ITV Granada Productions

Credits

Compiled by
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Editions by
RSX-798 and Michael Kenchington

This article is about the production logos. For the TV idents, see Granada Television.

Background

This is the production banner of Granada Television.

1st Logo (May 3, 1956-1968)

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Visuals: A still version of the 1956 ident with "PRESENTS" replaced with "PRODUCTION".

Variants:

• Like the ident:
  • An inverted version exists.
  • A variant has "TRAVELLING EYE" above "PRODUCTION" which also exists.
• On From the North, a man has the logo tattooed on his back.
• On Coronation Street, a copyright stamp is seen underneath "PRODUCTION".

Technique: An 2D graphic, live-action for the From the North variant.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Seen on programmes from Granada during the company's first-twelve years on-air.

• It can be seen on episodes of Coronation Street from the 1960s, although some episodes are plastered by the “Granada Production” logo or the Granada Television International logo.
• It was also seen on episodes of The Army Game, World in Action, and other programmes made by Granada around this time.
• The inverted versions can be seen on Mr. Rose, Spindoe, and on the Camera in Action episode, “Prospect of Whitby”.
• The “From round the Globe” variant was seen on The World Tonight episode “The Lunatic Olympics”.
• And the jester and tattoo variants were seen on the programme From the North which aired on Channel 4 in 1985.
• The “Travelling Eye” variant was, so far, only seen on two programmes titled Blues and Gospel Train and the documentary A Hill, Some Sheep and a Living.

2nd Logo (1959-1964)

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Visuals: Same as the 1959 ident but with "presents" replaced with "production".

Variant: A darker shaded variant exists.

Technique: A still graphic.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Seen on the company's programmes in tandem with the previous logo until 1964.

• Like the first logo, it was also seen on Coronation Street episodes from the 1960s, but some episodes are plastered.
• It was also seen on episodes of The Army Game, the spin-off series Bootsie and Snudge, and on the On Trial episode, “Sir Roger Casement”.
• BFI Player's prints also have this logo intact on said programme.

3rd Logo (1965)

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Visuals: On a black background, the arrow from the 1st logo is within a white tube box. Underneath it is the "GRANADA" text, again from the 1st logo, without boxes, a thin line, and "PRODUCTION".

Technique: Again, a still graphic.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: So far, it was seen on The World Tonight: The Luncatic Olympics.

• Streaming sites such as BFI Player also has this logo intact.

4th Logo (1968-1969)

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Visuals: Same as the 1968 logo.

Technique: Once again, a still graphic.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Seen at the end of Granada programmes from the era.

5th Logo (1969-1990)

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Visuals: Same as the 1969 ident.

Variants:

• It originally appeared in black and white.
• An early version of the colour variant of the logo exists, where the "GRANADA" text is in yellow and the Granada symbol is in white.
• From 1969 until 1986, the words "Colour Production" appear underneath the Granada symbol.
• On international programmes, a "GRANADA TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL" caption is shown. Both colourised and black and white variants of this version exist.
  • On Battle for the Falklands, the logo is seen within an outlined box and is grouped with the ITN logo. Both logos are also divided by a vertical thin line.
• For programmes that the company produced for Channel 4, the text appears in a different font reading "A GRANADA TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL FOUR" and only the Granada Arrow logo is seen.
• On Crossing to Freedom, the "G" symbol is orange, the background is black, and the text now reads "A GRANADA PRODUCTION in Association With".
• Sometimes, a copyright notice reading "© Granada UK (year)" is shown below the "Colour Production" text, the year is either shown in Arabic or Roman numerals.

Technique: Once more, a still graphic.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Seen on programmes by Granada from the time-period until 1990.

