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===Background===
The '''Thames''' production company was originally the production arm of [[Thames Television IDs (UK)|Thames Television]], 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 (UK)|Pearson Television]] in mid-1993 (itself sold to CLT-UFA in July 2000, merged to become the RTL Group, and rebranded as [[Fremantle (UK)|FremantleMedia]] in 2001). In 2003, Thames was merged with another Fremantle subsidiary, [[Talkback (UK)|Talkback]] to form [[Talkback Thames (UK)|Talkback Thames]], which was then split in 2012 into four production companies, resurrecting the Thames brand.
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|Rediffusion London (1955, production).png|1st Logo (September 22, 1955-April 5, 1964)
|Rediffusion London (1964, production).png|2nd Logo (April 6, 1964-July 29, 1968)
|ABCTelevision1959OhBoy!.png|1st Logo (February 18, 1956-1958)
|ABC Production (1958).jpeg|2nd Logo (1958-1964)
|ABC Production (1964).jpeg|3rd Logo (1964-1968)
|ABC Production (1966).png|4th Logo (1966-1968)
|Thames without London.png|1st Logo (July 30, 1968-1969)
|Thames Colour Production (1982).png|2nd Logo (November 15, 1969-September 1, 1989)
|Thames16.jpeg|3rd Logo (September 4, 1989-August 31, 1990)
|Thames Television Presentation (circa 1992).png|4th Logo (September 3, 1990-1997)
|Thames1997TheBill.png|5th Logo (1997-2002)
|Thames2001TheBill.png|6th Logo (2001-2003)
|Thamesendcap2003.jpg|7th Logo (2003-2005)
|Thames2012FamilyFortunes.png|8th Logo (January 1, 2012-2019)
|Thames logo (2018-present).PNG|9th Logo (2018-)
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==Rediffusion London Productions==
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* Pretty much of Rediffusion's programmes has been wiped by Thames.
===2nd Logo (April 6, 1964-July 29, 1968)===
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* The Christmas variant was seen on the first episode of ''Do Not Adjust Your Set''.
* Was fallen to victim with Thames' wiping of the Rediffusion archives.
==ABC Television Productions==
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* These ABC programmes have fallen victim to wiping when Rediffusion and ABC merged together to form Thames in 1968.
* It was seen on very old episodes of ''Armchair Theatre''.
===2nd Logo (1958-1964)===
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* Also seen on episodes of ''Armchair Theatre'' at that time.
* Other ABC programmes featuring the logo have fallen victim to wiping when Rediffusion and ABC merged in 1968.
===3rd Logo (1964-1968)===
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* Found on ''The Avengers'' '64 DVD set, and it appears on ''The Avengers'' from the 1964 (last Catherine Gale) and 1965 (B&W Emma Peel) seasons.
* It was also seen on the ABC run of ''Callahan''. Again, other ABC programs have fallen victim to wiping when Rediffusion and ABC merged with Thames in 1968.
===4th Logo (1966-1968)===
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* Can be found at the end of every colour episode of ''The Avengers'' when reran on television and on DVD.
* The colour episodes were produced by the Associated British Corporation for airing on overseas networks between 1966 until the ITV franchises changed in 1968 (the original UK airings would of been in B&W).
==Thames==
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'''Availability:''' Common. Many Thames shows had kept the logo, like ''General Franco'' and ''Special Branch'', among others.
===2nd Logo (November 15, 1969-September 1, 1989)===
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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'' and ''The Sweeney'', 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'' and series 1 of ''Everybody's Equal'', among many others as well.
===3rd Logo (September 4, 1989-August 31, 1990)===
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* Season 1 episodes of ''French Fields'' kept this intact on [[Play UK (UK)|UK Play]] and whenever [[Alibi (UK)|Alibi]] decides to air it.
* The B&W variant of the "THAMES TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL FOUR" endcap was also seen on a TCM airing of the 1921 film ''The Blot'' as well.
===4th Logo (September 3, 1990-1997)===
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* The monochrome version was also seen on ''The World At War'' after its "remastering" and has been aired on [[BBC Two (UK)|BBC Two]] during December 2002; no word yet if this version has been sighted in North America.
