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1. Z Cars (1962–1978)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
A gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional town of Newtown in the North of England.
Stars: James Ellis, John Slater, Douglas Fielding, Bernard Holley
Votes: 384
2. The Master Plan (1954)
78 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A Cold War era espionage thriller, about the leaking of secrets at a German facility shared by the Americans and the British.
Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Norman Wooland, Tilda Thamar, Wayne Morris, Mary Mackenzie
Votes: 59
3. Crown Court (1972–2007)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama
A courtroom drama in which each case is usually presented in three episodes. At the end of the third episode, a jury of "ordinary people" comes to a verdict on the evidence presented.
Stars: Peter Wheeler, Joseph Berry, Richard Colson, Derek Hockridge
Votes: 349
4. Maigret (1959–1963)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Televisations of the Maigret novels by Georges Simenon.
Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Helen Shingler, Neville Jason
Votes: 379
5. Warship (1973–1977)
50 min | Action, Drama
Life in the Royal Navy aboard the fictional HMS Hero.
Stars: David Savile, Andrew Burt, James Cosmo, Donald Burton
Votes: 112
6. BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
120 min | Drama
Monthly anthology series featuring televised versions of plays.
Stars: Charles Gray, Eric Porter, Jeremy Brett, Lally Bowers
Votes: 178
7. Storm in a Teacup (1937)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Romance
A local politician in Scotland tries to break the reporter who wrote a negative story about him, and who is also in love with his daughter.
Directors: Ian Dalrymple, Victor Saville | Stars: Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison, Cecil Parker, Sara Allgood
Votes: 1,128
8. Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)
50 min | Drama
Dr. Finlay is a member of a medical practice in the Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s.
Stars: Bill Simpson, Andrew Cruickshank, Barbara Mullen, Eric Woodburn
Votes: 142
9. The Eagle of the Ninth (1977)
30 min | Drama, History, War
In Britannia in 130, a young Roman officer named Marcus Flavius Aquila and his freed slave Esca search for the Ninth Legion's gold eagle standard, which vanished with the legion 13 years earlier.
Stars: Anthony Higgins, Christian Rodska, Peter Whitbread, Patrick Holt
Votes: 101
10. Out of the Unknown (1965–1971)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A classic anthology science fiction series which features adaptations of stories by famous authors including Isaac Asimov, J.G. Ballard, Frederik Pohl and John Wyndham.
Stars: John Gabriel, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Erik Chitty, Peter Copley
Votes: 177
11. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 180
12. Anna Karenina (1961 TV Movie)
105 min | Drama
In the Russia of the 1880s, Anna Karenina sacrifices her marriage when she has a passionate affair with an army officer.
Director: Rudolph Cartier | Stars: Claire Bloom, Sean Connery, Jack Watling, Valerie Taylor
Votes: 179
13. BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
60 min | Drama
BBC Sunday-Night Play is the anthology drama series which replaced Sunday Night Theatre in 1960.
Stars: Brian Rix, Joby Blanshard, Cyril Luckham, John Bennett
Votes: 133
14. ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
60 min | Drama
Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
Stars: Campbell Singer, Thomas Heathcote, Richard Caldicot, June Brown
Votes: 67
15. Encounter (1952–1961)
60 min | Drama
A Canadian anthology series presenting one-hour dramas of romance, adventure, and mystery. Produced in Toronto for CBC and ABC, titled "General Motors Presents" in Canada. Starring Patrick Macnee, Barry Morse, and William Shatner.
Stars: Austin Willis, Barry Morse, Katharine Blake, James Doohan
Votes: 46
16. Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
90 min | Drama
Drama anthology series transmitted on BBC Two.
Stars: Michael Bryant, Judi Dench, Maurice Denham, Margery Mason
Votes: 49
17. South Riding (1938)
Approved | 85 min | Drama, Romance
Winifred Holtby realised that local government is not a dry affair of meetings and memoranda, but the front-line defence thrown up by humanity against its common enemies of sickness, ... See full summary »
Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Edna Best, Ralph Richardson, Edmund Gwenn, Ann Todd
Votes: 184
18. R3 (1964–1966)
50 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
The adventures of the staff of Research Centre Number Three (R3), headed by director Sir Michael Gerrard, and its trouble-shooting department the Consultancy Service, run by Philip Boult. ... See full summary »
Stars: John Robinson, Oliver Reed, Michael Hawkins, Elizabeth Sellars
Votes: 59
19. Luke's Kingdom (1976)
676 min | Drama, Western
Luke Firbeck is determined that his settlement in the outback is going to be his kingdom. He is ruthless. He has a deep attraction for his sister, Jassy.
