Crossroads (British TV series)

Crossroads (later known as Crossroads Motel and Crossroads King's Oak) is a British television soap opera that ran on ITV over two periods – the original 1964 to 1988 run, followed by a short revival from 2001 to 2003. Set in a fictional motel (hotel in the revival) in the Midlands, Crossroads became a byword for low production values, particularly in the 1970s and early 1980s. Despite this, the series regularly attracted huge audiences during this time, with viewership numbers reaching as high as 15 million viewers.^[1]

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Crossroads
2003 title sequence
Also known as	Crossroads Motel Crossroads King's Oak
Genre	Soap opera
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 Malcolm Taylor Geoff Husson Mike Holgate
Starring	List of characters
Opening theme	Tony Hatch (1964–1987) Raf Ravenscroft & Max Early (1988)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	Original series: 4,510 Revived series: 320 Total: 4,830
Production
Producer	Reg Watson
Production locations	Alpha Studios, Aston (1964–1969) ATV Centre / Central House, Birmingham (1969–1988) Television House / 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 (1964-11-02) – 4 April 1988 (1988-04-04)
Release	5 March 2001 (2001-03-05) – 30 May 2003 (2003-05-30)

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It was created by Hazel Adair and Peter Ling, and produced by ATV (until the end of 1981) and then by ATV's successor, Central Independent Television until 1988 when it was axed. The series was revived by Carlton Television in 2001, but due to low ratings it was cancelled again in 2003.