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*During the 1970 ITV strike, a black-and-white version exists, where the logo reads only as "'''THAMES PRODUCTION'''"
*Other versions of the logo exist, reading as "'''FROM THAMES'''" or "'''FROM THAMES IN COLOUR'''", which was seen at the end of movies and imported programmes.
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*Another version read "Produced for THAMES TELEVISION", with "Produced for" and "Television" added above and below the Thames text which appears on ''Jack the Ripper'' (1988).
*In 1982, Thames added a new closing logo without the reflections for its [[Channel 4|Channel Four]] programmes. Against a black or {{color|blue}} background was a box with a {{color|blue}}/white outline of the buildings, a {{color|blue}}/{{color|darkviolet|purple}} gradient background and the word "THAMES" inside. Underneath are the words "A THAMES TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL FOUR" (an early version lacked the box).
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'''Availability:''' Common.
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*It was also seen on the 1970s UK version of ''The Tomorrow People'', ''Love Thy Neighbor'', ''George and Mildred'', ''Man About the House'', series 1 of ''Everybody's Equal'', ''Des O'Connor Tonight'', and the first four series of ''Strike It Lucky'', among many others as well.
*The "COLOUR PRODUCTION" variant also makes a surprise appearance at the end of the French dub of the first three ''Mr. Bean'' episodes "Mr. Bean", "The Return of Mr. Bean", and "The Curse of Mr. Bean", respectively, which is then followed by the 2001 [[Fremantle|FremantleMedia International]] logo as well.
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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 to focus on entertainment shows.
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.
Availability: Common.
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:
Bylines:
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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