Scottish Television Enterprises

Credits

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Editions by
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This article is about the production logos used by Scottish Television. For the TV idents, see Scottish Television/STV.

1st Logo (1960-1965)

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Visuals: Essentially, it consists of the 1960 logo with the word "PRESENTS" underneath.

Variants:

• On For A' That, the logo is aligned to the left.
• On Enterprise '64: The Calculators, the logo is on a white background.
• On the 5th Anniversary programme, "FROM SCOTLAND" is added on top of the logo.

Technique: A still graphic.

Audio: The opening/closing theme of the programme.

Availability: Seen on the company's progammes from the company's first-five years, despite most of those shows having been destroyed in a fire in 1969.

• A few of these programmes are intact on STV Footage Sales site but are otherwise really hard to find thanks to early Scottish Television programmes being destroyed in a fire on November 3, 1969.
• Some programmes having this logo include For A' That and Enterprise '64: The Calculators.

2nd Logo (1965-February 1970)

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Visuals: This is a still version of the 1965 logo with the word "PRODUCTION" added underneath "TELEVISION". It is also against a black background.

Variants:

• On Cliff in Scotland, the logo is blue, "SCOTTISH TELEVISION" is positioned on top of the lion rampant and "NETWORK COLOUR PRODUCTION" is underneath it.
• On Present Grandeur: Whisky Island, the logo scrolls in the end credits and then the background fades to black.
• On Pierrot or Turquoise or Looking Glass Murders, the logo has the text "COLOUR PRODUCTION" added underneath.

Technique: A still graphic.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Seen on the programmes of the company such as Cliff in Scotland.

• Like before, some of these programmes such as Pierrot or Turquoise or Looking Glass Murders, Cliff in Scotland, and Present Grandeur: Whisky Island are available on STV Footage Sales and may be brought up on said website's Twitter account from time to time.
• It was also seen at the end of a December 3, 2023 airing of Hitchcock on Grierson on Sky Arts.

3rd Logo (February 1970-1975)

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Visuals: Same as the 1969 logo.

Technique: A still graphic.

Audio: Same as the 1969 logo but with no announcer.

Availability: Seen on the company's programmes from that time-period.

• This logo usually precedes original Scottish Television programmes such as Death of a Queen and North Sea Oil.

4th Logo (1975-August 30, 1985)

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Visuals:

• Opening: On a black background, three stripes slide in from both sections of the screen. The left and right are light blue with evenly divided bars whereas the top and bottom have thicker bars on the left and right that are purple. They all intersect and form the logo from before. Simultaneously, "SCOTTISH" and "TELEVISION" emerge underneath and slide away from each other.
• Closing: This is a still version of the 1975 ident with "PRODUCTION" in a '70s font underneath. Additionally, the copyright notice is placed on the bottom of the screen.

Variants:

• A variant exists where "PRODUCTION" is reworded with "PRESENTATION" (which was seen at the end of movies and imported programmes).
• A still version of the opening variant also exists. In this variant, the logo may be closer to the screen.
  • On The Jazz Series, only the Scottish Television logo is seen.
• On 1976 episodes of Garnock Way as well as other programmes between 1970 and 1977, the closing logo has the text "COLOUR PRODUCTION from SCOTLAND" in a stacked format and aligned to the left.
• On 1979 episodes of Garnock Way, the logo is off-centred.
• On Devine Country, "FROM SCOTLAND" in the same font as "PRODUCTION" is added underneath.
• On Scotsport, after the logo sequence, the background fades to a football stadium. Following this, the Scottish Television logo flips away.
• On one programme, the logo is paired with the I.D. Television logo. Both logos are divided by a white slash.
• A documentary variant exists where the Scottish Television logo is still and has "THE" and "DOCUMENTARY" above and below it respectively.
• On programmes produced for Channel 4 such as The Oldest Rebel, the text reading "STV PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL 4" appears below the logo.

Technique: Cel animation.

Audio: The opening/closing theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Seen on the company's programmes for ten years before being succeeded by the next logo.

• These include the first several seasons of Take the High Road, as well as the first seasons of Taggart, Garnock Way, and Devine Country, among many others.
• As with the previous logos, they are available on the STV Footage Sales website and either the logo on its own or within their opening titles are brought up on said website's Twitter account.
• It made its final appearance on the 1985 STV Christmas Promo Tape.

5th Logo (August 31, 1985-December 31, 1988)

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Visuals:

• Opening: Same as the station ID of the era.
• Closing: This is a still version of the 1985 logo where the thistle is smaller and "PRODUCTION" and the copyright notice are placed underneath "SCOTTISH TELEVISION".

