ITV Yorkshire Productions

Background
This is the production arm of ITV Yorkshire, formerly Yorkshire Television.

1st Logo (July 29, 1968-1969)
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Logo:
 * Opening: Against a black background, a moving white diamond pattern unfolds from the centre of the screen and moves upward and off the screen, leaving behind a Y-shaped chevron. Afterwards, the words "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION" appear below it. This is the same as their station ident from the time just with slightly different phrasing.
 * Closing: A still version of the 1968 ident with "Network Production" underneath.

Variants:
 * On Parkin’s Patch: The Deserter, the opening logo is still and reads "production" underneath.
 * The "production" variant also appeared on the end of Where There’s Brass, with the next logo oddly being used at the beginning.
 * Sometimes, the "Network Production" text on the closing logo could be in all lower-case.

Technique: Early Scanimate for the opening logo, None for the closing logo.

Music/Sounds:
 * Opening: A horn sounder ending in a five-note fanfare, which is based off the traditional Yorkshire folk song "On Ilkla Moor Baht'at", composed by Derek New.
 * Closing: The ending theme of the programme.

Musics/Sounds Variants:
 * On Jim Bullock: Miner Extraordinary, the opening logo is silent.
 * On Parkin’s Patch: The Deserter, the opening logo uses the music from the next logo.

Availability: Ultra Rare.
 * Many programmes from this period are hard to find outside of their original airings, though some archival sites may have shows with this logo intact.
 * It appeared on the channel's earliest original programmes such as Where There's Bass, Parkin's Patch: The Deserter, and Jim Bullock: Miner Extraordinary.
 * It was recently spotted on Season 1 episodes of The Main Chance on Talking Pictures TV. It is also preserved on the Network DVD of said series.
 * For a brief time, it was used in tandem with the next logo.

2nd Logo (1969-1989)
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Logo: On a black background, a small Y-shaped chevron appears with "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION Colour Production " underneath it. This is the same as their station ident from the time, just with slightly different phrasing.

Bylines: 1975-1982: Times New Roman (year in Roman Numerals) This could sometimes be all on one line with the year in Arabic numerals

Variants:
 * Starting on January 1, 1982, the phrase was shortened to "Arial"
 * Sometimes, the 1982 logo has a copyright stamp.
 * A superimposed variant exists for both the 1969 and 1982 variants.
 * On early episodes of Countdown, the white text below the yellow chevron reads "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION PRODUCTION" and the yellow text below it reads "for Channel Four."
 * On Silent Cries, the logo is smaller and in an inverted colour scheme. The phrase "In Association With" also appears below it in black.
 * On many episodes of 3-2-1, the chevron transforms into a rocket which then flies around the screen before ending up in a trash bin, which turns into the show's mascot, "Dusty Bin".
 * On 1985 episodes of 3-2-1-, the logo spins and is covered in snow.

Technique: None for the standard variants. CGI animation for the 1985 3-2-1 variant.

Music/Sounds: Music/Sounds Variants:
 * Opening: A shortened, five-note horn fanfare based off of the bombastic fanfare used in the previous logo.
 * Closing: The ending theme of the programme.


 * From 1982 onwards, the fanfare was reorchestrated slightly, with different horns and more prominent drums.
 * On 3-2-1, the logo used a different version of the fanfare which then segued into the show's opening theme.

Availability: Can still be found on many of Yorkshire Television's shows from the time.
 * The 1969 variant can be found on the first series of both That's My Boy and Emmerdale Farm, later episodes of The Main Chance and Only When I Laugh, among others.
 * The 1982 variant was seen on early series of Countdown as well as later series of That's My Boy, Emmerdale Farm and Silent Cries, among others.
 * The blue variant with the white background was spotted on the original affiliate KNBC airing and Amazon Prime Video's prints of the 1993 TV Movie Silent Cries.

