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'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the programme or none.
'''Availability:''' Common. Many Thames shows had kept the logo, like ''General Franco'' and ''Special Branch'', among others.
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* Still saved on most shows, like ''The Bill'', ''Danger Mouse'', ''The Wind in the Willows'', ''Count Duckula'', ''Rainbow'', ''The Sooty Show'', ''Rumpole of the Bailey'', ''The Sweeney'' and ''Armchair Theatre'', among many others.
*It was also seen on the 1970s UK version of ''The Tomorrow People'', ''Love Thy Neighbor'', ''George and Mildred'', ''Man About the House''
===3rd Logo (September 4, 1989-August 31, 1990)===
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'''Availability:''' Rare.
*It appears on Thames shows such as ''The Bill'', ''This Is Your Life'', ''Wish You Were Here'', ''Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius'' and episodes of both ''The Sooty Show'' and ''Rainbow'' from 1989 to 1990, and the fifth series of ''Strike It Lucky'', among many others.
*It was also originally seen on season 3 (1989-90) episodes of ''Count Duckula'', however it does not appear on the DVD release, nor does it not appear on VHS releases as they are often deleted out, or plastered over by either [[Thames Video]]'s first logo or [[Cosgrove Hall Films|Cosgrove Hall Productions]]' second logo (which was extended on the DVD release).
*It also appears on 1989 episodes of ''Never The Twain'' and is intact whenever Forces TV aired this.
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'''Availability:''' Uncommon.
*It was seen on ''Executive Stress'', the later ''French Fields'' (second season onward), series 6 (1990) of ''Danger Mouse'', series 3 (1990-1991) of ''Count Duckula'', episodes of ''The Sooty Show'', ''T-Bag'' and ''Rainbow'' from 1990 to 1992, all episodes of ''Truckers'' and ''Victor and Hugo: Bunglers in Crime'', later ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' episodes, ''This Is Your Life'', ''Mr. Bean'', ''Wish You Were Here...?'',
*The first version also originally used to appear on public TV rerun prints of the ''Mr. Bean'' episode "Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean", but it has since been removed for current broadcasts.
*The monochrome version was also seen on ''The World At War'' after its "remastering" in 1994 and has also been aired on [[BBC Two]] during December 2002.
*The production variant without the 1989 ITV logo also plasters the 2nd logo on programmes which were seen on UK Gold such as ''The Upchat Line'', ''The Bill'', ''Danger UXB'', ''Give Us A Clue'', ''The Sweeney'' and ''George and Mildred'', among others, and on a Talking Pictures TV airing of a 1979 episode of ''Quatermass'' as well.
*The mid-1996 production variant was also seen on a later print of S8E09 of ''Minder'' titled "The Greatest Show in Willesden", a mid-1990s print of the 1983 adaptation of ''The Wind in the Willows'', series 10 of ''Michael Barrymore's Strike It Rich'', and at the end of a UKTV Play streaming print of S13E01 of ''The Bill'' as well.
===5th Logo (1997-2002)===
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The
'''Availability:''' Common.
*Plastered over older Thames logos (primarily on British cable TV); otherwise uncommon in America, as recent Thames productions have rarely aired on [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]].
*It was also seen on ''The Bill'', ''Michael Barrymore's Strike It Rich'' and ''Wish You Were Here'', among many others.
*Early episodes of the 4th season of the UK version of ''Fort Boyard'' on Challenge also feature this logo, with the remaining episodes of that season using the next logo.
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*The FremantleMedia byline version is rare, due to it only being used for a short-time.
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'''Technique:''' A still image rendered in modern CGI.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The
'''Availability:''' Uncommon.
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The Thames production company was originally the production arm of Thames Television, formed from a merger of the separate previous units ABC Television Productions and Rediffusion London Productions. Even though after Thames had lost its ITV franchise in 1992 to Carlton, it continued on as a production company, which was acquired by Pearson Television in mid-1993 (itself sold to CLT-UFA in July 2000, merged to become the RTL Group, and rebranded as FremantleMedia in 2001).
In 2003, Thames was merged with another Fremantle subsidiary, Talkback to form Talkback Thames, which was then split in 2012 into four production companies, resurrecting the Thames brand.
Logo: Essentially a still version of the 1968 logo, with "FROM" on the top left of the logo.
Variant: On some programmes, a still version of the black background version is used.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme or none.
Availability: Common. Many Thames shows had kept the logo, like General Franco and Special Branch, among others.
Logo: It's a still version of the 1969 logo, but with the text reading "COLOUR PRODUCTION" below the logo.
Variants:
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme or none.
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Logo: On a blue spotlight background, we see a still version of the Thames XXI logo, except the bottom triangle is wordless. Below it is text reading either "THAMES TELEVISION PRESENTATION/PRODUCTION" or "THAMES TELEVISION PRODUCTION/PROGRAMME FOR", and the 1989 ITV logo appearing below.
Variants:
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme or none.
Availability: Rare.
Logo: Against a medium blue background is a blue and gold version of the triangular Thames logo with the words "THAMES TELEVISION" appearing on the triangle in a Friz Quadrata font. Below that is the text "THAMES TELEVISION PRODUCTION/PROGRAMME FOR" with the 1989 ITV logo. After 1992, this became the primary logo, and the 1989 ITV logo was removed.
Byline: Beginning in mid-1996, the byline "A Pearson Television Company" was added below the triangle, and "Production" was moved on to it, now also in the same font as the rest of the logo. The copyright text "© Thames Television Limited MCMXCVI" was also added at the bottom of the screen, as it was previously on the credits.
Variants:
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme or none.
Availability: Uncommon.
Logo: Against a black background is a tall blue box with a whitish silhouette of the Tower Bridge. Under that are the words "THAMES" in the Copperplate Gothic font and the respective company byline.
Variants:
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Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme or none.
Availability: Common.
Logo: As we see waves on the surface of a river, the name "THAMES" in a white sans-serif font is seen in the centre of the screen. Like the "Rising Buildings", there is a reflection given to the Thames name (in a sky-bluish shade). The byline "A FremantleMedia Company" is under this.
Variants:
Technique: A still image rendered in modern CGI.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme or none.
Availability: Uncommon.
Logo: Against a bluish/whitish background with many dots and lines, we see the word "THAMES"; below that is the "talkbackTHAMES" logo. The byline "Part of the FremantleMedia Group" (or "A FremantleMedia Company") is shown underneath it in a smaller font. Sometimes, a FremantleMedia copyright date is at the bottom.
Variants:
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: Just the end theme from any show.
Availability: Seen on Pop Idol, The Bill, Play Your Cards Right, Idols!, early episodes of The X Factor and Hardware, among other shows from the era.
Logo: A purple circle zooms in, with the word "thames" (with a massive "t") turning on the circle. The bottom shines. The FremantleMedia byline appears on the bottom of it.
Technique: Simple computer animation.
Music/Sounds: Just the end theme from any show.
Availability: Seen on Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor from 2012-2019, and the 2012 series of Blockbusters on Challenge, among others.
Logo: On a black background, the word "THAMES" now in a gold and a different font rises up, and the reflection fades out, similar to the "Rising Buildings" logo.
Bylines:
Variants:
Technique: Simple CGI.
Music/Sounds: A whoosh sound with a "thud", the ending theme from any show, or none.
Availability: Current.
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