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Thames Video that have been released by Video Collection International Ltd.

1991-1998[]

Nicknames: "CGI Thames", "Gold Thames", "Thames Video Triangle II", "Color Shifting Thames"

Logo: On a black background, we see three inverted triangles (one in red/yellow, a second in blue/red, and a third in yellow/blue), with a view of London (again, featuring Big Ben, the Telecom Tower, St. Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge) and "THAMES VIDEO" on them, flying by, then a gold version of the logo is created, then the background changes from black to navy blue. This logo is based on Thames Television's final ident - which was used from mid-1990 to 31 December 1992.

Variants: At the end of videos of certain shows like The Bill, this logo is seen instead of the usual Thames Television end board, with the final seconds of the show's theme being heard in place of the fanfare. The videos of Truckers (which edited the thirteen episodes together to form a movie) and Victor and Hugo: Bunglers in Crime (which only contained three episodes from the first series of 1991) also featured this logo at the end, instead of Cosgrove Hall's third logo.

FX/SFX: The three differently-colored versions of the logo flying by to reveal the gold one, and the background changing from black to navy blue.

Music/Sounds: A majestic fanfare, which is the same one as that from the aforementioned Thames Television ident from 1990. The only differences are a few added drumbeats in the background, and no background echo at the end. At the end of most tapes, it is silent.

Availability: Seen on tapes from the early 1990s featuring programs produced by Thames Television during their "twilight" years (including the last few series of The Sooty Show, Rainbow, Truckers, and Victor and Hugo: Bunglers in Crime). The best tapes to find with this logo are PAL-format ones from the UK. This was, however, seen in the U.S. on a 1997 VHS of Benny Hill: Golden Laughs.

Scare Factor: None to low. The fanfare starting out so suddenly and the triangles coming towards the screen may surprise a few. None for the silent variant.

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Trivia[]

  • There is no The Video Collection tracking control, warning and logo and no VCI tracking control, warning and logo, there is only Thames Video warning and logo.
  • In 1991, The Video Collection appears in Thames Video with Learn with Sooty Videos.
  • In 1991, The Video Collection Tracking control screen, warning screen and logo and Thames Video Warning screen and logo in A Murder of Quality.
  • In 1995, After the BFG credits, There is Thames Video logo and VCI logo.
  • In 1998, VCI appears in Thames Video with Videos.
  • This is used The Video Collection trailer and VCI trailer that only appears on Thames Video video releases.

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Thames Video Ident (VHS)

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