3rd Logo (January 1987-September 1, 1989)
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Logo:
 * Opening: Against a black background is a sea of liquid gold, with a red horizon. The camera then pans upwards as the chevron in CGI emerges from the sea, revolving 180 degrees. Once it finishes rising, a dark blue gradient is revealed and the words "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION Production" appear below in the same arrangement as the 2nd logo, while the chevron turns solid yellow.
 * Closing: This is a still version of the 1987 logo.

Variants: A YORKSHIRE TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL 4 IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION AND TELEVISION NEW ZEALAND A line separates said line of text and the copyright info.
 * Like the idents, Channel 4 co-productions has "Production" replaced with "for Channel Four".
 * On Cloud Waltzing, "Impact" is added above the logo.
 * As per the 2nd logo, episodes of Countdown would have "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION PRODUCTION" in white below the chevron and "for Channel Four" in yellow below that.
 * On the Dramarama episode "Back to Front", the endcap is flipped, so that the text is backwards.
 * On Politics of Food, the bottom text was majorly altered to read
 * On The James Whale Radio Show, the logo is smaller, the words "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION PRODUCTION" in white and the words "in association with" in yellow appear below with the Radio Aire logo appearing underneath.
 * On All Change, this logo appears with the 1989 Childsplay Productions logo which then crossfades into the 1989 Yorkshire endcap.
 * A filmed version of the still variant without the word "Production" also exists, which appears at the end of the International Master Films VHS release of the 1988 TV movie The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank.

Technique: CGI for the opening logo, None for the closing logo.

Music/Sounds:
 * Opening: A horn sounder that gets more and more dramatic, ending with a different arrangement of the Yorkshire fanfare.
 * Closing: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability:
 * The opening variant was used until ITV abolished frontcaps starting on January 1, 1988, and while it can still be seen intact on many Yorkshire programmes from the era, it can be removed from certain prints.
 * The closing variant is still kept intact on most Yorkshire programmes from the era such as Emmerdale Farm, The Raggy Dolls, First Tuesday, 3-2-1, The New Statesman and Countdown, among others.
 * This logo also appeared on Challenge reruns of 3–2–1 episodes from the era and more recently a special 50th Anniversary ITV3 repeat of classic Emmerdale Farm.

4th Logo (June?-September 1, 1989)
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Logo: On a background, half of the golden chevron flies in, the camera pans over it and sees the other half merge together to form the full chevron. It then zooms out as the words "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION" fade in below. This is followed by the text "Times New Roman" zooming out below the logo.

Variant: A later version of the logo exists where the logo freezes after the "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION" text appears.

Technique: An extended rearrangement of the Yorkshire fanfare.

Music/Sounds: Same as the Yorkshire 21 Years ident.

Availability:
 * Still seen on old tapes of Yorkshire's television programmes from the time such as Emmerdale Farm and Images of Yorkshire, respectively among other networked programmes.
 * It also recently made an appearance on an episode of classic Emmerdale Farm on ITV Hub as part of the show's 50th Anniversary celebrations.

5th Logo (September 1, 1989-December 1994)
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Logo: On a -black gradient background, the 3D Chevron from the 1989 ident is shown with the text "Time New Roman" underneath.

Variants:
 * Sometimes, "PRODUCTION" may be reworded to "PRESENTATION" or "PROGRAMME".
 * The 1989 ITV logo also appears underneath the Yorkshire Television text on networked programmes.
 * On Till We Meet Again, the background is solid, the 1989 ITV logo is colourized and the rest of the text is italicized. A copyright stamp was also added underneath it.
 * A variant exists where the normal text is covered up and replaced by the text "Times New Roman".
 * On The Riddlers, the logo is on a black background with the text from the Enterprises Production variant placed underneath and surrounded by two thin lines.
 * On Wife of The Week, the logo is smaller and features the words A YORKSHIRE TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR BRITISH SATELLITE BROADCASTING. Below it is a copyright notice reading COPYRIGHT B.S.B. 1990.
 * On Bruce's Price is Right, the logo is paired with the Talbot Television logo.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Rare.
 * It was seen on Through the Keyhole, Wife of the Week, Emmerdale Farm (later changed to Emmerdale starting in November 1989), Countdown, Till We Meet Again, All Change, Heartbeat, A Touch of Frost, The Riddlers and Stay Lucky, among many others.
 * It was also retained on S1 episodes of Bruce's Price is Right on Challenge.