* The production variant without the 1989 ITV logo also plasters the 2nd logo on programmes which was 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.
===5th Logo (1997-2002)===
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* It also appears on a UK 4:3 DVD release of ''Jack the Ripper'' (1988) plastering the 2nd logo.
* The FremantleMedia byline version is rare, due to it only being used for a short-time.
===6th Logo (2001-2003)===
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* A few episodes of the 4th season of the UK version of ''Fort Boyard'' when aired on Challenge end with this logo.
* This logo is also seen on a UK 16:9 widescreen DVD release of ''Jack the Ripper'' (1988) plastering the 2nd logo.
===7th Logo (2003-2005)===
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'''Availability:''' Was seen on ''Pop Idol'', ''The Bill'', ''Play Your Cards Right'', ''Idols!'', early episodes of ''The X Factor'' and ''Hardware'', among others.
===8th Logo (January 1, 2012-2019)===
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'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Britain's Got Talent'' and ''The X Factor'' from 2012-2019, and the 2012 series of ''Blockbusters'' on Challenge, among others.
===9th Logo (2018-)===
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'''Availability:''' Current.
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The Thames production company was originally the production arm of Thames Television, 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 1955 Rediffusion logo, with either "Presents" or "Channel Nine" being replaced by "An Associated-Rediffusion Production" or "An Associated-Rediffusion Network Production"
Variants:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.
Availability: Extinct.
Logo: Essentially, a shortened version of the 1964 Rediffusion logo, except the text is already formed, and the word "PRODUCTION" is shown below the logo.
Variants:
FX/SFX: Only the Adstral spinning.
Music/Sounds: None or the ending theme of the programme.
Availability:
Logo: Same as the 1956 production logo, except "presents" would be replaced with "Network Production" with "An" above the logo. Sometimes, this text would also be in capitals.
Variant: An in-credit version with "Filmed Production" also exists for the above variant.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None or the end theme of the programme.
Availability: Extinct.
Logo: A still version of the 1958 logo, except "an" was above the triangle and "PRODUCTION" below the "ABC".
Variant: "NETWORK" may also be below "ABC" as well.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None or the end theme of the programme.
Availability: Rare.
Logo: A still version of the 1964 logo, except "production" replaces "presents".
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None or the end theme of the programme.
Availability:
Logo: On a black background, we see the letters:
in the centre of the screen, with "ABC" in red, The letter "C" in "ABC" then slides onto the "A" and "B" and the word "production" wipes out from the right, then the logo dramatically zooms out, then the letters "B" and "C" slide downwards and then reveal the words:
The logo then fades out.
Variant: In 1968, the red letters were changed to yellow.
FX/SFX: The letters sliding and the logo zooming out, sorta simple.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the TV show.
Availability:
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.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.
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:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None or the ending theme of the programme.
Availability:
Logo: On a blue spotlight background, we see a still version of the Thames XXI logo, except the bottom triangle is wordless. Below it was the text reading either "THAMES TELEVISION PRESENTATION/PRODUCTION" or the text "THAMES TELEVISION PRODUCTION/PROGRAMME FOR" and the then-newly-introduced 1989 ITV logo appears below.
Variants:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None or the ending theme of the programme.
Availability: Rare.
Nickname: "Thames Triangle III", "Thames Reborn (after 1992)"
Logo: Against a medium blue background is a blue and gold version of the triangular Thames logo from before. 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 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:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show, or none.
Availability: Uncommon.
Nickname: "The (Pearson) Tower Bridge"
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:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show or silence.
Availability: Common.
Nickname: "River Waves"
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:
FX/SFX: A still image rendered in modern CGI.
Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show or silence.
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:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: Just the end theme from any show.
Availability: Was seen on Pop Idol, The Bill, Play Your Cards Right, Idols!, early episodes of The X Factor and Hardware, among others.
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.
FX/SFX: The circle zooming and "thames" turning in.
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:
FX/SFX: The "THAMES" lettering rising and its reflection fading away.
Music/Sounds: A whoosh sound with a "thud", the ending theme from any show, or none.
Availability: Current.