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51. The Sicilians (1964)
70 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An aide at the American Embassy in London finds himself involved with both Scotland Yard and the French police over the kidnapping of the son of a Mafia boss who has spilled the beans back in the States.
Director: Ernest Morris | Stars: Robert Hutton, Reginald Marsh, Ursula Howells, Alex Scott
Votes: 96
52. The New Adventures of Martin Kane (1957– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: William Gargan, Brian Reece, Robert Beatty, Lee Patterson
Votes: 16
53. Contraband Spain (1955)
Not Rated | 82 min | Crime, Drama
A government agent is sent to the French-Spanish border to round up smugglers and counterfeiters after his brother is murdered. He is helped by singer Anouk Aimee, who he falls in love with.
Directors: Lawrence Huntington, Julio Salvador | Stars: Richard Greene, Anouk Aimée, Michael Denison, José Nieto
Votes: 158
54. Man from Interpol (1960– )
30 min | Crime, Drama
The series followed the globetrotting adventures of Anthony Smith (The Man From Interpol) as he sought to bring master criminals from all corners of the globe to justice.
Stars: Richard Stapley, John Longden, John Serret, Michael Peake
Votes: 32
55. 13 East Street (1952)
72 min | Thriller
A cop robs a store to go undercover in a gang. In prison he meets a member and escapes. Now inside, he identifies the boss and thieves, but not the informant. As a big heist nears, the cop is distracted by the boss's girlfriend.
Director: Robert S. Baker | Stars: Patrick Holt, Sandra Dorne, Sonia Holm, Robert Ayres
Votes: 175
56. The Hidden Truth (1964)
60 min | Drama
Medical crime drama in which Professor Lazard and his team, try to seek justice for their clients with their forensic skills, while trying not to get emotionally involved.
Stars: Alexander Knox, James Maxwell, Zia Mohyeddin, Ruth Meyers
Votes: 19
57. Operation Murder (1957)
66 min | Drama
Dr. Wayne is a brilliant surgeon. He is jealous of his friend Bowen, who may be paying too much attention to Pat, the surgeon's seductive spouse. When Wayne must perform an emergency ... See full summary »
Director: Ernest Morris | Stars: Tom Conway, Sandra Dorne, Patrick Holt, Rosamund John
Votes: 19
58. Transatlantic (1960)
63 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Ernest Morris | Stars: Pete Murray, June Thorburn, Malou Pantera, Bill Nagy
Votes: 9
59. Music for You (1951–1966)
45 min | Music
Stars: Eric Robinson, Joan Bramhall, Bowles Bevan, Elizabeth Boyd
60. Night Without Stars (1951)
Passed | 75 min | Crime, Drama
A partially blind Englishman (David Farrar) retires to the French Riviera. He meets and falls for the lovely widow (Nadia Gray) of a French Resistance fighter, but is horrified after he ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Pelissier | Stars: David Farrar, Nadia Gray, Maurice Teynac, Gilles Quéant
Votes: 132
61. The Depraved (1957)
Not Rated | 71 min | Crime
U.S. Army captain stationed in England has an affair with a local married woman. Together they hatch a plan to kill her husband.
Director: Paul Dickson | Stars: Anne Heywood, Robert Arden, Carroll Levis, Basil Dignam
Votes: 110
62. The Lost Peace (1966)
650 min | Family
A follow up to The Great War, this series covers the years 1918 to 1939. Using archival footage and interviews with veterans, the history series includes narration by Michael Redgrave. The ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Cyril Luckham, Alec Mango, Sebastian Shaw
63. Charlie Drake (1958–1960)
Comedy
Stars: Charlie Drake, Michael Henry, Sam Kydd, Robert MacKenzie
Votes: 9
64. Musical Playhouse (1959– )
Drama, Musical
Stars: Peter Tuddenham, Joyce Gregg, Malcolm Watson, Ginger Rogers
65. Delayed Action (1954)
58 min | Mystery
A destitute, suicidal man is offered a contract for 18 months to act as a front for an unscrupulous businessman, with his life being forfeit. He carries out his agreement, also writing a ... See full summary »
Director: John Harlow | Stars: Robert Ayres, June Thorburn, Alan Wheatley, Bruce Seton
Votes: 114
66. Date at Midnight (1959)
57 min | Crime
Director: Godfrey Grayson | Stars: Paul Carpenter, Jean Aubrey, Harriette Johns, Ralph Michael
67. Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (1957– )
30 min | Adventure, Drama
The series adapted for television some true tales from press correspondents from around the world.
Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Kieron Moore, Eric Pohlmann, Leonard Sachs
Votes: 20
68. The Inch Man (1951–1952)
30 min | Drama
Adventures of a house detective in a London hotel.