6th Logo (October 1994-October 1996)
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Logo: On a - gradient background, the Chevron logo is sheen above the phrase "Times New Roman"

Variants:
 * The 1989 ITV logo also appears underneath the "Times New Roman" text on networked programmes.
 * On Series 3, episode 13 of Bad Influence!, Nam Rood (played by Andy Wear) appears in the logo to wipe away a grey dot on the screen (the dot that appeared on the episode during a segment of Rood talking about grey dots appearing on old TVs). After he wipes away the dot, he gives a thumbs up, and leaves.
 * On programmes produced for Channel 4 such as Countdown, the text below the chevron reads as follows: Times New Roman
 * For co-productions, the logo sometimes shares the screen with other logos and the text is reworded to "A YORKSHIRE TELEVISION CO-PRODUCTION".
 * On Raise the Roof, the Action Time logo is seen underneath Yorkshire's.
 * On Bruce's Price is Right, the Fremantle UK logo is seen underneath Yorkshire's.
 * On ITV3 airings of Series 3, Episode 3 of A Touch of Frost, the logo is cropped to 16:9.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Rare.
 * Can be seen on Yorkshire programmes such as A Touch of Frost, Heartbeat, Countdown, Emmerdale since December 20, 1994, Bruce's Price is Right and Raise the Roof, among many others.

7th Logo (October 1996-November 7, 1999)
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Logo: On a sky blue cloudy background covered by warped and transparent "3"s, we see the Chevron logo with the text "Times New Roman" set in Friz Quadrata below it.

Variants:
 * Sometimes, "PRODUCTION" may be reworded to "PRESENTATION" or "PROGRAMME".
 * The 1989 ITV logo is also seen below the Yorkshire Television text on networked programmes until October 4, 1998.
 * Beginning on January 26, 1998, the multiple warped and transparent "3"s were removed with the background being changed to a cloudier backdrop.
 * Another variant which appears on Yorkshire programmes for Channel 4 such as Countdown features the Yorkshire chevron logo and the phrase "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL 4". Sometimes there is a copyright notice reading "© CHANNEL 4 TELEVISION CORPORATION [year in Roman numerals]". This variant also does not feature the warped and transparent "3"s in the background at all.
 * Another Countdown variant has text below the yellow chevron that reads "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION STUDIOS".
 * On 1997 episodes of Bruce's Price is Right, the Fremantle UK Productions logo appears within Yorkshire's logo. Again, this variant also does not feature the warped and transparent "3"s in the background at all.
 * On 1998-2000 episodes of Bruce's Price is Right, the background is black and features either the Fremantle (1998) or Grundy (1999-2000) logos on top of the Chevron.
 * On episodes of A Touch of Frost from the period, the text is reworded to "A YORKSHIRE TELEVISION PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH" while the Excelsior logo appears underneath.
 * On the TV documentary Spitfire: Lincolnshire to Las Vegas, which aired on May 19, 1997, the Yorkshire chevron logo shares the screen with the Channel 3 North East's "3" logo and the text is also rephrased to "A YORKSHIRE TELEVISION CHANNEL 3 NORTH EAST CO-PRODUCTION".
 * On the Channel 4 Schools programme Planet Earth, the logo appears with the words "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL 4 IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE EUROPEAN BROADCASTING UNION" and the copyright notice appearing below. Once again, this variant also does not feature the warped and transparent "3"s in the background at all as well.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Rare.
 * Appears on shows like Heartbeat, Countdown, A Touch of Frost, Emmerdale and Bruce's Price is Right, among others.
 * The Channel 3 North East Co-Production variant can be seen on the TV documentary Spitfire: Lincolnshire to Las Vegas.
 * Interestingly, many episodes of Series 4 of Heartbeat use the 1998 logo when reran on ITV3. This series would have originally used the 1989 logo.

