Carlton Video
Genre | Entertainment |
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Founded | 1986 (as Pickwick Video) 1995 (as Carlton) |
Defunct | November 26, 2004 |
Headquarters | London, England |
Carlton Video was a British VHS distribution company based in London, England. It was previously known as Pickwick Video until it was acquired by Carlton Communications and rebranded themselves. Many of its releases were aimed at children, though there were also many releases aimed at regular viewers.
Notable programmes released on video & DVD by Carlton Video
- Children's programmes
- Bananas in Pyjamas (original series)
- Jellikins
- Tiny Planets (also available on DVD)
- Dream Street (also on DVD)
- Rosie and Jim
- Tots TV (some tapes released as Tots Video),
- The Shoe People (2001)
- The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (also available on DVD)
- Starla and the Jewel Riders (released across 1997)
- The Wind in the Willows (also available on DVD)
- The Willows in Winter
- The Big Garage
- Lavender Castle
- Old Bear
- Potamus Park
- The Story Store
- Carlton's Nursery Rhymes Collection (released throughout 1999-2000)
- 70 Golden Nursery Rhymes
- Nursery Rhymes 2
- Nursery Rhymes and Songs - A House full of fun
- Classic TV (mainly Gerry Anderson's works)
- Thunderbirds
- Stingray
- Joe 90 (2002 only)
- Captain Scarlet
- Generic TV
- Goodnight Mister Tom
- The Inspector Morse Collection (also available on DVD)
- The Cadfael range (also available on DVD)
Final note
Carlton merged with Granada plc to form ITV plc in 2004. Following that, ITV terminated the Carlton brand, with releases after 2004 owned by Granada Ventures (later ITV DVD).
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