• Examples include Coronation Street, The Krypton Factor, The Grumbleweeds Radio Show, The Early Beatles, The Stones in the Park, The Return of the Antelope, Once Upon a Time, Wincey's Pets, Graham's Ark, and Our Backyard, among many others.
• This logo was also originally seen on old earlier prints of Sherlock Holmes episodes from the era, as the 2003 digitally remastered prints plaster this with the 2001-2004 Granada "G Without Arrow" logo, while current prints of those episodes plaster it with the 2009 ITV Studios Global Entertainment logo.
• It is also intact on Video Treasures' 1993 VHS release of Brideshead Revisted: Book 1.
• This logo is also seen at the start and end of the 1987 UK VHS release of The Life and Loves of Elsie Tanner from Vestron Video International.
• The opening variant of this logo was used on all networked programmes by Granada until ITV abolished frontcaps starting on January 1, 1988.

6th Logo (September 1, 1989-June 3, 1990)

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Visuals: On a blue-dark blue background, the 3D gold "G" symbol is above "A GRANADA PRODUCTION".

Variants:

• Sometimes, "PRODUCTION" may be reworded to "PRESENTATION" (which was seen at the end of movies and imported programmes).
• The 1989 ITV logo is also shown below the Granada text on networked programmes.
  • A filmed variant of this appears on season 1 of Jeeves and Wooster.
• On programmes produced for Channel 4 such as The Television Village, the text is reworded to "A GRANADA PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL FOUR".
• On Picture Box and Streetwise, the logo appears within the 1989 Childsplay Productions logo.
• On programmes produced by Granada for the BBC such as What the Papers Say, it lacks the G symbol, leaving the background and text intact, which sometimes reads either "A GRANADA PRODUCTION FOR BBC" or "A GRANADA TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR BBC TV".

Technique: A CGI graphic.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Seen on Granada's programmes from that time-period, despite only lasting for a year before being replaced by the next logo in 1990.

• Examples include This Morning, Saturday Night at the Movies, season 1 of Jeeves and Wooster, Coronation Street, The Heat of the Day, and The Krypton Factor, among many others.
• Current prints of season 1 of Jeeves and Wooster have it plastered by the 2009 ITV Studios Global Entertainment logo.
• It was also originally seen on Sherlock Holmes episodes from that era.
  • However, later prints plaster it with either the 2001 Granada "G Without Arrow" logo or the 2009 ITV Studios Global Entertainment logo.

7th Logo (June 4, 1990-January 1, 1995)

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  Seen at the end of a ITV Schools programme made by Granada Television

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Visuals: A still version of the 1990 ident with the text now reading "A GRANADA PRODUCTION".

Variants:

• Starting in May 1992, the background and logo both have more shading.
• Variations exist also with the text "A GRANADA PRODUCTION", "A GRANADA PROGRAMME", "A GRANADA PRESENTATION" (which appeared at the end of movies and imported programmes) and "A GRANADA INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION".
• Sometimes, the 1989 ITV logo in black appears below the Granada text for networked programmes, but was later changed to blue starting in May 1992.
• On programmes that Granada produced for Channel 4 such as The Coronation Street Birthday Lecture and Place & People, among others, the logo appears with the text reading A GRANADA PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL FOUR which appears below.
• An Olympics variant exists, showing the "G" symbol against stylised flames composed of red and blue colours. Appearing above "A GRANADA PRESENTATION" is the text "SUPPORTING THE BRITISH OLYMPIC AID".
  • A version with the text reading "A GRANADA PRODUCTION FOR ITV" (with ITV in its form of the 1989 logo) of the above Olympics variant also exists.
• On Remote Control, the logo is paired with the Action Time logo, appearing to the right thereof and the text reading "AN ACTION TIME/GRANADA PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL FOUR" which appears below.
• On What the Papers Say, the logo appears with the 1988 BBC logo.
• On an unknown ITV Schools programme on Channel 4, the text is reworded to A GRANADA PRODUCTION FOR ITV SCHOOLS (and with ITV still being in the form of the 1989 logo).

Technique: Again, a CGI graphic.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Seen on programmes by Granada from the time-period until 1995.

