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51. The Grand (1997–1998)
957 min | Drama
At the end of the First World War, the Bannerman family reopened the Grand Hôtel after a long closure and costly renovation.
Stars: Rebecca Callard, Tim Healy, Susan Hampshire, Paul Warriner
Votes: 686
52. Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
90 min | Drama
Drama anthology series transmitted on BBC Two.
Stars: Michael Bryant, Judi Dench, Maurice Denham, Margery Mason
Votes: 48
53. Dial 999 (1958–1959)
30 min | Crime
Robert Beatty stars as Detective Inspector Mike Maguire, a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman posted to New Scotland Yard, in this popular 1950s series depicting London's fight against crime.
Stars: Robert Beatty, John Howlett, Richard Bebb, Hugh Moxey
Votes: 109
54. Armchair Cinema (1973–1975)
90 min | Drama
British television drama anthology series of single plays.
Stars: John Thaw, Tom Bell, James Laurenson, Edward Woodward
Votes: 34
55. The Great Kandinsky (1995 TV Movie)
82 min | Comedy
The once-reknowned escape-artist and magician, Kandinsky, is now reduced to confounding the staff and inmates of his retirement home. His one regret in life is never mastering an underwater... See full summary »
Director: Terry Winsor | Stars: Richard Harris, Tom Bell, Dorothy Tutin, Tim McInnerny
Votes: 86
56.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
Words of Love
(1989)
TV-14 | 65 min | Drama
2 February 1959. The Winter Dance party, Clear Lake, Iowa - another date on Buddy Holly's whistle-stop tour. Across the Atlantic, a schoolboy models his life on the rock 'n' roll star whose... See full summary »
Director: Colin Nutley | Stars: Charlie Creed-Miles, Tom Bell, Liz Smith, Rowena Roberts
Votes: 13
57.
Van der Valk (1972–1992)
Episode:
Doctor Hoffmann's Children
(1991)
Crime, Drama
Van Der Valk investigates several murders. A fall, a burning, a drowning, a dog attack, and a shooting. His daughter helps him get his clue to solve them.
Director: Anthony Simmons | Stars: Barry Foster, Meg Davies, Ronald Hines, Richard Huw
Votes: 50
58.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Breaking Glass: Part 1
(2003)
TV-14 | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The CCS is alerted to sexual abuse of young boys in care homes. The team race to identify the murderer before his vengeful victims reach him.
Director: David Thacker | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Holly Aird, Claire Goose
Votes: 140
59.
Out (1978)
Episode:
It Must Be the Suit
(1978)
51 min | Crime, Drama
On his first day of freedom, Frank's awkward adjustment to the outside world is made worse by devastating news. Rival Eddie Archer crashes his homecoming party, and old flame Anne throws ... See full summary »
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Tom Bell, Brian Croucher, Lynn Farleigh, Frank Mills
Votes: 28
60.
Out (1978)
Episode:
Not Just Pennies
(1978)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Frank has a disturbing reunion with his wife, Eve. Back in the city, Detective Inspector Bryce's right-hand man, Rimmer, turns up the heat on Ross. Eve escapes the hospital and commits a ... See full summary »
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Tom Bell, Victoria Fairbrother, Brian Croucher, Lynn Farleigh
Votes: 26
61.
Out (1978)
Episode:
Maybe He'll Bring Back a Geisha
(1978)
51 min | Crime, Drama
Seeking answers, Ross takes a risky trip to the country hideout of Pretty Billy Binns, one of the bank job crew who's now on the lam. Frank gets the jump on Eddie Archer but must also come to terms with his troubled teenage son.
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Tom Bell, Andrew Paul, Peter Blake, Maurice O'Connell
Votes: 23
62. Taggart (1983–2010)
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Maryhill CID investigates gruesome murders against the bleak backdrop of the city of Glasgow.
Stars: Blythe Duff, James MacPherson, Robert Robertson, Iain Anders
Votes: 2,015
63. Dalziel and Pascoe (1996–2007)
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama
Superintendent Dalziel and partner DI Pascoe investigate murder, and find a bond forming between them despite their blatantly different personalities.
Stars: Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan, David Royle, Jennifer James
Votes: 3,313
64. Chancer (1990–1991)
TV-14 | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A business adviser uses all means necessary to help his friends out of financial ruins. However he has a moral code. Also, his unresolved family past won't leave him alone.
Stars: Clive Owen, Simon Shepherd, Susannah Harker, Leslie Phillips
Votes: 456
65. Drama 61-67 (1961–1967)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Brian Haines, Robert Cartland, Alister Williamson, Joe Ritchie
Votes: 30
66.
Chancer (1990–1991)
Episode:
Love
(1990)
TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Crane ensures the survival of Douglas Motors by winning a dangerous bet with Tom, but little is he prepared to suffer the consequences.
Stars: Clive Owen, Tom Bell, Wayne Foskett, Benjamin Whitrow
Votes: 11
67.
