ABC Weekend TV

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ABC Weekend TV was a British weekend television franchise contractor that operated in the Midlands and North of England during the early years of ITV, known for producing popular series in the 1950s and 1960s.

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ABC Weekend TV canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ITV franchise
television production company
alsoKnownAs ABC Television NERFINISHED
broadcastArea ITV Midlands region NERFINISHED
ITV North of England region NERFINISHED
broadcastEndDay Sunday
broadcastOn weekends
broadcastStandard 405-line black-and-white television
broadcastStartDay Saturday
country United Kingdom
dissolutionReason ITV franchise reorganisation of 1968
endDate 1968
foundedBy Associated British Picture Corporation NERFINISHED
genreFocus drama
light entertainment
music television
headquartersLocation Teddington Studios NERFINISHED
industry television broadcasting
language English
network ITV NERFINISHED
notableFor contributing to the development of British television drama
popular weekend entertainment programming
operatedIn Midlands NERFINISHED
North of England NERFINISHED
parentCompany Associated British Picture Corporation NERFINISHED
partOf early ITV network
produced Armchair Theatre NERFINISHED
Big Night Out NERFINISHED
Oh Boy! NERFINISHED
Opportunity Knocks NERFINISHED
Thank Your Lucky Stars NERFINISHED
The Avengers NERFINISHED
The Eamonn Andrews Show NERFINISHED
The Sunday Break NERFINISHED
regionType weekend contractor
replacedBy Thames Television NERFINISHED
Yorkshire Television NERFINISHED
startDate 1956
timePeriod 1950s
1960s
usedStudio Aston Studios NERFINISHED
Didsbury Studios NERFINISHED

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The Avengers originalChannel ABC Weekend TV
The Avengers productionCompany ABC Weekend TV
Armchair Theatre productionCompany ABC Weekend TV