8th Logo (November 8, 1999-October 27, 2002)
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Logo: Against the same background as the Yorkshire Television station ident from time, where the hearts from the standard ITV "Hearts" package are replaced by Chevrons, we see a glass-like box containing a  Chevron with the phrase "A YORKSHIRE TELEVISION PRODUCTION" underneath it, set in Bank Gothic.

Variants:
 * On Countdown episodes from 1999 to 2001, the text was reworded to "A YORKSHIRE TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL FOUR".
 * Other programmes produced for Channel 4 from 2000 to 2002 have the logo positioned on the left with the Channel 4 logo on the right.
 * On A Touch of Frost, the Excelsior logo appears in the glass box underneath the Yorkshire Television text.
 * On season 1 of My Uncle Silas, the logo appears with the text reworded to "A YORKSHIRE TELEVISION CO-PRODUCTION WITH EXCELSIOR AND WGBH/BOSTON" and a copyright notice reading "(C) YORKSHIRE TELEVISION LIMITED MM1" underneath it.
 * On Harold Shipman: Doctor Death, the Chameleon Television logo is placed next to the Chevron.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability:
 * The standard variant can be seen on many shows produced by Yorkshire Television during this time, such as Emmerdale, Micawber and Heartbeat alongside others.
 * The Channel 4 variants can be seen on shows Yorkshire Television produced for the network at that time, such as Countdown among others.
 * The Excelsior Co-Production variant was seen on episodes of A Touch of Frost from this period. Interestingly, it also plasters the previous logo on said show on ITV3 airings of Season 5, Episode 2.
 * The Excelsior and WGBH Boston variant can be seen on Season 1 episodes of "My Uncle Silas"
 * The Chameleon Television variant can be found on the TV Movie "Harold Shipman: Doctor Death"

9th Logo (October 28, 2001-October 31, 2004)
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Logo: We see the same generic Granada purple end card with their corporate logo used by all other Granada-owned regions during this era. The Chevron is used for the shadow copies in the background while the purple square also contains a white Chevron. The text reads "A Yorkshire Television Production".

Variants:
 * This could sometimes be seen sharing the screen with ITV's generic "smokey" end credits. This was phased out in 2002 as ITV began using a new style of generic end credits.
 * Occasionally, a co-producers name could also be seen under the Yorkshire Television text.
 * For programmes that they produced for Channel 4 such as Countdown, the 1999-2004 Channel 4 logo appears alongside the logo.
 * A rare variant of the Yorkshire Television variant exists where the text is rephrased to "A Granada Production".
 * 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.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None or the ending theme to the show.

Availability:
 * Appears on shows such as Countdown, Heartbeat, Emmerdale and A Touch of Frost, among others until 2004.
 * The variant where the Yorkshire Television text was reworded appeared on an October 28, 2001 Yorkshire Television airing of Heartbeat.
 * The Excelsior co-production variant was seen on episodes of A Touch of Frost from the era and has also been used to plaster older Yorkshire Television logos on said series.
 * The 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.
 * It also appears on the 2002 TV movie A is for Acid and was retained when recently repeated on ITV3.

(February 2, 2004-January 15, 2006)
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Logo: We see the same smoky background covered by scattered light blue outlined squares used on all local ITV endcaps between 2004 and 2006. On top of the background is the 2004 ITV Yorkshire logo with the phrase "Helvetica" underneath it, set in Helvetica.

Variants:


 * On Yorkshire Brass, the background is slightly different and the 2004 ITV Yorkshire logo shares the screen with the BNT Productions logo. The text is also reworded to "Helvetica".
 * Another BNT Productions variant exists on Flying Scotsman - Running the Legend. This variant swaps the background out for a plain white one and uses the same text phrasing as the Yorkshire Brass variant, just set on one line in a different font.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Extremely rare.
 * It appeared at the end of the 2004 documentary The Wedding Present.
 * The blue BNT Productions variant can be found on Yorkshire Brass.
 * The white BNT Productions variant can be found on Flying Scotsman - Running the Legend.