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51. Light Lunch (1997–1998)
60 min | Music, Talk-Show
Stars: Mel Giedroyc, Dylan Howe, Sue Perkins, Johnny Vaughan
Votes: 73
52.
Lace (1984)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1984)
Drama
Episode two picks up where episode one left off. And it then has flashbacks about each of the characters in the movie. It then picks up back for the conclusion. At the end all is revealed to Lily, and she now knows who her mom is.
Director: William Hale | Stars: Bess Armstrong, Brooke Adams, Arielle Dombasle, Phoebe Cates
Votes: 22
53.
Lace (1984)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1984)
Drama
Lily (Phoebe Cates) try's to learn about her mother, and tries to find out who she is. Also she gives an interview providing backstory to the film. Also in this episode Lily does something ... See full summary »
Director: William Hale | Stars: Bess Armstrong, Brooke Adams, Arielle Dombasle, Phoebe Cates
Votes: 27
54. The Nanny (1993–1999)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
After being fired from her job and dumped by her boyfriend, a cosmetics saleswoman becomes the nanny to the three children of a rich English widower. As time passes, the two fall for each other.
Stars: Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis, Lauren Lane
Votes: 49,373
55. Il était une fois... (2003– )
52 min | Documentary
French documentary TV series about films that marked their era.
Stars: Laurent Lederer, Serge July, Isabella Rossellini, Jean-Claude Carrière
Votes: 66
56.
The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972–1974)
Episode:
The Viking Helmet: Part Two
(1972)
Not Rated | 24 min | Adventure, Family
Dykes, the thief, escapes custody and heads back to the excavation site to look for the missing gold wing. Robbie also thinks he knows where it is and rides Black Beauty to the area. While ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Gibson | Stars: Roderick Shaw, Alastair Mackenzie, Judi Bowker, Geoffrey Bayldon
Votes: 18
57. Coach (1989–1997)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Sport
Hayden Fox is the head coach of a university football team, and eats, sleeps and lives football.
Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Jerry Van Dyke, Bill Fagerbakke, Shelley Fabares
Votes: 8,328
58. Lace (1984)
240 min | Drama
A young actress, thought to be easy and without morals, gathers three former schoolmates to find out who her mother is.
Stars: Bess Armstrong, Brooke Adams, Arielle Dombasle, Phoebe Cates
Votes: 1,528
59. Being Julia (2004)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Set in 1930s London, this movie involves stage actors and actresses and their experiences with love and revenge.
Director: István Szabó | Stars: Annette Bening, Michael Gambon, Maury Chaykin, Jeremy Irons
Votes: 12,934 | Gross: $7.74M
60. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 180 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
While golfing on the Welsh coast, Bobby Jones apparently hits a stranger who falls off the the sea cliff. His enigmatic last words are "Why didn't they ask Evans?"
Directors: John Davies, Tony Wharmby | Stars: Francesca Annis, John Gielgud, Bernard Miles, Eric Porter
Votes: 1,003
61.
The Red Tent (2014)
Episode:
Part 1
(2014)
87 min | Drama, History, Romance
Dinah tells how her father Jacob acquired four brides: Leah, Rachel, Bilhah, and Zilpah. Years later, Dinah's beauty attracts the attention of a prince.
Director: Roger Young | Stars: Minnie Driver, Morena Baccarin, Rebecca Ferguson, Iain Glen
Votes: 176
62. Heartbeat (1992–2010)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Comedy, Crime
The 1960s lives and adventures of the police constabulary, medical staff, and residents of Ashfordly and Aidensfield.
Stars: William Simons, Derek Fowlds, Tricia Penrose, Mark Jordon
Votes: 4,077
63. 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
64.
The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972–1974)
Episode:
The Viking Helmet: Part One
(1972)
Not Rated | 24 min | Adventure, Family
Kevin and Robbie find an old helmet with a wing and lose the wing on the way home. An archaeologist from a nearby dig dismisses the helmet as a reproduction of little value, but when Robbie... See full summary »
Director: Alan Gibson | Stars: Roderick Shaw, Alastair Mackenzie, Judi Bowker, Geoffrey Bayldon
Votes: 17
65. Queenie (1987)
233 min | Drama, Romance
An Anglo-Indian woman emigrates from India to Great Britain, pursues fame and fortune at the cost of personal happiness, and becomes a Hollywood movie star while suppressing the truth of her heritage.
Stars: Joss Ackland, Martin Balsam, Claire Bloom, Gary Cady
Votes: 471
66. The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1981 TV Special)
Golden Globe Award - American award awarded by the Hollywood association of the foreign press from 1944 for works in movies and television's pictures.
Stars: George Hamilton, Kate Jackson, Maud Adams, Loni Anderson
Votes: 92
67. The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972–1974)
Not Rated | 55 min | Adventure, Family
A thoroughbred horse in 19th century England is adopted by a widowed doctor and befriended by his children. The horse helps the children as they have weekly adventures and encounters with various characters.
