Thames TV Productions

Brilliant. Thanks for posting such a quality version.

yes great stuff saw the episode again this evening,i live in essex and thames was itv to me in the 70s and 80s now itv is rubbish

The Good Life was made by the BBC, not Thames.

I guess she taped Thames and BBC programs  onto the same tape and I got confused.

Indeed! It was used from 1969 to 1989 and is the longest continuously-used ident on British television (possibly even in the whole world, but I'm not sure about that - does anyone know?). There were some very minor tweaks over the years (e.g. a 'ripple' effect was present in the water until the mid-70s and the last few notes of the music changed subtly around 1972), but never enough for most viewers to notice. I think the reason it lasted so long was that it was bloody good!!!

It is still seen here in the United States quite often.

I beg to differ, but Anglia had their knight on a horse and the tune that was going for almost 30 years

I remember it without the DIVX watermark, that's for sure!

...and Danger Mouse. (= ^ ^)

When THAMES lost its franchise, that was the start of the decline in ITV. Today the top shows on ITV are made by THAMES and not ITV.