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The days when an ITV franchise was deemed 'a licence to print money' and a single regional company – Granada – could splash out millions on high-quality dramas such as Brideshead Revisited and The Jewel in the Crown are long gone.
1958: Rochdale by-election is first British election to be televised
Davies moved to Granada and enjoyed a successful spell on another children's favourite, hospital drama Children's Ward, for which he won a BAFTA in 1996.
The Financial Times was to claim that 'Granada was probably the best commercial TV company in the world' – with respect to Thames TV; LWT and our American cousins – they may have been right but when that quote was hauled over reception in Quay Street I found it both inspiring and daunting.
As he himself liked to quote, not for nothing had Granada been dubbed the best commercial television company in the world.
... named after the Spanish city where he had been on holiday.
The North-West was sometimes known as 'Granadaland'
Granada Television established a reputation for bold programme-making, from Coronation Street and the documentary series World in Action to University Challenge.
Granada's creative strength makes it by far the most important ITV player. It made eight of ITV's 10 top-rated programmes last year (excluding sports coverage). Overall, 30% of the UK's top-rated programmes came from its studios in 1999. Last week it pulled off a further coup, with ITV announcing that Yorkshire's Emmerdale would be running five nights a week from the autumn.
Mr Green said consolidation of ITV into one company was needed because the companies had to be in a position to compete with large overseas groups.
In the case of Granada, the company's value has fallen by a quarter in the space of a month.
Recent high-profile Carlton productions include the short-lived revival of Crossroads, and Fortysomething, a ratings flop starring Hugh Laurie. By contrast, Granada has a reputation for quality programme making, such as Coronation Street and this month's drama Henry VIII starring Ray Winstone.
On Monday 14 April 1986, Granada Reports was re-launched, complete with a new home in the converted Traffic Office at the Albert Dock in Liverpool.
The Financial Times was to claim that 'Granada was probably the best commercial TV company in the world' – with respect to Thames TV; LWT and our American cousins – they may have been right but when that quote was hauled over reception in Quay Street I found it both inspiring and daunting.
On Monday 14 April 1986, Granada Reports was re-launched, complete with a new home in the converted Traffic Office at the Albert Dock in Liverpool.
