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51. Churchill's People (1974–1975)
50 min | Drama, History, War
A historical anthology series based on "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples", Winston Churchill's four-volume history of Britain and its former colonies.
Stars: Alfred Lynch, Bernard Hepton, Geoffrey Matthews, Mark Donaldson
Votes: 36
52. Beryl's Lot (1973–1977)
60 min | Comedy
Beryl Humphries, a milkman's wife, works as a charlady and is content with her life--until her 40th birthday looms inescapably large and forces her to wonder if there is more to life than ... See full summary »
Stars: Carmel McSharry, Annie Leake, Tony Caunter, Norman Mitchell
Votes: 30
53. Time for Murder (1985– )
Crime
Six very different stories, one thing each has in common, is there is always a Time for Murder.
Stars: Patricia Hodge, Amanda Root, Aden Gillett, Janet Suzman
Votes: 14
54. The Bell (1982– )
50 min | Drama
When an ancient bell is discovered at the bottom of a lake near a nunnery, it creates all kinds of problems for people in the area.
Stars: Ian Holm, Tessa Peake-Jones, Trudie Styler, Michael Maloney
Votes: 44
55. The Tale of Beatrix Potter (1983 TV Movie)
60 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Biography based on the life of the author Beatrix Potter.
Director: Bill Hays | Stars: Penelope Wilton, Holly Aird, James Campbell, John Woodvine
Votes: 104
56. Give us a Break (1983–1984)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
A Wheeler dealer likeable rogue gets lumbered with his girlfriends younger brother who's come down from Liverpool to London. After initially finding the lad and the task of looking after ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Lindsay, Paul McGann, Shirin Taylor, David Daker
Votes: 57
57. Treasure Hunt (1952)
79 min | Comedy
Short of money the owners of Ballyroden Hall must attempt to run it as a guest house, but not everyone is happy about the plan.
Director: John Paddy Carstairs | Stars: Jimmy Edwards, Martita Hunt, Naunton Wayne, Athene Seyler
Votes: 171
58. The Legend of Robin Hood (1975)
50 min | Adventure
A story of the life of a legendary heroic outlaw.
Stars: Martin Potter, Diane Keen, William Marlowe, Paul Darrow
Votes: 134
59. Big Breadwinner Hog (1969)
60 min | Crime, Drama
The rise of a vicious young thief, Hog, to the top of the London criminal fraternity
Stars: Peter Egan, Alan Browning, Donald Burton, Timothy West
Votes: 61
60. Probation Officer (1959–1962)
60 min | Drama
An early hit for ATV, this absorbing, rigorously researched and very human drama series centres on the work of a team of probation officers based in London, and the lives of the men and ... See full summary »
Stars: John Paul, John Scott, Jessica Spencer, David Davies
Votes: 30
61. Wessex Tales (1973– )
Drama
BBC drama series based on short stories written by Thomas Hardy.
Stars: John Hurt, Billie Whitelaw, Nick Brimble, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 38
62. Haggard (1990–1992)
30 min | Comedy
Squire Haggard, the womanising, destitute former friend of the Prince of Wales, optimistically searches for rich men "willing" to part with their money, and rich, beautiful women willing to... See full summary »
Stars: Keith Barron, Reece Dinsdale, Sam Kelly, William Simons
Votes: 66
63. Pope John Paul II (1984 TV Movie)
150 min | Biography, Drama
Bio-drama tracing the life and career of Polish cardinal Karol Wojtyla from his days as a young activist in Poland, to his rise and installation in 1978 as Pope of the Catholic Church.
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Albert Finney, Michael Crompton, Robert Austin, Caroline Bliss
Votes: 234
64. Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1995)
30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Horror stories by Edgar Allen Poe dramatized and introduced by horror actor Sir Christopher Lee.