Blue Murder (2003–2009)
Episode:
The Spartacus Thing
(2006)
Not Rated | 69 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After being released from prison after only 18 months for the strangling of his wife and dog, a murderer is found strangled by a dog chain.
Director: Suri Krishnamma | Stars: Caroline Quentin, Ian Kelsey, Paul Loughran, Nicholas Murchie
Votes: 108
68. Blue Murder (2003–2009)
Not Rated | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Single mother DCI Janine Lewis struggles with the problems of bringing up four children while leading her team of detectives in solving high-profile murders.
Stars: Caroline Quentin, Ian Kelsey, Paul Loughran, Nicholas Murchie
Votes: 1,866
69. The L-Shaped Room (1962)
126 min | Drama, Romance
A single, pregnant woman moves into a London boarding house where she meets a group of fellow misfits.
Director: Bryan Forbes | Stars: Leslie Caron, Anthony Booth, Avis Bunnage, Patricia Phoenix
Votes: 2,233
70. Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible (2001)
30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Series of half hour parodies of British horror films of the 60s and 70s.
Stars: Steve Coogan, Graham Duff, Hayley Henderson, Sarah Henderson
Votes: 604
71. The Frighteners (1972–1973)
26 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The Frighteners was a British psychological suspense anthology series that ran for 1 series consisting of 13 self contained episodes.
Stars: Ian Holm, Tom Bell, Rudolph Walker, Ian Hendry
Votes: 71
72. The Battle for Rome (2006)
History
Stars: Michael Sheen, Sean Pertwee, James D'Arcy, Geraldine James
Votes: 227
73.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Stronger Than the Sun
(1977)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Kate works in the nuclear industry. She is concerned about the way things are being run. So she smuggles out some Plutonium to prove how easy it is. She tries to pass it on to protest groups, but nobody is interested as they have their own agendas.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Francesca Annis, Tom Bell, Clive Merrison, Gerald James
Votes: 95
74.
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996–2007)
Episode:
Recalled to Life
(1999)
TV-14 | 95 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama
Over 30 years into her sentence for the murder of her lover's wife, Cissy Kohler claims she was coerced into a false confession. When she is released, she is in protective custody while ... See full summary »
Director: Suri Krishnamma | Stars: Alistair Petrie, Mali Harries, Clare Swinburne, Gideon Turner
Votes: 184
75.
The Grand (1997–1998)
Episode:
Episode #2.6
(1998)
52 min | Drama
Clive Evans visits his Dad and has some news to tell him. He's reluctant at first but slowly tells his tale which starts off with the good news that he has been promoted to a new position ... See full summary »
Director: Sarah Harding | Stars: Paul Warriner, Christine Mackie, John Henshaw, Rebecca Callard
Votes: 25
76.
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006)
Episode:
Revolution
(2006)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary, Drama, History
132 BC tells the story of how a Roman politician nearly brought down the foundations of the Roman republic.
Director: Christopher Spencer | Stars: James D'Arcy, Greg Hicks, David Hinton, Geraldine James
Votes: 152
77. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992–1993)
TV-G | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The adventures of the archaeological treasure hunter in his youth as related by an elderly Indiana Jones.
Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, George Hall, Corey Carrier, Ronny Coutteure
Votes: 8,690
78. The Rainbow (1988)
180 min | Drama
D.H. Lawrence's powerful tale of a girl emerging into womanhood, interwoven with memories, dreams, and ghostly encounters across several generations.
Stars: Imogen Stubbs, Jane Gurnett, Colin Tarrant, Clare Holman
Votes: 150
79. Van der Valk (1972–1992)
120 min | Crime, Drama
Cynical Dutch Detective Commissaris and his colleagues investigate murders, kidnappings, and political corruption.
Stars: Barry Foster, Michael Latimer, Joanna Dunham, Susan Travers
Votes: 542
80. Let Him Have It (1991)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, History
This drama reveals the controversial postwar 1950's London murder trial that sent an intellectually challenged young man to the gallows for a murder he did not commit.
Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Tom Courtenay, Christopher Eccleston, Eileen Atkins, Rebecca Eccleston
Votes: 3,809
81. Damn the Defiant! (1962)
Approved | 101 min | Action, Drama, History
On the H.M.S. Defiant, during the French Revolutionary War, fair Captain Crawford is locked in a battle of wills against his cruel second-in-command Lieutenant Scott-Padget, whose heavy-handed command style pushes the crew to mutiny.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Maurice Denham, Nigel Stock
Votes: 3,036
82.
Dial 999 (1958–1959)
Episode:
Extradition
(1958)
30 min | Crime
Maguire must serve a warrant to an America gangster seeking sanctuary in England to ensure he is sent back to the US
Director: Bernard Knowles | Stars: Robert Beatty, Phil Brown, Robert Shaw, Donald Morley
Votes: 19
83.
Chancer (1990–1991)
Episode:
History
(1990)
TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Crane revisits his past when he receives news of an unexpected death.