Variants:

• Sometimes, "PRODUCTION" may be reworded to "PRESENTATION" and without the copyright notice appearing.
• On programmes produced for Channel 4 such as Crimes of War, the logo is against a black background with the text reworded to "SCOTTISH TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL FOUR".

Technique:

• Opening: CGI by Robinson/Lambie-Nairn.
• Closing: A still graphic.

Audio:

• Opening: Same as the station ID of the era.
• Closing: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Seen on programmes by Scottish Television from the time-period until the end of 1988.

• These include seasons 2 and 3 of Taggart, Shadow of the Stone, The Campbells, early episodes of the UK version of Wheel of Fortune, and episodes of Take the High Road from this period, among many others.
• Later TV airings dating as later as the early 2000s has this logo intact.
• The opening variant of this logo was used on all networked programmes by Scottish Television until ITV abolished frontcaps starting on January 1, 1988.
• The opening and closing variants of this logo are also intact on the STV Player streaming print of Weir About Scotland.

6th Logo (January 1, 1989-December 31, 1992)

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Visuals: On a black background, the thistle from the 1989 logo is shimmering with the text "SCOTTISH TELEVISION PRODUCTION ©(year)" fading in underneath.

Variants:

• A still variant exists, which are seen on both S01E05 and S02E06 of Off The Page, both of which are preserved on the STV Player streaming prints thereof.
• Another still variant of the above, albeit without ©(year) also exists, which was seen on The Steamie and S02E06 of Off The Page.
• Another still variant with the copyright notice in Roman numerals also exists, which is preserved on the STV Player streaming prints of both Jetstream 41: Prestwick's Plane and the Talking Pictures episode "Jacki Parry", respectively.
• Another still variant of the above, albeit with the text reworded to "SCOTTISH TELEVISION" also exists, which is preserved on the STV Player streaming print of the Talking Pictures episode "Kinlock & Mackenna".
• A variant with the text reading "SCOTTISH TELEVISION PRODUCTION ©(year) FOR CHANNEL FOUR" also exists, which was seen on programmes produced for Channel 4 such as Scottish Eye.
• Starting on September 1, 1989, the thistle logo is smaller, became a still picture, shifted to the top, had a drop shadow and the text reading "A SCOTTISH TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR" is shown below the logo and the 1989 ITV logo appears below, sometimes with a copyright notice in either Latin or Roman numerals also appearing below as well.
• On Laughlines, the thistle is shrunken and placed to the left of the text "A Scottish Television Production for British Satellite Broadcasting".
• On A Guid New Year, the logo appears alongside the Grampian Productions logo with the text reading "A GRAMPIAN TELEVISION/SCOTTISH TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR" and the 1989 ITV logo underneath with a copyright notice below.
• On the UK version of the Disney Club, the logo is still and placed over a black-blue gradient background with the text "SCOTTISH TELEVISION", "for" below that, and the 1989 ITV logo underneath.
• On My Dead Dad, the logo is smaller and is against a dark blue sky background and has the text "A Scottish Television Production for Channel Four" and the copyright notice underneath.
• One an unknown programme, the logo is seen with the text "PAUL BERRIFF PRODUCTIONS LIMITED IN ASSOCIATION WITH SCOTTISH TELEVISION FOR" and both the 1989 ITV logo and copyright notice appearing below which also exists.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The last half of the 1989 ident fanfare until September 1, 1989.

Audio Variant: The ending theme of the programme or none starting on September 1, 1989.

Availability: Seen on programmes by Scottish Television from the time-period until the end of 1992.

• These include episodes of Take the High Road from this period as well as early episodes of the UK version of Wheel of Fortune, Fun House, and The Advocates, among others.
• Wheel of Fortune aired on Challenge as later as August 7, 2018 and also has this logo intact.
• The variant with both the 1989 ITV logo and copyright notice can be found on season two episodes of the UK version of Wheel of Fortune.
• The variant with both the 1989 ITV logo and copyright notice in Roman numerals is also preserved on the STV Player streaming print of Take The Highlights: 1000th Episode Special.
• The still variant without ©(year) was also seen on The Steamie and S02E06 of Off The Page (the latter of which is intact on the STV Player streaming print thereof).

7th Logo (January 1, 1993-October 6, 1996)

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Visuals: This is a still version of the 1993 logo with "A SCOTTISH TELEVISION PRODUCTION" underneath.

