Carlton Productions

Background
This is the production arm of Carlton Television. It briefly merged in 1995 with Central Productions to form Carlton UK Productions before reverting back two years later to just Carlton Productions.

(January 1, 1993-November 22, 1996)
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Visuals: On a dark blue fern background, the text "Times New Roman CARLTON Times New Roman" are in the middle of the screen.

Variants:
 * "PROGRAMME" may be reworded to "PRESENTATION", "Times New Roman ITV", or "Times New Roman ITV". The latter two variants have the 1989 ITV logo below.
 * On some shows, the logo is placed on a cloudy background.
 * Another background variant has the logo against the same grey marble background as the 1995 Central Productions logo.
 * In several other instances, the logo is superimposed into the end credits.
 * This variant may also lose the 1989 ITV logo and instead might be shown with other co-producers.
 * There are rare instances where the logo is seen within another co-producer's logo sometimes with the 1989 ITV logo on the bottom right of the screen. For example, in Beam & DaSilva, it is shown within the Chrysalis Television logo and is also.
 * On one show, the Carlton logo is shown on top of the Celador logo and has "Times New Roman" on top of the former and the 1989 ITV logo on the bottom right of the screen.
 * On one show, the logo is.
 * A zoomed-in version of the 1995 background variant also exists which was seen on a October 3, 1996 UK airing of an Old Bear Stories episode "The Colour Chase" on CITV.

Technique: None.

Audio: The ending theme of the show or programme or none.

Availability: Seen on Carlton-owned shows from this time period up until 1996. In its last-two years, it would be used in tandem with the Carlton UK Productions logos.
 * The standard variant can be seen on Body and Soul, The Chrystal Rose Show, The Spooks of Bottle Bay, Alphabet Castle and A Carlton New Year, respectively, among others.
 * The cloudy background variant can be found on a May 1994 Carlton airing to Home and Away, Scavengers, season 10 of Catchphrase and many others.
 * The 1995 Central background variant was either seen after the 2nd UK Productions logo or as an alternative logo during said company's lifespan.
 * These include a Challenge airing to season 10 of Catchphrase and Lance Burton Master Magician: The Legend Begins.
 * However, most of the time, the 1995 Central logo appears after said logo.
 * This logo was also plastered by the 1999 Carlton International logo on later prints of The Upper Hand.

1st Logo (1995-August 26, 1997)
Visuals: This is an in-credit notice of the Carlton logo with "UK Productions" added.

Variants:
 * On the Wolves, Witches & Giants special "Cinderella", the notice is in black.
 * On Dale's Supermarket Sweep, the logo takes place on the same grey marble background as the 1995 Carlton and Central endcaps. Plus, the text is also stylised like the next logo.

Technique: None.

Audio: The ending theme of the show or programme or none.

Availability: Used on Carlton-owned shows until 1997. It was used in tandem with the next logo.
 * It was seen on episodes of Family Fortunes, Link, Dale's Supermarket Sweep and Tots TV, among others.
 * Some episodes of Cadfael such as "A Morbid Taste for Bones" also contain this logo.
 * However, most of season 2 and one episode of season 3 uses the next logo below and season 1 has no closing logo whatsoever.
 * On a different note, Cadfael was the last show to bear the Carlton UK Productions name with the finale of season 3, "The Raven in the Foregate".

2nd Logo (March 15, 1995-August 19, 1997)
Visuals: Next to a black planet with fire glowing out, we see the text "CARLTON UK Productions" on the top right hand side of the screen. If there is a co-producer (e.g. Ragdoll Productions), their logo will appear above Carlton's with "FOR" appearing on top of the latter.

Variants:
 * An animated variant exists where as the fire is burning, the Carlton notice fades out and the screen zooms into the flames rising out of a portion of the planet, crossfading into the 1995 Central logo.
 * Another animated variant of the above also exists which appeared at the end of the 2020 and March 21, 2023 airings of the Peak Practice episode "Life and Soul" on UKTV Drama, except that it just cuts to the 1995 Central logo instead.
 * Sometimes, the planet is on the bottom left corner of the screen whereas the notice is on the bottom right.
 * A copyright notice, usually containing "CARLTON UK Television", may be seen underneath the company's name.
 * For shows co-produced with Channel 4, a notice from said company in the same font as the Carlton logo is placed underneath.
 * Sometimes, the notice is inside the planet.
 * "FOR" may also be replaced with "AND".
 * On current prints of Sharpe's Gold, Sharpe's Battle and Sharpe's Sword, the copyright notice on the variant with the planet on the bottom left corner is changed to an "ITV Studios" one.
 * On Celebrity Squares, copyright info would appear below the logo.

Technique: None for the standard version. The animated variant uses CGI.

Audio: The ending theme of the show or none.

Availability: Despite its short lifespan, it was often seen on many Carlton co-produced shows at the time, especially from 1995 to 1997.
 * The normal variant without any co-producers can be seen on Challenge airings of 1995 Bullseye episodes and some series 2 and 3 episodes of Cadfael up to "Saint Peter's Fair", which would be the logo's last appearance. Some episodes from said series would also use the previous logo.
 * It can also be seen on Peak Practice.
 * The animated variant was spotted on a Challenge airing of an unknown 1995 episode of Bullseye and 2020 and March 21, 2023 airings of the Peak Practice episode "Life and Soul" on UKTV Drama.
 * Shows that have the Carlton notice inside the planet mostly consists of game shows such as Challenge airings of Catchphrase, Dale's Supermarket Sweep, and Celebrity Squares.
 * The variant with the planet on the bottom left corner can be seen on Sharpe's Gold (as well as Sharpe's Battle and Sharpe's Sword), The Story Store, Cone Zone, The Clive James Story and Moving Story.
 * Current prints of the three Sharpe episodes have it intact, but the copyright notice has been changed to an "ITV Studios" one instead.

