Meridian Productions

Background
This is the production arm of Meridian Television.

1st Logo (January 1, 1993-1995)
Logo: The 1991 Meridian logo is placed on a black background with the text "A MERIDIAN PROGRAMME" underneath.

Variants:
 * Sometimes, the text reads the following instead:
 * "A MERIDIAN PRESENTATION"
 * "A MERIDIAN PROGRAMME FOR ITV"
 * "A MERIDIAN PRESENTATION FOR ITV". This and the above variant uses the 1989 ITV logo.

Technique: None.

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

Availability: Rare.
 * Can be seen on series 1-3 of Wizadora, 1993 episodes of the UK version of Jeopardy! and Catchphrase, along with early episodes of Zzzap and later episodes of Houseparty, among many others.

2nd Logo (1995-1997)
Logo: On a flame-like background consisting of black,, and colors, the Meridian logo from before with the company name in white is seen above "A MERIDIAN PROGRAMME".

Variants:
 * Like before, the text below the logo may read "A MERIDIAN PROGRAMME FOR ITV" or "A MERIDIAN PRESENTATION FOR ITV" with the 1989 ITV logo used on networked programmes.
 * On Who I Am?, the 1995 VCI logo appears alongside the Meridian logo. "IN ASSOCIATION WITH VCI" is added underneath "A MERIDIAN PROGRAMME".

Technique: None.

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

Availability: Can be seen on later series of Wizadora as well as Delta Wave, Ruth Rendell Mysteries and In the Wild, among many others.

3rd Logo (September 1996-October 4, 1998)
Logo: The moving striped background from the 1996 ID now consists of, purple, and colors. Additionally, the sun/moon logo is in the same position as before and "A MERIDIAN PROGRAMME" is placed underneath.

Variants:
 * Like before, the text below the logo may read "A MERIDIAN PROGRAMME FOR ITV" or "A MERIDIAN PRESENTATION FOR ITV" with the 1989 ITV logo used on networked programmes.
 * On 1997 CITV airings of various programmes such as Goggle Watch, the logo is shrunken and shown alongside other logos against a dimly lit background. "An" and "Programme for" appear above and below the logos whereas the 1989 ITV logo is underneath them all.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Rare.
 * Seen on such programmes, like In the Dark, Sooty's Amazing Adventures and Monkey Business, among many others.

4th Logo (October 5, 1998-2001)
Logo: On a windy - background, the Meridian logo is in a different color palette with the moon in a -like color and the company name in black.

Variant: On multiple programmes, the logo is seen within the United Productions logo, either underneath or side-by-side with said company's.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None or the ending theme of the programme.

Availability: The on-screen logo is extremely rare since at this time, nearly all of Meridian's original programmes used the United Productions variant instead.
 * It was so far only seen on series 2-4 of Monkey Business.
 * Speaking of United Productions, this variant can be seen on the last several series of ZZZAP! and early movies of Hornblower.

5th Logo (April 21, 2002-August 29, 2004)
Logo: We see the same Granada purple end card with the corporate logo used by all other Granada-owned regions, however, the shadow copies are of the Meridian symbol, and the square has the white Meridian logo inside with the text reads "A Meridian Production".

Variants:
 * On Hornblower, the square is next to the A&E logo and the text underneath now reads "A Meridian Production in association with A&E Network".
 * On Doodlebug Summer, the LWT and Meridian squares appear alongside each other and the text now reads either "A Meridian/LWT Co-Production" or "A LWT/Meridian Co-Production" and appears in either this background with the Meridian logos or the background with the 1996 LWT logos.
 * A split screen version of this logo exists.
 * The logo also sometimes appears in 4:3 aspect ratio.
 * This background may stretched or zoomed on some shows and movies.

Technique: None.

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

Availability: Rare.
 * Appears on seasons 1 and 2 of The Last Detective, William & Mary and the latter Hornblower movies.
 * However, it can be plastered with Granada or ITV Studios logos on more modern releases.
 * Despite this, it is intact on streaming prints of series 6-8 of Where the Heart Is and series 5 and 6 of Monkey Business.
 * It is also intact on UKTV Drama airings of Season 6-8 Where the Heart Is.