Stars: Christopher Lee, Graham Armitage, Ian Paton, Bozidar Alic
Votes: 98
65. West of Zanzibar (1954)
Approved | 84 min | Adventure, Drama
The story of native tribesmen who move towards Mombasa, getting drawn info the world of ivory smuggling.
Director: Harry Watt | Stars: Anthony Steel, Sheila Sim, William Simons, Orlando Martins
Votes: 204
66. Pretenders (1972)
30 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In England in 1685, two children are caught up in the Duke of Monmouth's rebellion against King James II.
Stars: Frederick Jaeger, Curtis Arden, Elizabeth Robillard, James Cossins
Votes: 17
67. Top Secret (1961–1962)
60 min | Drama
A British agent starts work in South America.
Stars: William Franklyn, Patrick Cargill, Alan Rothwell, Frieda Knorr
Votes: 16
68. Mystery Submarine (1962)
92 min | Adventure, Drama, War
During WWII, the British Royal Navy uses a captured German submarine to trick the enemy and protect their supply convoy.
Director: C.M. Pennington-Richards | Stars: Edward Judd, James Robertson Justice, Laurence Payne, Joachim Fuchsberger
Votes: 74
69. The Pursuers (1961–1962)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Inspector Bollinger pursues criminals and scoundrels on the mean streets of London with the aid of his trusty German Shepherd dog.
Stars: Louis Hayward, Gaylord Cavallaro, Robert Gallico, Geoffrey Hibbert
Votes: 18
70. He-Play (1990–1992)
11 min | Short, Drama
Short plays by male writers new to television drama.
Stars: Ian Deame, Bryan Lawrence, Alan Gilchrist, Michael Maloney
Votes: 5
71. Being Normal (1983 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama
Director: Peter Smith | Stars: Anna Carteret, David Suchet, William Simons, Merelina Kendall
72. Escape by Night (1963)
75 min | Crime, Drama
A prisoner transport bus hijacked to free one inmate. Other prisoners locked in petrol-soaked barn, warned not to escape. Police find freed prisoner dead in crash, race to find bus and prisoners before barn catches fire.
Director: Montgomery Tully | Stars: Terence Longdon, Jennifer Jayne, Harry Fowler, Peter Sallis
Votes: 253
73. A Month in the Country (1985 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 124 min | Drama
Ivan Turgenev's comedy features an attractive woman approaching middle age. At her husband's country estate, with an admirer in constant attendance, she loses her heart (and her common sense) to her ward's handsome tutor.
Director: Bill Hays | Stars: Eleanor Bron, Ian Charleson, Richard Briers, Phyllis Calvert
74. Late Starter (1985– )
50 min
When his wife walks out leaving him penniless, a retired university professor finds himself having to start again and having to live in a run down bedsit in North London.
Stars: Peter Barkworth, Rowena Cooper, Akosua Busia, Julia Foster
Votes: 21
75. Midnight Episode (1950)
78 min | Crime, Mystery
A tramp gets involved with a mysterious crime when he finds a wallet in the street.
Director: Gordon Parry | Stars: Stanley Holloway, Leslie Dwyer, Reginald Tate, Meredith Edwards
Votes: 58
76. Heil Caesar! (1973– )
30 min
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
Stars: John Stride, Anthony Bate, Angela Thorne, William Simons
Votes: 9
77. The Old Curiosity Shop (1962– )
25 min | Drama
A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.
Stars: Michele Dotrice, Oliver Johnston, Anton Rodgers, Ronald Cunliffe
Votes: 12
78. Heidi Grows Up (1954)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Willoughby Gray, Roger Maxwell, Julia Lockwood, Ann Summers
79. Tales of Hans Anderson (1952–1955)
30 min | Family
Stars: Christopher Lee, Robert Beatty, Signe Hasso, Elsa Marianne von Rosen
Votes: 11
80. Bird Fancier (1985 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
A young boy is drawn into the world of pigeon racing in a northern English town.
