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3 unusual facts about Associated TeleVision


Aiden J. Harvey

Aiden J Harvey (born 1952 in Lancashire, England) is an angular English north country comedian and impersonator who got his break on the mid-1970s ATV talent show New Faces.

Mark Wildman

He made the first televised century break (107 points) in November 1960 on ATV.

Trevor East

The presenting team was doubled to four presenters, mostly culled from ATV's presentation department.


Ashwick

Anthony Newley's short-lived 1960 ATV series The Strange World of Gurney Slade, in which Newley starred, continues to have a cult following owing to its postmodern premise that the Newley character is trapped inside a television programme.

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey

In 1969 John Goldschmidt, a director and producer, made the documentary film Bernadette Devlin for ATV, which was shown on ITV and on CBS's 60 Minutes and included footage of Devlin during the Battle of the Bogside.

Hugh Cudlipp

In 1974, director/producer John Goldschmidt made the documentary film Telling It Like It Is: Cudlipp's Crusade, featuring Hugh Cudlipp about the "state of the nation", for ATV.

Independent Broadcasting Authority

ATV's commitment to regional output in the Midlands had been a long-running issue for the IBA; in 1980, they were allowed to keep their franchise, but with several tough conditions; that the company was substantially restructured, their Elstree production base relocated to Nottingham and the company rebranded to reflect its increased commitment to the Midlands.

Tracy Hyde

After Melody, Tracy appeared in a few TV appearances in the UK Trial (BBC, 1971), ITV Playhouse: The Greeks And Their Gifts (Anglia, 1972) and Love Story: Home For The Holidays (Associated Television, 1973).


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Paul Sharratt

Sharratt moved to Los Angeles and was one of the owners and Executive Producers for Associated Television, where he worked at various times with several actors, including Roger Moore, Robert Stack, and Lee Majors.