Favourite TV programme title sequences

[Sparky]

Does anyone have any favourite title sequences?

Special Branch (1972-1974 series)

Sweeney (1975-1977 series) - I much preferred the blue tinted titles

Southbank Show (1978-1980 titles) - I loved the animation work on these.

Only Fools and Horses - (changing these would have been like the Ravens leaving the tower)

Auf Pet (1983/4 series - the Sealink ferry reminded me of going on holiday!)

Minder (1979-1989 series) - nuff said!

The Avengers (Diana Rigg era)

Play For Today (1970-1976) edited stills from various Plays of that series

UFO

World of Sport (With the aeroplane and banner)

Top of the Pops (the first colour ones from around 1970) - but with the scary animated Jimmy Saville cut off the end

Sale of the Century (where else can you see a programme that makes such a big thing of being made in Norwich....the UK)

Price is Right (1984 version with Leslie Crowther)

Batman (60s TV series with Adam West)

3-2-1 (the original 1978 to whenever titles) with the cartoon Dusty Bin

Bullseye (the original, extended 1981 titles - currently on showing on Challenge!)

ATV-Today (The 1976 striped version) - strictly for midlands ATV viewers of the later 70s

Format V (1978 local ATV documentary series) loved the freaky Kaliedoscope news clips

World in Action (the original 70s one)

Grandstand (80s version)

That's a few of mine anyway....

[Cartman]

The Sweeney, obviously, the series 1-3 blue version
Van Der Valk, the 1977 series with the mark 4 Cortina
Shoestring
The professionals, although I was never a big fan of the programme 
Kojak
Hill Street Blues

Probably more to come 

[Gene Hunt]

Great thread Sparky 

The Sweeney Opening and melancholy closing credits
Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads
Auf Wiedersehen Pet Series 2
Taxi
Hill Street Blues
Man About The House
Porridge
On The Buses
Filthy Rich & Catflap

There will be more when I think about it.

Gene.

[Cartman]

Good shouts on Porridge and The Likely Lads. I loved the Newcastle locations and the great theme tune. The opening and closing credits for The Sweeney were clever in their contrast. The opening one was punchy and fast moving, as the squad chased the villains in the Jag, as if it was the start of a full day! The end one's were quiet and reflective as if it had been a long hard day and I liked the alternative arrangement of the theme, to reflect this 

[Vienna]

The Sweeney (not S4 titles)
Special Branch (later series)
The Professionals
Shoestring
Public Eye
Hazell
Return of the Saint
Space 1999
A Touch of Frost
Minder
Rockford Files
Hill Street Blues

And many, many more... 

Vi

[D.C. Burtonshaw]

Ooh lets see........ well I won't retype the majority of the ones already listed as I take that as a given I'd agree they were among some of my fav's but I'd like to include a few more corkers;

Starsky and Hutch (2nd series music - the most well known theme)

The Streets of San Francisco

The New Avengers (late 70's series)

The Original Saint series (60's series)

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

[Sam Tyler]

There's a good few program title sequences that are memorable, most of which have been mentioned already but there's one title sequence that stands out for me. Not only does it take me back to my wonderful childhood in the 60's and 70's but also back to when our kids were young in the early 90's and the entire series was repeated. That too was a magical time with our three year old twins. To this day I find the whole orchestral arrangement of it stirring and brings all manner of emotions not least the child in me:



Sam.

[Sparky]

Great clip Sam!

Amazing quality too.

More titles I had forgot about - but loved...

Tales of the Unexpected

Tiswas (1979-1980) 'Saturday is Tiswas Day' version.

Bergerac (original titles)

On the Buses

Dr Who (1974-1980 Tom Baker era titles)

Play Your Cards Right (1980-1987 titles)

[The Saint]

I rather like the closing theme tune to the 1980s TV series Howards' Way.

Used from series 3 onwards, the tune is called Barracuda and was composed by Simon May, it's like a more up-tempo version of the original Howards' Way theme.

The Saint

[The Saint]

Another couple I like, brings back childhood memories.

The Saint