Stars: Oliver Tobias, James Condon, Elizabeth Crosby, Gerard Maguire
Votes: 78
20. The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
85 min | Comedy, Crime, Sport
When a star player drops dead during a charity football match between Arsenal and amateur side the Trojans, Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard is called in to solve the crime.
Director: Thorold Dickinson | Stars: Leslie Banks, Greta Gynt, Ian McLean, Liane Linden
Votes: 710
21. Brett (1971)
50 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Brett, a journalist with a taste for the high life and a penchant for trouble. a powerful and ambitious man who would become a tycoon, but with his shady past catching up with him, brings him conflict with people he had crossed.
Stars: Patrick Allen, Robin Bailey, Hannah Gordon, Michael Hawkins
Votes: 12
22. The Doctors (1969–1972)
30 min | Drama
The series was set around a general practice in north London and leading cast members included: Justine Lord, Nigel Stock, Barry Justice, Richard Leech, Isla Blair and Lynda La Plante (... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Leech, Justine Lord, Pamela Duncan, John Barrie
Votes: 22
23. Cheer Boys Cheer (1939)
84 min | Comedy
Set in the world of brewing, a classic tale (an Ealing speciality) of the small, friendly, family run company being threatened with closure by the nasty, modern, large organisation. ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Forde | Stars: Nova Pilbeam, Edmund Gwenn, Jimmy O'Dea, Moore Marriott
Votes: 138
24. Patrol Car (1954–1956)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Dramatization of murder investigations and other criminal cases that Detective Superintendent Robert Fabian, a real-life Scotland Yard Inspector and the host of the show, worked on.
Stars: Bruce Seton, Robert Raglan, Philip Dale, Jack Melford
Votes: 23
25. The Man Outside (1972)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Baker (Rupert Davies) introduces extraordinary stories about life's loners. The people who live on the outside of society but have story to tell.
Stars: Rupert Davies, Anthony Hopkins, Siân Phillips, Donald Pleasence
Votes: 21
26. Dear Mr. Prohack (1949)
91 min | Comedy, Romance
Arthur Prohack (Cecil Parker) is an official in the Treasury Department with a reputation for fiscal efficiency and running a tight ship. One day he finds out that a struggling businessman ... See full summary »
Director: Thornton Freeland | Stars: Cecil Parker, Glynis Johns, Hermione Baddeley, Dirk Bogarde
Votes: 213
27. King of the River (1966–1967)
50 min | Drama
Drama series about the King family, who love, live, fight and work around a harbour in the Thames estuary.
Stars: Bernard Lee, Geraldine Sherman, Sandra Dorne, Meg Wynn Owen
28. The Venturers (1975)
50 min
Series about the drama and intrigue of high finance, set in a merchant bank in the City of London.
Stars: Geoffrey Keen, David Buck, James Kerry, Karin MacCarthy
30. The Carnforth Practice (1974– )
50 min | Drama
Drama series dealing with a solicitor based in a small village community in the Lake District.
Stars: Michael Elwyn, Pamela Salem, Caroline Whitaker, Brian Gilbert
31. The Revenue Men (1967–1968)
50 min | Drama
The Investigation Branch of Customs and Excise headed by Caesar Smith (Ewen Solon) deal with smugglers of arms, drugs and people.
Stars: Ewen Solon, Calum Mill, James Grant, Claire Nielson
Votes: 12
32. A Sound of Trumpets (1964 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Sydney-produced TV play set in England, about a family, and a young refugee boy, for whom a home needs to be found.
Director: Henri Safran | Stars: Philippa Baker, Desmond Bellamy, Janice Dinnen, Ethel Gabriel
33. Just Joe (1960)
73 min | Comedy
Joe (Leslie Randall) a bumbling clerk in a detergent factory becomes involved in a plot to steal the firm's latest formula.
Director: Maclean Rogers | Stars: Leslie Randall, Joan Reynolds, Michael Shepley, Anna May Wong
34. Miss Grant Goes to the Door (1940)
7 min | Short
Two sisters encounter a German spy. A public service film showing how to thwart the enemy.