Variants:

• Sometimes, "Production" may be reworded to either "Programme" or "Presentation".
• Sometimes, the copyright notice containing the year in Roman numerals appears below either the Scottish Television text or the 1989 ITV logo.
• The 1989 ITV logo also appears below either the "A SCOTTISH TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR", "A SCOTTISH TELEVISION ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION FOR", "A SCOTTISH TELEVISION ENTERPRISES PROGRAMME FOR", or "A SCOTTISH TELEVISION ENTERPRISES PRESENTATION FOR" text on networked programmes.
• Another production variant features the text reading "SCOTTISH TELEVISION ENTERPRISES FOR" and the 1989 ITV logo below which also exists.
• An alternative version for this logo was introduced in late 1993 and features an outline of a rhombus around the thistle logo.
• On the last episode of the second season of "What's Up, Doc?" the alternate 1993 Scottish endcap is tilted and it is also covered in flames of fire, which was possibly caused the explosion that comes from the tank that appears in the set.
• On modern prints of Doctor Finlay, the 1993 Scottish Television logo is cropped (or stretched in some cases).
• On programmes produced for Channel 4, this logo appears with the text reading either "A SCOTTISH TELEVISION ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL FOUR" or "A SCOTTISH TELEVISION ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL FOUR TELEVISION" below, sometimes with a copyright notice also appearing below as well.
• On a December 11, 1994 Channel 4 airing of the Dispatches documentary, the text below the logo is reworded to "SCOTTISH TELEVISION ENTERPRISES/FLEISHER PRODUCTIONS for THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL and CHANNEL FOUR TELEVISION CORPORATION", with the copyright notice reading "© MCMXCIII" which also appears below.
• On The Dirt Detectives, this logo shares the screen with the 1989 Grampian Television logo, and the text is also reworded to "A SCOTTISH TELEVISION & GRAMPIAN TELEVISION PRODUCTION" with the copyright notice reading "© (year in Roman numerals)", which appears below.

Technique: A still. digital graphic.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Seen on several programmes by Scottish from the time-period until 1996, some of which are preserved on home media and streaming platforms.

• These include Doctor Finlay, episodes of Taggart, Take the High Road from this period, Wolf It!, Art Attack, How 2, and The Magic House, among many others.
• It is also preserved on seasons 3-5 of Finder's Keepers (the first two seasons were produced by TVS Television) and the UK VHS release of The Hurricanes. However, recent re-runs of season 5, use the next logo.
• The "A Scottish Television Enterprises Production for ITV" variant of the 1993 endcap was also seen on the original UK airings of seasons three and four of Rupert on CITV.
• The "A Scottish Television Enterprises Presentation for ITV" variant of the alternate version of the 1993 endcap was also seen on the UK version of The Disney Club.
• The "A Scottish Television and Grampian Television Production" variant was seen on The Dirt Detectives, which can also be found on STV Player.
• The production variant with both the 1989 ITV logo and 1995 copyright notice in Roman numerals is also preserved on the STV Player streaming print of Mark McManus: The Taggart Years.
• The production variant without the 1989 ITV logo is seen on a later print of The Steamie, the Talking Pictures episode "Andy Goldsworthy", and S02E07 of Off The Page (the latter two of which are also intact on the STV Player streaming prints thereof).

8th Logo (October 7, 1996-February 27, 2000)

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Visuals: Like several of the previous logos, it is a still version of the 1996 logo where the text has been reworded to say "A SCOTTISH TELEVISION PRODUCTION".

Variants:

• Sometimes, the word "PRODUCTION" may be reworded to "PROGRAMME" or "PRESENTATION".
• Sometimes, the copyright notice containing the year in Roman numerals appears below either the Scottish Television text or the 1989 ITV logo.
• A 16:9 widescreen variant exists.
• Prior to 1998, the endcap features the thistle smaller with a rhombus around it just like the 7th logo.
• Like the previous few logos, the 1989 ITV logo also appears below on networked programmes until October 4, 1998.
• Like the 7th logo, another production variant features the text reading "SCOTTISH TELEVISION ENTERPRISES FOR" and the 1989 ITV logo below which also exists.
• In a few cases, the logo is paired with other co-producers, typically being moved to the right.
  • On post-1996 reruns of Finder's Keepers season 5, World Wide International Television's logo is shown.
  • On Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, the logo is paired with the 1987 DIC logo.
• On modern prints of McCallum, the 1996 Scottish Television logo is cropped (or stretched in some cases).
• Another production variant which features the logo with the text reading "A SCOTTISH TELEVISION ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION FOR ITV IN ASSOCIATION WITH FLEXTECH TELEVISION" and the 1989 ITV logo and the Flextech Television logo both appearing below also exists, which is seen on The Stalker's Apprentice.
• On Vote '99 Scotland Debate, this logo is paired with the 1995 Grampian Television 3D logo with the text reading "A SCOTTISH TELEVISION GRAMPIAN TELEVISION CO-PRODUCTION" appearing below.
• On Life on the Hedge, the 1996 logo shares the screen with the 1995 S4C and RTE and the Performance Films logos.
• On The Last Musketeer, the 1996 logo appears with the text reading "A SCOTTISH TELEVISION PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH COASTAL PRODUCTIONS" and the copyright notice reading "© MM", both of which appear below.
• On the 1996 series of Art Attack, the 1996 logo shares the screen with The Media Merchants logo with the text reading "THE MEDIA MERCHANTS PRODUCTION FOR SCOTTISH TELEVISION", which appears below.
• On 1997 CITV airings of various programmes such as Art Attack and Goggle Watch, the rhombus variant is shrunken and shown alongside other logos against a dimly lit grey background. "An" and "Programme for" appear above and below the logos whereas the 1989 ITV logo is underneath them all.
• On Ocean Colour Scene: Live at Stirling Castle on the STV Player website, the 1996 logo appears with the text reading "A SCOTTISH TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR SCOTLAND" appearing below.
• From late 1997 to 1999, the ITV URL reading "www.itv.co.uk" appears at the bottom right of the screen.
• On A Glen for All Seasons, this logo shares the screen with the 1995 Grampian Television 3D logo, which takes place on the same background as the 6th logo's 1989 endcap, and the text also reads "A GRAMPIAN TELEVISION/SCOTTISH TELEVISION TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR" with both the 1989 ITV logo and copyright notice reading "© MCMXCVII" both appearing below.

Technique: A still. digital graphic.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Audio Variant: On Art Attack, the same "TONG!" sound from The Media Merchants' logo is used.

Availability: Seen on programmes by Scottish Television from the time-period until 2000.

• Like before, some of these programmes have become available on home media releases and streaming platforms including British prints of Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century and Art Attack.
• The latter also has this logo intact on the Art Attack 5: Scrapbook UK VHS release, but is replaced with the Buena Vista International logo on international prints.
• Additionally, it can also be found on McCallum, season 15 of Taggart, and post-1996 reruns of Finder's Keepers series 5, among others.
• The production variant with the 1989 ITV logo is also seen on the three-part 1998 crime drama Seesaw, and was also seen on the original 1997 airings of the fifth and final season of Rupert on CITV, and Passport Quiz, among others.
• The production variant without the 1989 ITV logo can also be found on the STV Player streaming print of S03E04 of Off The Page.
• The rare 1997 "A Grampian Television/Scottish Television Production for ITV" variant with the 1989 ITV logo was seen on A Glen for All Seasons, which can also be found on STV Player.

9th Logo (February 28, 2000-April 27, 2003)

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Visuals: Against an ethereal blue background, the 2000 Scottish Television logo is seen with the text "scottish television production" below it.

Variants:

• Sometimes, other producers logos appear on the endcap alongside the Scottish Television logo.
• On Rebus and Taggart, the box is opaque.
• On Upstairs Downstairs Bears, the "scottish television production" text is missing.
• On the pilot of High Times, the text is reworded to "scottish television/grampian television co-production" with the byline reading "an smg business" which appears at the bottom of the screen.

Technique: A still. digital graphic.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Audio Variant: On Art Attack, the same "TONG!" sound from The Media Merchants' logo is used.

Availability: Seen on programmes by Scottish Television from the time-period until 2003.

• These include season 13 of Art Attack, season 1 of Rebus, the last few seasons of Take the High Road, and the UK version of Wheel of Fortune, among others.
• It was also last seen on the series finale of Take the High Road.

10th Logo (September 30, 2004-May 29, 2006)

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Visuals: On a blue rectangular panel background, the 2003 logo is seen with the text "scottish television production ©(year in Roman numerals)" underneath and a byline on the very bottom reading "an smg business".

Variant: On one programme, only the logo is present while accompanied with the SMG logo.

Technique: A still. digital graphic.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Seen on programmes by Scottish Television from the time-period until 2006.

• Only seen on High Times.
• By this point, nearly all of Scottish TV's original programmes used the SMG Productions name.

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