Stars: William Lucas, Charlotte Mitchell, Roderick Shaw, Judi Bowker
Votes: 468
68. Madame Sousatzka (1988)
PG-13 | 122 min | Drama, Music
Renowned Russian piano teacher Irina Sousatzka gets a new student - Bengali piano prodigy Manek. They are both immigrants in the UK and bond quickly. When Manek's single mother's business fails, he must make a career decision.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Navin Chowdhry, Peggy Ashcroft, Twiggy
Votes: 1,614 | Gross: $3.55M
69. Deadline: Madrid (1988 TV Movie)
90 min | Thriller
In Spain during the civil war. The American journalists Erin Wright and Robert Minelli enjoy their lives in bars. Then the courageous journalist Jonathan Tyler arrives - and shortly after ... See full summary »
Director: John Patterson | Stars: J. Kenneth Campbell, Charles Cioffi, Miriam Colon, Marta DuBois
Votes: 14
70. Filming 'Tess' (2004 Video)
26 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Claude Berri, John Brownjohn, Timothy Burrill, Jan Doblado
Votes: 47
71.
Il était une fois... (2003– )
Episode:
Tess
(2007)
52 min | Documentary
Directors: Daniel Ablin, Serge July | Stars: Claude Berri, Timothy Burrill, Pierre Grunstein, Serge July
Votes: 30
72. Casanova (2005)
R | 112 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The fabled romantic Giacomo Casanova, after failing to win the affection of the Venetian woman Francesca Bruni, strives to discover the real meaning of love.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Oliver Platt
Votes: 56,350 | Gross: $11.30M
73. 'Tess': From Novel to Screen (2004 Video)
29 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Claude Berri, John Brownjohn, Timothy Burrill, Pierre Guffroy
Votes: 52
74. Scene (1968–2007)
24 min | Drama, Family
Mixture of fictional and non-fictional thought-provoking short films aimed at students of school and college.
Stars: Nick Ross, Ken Jones, Mark Draper, Paddy Feeny
Votes: 31
75. 'Tess': The Experience (2004 Video)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Claude Berri, Timothy Burrill, Hervé de Luze, Pierre Guffroy
Votes: 51
76.
Hammer House of Horror (1980)
Episode:
Charlie Boy
(1980)
TV-14 | 52 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A carved African fetish with voodoo powers has a dangerous mind of its own.
Director: Robert Young | Stars: Leigh Lawson, Angela Bruce, Marius Goring, Frances Cuka
Votes: 622
77. Des Teufels Advokat (1977)
109 min | Drama
A high ranking Roman Catholic priest, Monsignor Blaise Meredith (Sir John Mills), finds out he has terminal cancer. His faith is tested when faced with imminent death. At the same time, he ... See full summary »
Director: Guy Green | Stars: John Mills, Stéphane Audran, Jason Miller, Paola Pitagora
Votes: 90
78.
Space: 1999 (1975–1977)
Episode:
One Moment of Humanity
(1976)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
A sinister woman called Zamara materializes on the base, forcing Helena and Tony to accompany her to the planet of Vega, whose natives are anything but friendly. A servant of the Vegans, ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell, Tony Anholt
Votes: 257
79.
Fox Mystery Theater (1984)
Episode:
Black Carrion
(1984)
70 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Two journalists search for a rock band that was popular 20 years ago but just seemed to have vanished and was never heard from again. Their investigation leads them to discover more about the band than they bargained for.
Director: John Hough | Stars: Season Hubley, Leigh Lawson, Norman Bird, Allan Love
Votes: 172
80.
Thriller (1973–1976)
Episode:
Murder Is a One-Act Play
(1974)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Soap opera actress Penny Stacey is flattered when she meets Mr. Rook, who is organizing a fan club dedicated to her character on the program "Saints and Sinners." However, the lines between... See full summary »
Director: Robert D. Cardona | Stars: George Maharis, Robert Powell, Jennie Linden, Anthony Newlands
Votes: 169
81. Murder Is Easy (1982 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime, Mystery
An American computer expert meets a distraught old lady on a train and she tells him that a homicidal maniac is stalking her quiet little village.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Bill Bixby, Lesley-Anne Down, Olivia de Havilland, Helen Hayes
Votes: 952
82. O Pioneers! (1992 TV Movie)
PG | 99 min | Drama
Alexandra Bergson inherits the family farm and struggles to carve a home and a fortune from the windswept prairie. Along the way, she forfeits her one chance for love, but never forgets the... See full summary »
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Jessica Lange, David Strathairn, Tom Aldredge, Reed Diamond
Votes: 501
83. Wogan (1982–1992)
35 min | Talk-Show
Terry Wogan hosts his own long-running chat show, where he interviews a variety of guests, from public life to celebrities. Also featured are regular musical guests performing their latest songs.
Stars: Terry Wogan, Sue Lawley, Joanna Lumley, Gloria Hunniford
Votes: 313
84. Battling for Baby (1992 TV Movie)
Unrated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Two rival grandmothers compete over the love of their first grandchild.