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst | Stars: Mary Clare, Martita Hunt, Manning Whiley, Ivan Brandt
Votes: 61
35. The Venturers (1972 TV Movie)
50 min | Drama
Director: William Slater | Stars: Douglas Wilmer, James Kerry, Sebastian Breaks, Ray Armstrong
36. Dreams Come True (1936)
78 min | Musical
Director: Reginald Denham | Stars: Frances Day, Nelson Keys, Hugh Wakefield, Frederick Bradshaw
37. Yesterday Is Over Your Shoulder (1940)
8 min | Short
Frustrated penpusher John retrains as an engineer so he can support the war effort.
Director: Thorold Dickinson | Stars: Joyce Barbour, Ernest Bevin, Robertson Hare, Herbert Hodge
Votes: 20
38. Westward Ho! (1940)
8 min | Short, War
'Westward Ho!' (1940) was the first of many government-sponsored 'five-minuters': short, specific and urgent public information films, distributed free to cinemas. This one was made by a ... See full summary »
Director: Thorold Dickinson | Star: Donald Bull
Votes: 23
39. Her Father's Daughter (1941)
8 min | Short, War
Director: Desmond Dickinson | Stars: Alan Howland, Alastair Sim, Jennifer Gray, Viola Lyel
40. Starr and Company (1958)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Philip Ray, Mike Murray, Brian McDermott, Glenn Williams
41.
Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Queen and Jackson
(1966)
Drama
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: George Baker, Jill Dixon, Brian Oulton, Madeleine Christie
42.
Out of the Unknown (1965–1971)
Episode:
Something in the Cellar
(1969)
50 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Professor Monty Lafcado, haunted by the memory of his late mother, sets out to construct a mighty computer in his basement, much to the concern of his friend, Dr Pugh.
Director: Roger Jenkins | Stars: Clifford Cox, June Ellis, Brian Grellis, John Lawrence
43.
Maigret (1959–1963)
Episode:
Death in Mind
(1962)
49 min | Crime, Drama
It's obvious that the penniless Heurtin murdered the old woman for her money - isn't it? Maigret doesn't think so, and deliberately allows him to escape from custody to learn the truth.
Director: John Elliot | Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Anton Rodgers, John Ronane
Votes: 39
44.
BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
Episode:
The Test
(1961)
75 min | Drama
Pressure mounts on a group of scientists as they urgently prepare to test a new top secret weapon.
Director: Alan Bromly | Stars: Nicholas Selby, Gary Watson, Sheila Ballantine, Frederick Rawlings
45.
Brett (1971)
Episode:
Taking a Long Spoon
(1971)
Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director: Keith Williams | Stars: Patrick Allen, Michael Hawkins, Robin Bailey, Geoff Chong
46.
Brett (1971)
Episode:
The Trump Card
(1971)
Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director: Lennie Mayne | Stars: Patrick Allen, Clive Revill, Anthony Ainley, Judith Arthy
47.
The Carnforth Practice (1974– )
Episode:
The Last Roman
(1974)
Drama
Miss Railton changes her Will, leaving her money to charity. When she dies, Carnforth acts executor and discovers she held £62,000 in shares. Her brother, a judge, insists the money was given to him but Carnforth believes it is fraudulent.
Director: Cyril Coke | Stars: Michael Elwyn, Pamela Salem, Caroline Whitaker, Brian Gilbert
48.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
Hit and Miss: Part 1
(1973)
TV-14 | Drama
In the village of Chelton, just outside Fulchester, an elderly man is knocked off his bicycle and killed by a speeding green Mercedes convertible. The car is traced to a local wealthy ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Mills | Stars: Alexander Archdale, John Alkin, Jonathan Elsom, T.P. McKenna
Votes: 10
49.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
The Black Poplar: Part 1
(1973)
TV-14 | Drama
A Fulchester lady is accused of attempted murder after shooting a council worker who was felling a rare Black Poplar tree in her front garden. She claims that she did not aim the gun ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Gibson | Stars: William Mervyn, Bernard Gallagher, Richard Wilson, Pauline Letts
50.
King of the River (1966–1967)
Episode:
A Beautiful Pea-Green Boat
(1966)
Drama
Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: Bernard Lee, Robert Brown, Gregory Phillips, Meg Wynn Owen