Crossroads 1981 (ITV2 in-vision continuity)

A clip from a 1981 Crossroads episode shown by ITV2 with original ident, adcaps and endcap.
This was recorded about 1999 not long after ITV2 started service, It was transmitted as part of a 'Soap Crazy' special over a Bank Holiday, although it would have been good to see a more significant episode. Notice their original logo, it was also before a permanent logo was added to the corner of the screen during programmes.

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[vordman]

I used to fancy 'orrible Iris

[blueparrot989]

i loved this programme-always did! 

[Feisty1967]

I remember Glenda and her cousin Iris in Crossroads. Didn't Iris frame Uncle Arthur(Brownlow) for raping her and making her pregnant? I remember there was a big campaign and people were printing T shirts with "Arthur Brownlow is Innocent " on them.

[PinkFloydFan74]

Oh, Arthur!

[disremembrance]

For how long did ITV2 have in-vision continuity? I never knew they had it!

[tsangari]

The end credits: I remember when I was an infant peeking at the side of the TV to see where the credits went(!)

[duncaninchina]

Strange...I remember the episodes being much longer ;-))

[happylad65]

That's interesting. Victoria Wood said in a BBC interview that she based Mrs O on Amy Turtle and Mrs Mac from the fab Scots soap Take The High Road.

But Mrs O so resembled Mavis that was the link many of us made when Acorn Antiques was first broadcast in the mid-'80s.

I still can't watch episodes of Crossroads featuring Mavis without laughing!

[halsalli]

It is said that Julie Walters (herself coming from the West Midlands area) based the character of Mrs Overall on those classic Crossroads dames like Mavis and especially Amy Turtle.

[dramaticguy]

Its ironic that ITV1 is appealing for lost episodes of the orginal Crossroads after wiping so many and axing it in 1988.

In the late 80s fdifferent regions were showing it at different times,so they used the excuse of falling ratings.