Crossroads | |
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Created by | Hazel Adair Peter Ling |
Written by | Michala Crees Ivor Jay Rosalie Grayson Raymond Bowers David Garfield Edward F. Barnes Arthur Schmidt Alan Wiggins Aubrey Cash |
Directed by | John Scholz-Conway Dorothy Denham Alan Coleman Jack Barton Teddy Abraham David Dunn Geoff Husson Mike Holgate |
Starring | |
Opening theme | Tony Hatch |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | Original Series: 4510 Revived Series: 320 Total: 4830 |
Production | |
Production locations | Broad Street Studios, Birmingham (1964–1988) Carlton Studios, Nottingham (2001–2003) |
Running time | 30 minutes (including adverts) |
Production companies | ATV (1964–1981) Central Independent Television (1982–1988) Carlton Television (2001–2003) |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 2 November 1964 | – 30 May 2003
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Crossroads (later known as Crossroads Motel) is a British television soap opera. It was shown on ITV. It began in 1964 and finished in 1988. There was a revival from 2001 to 2003.
Crossroads was set in a fictional motel in the Midlands. Crossroads was later called a hotel. The show became a byword for cheap production values. Despite this, the series regularly attracted huge audiences. It had as many as 15 million viewers.[1]
It was created by Hazel Adair and Peter Ling and produced by ATV. In 1981, Central Independent Television took over ATV's broadcast licence and continued the programme until it was cancelled in 1988. In 2001, the series was revived by Carlton Television. It was cancelled again in 2003.