ITV

:This article is about the British television network. ITV (or iTV) can also mean interactive television, whilst Independent Television may also be used in reference to the i television network in the United States.

Programmes

There are some programmes produced by ITV companies (past and present) that are well-known, usually in the UK, but often world-wide. These include:

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• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Produced 1984–1994 by Granada Television)
• Agatha Christie's Poirot (Shown since 1989 and produced by LWT)
• Armchair Theatre (Produced from 1956–1968 by ABC, and intermittently during the 1970s by Thames Television)
• The Avengers (Produced 1961–1969 by ABC)
• The Benny Hill Show (Produced 1969–1989 by Thames Television)
• The Bill (Shown since 1984 in the UK, produced by Thames Television)
• Brideshead Revisited (Produced 1981 by Granada Television)
• Cadfael (Produced 1994–1998 by Central/Carlton Television)
• Coronation Street (Shown since 1960 in the UK, produced by Granada Television)
• Cracker
• Emmerdale (Shown since 1972 in the UK, produced by Yorkshire Television)
• Hornblower (Produced 1998–2002 by United Film and Television Productions)
• Inspector Morse (Produced 1987–2001 by Zenith Productions for Central)
• The Jewel in the Crown
• Mr. Bean
• The Naked Civil Servant
• Pop Idol (Two series; produced in 2001 and 2003 by Thames Television and 19 Management)
• The Prisoner (Produced in 1967 by Everyman Films with ITC and ATV)
• Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
• The World at War (Originally shown 1973–1974, produced by Thames Television)
• World in Action (Produced 1963–1999 by Granada Television)
• The Saint (Produced 1962–1969 by ITC)
• Sharpe (Produced 1993–1997 by Central/Carlton Television)
• 3-2-1 (Produced 1978–1987 by Yorkshire Television)
• The South Bank Show (Shown since 1978 in the UK, produced by LWT)
• Spitting Image (Shown till 1996)
• Upstairs, Downstairs (Produced 1971 by LWT)
• Wycliffe (Produced 1993–1998 by HTV/Red Rooster Film & Television Entertainment)

In the last decade, the number of productions by 'independent' production companies (that is, companies that are independent of the ITV network) has increased. Notable examples include Thames Television (itself a former ITV contractor) and Celador, producers of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.

Related Topics:
Celador - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

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