Director: Art Wolff | Stars: Suzanne Pleshette, Debbie Reynolds, Courteney Cox, John Terlesky
Votes: 174
85. Tears in the Rain (1988 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Romance, War
Casey's mother's dying wish was to deliver a letter to an English lord who Casey knows nothing about. While fulfilling her duty, Casey meets the Lord's son, who immediately falls for the American visitor.
Director: Don Sharp | Stars: Sharon Stone, Christopher Cazenove, Leigh Lawson, Paul Daneman
Votes: 682
86. Tristan and Isolde (1981)
84 min | Adventure, Romance
The young knight Tristan is injured in a fight in Ireland and cared for by the beautiful Isolde. He falls in love with her, unaware that she is the daughter of the Irish king.
Director: Veith von Fürstenberg | Stars: Christoph Waltz, Antonia Preser, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson
Votes: 143
87.
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985–1992)
Episode:
The Small Assassin
(1988)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A terrified new mother is convinced that her infant son is somehow trying to kill her but naturally nobody believes her.
Director: Tom Cotter | Stars: Susan Wooldridge, Leigh Lawson, Cyril Cusack, Lottie Ward
Votes: 170
88. Back to the Secret Garden (2000 TV Movie)
G | 100 min | Family, Fantasy
Lizzie, an American orphan with a green thumb, gets to stay at an orphanage at an English manor after WWII, where she explores a secret garden with a magical door.
Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Joan Plowright, Cherie Lunghi, Aled Roberts, Florence Hoath
Votes: 1,000
89. Voice of the Heart (1989 TV Movie)
192 min | Drama
The story of two unique and brilliant women, and the charismatic men they loved and lost, and to whom they ransomed their hearts.
Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Lindsay Wagner, James Brolin, Victoria Tennant, Honor Blackman
Votes: 117
90. Out of Depth (2000)
100 min | Thriller
When his mother is attacked by Ed, a small time crook, Paul Nixon wants revenge. Frightened of the possible repercussions to both his personal and emerging professional life, Paul enlists ... See full summary »
Director: Simon Marshall | Stars: Sean Maguire, Danny Midwinter, Nicholas Ball, Phil Cornwell
Votes: 79
91. The Captain's Doll (1983 TV Movie)
67 min | Drama
The wife of a British army officer discovers his affair with a Polish countess in Germany circa 1918.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Gila von Weitershausen, Jane Lapotaire, Leigh Lawson
Votes: 27
92. Golden Rendezvous (1977)
PG | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
On a cargo ship converted into a cruise-liner, First Officer John Carter foils the plan of international hijackers to use his vessel as bait for a passing U.S. Treasury ship carrying gold bullion.
Directors: Ashley Lazarus, Freddie Francis | Stars: Richard Harris, Ann Turkel, Gordon Jackson, John Vernon
Votes: 596
93. Ghost Story (1974)
87 min | Horror, Mystery
Several old college friends converge at a mansion, ostensibly for a pleasant reunion. Talbot, the most easygoing of the bunch, comes to the conclusion that all is not well in the old dark ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Weeks | Stars: Marianne Faithfull, Leigh Lawson, Anthony Bate, Larry Dann
Votes: 561
94. Dark Avenger (1990 TV Movie)
96 min | Action, Drama
An acid-scarred judge turns masked avenger, backed by an electronics expert and her crime lab.
Director: Guy Magar | Stars: Leigh Lawson, Maggie Han, Robert Vaughn, Gregg Henry
Votes: 115
95. Sword of the Valiant (1984)
PG | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The Green Knight challenges King Arthur's knights. But only young Gawain accepts and decapitates him. The knight takes his head and now gives Gawain one year to learn about virtues, knighthood and then face the challenge himself.
Director: Stephen Weeks | Stars: Miles O'Keeffe, Cyrielle Clair, Leigh Lawson, Sean Connery
Votes: 2,520
96. Silence Becomes You (2005)
R | 88 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The tale of two sisters, bound by more than blood, who bring home a man on a dare, only to see the situation spiral out of control.
Director: Stephanie Sinclaire | Stars: Alicia Silverstone, Sienna Guillory, Joe Anderson, Leigh Lawson
Votes: 1,554
97. It's Not the Size That Counts (1974)
R | 90 min | Comedy
Percy, the man with the world's first penis transplant, discovers that there is a chemical in the city's water that makes men impotent.
Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: Leigh Lawson, Elke Sommer, Denholm Elliott, Judy Geeson
Votes: 328
98. The Tiger Lily (1975)
50 min | Drama
A story of a woman television presenter who, after six years of presenting her own programme fears she is about to lose her job.
Director: Paul Bernard | Stars: Diane Cilento, Leigh Lawson, John Gregson, Ronald Leigh-Hunt
99. Late Night Theatre (1972–1974)
Drama
Stars: Michael Ripper, Aubrey Woods, Gordon Rollings, Nicolette Roeg
100. An Audience with Lulu (2002 TV Special)
50 min | Music
Stars: Lulu, Maurice Gibb, Ronan Keating, Richard Blackwood