theme.

Availability:

• The normal variant is extinct, was only used as a local ID until November 7, 1999.
• The production variant appeared on shows from the time until 2001, such as Essex Boys and Coronation Street, among others.
• The "ENTERTAINMENT" version appears on U.S. shows, like Cracker, Holding the Baby and Boot Camp.

Editor's Note: None.

15th Logo (September 1996-November 7, 1999)

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Nickname: "G-Arrow XIII"

Logo: The main focus is the Granada Arrow symbol appering itself in several different environments.

Variants:

• Locomotive: We see can a small model train turning in the turntable, then the train starts riding along the tracks and then the scene switches inside the train but it quickly switches into another scene which it moves around in a circle which it zooms out and reveals the tracks are in the shape of the Granada Arrow symbol.
• Rocket: We see a gold rocket with the door open on a planet. The door closes and the symbol shaped lock turn itself to align with the arrow. The rocket takes off from the planet leaving behind a smoldering Granada symbol burn mark on the ground where the camera zooms towards.
• Fish: In the water we can see a goldfish, then he blows out a bubble coming out of its mouth which its actually the Granada Arrow appering in gold inside, then the camera goes above as we pan away from the fish and it reveals the Granada logo emerging from the sea and appears in a sky blue background with clouds moving and the sun's rays with the Granada symbol is moving around in the ocean.
• Ice: We see a man walking towards the ice covered, and scrapes some of it off leaving behind the Granada symbol hole.
• Break bumper: We see a black glass Granada symbol shining with the orange light beam turning anti clockwise.
• Eye: We see a woman standing in front of the TV set and the camera zooms towards her right eye and she blinks revealing the Granada ymbol in the iris.
• Soap: We see a shot of the man's hand hanging a rope and the next shot reveals the same man wiping some of the steam off the glass panel revealing the Granada symbol shaped soap hanging on a rope as the camera zooms towards it.
• Art: In an art museum we see a red, blue and green painting on the wall and the camera pans and zooms towards a sculpture that has the "O" shape and hole at the top. We can also see through the hole where the Granada symbol in red and yellow appears on the painting.
• Football: We see the Granada symbol now in white and dressed in a blue football kit, receiving a football and heading out of the camera shot.
• Formula 1: We see a few race cars speeding down a track, leaving behind Granada symbol shaped sparkles on the ground.

FX/SFX: Either live action, CGI or stop motion.

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: None.

16th Logo (November 8, 1999-October 27, 2002)

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Nicknames: "TV From The Heart" "ITV Generic 2" "G-Arrow XIV"

Variants:

• From December 13, 1999 to 2000, the G-Wizz URL appears on the bottom right of the screen reading "www.g-wizz.net/granadatv".
• From 2000 to 2001, the URL was changed to "www.granada-tv.com".

See ITV for description.

17th Logo (1999-2001)

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Logo: On a black background, we see blue lights dimming toward the logo. Then it lights up, and we see an abstract "G" appear in blue, along with the white word "GRANADA" and the blue word "MEDIA", both in 3D below. Then the logo shines and the lights dim out, and we see a white flash shine appear, moving and causing it to disappear. The logo then ends in a reverse way.

Variant: On U.S. shows, the logo is more cyan-toned, the logo is aligned centerly, and "Entertainment" replaces "MEDIA".

FX/SFX: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: An ascending synth theme. None or the end theme of the show for the variant.

Availability:

• Seen on any programmes made by Granada Media.
• It's also seen on VHS and DVD releases of the era.
• Surprisingly, this appears in-place of the 19th logo (featured on the disc labels, spine and back) of the DVD version of Jeeves and Wooster: The Complete Series 1, presumably due to the discs having been authorized and prepared for an earlier release before they were delayed a little bit for unknown reasons.
• The "Entertainment" version appears on television movies and TV shows like Beggars and Choosers.

Editor's Note: None.

Final Note: After it was retired, home media releases would use the main animated version of the 19th logo.

18th Logo (1999-2004)

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Logo: On a light blue steel background, we see a globe rotating. Then the "G" circle piece appears and a light blue arrow is drawn through the logo. The arrow then connects to the "G", forming the "G" logo from before. The globe disappears and zooms out, then we see the black word "GRANADA" appear below the logo, along with the blue word "MEDIA".

FX/SFX: Same as above.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen at the end of Granada Media's programs like season 1 of Rosemary & Thyme. This was also used in tandem with the next logo.

Editor's Note: None.

19th Logo (2001-November 30, 2004)

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Nicknames: "G-Arrow XV", "G Without Arrow", "Purple LWT", "Purple Chervron", "Purple Meridian", "Purple Anglia Triforce", "Purple TTTV", "Purple Chopsticks in a Bowl"

Logo: On a purple background, we see the silver word "GRANADA" in a custom 3D semi-serif font zooming in. It settles in the centre of the screen and becomes flat, as a light spot travels through it.

