ITV In The Face (2015)
"60 years of ITV Idents"
Synopsis
A humorous documentary looking at the life, presentation, and death of the companies responsible for bringing the ITV network to the regions of Britain.
Network
Vimeo
Episodes
Episodes
Gus Honeybun's Tears
The South West. From Westward to Carlton, starring Ian Stirling, Peter Griffin and Gus Honeybun.
It's Glam Up North
Granada. The North West in excelsis, starring Charles Foster, the Bernstein Brothers and Colin Weston.
From Hell to Breakfast
TV-am. The eighties' morning glory and despair, starring David Frost, Anne Diamond, Timmy Mallett and Roland Rat.
South of Heaven
The South. Coast to Coast with taters and toast, starring Christopher Robbie, Brian Nissen, Fred Dinenage and Wizadora.
On Emley Moor Baht'At
Yorkshire. Looming brass-band terror, starring Redvers Kyle, Paul Lally and Bruce Gyngell again.
Survival of the Fittest
Anglia. The Wales of the East, starring Aubrey Buxton, Nicholas Parsons and some sort of puppet cat.
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
The centre of the network, starring Lew Grade, Benny from Crossroads and a cake.
Bread of Heaven
Wales. Obviously the most important place in the whole world, with two Lords, Annie St. John and some dragons.
River Run
Tyne Tees. The Local Heroes, starring Colin Weston (again), Annie St. John (again) and Bruce Gyngell (yet again).
Sunrise/Sunset
GMTV. Another morning in a different kitchen, starring Eamonn Holmes, Fiona Armstrong and a working fireplace.
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Border and Channel. Two companies that couldn't sustain a full half hour, mashed together into one, starring Craig Austin, Oscar T. Puffin and Rudyard Kipling.
No Sleep 'Til Nightscreen
Night Time. The story of the late, late shift, starring a cat, some owls, some dancing light and Dani Behr.
War and Peace
Ulster. Troubled television, starring Julian Simmons, the IRA and a telly on a stick. This episode was completed shortly before UTV placed their television assets up for sale.
Space Invaders
Satellite and Digital. GSkyB and what followed. Repeats, mulch and third-division football, beamed from space into the homes of almost no-one, starring the wasted talent of Lambie-Nairn, a big capital G, and a stuffed monkey.
Caledonia Uber Alles
Grampian and Scottish - a parcel of rogues and rouge, starring Tony Currie, Colin Lamont, Kay Duncan, a thistle and the Saltire.
Let Me Take You By the Hand...
London. Where all things begin and where all things end, with Philip Elsmore, David Frost and Michael Green.
Cast
Trailer
Details
Original Title
ITV In The Face
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
16
Production
Bob the Fish Productions