Director: Bill Hays | Stars: Michael Elphick, Rosemary Martin, Aaron Brown, George Baker
Votes: 10
82. The Smith Family (1954 TV Movie)
Drama, Family, Music
Director: Shaun Sutton | Stars: Carol Wolveridge, William Simons, John Stuart, Marion Studholme
83. Cockles (1984– )
55 min | Comedy, Drama
Arthur Dumpton returns to the seaside town of Cocklesea and attempts to restore it to its past glory.
Stars: James Grout, Joan Sims, Norman Rodway, Tim Wylton
Votes: 10
84. Not So Dusty (1956)
Not Rated | 77 min | Comedy
Comedy in which two dustmen (BIll Owen, Leslie Dwyer) come into possession of a valuable book, but the donor's sister wants it back.
Director: Maclean Rogers | Stars: Bill Owen, Joy Nichols, Leslie Dwyer, Harold Berens
Votes: 110
85. Yanks Go Home (1976–1977)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Meg Johnson, Bruce Boa, Stuart Damon, Catherine Neilson
Votes: 17
86. A Castle and Sixpence (1954)
Adventure
Stars: Cicely Walper, Wilfred Downing, Elizabeth Saunders, Caroline Denzil
87. Death Is Part of the Process (1986 TV Movie)
150 min | Drama
The struggles of white intellectuals and their black activist friends in the apartheid of South Africa during the 1950s.
Director: Bill Hays | Stars: Art Malik, John Matshikiza, Jack Klaff, Estelle Kohler
88. Prelude to Fame (1950)
Not Rated | 78 min | Drama
While vacationing in Italy, Nick Morell, son of John Morell, a famous English philosopher and amateur musician and his wife Catherine, becomes friendly with young Guido, and Morell ... See full summary »
Director: Fergus McDonell | Stars: Guy Rolfe, Kathleen Byron, Kathleen Ryan, Jeremy Spenser
Votes: 146
90. The Gentle Falcon (1954)
30 min | Drama, Family
Stars: Glen Alyn, Victoria Nolan, Patrick Horgan, Virginia Shipton
91. Parables (1978– )
45 min | Drama
The traditional early Sunday evening religious slot on ITV underwent a transformation with a series of five contemporary plays based on the parables from the gospels.
Stars: Jack Smethurst, Richard Vernon, Rachel Davies, William Russell
92. All-Star Family Fortunes (2001– )
30 min | Game-Show
Celebrity teams play the classic game show to win money for charity.
Stars: Nicholas Cochrane, Les Dennis, Simon Merrells, Geoffrey Hughes
Votes: 20
93. The Last Man Out (1962– )
30 min | Adventure, Drama
In 1940, three British soldiers are sent to Nazi-occupied France on a secret mission.
Stars: Francis Matthews, Barry Letts, Anthony Sagar, Patrick Cargill
94. Rex Milligan (1956)
25 min | Drama, Family
Stars: Paul Streather, Anthony Bryant, Anthony Valentine, William Simons
95. Miss Patterson (1955 TV Movie)
45 min | Drama
Stars: Ballard Berkeley, Van Boolen, Peter Bull, Fay Compton
96. The Secret Way (1954 TV Movie)
Drama, Family
Stars: Helen Haye, John Miller, Erik Chitty, Julia Lockwood
97. Benbow and the Angels (1955)
30 min | Drama, Family
Stars: William Simons, Patricia Garwood, Joseph O'Conor, Jane Whitehead
98. Three Golden Nobles (1959)
25 min | Drama
Stars: Cavan Kendall, Victoria Watts, Nigel Arkwright, Colin Douglas
99. Bobby in France (1955–1956)
Drama
Stars: Yves Ratier, Nick Edmett, Patricia Morton, André Maranne
100. Chris Moyles Quiz Night (2009–2012)
Game-Show
Stars: Chris Moyles, Peter Dickson, Stephen Fry, Britney Spears
Votes: 125