Trivia: The still version's endcaps were designed by Rob Curtis.

Variants:

• For American programmes, the words either "Granada Entertainment" or starting in 2003 "Granada America" is shown below the logo and the animation is speed up.
  • A rare variant that was seen on Room Raiders, here on a cloudy purple background we see the letters forming the corporate logo then it zooms out a bit and the text flashes and the three letters "A" one by one when it swipes to the right.
• There is a filmed version of the logo.
• An in-credit version of the logo exists.
• A still version of the logo exists, where the logo is shown a purple space filled by shadow copies of the tagless "A" letter.
  • Sometimes, the word "A Granada Production" is shown below the logo.
  • On sports programmes produced by Granada's sports division, the text reads "A Granada Sports Production".
  • On nature programmes, the text underneath the main Granada logo reads "A Granada Wild Production".
• On programmes produced by the Manchester-based Granada Television unit, we see shadow copies of the Granada "G-Arrow" symbol, and the square has the white G-Arrow logo inside with the text reads "A Granada Television Production" with Granada's corporate logo below.
  • For shared works, other names were mentioned below the logo.
    • On Henry VIII, underneath the Granada Arrow square it said "Granada/WGBH Boston in association with Powercorp".
    • On Doctor Zhivago, it said "Granada/Evision/WGBH Boston".
    • On the UK version of Russian Roulette, the Granada Arrow square appears next to the Sony Pictures Television International logo and the text below changes to "A Sony Pictures Television International/Granada Television Production".
    • There was an in-credit logo with only the Granada Arrow square remained.
    • On Tonight: Major Fraud, the Granada Arrow square is next to the Celador logo and the text underneath now reads "A Granada Television/Celador Co-Production".
    • On the TV movie Watermelon, the text remains the same but underneath "Production" is the text "In association with Accomplice Television and TV3 Ireland with their own logos underneath the "GRANADA" word.
    • On Prime Suspect, the text "A Granada Television Productions" is now in a different font and additional text is added reading "A co-production of Granada Television and WGBH Boston" with the copyright disclaimer below the Granada logo.
    • On the TV movie Lie with Me, the text now reads "A Granada Production" and appears in a different font and without the "GRANADA" word.
• For the LWT variant, we see shadow copies of the 1996 LWT symbol and the square has the white LWT logo inside with the text reads "An LWT Production" with Granada's corporate logo below which refers to the takeover of LWT shows by Granada.
  • On some season 9 episodes of Agatha Christie's Poriot, the purple space background is different and the text now reads "LWT in association with A&E Television Networks and Agatha Christie Ltd (a Chorion Company).
• For the Yorkshire Television variant, we see shadow copies of the Yorkshire chevron symbol and the purple square has a white Yorkshire chevron inside and the text below reads "A Yorkshire Television Production" with the "GRANADA" can be seen below which refers to the takeover of Yorkshire Television by Granada.
  • On Countdown, the 1999-2004 Channel 4 logo appears alongside the logo.
  • A rare variant of the Yorkshire Television variant exists where it uses the same text from the main Granada logo.
  • There is another rare variant where the Granada logo underneath is replaced by the "ITV Studios Limited" text, this is seen on current ITV Studios-era prints of A Touch of Frost.
• For the Meridian variant, we see shadow copies of the Meridian symbol and the square has the Meridian logo inside and in white with the text underneath reads "A Meridian Production" with Granada's corporate logo appearing below in which it refers the takeover of Meridian by Granada.
  • On Hornblower, the square is next to the A&E logo and the text underneath now reads "A Meridian Production in association with A&E Network".
• For the Anglia variant, we see shadow copies of the 1988 Anglia Triforce symbols with the square inside has the Anglia Triforce logo in white and underneath the square it reads "An Anglia Television Production" with the Granada logo appearing below which it refers the takeover of Anglia Television by Granada.
  • On 911: The Firefighters Story, the text underneath changes and now reads "An Anglia Television Production for Channel 5 in association with Granada International".
  • On Demolition Day, the 1999-2004 Channel 4 logo appears on the right.
• For the Tyne Tees Television variant, we see shadow copies of the 2000-2002 TTTV symbol with the square inside has the white TTTV logo inside and underneath the square it reads "A Tyne Tees Television Production" with the Granada logo appearing below which it refers the takeover of Tyne Tees Television by Granada.
  • On Ultimate Sci-Fi Top 10, the text was changed to "A Tyne Tees Television Production for Sky Television" with no Granada logo underneath.
  • On shows produced for Channel 4, the 1999-2004 Channel 4 logo appears alongside the 2000 TTTV logo.
• For the Border Television variant, we see shadow copies of the Border "Chopsticks in a Bowl" symbol with the square inside has the white Border "Chopsticks in a Bowl" logo inside and underneath the square it reads "A Border Television Production" with the Granada logo appearing below which it refers the takeover of Border Television by Granada.
• On Doodlebug Summer, the Meridian and LWT squares appear alongside each other and the text now reads either "A Meridian/LWT Co-Production" or "A LWT/Meridian Co-Production" and appears in either this background with the Meridian logos or the background with the LWT logos.
• A 4:3 version of those logos also exist.
• A split screen version of those logos also exists.
• Most of the time the background can be stretched or zoomed.
• Some shows and TV movies may have the copyright disclaimer below either the main Granada logo, the Manchester-Based Granada Television logo or it's franchises variants. Current prints sometimes replaces the original copyright disclaimer with the ITV Studios disclaimer.
• On F1 broadcasts, the logo is purple on a white background. For 2001, the text says "GRANADA SPORT" in the same font.