• Examples include Coronation Street, This Morning, Allsorts, and the first six seasons of You've Been Framed!, among many others.
• The international version was seen on some Maigret episodes.
• The presentation variant was seen on a 1992 airing of A Woman Named Jackie.
• The 1990 version is also retained on the 2005 UK DVD release of Jeeves and Wooster: The Complete Collection, with it retained at the end of the show's second to fourth seasons.
• It was also seen on Sherlock Holmes episodes from that era, although newer prints plaster it with either the 2001 Granada "G Without Arrow" logo or the 2009 ITV Studios Global Entertainment logo.
• The 1992 version with the 1989 ITV logo is also seen at the end of Noisy Mothers, BPM, and the first two seasons of Sooty & Co., respectively.
• The 1992 version with the 1989 ITV logo was also seen on the original airings of the first season of Avenger Penguins, although current prints thereof plaster it with the 1990 Thames International logo instead.
• The 1992 version with the 1989 ITV logo was also seen on a February 15, 1993 Nighttime airing of the 1985 documentary A Painful Reminder: Evidence for All Mankind, plastering the 5th logo.

8th Logo (January 2, 1995-2001)

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Visuals: Like the previous logo, it is a still version of its respective 1995 ident and has the text reworded to read "A GRANADA PRODUCTION".

Variants:

• Sometimes, the text is reworded to read "A GRANADA PRESENTATION" (which appeared at the end of movies and imported programmes), "A GRANADA PRODUCTION FOR ITV" (with the 1989 ITV logo on networked programmes until 4 October 1998), or "A GRANADA PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL FOUR" for programmes that Granada produced for Channel 4.
• Sometimes, a copyright notice reads either "© CHANNEL FOUR (year in Roman numerals)" or "© Channel Four Television Corporation (year in Roman numerals)", which sometimes appears below the "A GRANADA PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL FOUR" text.
• From late 1997 until 1998, the ITV URL reading "www.itv.co.uk" sometimes appears at the bottom right of the screen as well.
• For shows that Granada produced for BBC such as University Challenge, The Mrs Merton Show, and What the Papers Say, the text reads "A GRANADA PRODUCTION FOR BBC" with the 1988 or 1997 BBC logos with the copyright disclaimer appears underneath.
  • Sometimes, the 1997 BBC logo is either transparent, reads "BBC Manchester" (for shows taped in Manchester, and either stacked or in one line), or both.
  • Starting in 1998, the northern lights background is replaced with a simple black one, only leaving the blue stripe and arrow. However, early episodes of The Royle Family used the standard variant.
• For programmes distributed by Granada Sky Broadcasting (now known as ITV Digital Studios LTD), it says "A Granada Television Production on (Granada's print logo) Granada Sky Broadcasting". This version also has the northern lights BG switched to a purple/pink BG.
• On The Warm Up Man, the blue and purple abstract background has the iron background from the 1993 LWT Productions logo with the LWTP logo being seen below and the text underneath reads "A GRANADA/LWTP CO-PRODUCTION".
• On N V S, the merged background remains the same but the Granada symbol appears next to the 1996 LWT logo and the text underneath now reads "A GRANADA/LWT PRODUCTION".
• On early episodes of Night and Day, the text now reads "A GRANADA PRODUCTION FOR LWT" with the 1996 LWT logo.
• On Tonight with Trevor McDonald, the logo appears with the text reading "A GRANADA PRODUCTION in association with ITN", which appears below.
• A 16:9 version exists on early widescreen shows.
• A squished version also exists, which was seen on a 24 December 2022 airing of the In Suspicious Circumstances episode "Poisoned Whispers; The Man Who Melted Away" on Talking Pictures TV, plastering the 1992 variant of the 7th logo.
• On 2000 and 2001 episodes of Science in Focus, only the text is present while positioned on the left and it's also seen with the 1999 Channel 4 "Square" logo.
• On Do I Not Know That, the logo appears with the text "A GRANADA PRODUCTION FOR" with both the 2001 ITV Sport Channel logo and copyright notice reading "© ITV Sport Channel MMI" appearing below.
• On the Firehouse episode "Streets of Fire", the logo appears with the text reworded to "PRODUCED BY GRANADA TELEVISION FOR THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL AND CHANNEL FOUR" appearing below which also exists.
• On the 1996 Coronation Street VHS game, the logo simply reads "GRANADA TELEVISION".

