[720p/50p] ITV Thames | closedown and transmitter shutdown | 11th January 1982

© FREMANTLE MEDIA/THAMES TELEVISION 1982
End of The Kremlin Letter
Adverts
Thames IVC (Peter Marshall): Slouch Down And Ignore
Thames IVC: weather and closing announcement
Thames slides: Tuesday lineup with “English Girls” by Peter Sarstedt
Thames clock (12:49am)
Switch off TV warning
Black and silence
Loss of sync at 38:33
Transmitter shutdown at 42:11
Adverts:
Bird's Original Custard
Gillette Slalom
Thomas Cook
Goldenlay (with Gorden "Rene" Kaye)
Coalite
Maxwell House
Milton Infa-Soft
Job Tel

[@markofsaltburn]

A young Jason Watkins in the Goldenlay advert alongside Gordon Kaye.

[@BernardChelgren]

“Pull the plug out of the socket” When you REALLY want to turn your tv set off back then

[@stickytapenrust6869]

Some TV sets of the time were of such poor build quality they were prone to catching fire if left plugged in. Hence the warning.

[@BernardChelgren]

@@stickytapenrust6869 Ah. Well then the warning had to certainly have been appreciated

[@markroberts7303]

Tuesday 12th January 1982

[@stickytapenrust6869]

Not sure where Antarctica’s comment has gone but he confirmed it as night of 11th/12th January 1982.

[@markofsaltburn]

I have no idea who Ginette Spanier was but I bet her husband did exactly as he was told.

[@Scatscar1985]

Barbara Parkins and an actor with the surname O'Neal in something from 20th Century Fox that isn't "Peyton Place". Instead of latenight readings couldn't have cartoons? (But not "Popeye")