Stars: Clive Owen, Tom Bell, Wayne Foskett, Benjamin Whitrow
Votes: 13
84. The Boxer (1997)
R | 113 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Young Danny Flynn is released from prison 14 years after "taking the rap" for the IRA and tries to rebuild his life in his old Belfast neighborhood.
Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Daragh Donnelly, Frank Coughlan
Votes: 22,346 | Gross: $5.80M
85. I Promised to Pay (1961)
94 min | Crime, Drama
A gang plans to steal a factory's wages, but an armored van foils them. They rob anyway, killing the driver. His vengeful wife and encroaching police make the gang betray each other.
Director: Sidney Hayers | Stars: Michael Craig, Françoise Prévost, Billie Whitelaw, William Lucas
Votes: 896
86. He Who Rides a Tiger (1965)
103 min | Crime, Drama
Peter Rayston (Tom Bell), has been in and out of prison most of his life. At thirty-years-old, he is released for the eighth time, after serving a sentence for housebreaking. Immediately, ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Tom Bell, Judi Dench, Paul Rogers, Kay Walsh
Votes: 110
87. 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
88. The Sailor's Return (1978)
100 min | Drama
Set in the early days of the reign of Queen Victoria provides an unusual historical representation of a black person's experience of England.
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Tom Bell, Shope Shodeinde, Elton Charles, Denyse Alexander
Votes: 75
89. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 88
90. Summer Lightning (1985)
Drama, Romance
Sir Robert Clarke looks back on his life and the summer when as a 16-year-old he first fell in love with Louise St. Leger.
Director: Paul Joyce | Stars: Edward Rawle-Hicks, Paul Scofield, Tom Bell, Dearbhla Molloy
Votes: 11
91.
Chancer (1990–1991)
Episode:
Wreckage
(1990)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The arrival of Crane's brother sparks concern for his position at the company, while Jamie's suicide raises a number of interesting questions.
Stars: Clive Owen, Tom Bell, Wayne Foskett, Benjamin Whitrow
Votes: 13
92.
The Protectors (1972–1974)
Episode:
Shadbolt
(1974)
TV-14 | 24 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Harry is on a train returning from Edinburgh to London. He gets into conversation with a fellow traveller. This man is the poetic Shadbolt, but there is something about him that Harry ... See full summary »
Director: John Hough | Stars: Robert Vaughn, Nyree Dawn Porter, Tony Anholt, Tom Bell
Votes: 38
93. Wish You Were Here (1987)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama
In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. She eventually becomes pregnant by an acquaintance of her father.
Director: David Leland | Stars: Emily Lloyd, Trudi Cavanagh, Clare Clifford, Barbara Durkin
Votes: 3,350 | Gross: $3.28M
94. Prospero's Books (1991)
R | 124 min | Drama, Fantasy
The magician Prospero attempts to stop his daughter's affair with an enemy.
Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: John Gielgud, Michael Clark, Michel Blanc, Erland Josephson
Votes: 6,729 | Gross: $1.75M
95. The Concrete Jungle (1960)
TV-14 | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the UK, after pulling a racetrack robbery, repeat offender Johnny Bannion hides the loot in a farmer's field but the police and the local mob come looking for Johnny and the money.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Stanley Baker, Sam Wanamaker, Grégoire Aslan, Margit Saad
Votes: 1,768
96.
Screen One (1985–2002)
Episode:
Seconds Out
(1992)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
When boxer Murray Ritchie (Waddington) is framed for rape, he loses his chance of a long-awaited title fight. Released too late by the police, he blames Jack (Bell), his veteran trainer and... See full summary »
Director: Bruce MacDonald | Stars: Steven Waddington, Tom Bell, Colum Convey, Derek Newark
Votes: 9
97.
Taggart (1983–2010)
Episode:
Falling in Love
(2001)
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Chief Inspector Jardine and the team investigate a series of mysterious deaths among members of a tango club after a pre-wedding parachute jump ends with the bridegroom plunging to his ... See full summary »
Director: Danny Hiller | Stars: James MacPherson, Blythe Duff, John Michie, Colin McCredie
Votes: 48
98. The Protectors (1972–1974)
TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Challenges abound for worldwide crime-fighting team The Protectors. Organised into a global secret society, their mission is to protect the innocent and apprehend the guilty. Starring Emmy winner Robert Vaughn "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.".
Stars: Robert Vaughn, Nyree Dawn Porter, Tony Anholt, Yasuko Nagazumi
Votes: 573
99. Swept from the Sea (1997)
PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
The story of Russian emigrant Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of nineteenth century. When Yanko enters a farm, sick and hungry after a shipwreck, everyone is afraid of him, except for Amy.
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Vincent Perez, Ian McKellen, Kathy Bates
Votes: 3,613 | Gross: $0.28M
100. The Magic Toyshop (1987)
107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After her parents are killed in a plane crash over the Grand Canyon, Melanie, a teenager girl and her younger brother and sister are sent to London to live with their uncle, Philip. There, ... See full summary »
Director: David Wheatley | Stars: Caroline Milmoe, Tom Bell, Kilian McKenna, Patricia Kerrigan
Votes: 213