Technique: A still CGI render.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Seen on programmes by Granada from the time-period until 2001.

• Examples include This Morning, Essex Boys, the final four seasons of Sooty & Co., Far from the Madding Crowd, Grafters, and Coronation Street, among many others.
• The version with the 1989 ITV logo also plasters the 1992 variant of the 7th logo on a 24 December 2022 airing of the In Suspicious Circumstances episode "Poisoned Whispers; The Man Who Melted Away" on Talking Pictures TV.
• The version with the 1989 ITV logo was also seen on Lucky Numbers and CITV Awards 1997, among others.
• The version without the 1989 ITV logo is also seen at the end of both the 1996 UK VHS releases of The Best of the Mrs. Merton Show: Series One and The Best of the Mrs. Merton Show: Series Two from BBC Video, and was also seen on the 1998 documentary A Big Hand for Sooty, and a December 16, 2022 airing of episode 5196 of Coronation Street on ITV3, plastering the next logo on the latter.

9th Logo (2001-October 31, 2004)

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Visuals: On a purple room space filled by shadow copies of the Granada "G-Arrow" symbol, there is a purple square with the white G-Arrow logo inside. Under it is "A Granada Television Production" in white.

Variants:

• On Henry VIII, there is additional text beneath the "GRANADA" word reading "A GRANADA/WGBH BOSTON Co-Production In Association With POWERCORP".
• On Doctor Zhivago, the "GRANADA" word is removed and the text beneath the square reads "A Granada Television/Evision/WGBH Boston Co-production".
• On the UK version of Russian Roulette, the Granada Arrow square appears next to the Sony Pictures Television International logo and the text below changes to "A Sony Pictures Television International/Granada Television Production". Again, the "GRANADA" word is removed.
• Similar to the previous logo, shows produced for BBC removed the standard background for a black one, leaving the square intact. The text once again reads "A GRANADA PRODUCTION FOR BBC", with the 1997 BBC logo shown underneath the text alongside a BBC copyright. The "GRANADA" word is removed once more.
• On Tonight: Major Fraud, the Granada Arrow square is next to the Celador logo and the text underneath now reads "A Granada Television/Celador Co-Production".
• On the TV movie Watermelon, the text remains the same but underneath "Production" is the text "In association with Accomplice Television and TV3 Ireland with their own logos underneath the "GRANADA" word.
• For programmes that they produced for Channel 4, the 1999 Channel 4 "Square" logo is seen alongside the Granada Television logo, which is pushed to the left of the background.
• On Prime Suspect, the text "A Granada Television Production" is now in a different font and additional text is added reading "A co-production of Granada Television and WGBH Boston" with the copyright disclaimer below the Granada logo.
• On the TV movie Lie with Me, the text now reads "A Granada Production" and appears in a different font and yet again, there is no "GRANADA" word below.
• A split screen version of this logo exists.
• There is a version where the logo is in 4:3 aspect ratio.
• This background may also sometimes be stretched or zoomed in on some shows, movies and documentaries.

Technique: A still graphic.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Seen as a production banner on content produced by Granada Television themselves.

• This logo does not appear on any content produced by their then-parent company Granada plc, which used their corporate logo instead.
• The normal version was seen on shows that were produced by this company from the time-period until 2004, such as The Forsyte Saga, Coronation Street, This Morning, and the first season of Blue Murder, among others.
• Other shows and TV movies such as the UK version of Russian Roulette, Doctor Zhivago (2002), and Henry VIII (2003), had it with the co-production byline.
• It was also seen at the end of an 8 April 2023 airing of the miniseries Blood Strangers on Virgin Media Three.