FX/SFX: The words zooming and the streak.

Music/Sounds: 4 whooshes, one by one after split seconds, or the closing theme of the show.

Music/Sounds Variants:

• A short version of the theme exists.
• High tone and low tone variants of the theme also exist.
• Sometimes, the logo is silent.
• On the Sherlock Holmes episode "The Golden Pince-Nez", the remaining seconds of the closing tune are heard before the last part of the whooshing noise.

Availability:

• For the main animated logo, it appeared as a home entertainment banner on DVD releases, such as The Forsyte Saga and The Attic. It was also used on a Russian DVD boxset of Poirot before the Carmen Video logo and after each episode. It also plastered older Granada logos (and the LWT logo) on Cold Feet, Poirot and other shows, both on DVD releases and local broadcasting stations. Despite appearing as a in-print logo on the DVD version of Jeeves and Wooster: The Complete Series 1, don't expect this to appear on it as all two discs use the Granada Media logo.
• The normal version appeared on shows that were produced by this company until 2004 such as The Forsyte Saga, Coronation Street, and the first season of Blue Murder, among others.
• Other shows and TV movies such as the UK version of Russian Roulette Doctor Zhivago (2002) and Henry VIII (2003), had it with the co-production byline.
• The "GRANADA" variant was seen on then-new shows as well as continuing shows and children's shows that were produced by them until 2004.
• The LWT variant was seen at the end of LWT programming that were produced by Granada until 2004 such as Airline, I'll Be Alright on the Night and Agatha Christie's Poriot, among others.
• The Yorkshire Television variant was seen on programming that were taken over by Granada such as Countdown, Heartbeat, Emmerdale and A Touch of Frost, among others until 2004.
• The Meridian version was seen on seasons 1 and 2 of The Last Detective, William & Mary and the latter Hornblower movies. However, it can be plastered with Granada or ITV Studios logos on future releases.
• The Tyne Tees Television variant appears on it's programmes and documentaries such as As They Were Famous and Westenders, among others until 2004.
• The Border Television variant is hard to find, as most programmes were no longer broadcast on TV.
• The Yorkshire Television variant with the "ITV Studios Limited" text was used to plaster over the original version with the "GRANADA" text on current prints of A Touch of Frost episodes from that era.

Editor's Note: None.

Final Note: Shows using the Granada "G Without Arrow" endcap since November 1, 2004. Jungle Run, the CITV game show continued to use the Granada "G Without Arrow" endcap until series six ended on November 30, 2004.

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Nicknames: "Granada G", "G Without Arrow II", "Neon G"

Logo: On a black background with purple flashes, we see soft lines forming the letter "G". The line on the letter "G" is replaced by the word "GRANADA" from before with the text now appears in Futura font and the purple bar appears fading in.

Variants:

• For international distribution, the word "International" appears below.
• A short version of the "International" variant exists.
• Sometimes, the logo appears in-credit appears either in white or in colour.
• The logo sometimes had a disclaimer of "Granada Yorkshire", "Granada Anglia" or "Granada London", reflecting the takeover of Yorkshire Television, Anglia Television and LWT and wipeout of their native logos with a small purple bar appears next to the other bar and it fades in with the bar.
• Another version exists where it had a disclaimer of "Granada Manchester" reflecting on shows that were produced in Manchester.
• There is a version where the text "A Granada Production" next to the Granada logo and it fades in with the purple bar.
• The text may change on some shows, TV movies and documentaries.
• On reruns of classic Catchphrase, the text next to the Granada logo reads "An Action Time Production for Granada" and it fades in with the bar and plasters the Carlton Television variant.
• On A Touch of Frost episode Near Death Experience and ITV3 prints of seasons 3 and 4 of the show, the text next to the logo reads "A Granada Yorkshire Production in association with Excelsior" fades in with the bar.
• On ITV4 reruns of The Professionals, there is no text appearing next to the Granada logo plastering the Mark VII Productions and the LWT logos.
• The animation of this logo can be seen inside a box.
• A still version of this logo exists with the text appear next to it and sometimes shares with other logos.
• Sometimes, the "America" variant can be still just like the UK counterpart.
• Another version where the still version of this logo may be seen in a box.
  • The text sometimes appear outside the box.
• A print version exists where the logo is 2D and the background appears inside a purple box with sometimes, the text being shown below.
• For shows that were co-produced with WGBH, the text reads "A Co-Production of Granada and WGBH BOSTON".
• On Pocoyo, the logo appears next to the Zinkia Entertainment logo and the word "GRANADA" is coloured purple with the text underneath reading "A Granada/Zinkia Entertainment Production", sometimes the Zinkia appears next to the Granada logo and the text changes to "A Zinkia Entertainment/Granada Production".
• For Granada's overseas production arms, "International" is replaced by the country who produced the program or TV movie (e.g. America, Australia).
• From 2009-2012, the Australian production arm did not change to ITV Studios branding. The logo did change slightly with "Australia" pushed up a little and includes the ITV Studios byline.
• A print logo was used on NDS games Bella Sara (with the Ventures name and on black), and Hell's Kitchen (using a white background).
• On Go Baby!, the old Little Airplane Productions logo appears above the Granada Ventures ident from the era seen at the middle of the bottom, but is in credit and superimposed.
• A B&W variant of the "America" variant exists.

FX/SFX: The dynamic background, and the forming of the "G".

Music/Sounds: A guitar riff followed by an electronic piece of music, or the closing theme of the show.

Music/Sounds Variants:

• A short version of the theme exists.
• High tone and low tone variants of the theme also exist.
• Original airings used a generic theme and a voiceover.
• Sometimes (mainly on the "International" variant), it's completely silent.
• Sometimes, it uses the World International Network logo's theme.

Availability: Common, as it was highly used in movie and TV show production, sometimes plastering older logos.

• This appears on then-new seasons of current shows and then-new shows and documentaries on until 2012 such as Pocoyo, among others.
• The "Granada London" variant appears on then-new seasons of current and then-current shows that were originally produced by LWT which are Airline, I'll Be Alright on the Night and Agatha Christie's Poirot, among others.
  • It also appears on Where The Heart Is after when Meridian was folded into Granada.
• The "Granada Manchester" variant was seen on then-new seasons of its shows that were produced by Granada Television which are Coronation Street (which it's still running since 1960), This Morning, The Royal Family, Tonight and Blue Murder, among others.
• The "Granada Yorkshire" variant appears on then-new seasons of current and then-current shows that were originally produced by Yorkshire Television which are Emmerdale (which is still running today), Heartbeat, Countdown (which it uses a variant), A Touch of Frost and The Royal, among others.
• In 2006, this was replaced with an ITV Productions logo on ITV shows, but this was kept on ITV-produced shows airing on other channels, until 2009 when it was replaced with ITV Studios branding.
• It also appeared on licensed games, for example Hell's Kitchen for Wii (with the "America" byline).
• The "International" variant appears on then-new prints of shows and movies that were originally produced by its predecessors and also appears on shows and movies that were produced by ITC Entertainment.
  • The "International" variant sometimes plasters the "America" variant on TV shows, some TV movies and the 1999 Carlton International logo on some shows.
  • It also plasters older logos on most shows that they own.
• This also appears at the beginning of then-current prints of many films from its library including films from The Rank Organisation.
• The "America" variant was seen on its American shows and TV movies that they produced until 2009 such as Kitchen Nightmares and the American adaptation of Eleventh Hour.
• Despite nearly every Granada unit changing to ITV Studios branding, Granada's Australian and German production units still operated under Granada branding with an ITV Studios byline.
• This can be seen on the Australian shows such as Talkin' 'bout Your Generation and Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell as well as any German show produced by Granada.
• Granada Germany rebranded to ITV Studios Germany in 2011, and Granada Australia rebranded to ITV Studios Australia in January 2013, in line with ITV's 2013 re-brand.
• The silent "International" variant is seen on Thunderbirds kiddie rides with video screens from Jolly Roger and also appears on some movies.

Editor's Note: None.

Final Note: ITV shows began using the ITV Productions logo since January 16, 2006. Jungle Run, the CITV game show continued to use the endcap until the show's ended on November 29, 2006 while ITV-produced shows airing on other channels continued to use the endcap until 2009 when it was replaced with ITV Studios branding.

External Links

• Granada Television on TVARK