1st Logo (November 25, 1996-September 3, 1999)
Visuals: On a purple gradient background, the Carlton logo in is placed above "Production".

Variants:
 * "Production" may be reworded to either "Presentation" (which appears at the end of movies and imported programmes), "Programme", "Presentation for ITV", or "Programme for ITV", with the latter two containing the 1989 ITV logo until October 2, 1998. The last two were removed on October 5, 1998 following the launch of the then-new corporate ITV logo.
 * Original versions of this logo have the Carlton logo in white from November 25, 1996 until 1998.
 * Sometimes, the ITV URL also appears on the bottom right of the screen reading "www.itv.co.uk".
 * Beginning in mid-July 1999, the Carlton URL appears at the bottom of the screen reading "www.carlton.com".
 * In a few instances, the logo is seen on a black background either in its original or normal form while paired with other logos.
 * On shows produced for Channel 4, the Carlton logo and the words "Production for Channel Four" appear on a black background which also exists.
 * On Crown and Country, the URL reading "http://crownandcountry.carltontv.co.uk" appears on the bottom right of the screen.

Technique: None.

Audio: The closing theme of the show or programme or none.

Availability: Seen on Carlton-owned shows from this time-period until right up until 1999.
 * The normal version can be seen on Catchphrase episodes on Challenge, and The Bill, among many others.
 * It is also intact on current prints of season 4 of Cadfael, plastering the 1998 Central logo.
 * The "Presentation for ITV" variant of the original 1996 version of this logo also appears at the end of a UKTV Play streaming print of the premiere episode of season 13 of The Bill, following the mid-1996 production variant of the 1990 Thames Television logo and before the 2018 Fremantle logo.
 * The "Presentation for ITV" variant of the original 1996 version of this logo was also seen at the end of Princess Diana: The Week The World Stood Still, following the 1995 An ITN Factual Production endcap.
 * The "Presentation" variant of the original 1996 version of this logo was also seen at the end of 1997 Carlton reruns of Taxi, following the 1975 Paramount Television logo.

2nd Logo (September 6, 1999-June 8, 2004)
1999-2004=

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Visuals: This is a still version of the 1999 TV ident where we see the Carlton logo with "A" and Production" being seen on the top and bottom, respectively.

Variants:
 * For shows that were produced in Central England, the text changes into "A Carlton Production for Central England".
 * For shows that were produced in London, the text now reads "A Carlton Production for London".
 * For shows that were produced in the West of England and the West Country, the text underneath now reads either "A Carlton Production for the West of England" or "A Carlton Production for the West Country".
 * For shows that were produced in English and made at Wales, the text changes into "A Carlton Production for ITV1 Wales".
 * Sometimes, the background is . It was dodger blue from 1999 to 2001 and dark blue from 2001 to 2004.
 * A 16:9 widescreen variant exists.
 * An open matte version exists.
 * Like the idents, a (.*) variant of this logo exists.
 * The logo can be seen as an in-credit version can be seen on most shows.
 * From 2001 until 2004, the Carlton star background is enhanced and the text now reads "A Carlton Production" and appears underneath the Carlton logo.
 * Sometimes, this logo shares the screen with other logos and sometimes either the words "for" or "in association with" can be seen above the Carlton logo with the background being changed depending on either the show or a programme.
 * Sometimes, other logos appear next to the Carlton logo and the text underneath changes.
 * On co-produced shows, the text "A Co-Production of" can be seen on the top.
 * The logo was used as a video game notice, consisting of the Carlton text in black and the star in on a white background. Underneath is copyright information.
 * On Bertie & Elizabeth, "Productions" is added next to the Carlton logo while it is side-by-side with the Whitehall Films logo.
 * Shows from 2000 to 2004 that were produced for Channel 4 has the logo aligned to the left.
 * On Who Got The Bay City Rollers' Millions?, the logo appears within a black background. The star is also glowing and "a" and "production" are besides the Carlton logo.
 * On reruns after Channel 4's revamp on December 31, 2004, the 1999 Channel 4 "Squares" logo is covered by the blue background with studs variant of the 2004-2015 Channel 4 logo.
 * On a later print of Palestine is Still the Issue, the ITV URL appears at the bottom of the screen reading "itv.com" which also exists.
 * On Heroes & Villains, this logo appears with the 2001 ITV Sport Channel logo.

Technique: None.

Audio: The closing theme of the show or none.

Availability: Seen on many shows from this period and is still intact on modern prints of several of them.
 * It was also used for plastering, replacing the WB logo on The Big Brawl on Showtime.
 * The blue background variant can be seen on seasons 7-9 of Police Camera Action for the 1999 version and season 15 of Catchphrase for the 2001 version.
 * It also appeared at the end of A Profile of 'In Which We Serve' on all disc-based releases of In Which We Serve (1942) since the UK Special Edition DVD of the movie such as the Criterion Blu-ray boxset of David Lean Directs Noel Coward, a June 15, 2023 airing of the 2001 TV movie Lloyd & Hill on Virgin Media Four, and at the end of a Challenge airing of a 2000 episode of Family Fortunes, all of which are then followed by the 1999 Carlton International logo.