British television series Crossroads
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Crossroads is a long-running British television soap opera set around a Midlands motel, known for its melodramatic storylines and iconic status in UK TV history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crossroads | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television soap opera ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | Weekday serial ⓘ |
| broadcastIn |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | ITV regional network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule | Multiple episodes per week ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Hazel Adair
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Ling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Family relationships
ⓘ
Romantic entanglements ⓘ Workplace drama in a motel ⓘ |
| distribution | ITV regions in the UK ⓘ |
| fictionalBusiness | Crossroads Motel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalAired | 1988 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1964 ⓘ |
| format | Serial drama ⓘ |
| genre |
Drama television series
ⓘ
Soap opera ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeRuntime | approximately 25 minutes ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | Crossroads (2001–2003 revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
Iconic British soap opera
ⓘ
Long-running series ⓘ |
| hasTheme | Television theme music by Tony Hatch (at various points associated with the series) ⓘ |
| leadActor | Noele Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Meg Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSetting | Crossroads Motel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | Television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic status in UK television history
ⓘ
low-budget production values ⓘ melodramatic storylines ⓘ |
| originalChannel | Associated TeleVision (ATV) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British television soap opera tradition ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
ATV
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Independent Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | Multi-camera studio production ⓘ |
| revivalSeries | Crossroads (2001 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Midlands motel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRegion | English Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorNetwork | Central Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | Mass-market television audience ⓘ |
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