Stars: Robert Ayres, Hamlyn Benson, Joan Harben, Faith Bailey
69. Scrapbook for 1933 (1950)
Documentary, Short
Director: Peter Baylis | Stars: Robert Ayres, Michael Balfour, Edric Connor, Maurice Denham
70. A Woman's Temptation (1959)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Godfrey Grayson | Stars: Patricia Driscoll, Robert Ayres, John Pike, Neil Hallett
Votes: 15
71. Suspense (1960– )
60 min | Drama
Stars: Barry Keegan, Peter Dyneley, Lee Hamilton, Graham Leaman
72. Dollars for Sale (1955)
35 min | Short, Drama
Director: Denis Kavanagh | Stars: Robert Ayres, Earl Cameron, Larry Cross, Robert Hartford-Davis
73. The Jill Day Show (1957)
30 min | Comedy, Music
Stars: Jill Day, Laurie Johnson, Johnny Pearson, Somethin' Smith and the Redheads
74. The Adding Machine (1948 TV Movie)
105 min | Drama
After 25 years at his job, an accountant discovers that he will be replaced by an adding machine.
Stars: Stanley Maxted, Joan Young, Cecilia Eddy, Launce Maraschal
75. The Concert (1954 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Robert Ayres, Michael Balfour, Paulle Clark, Winifred Evans
76. The Bad Man (1947 TV Movie)
90 min | Western
Stars: Robert Ayres, Charles Irwin, Ben Williams, Carla Lehmann
77. Nitro (1955 TV Movie)
45 min | Drama
Stars: Robert Ayres, Vincent Ball, Alan Tilvern, Ingeborg von Kusserow
78. The Explorer (1955)
30 min | Drama
Biographical series detailing the life and work of explorer Henry Morton Stanley.
Stars: Michael Aldridge, Earl Cameron, Lionel Ngakane, Ronald Moody
79. The Survivors (1957 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
A man returns from war with a grudge which may lead him to murder.
Directors: Michael Elliott, Casper Wrede | Stars: John Abineri, Patrick Allen, Jean Anderson, Robert Ayres
80. Face to Face (1951 TV Movie)
80 min | Drama
Stars: Norman Tyrrell, Diana Dors, Robert Ayres, Sarah Lawson
81. The Gentle People (1949 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
Stars: Robert Ayres, Robert Cawdron, Paul Demel, Ernest Jay
82.
ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
Episode:
The Death of Bessie Smith
(1965)
Comedy, Drama
The great blues singer Bessie Smith dies unnecessarily as a result of racial segregation.
Director: Julian Amyes | Stars: Robert Ayres, Earl Cameron, Patricia English, Janna Hill
83.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
I Can Destroy the Sun
(1958)
65 min | Drama
Senior officials in the British, American and Russian governments all receive the same cryptic and unsigned message - "I Can Destroy The Sun". What can it mean?
Director: Wilfred Eades | Stars: Maurice Denham, John Robinson, Robert Ayres, Leslie Sands
Votes: 14
84.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Lee Oswald: Assassin
(1966)
90 min | Drama
The story of the man accused of killing President Kennedy.
Director: Rudolph Cartier | Stars: Tony Bill, Dora Reisser, Robert Ayres, John Alderson
Votes: 20
85.
The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
Episode:
The Good Shoemaker and the Poor Fish Peddler
(1965)
75 min | Drama
An account of the shocking Sacco-Vanzetti case of the 1920s, where two working-class Italian immigrants to the US were executed after seven years on Death Row.
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: John Barrie, Robert Ayres, Cec Linder, Douglas Chamberlain
86.
One Step Beyond (1959–1961)
Episode:
Eyewitness
(1961)
Approved | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
In 1883, a Boston newspaperman writes a detailed eyewitness account of a natural disaster -- a full day before it happens. Working in his office late one night, Henry Soames finds his ... See full summary »
Director: John Newland | Stars: John Meillon, Rose Alba, Anton Rodgers, Robin Hughes
Votes: 58
87.
Behind Closed Doors (1958–1959)
Episode:
The Obelisk
(1959)
30 min | Drama
British atomic scientist defects to the Communists.
Director: Samuel Gallu | Stars: Robert Ayres, Richard Caldicot, Bruce Gordon, Walter Gotell
88.
Charlie Drake (1958–1960)
Episode:
Suspension
(1960)
Comedy
Hitchcock parody in which a poor little man who loves only his pet birds is menaced by a whole band of money-hungry relatives eager to push him into suicide.
Stars: Charlie Drake, Robert Ayres, Sandra Dorne, Nelson Evans
89.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
A Flash in the Sky
(1962)
Mystery
A airplane crashes with all lives lost. Three weeks after the crash, Eastern Insurance starts to pay out claims. A witness come forward to say the plane exploded. Why has Philip Burns started a new relationship just after his wife's death?
Director: Frank Marshall | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, James Fox, William Fox
90.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
A Tale of Two Ships
(1961)
Mystery
SS Tilman sinks with all hands. Owner Gormley sells it's sister ship, the SS Sircon for scrap. After collecting the insurance he buys a new freighter. When crewman Varga, who was on the Tilman, is found murdered questions are asked.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Francis De Wolff, Sandor Elès
91.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
An Obituary for a Champion
(1961)
Mystery
Champion boxer Kirk Carter is found drowned on the eve of his next fight. Eastern Insurance asks John Hunter has to investigate. Carter's fiancee Verna Matthews is suspicious about the recent behaviour of promoter Sam Harvey.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Howard Marion-Crawford, Jennifer Jayne
92.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
Carnival Case
(1962)
Mystery
When fortune teller Madam Oszeny is murdered at the Carnival of Fun, Eastern Insurance take notice as the circus has been paid out for it's losses. Eastern learn she was a police informer so Hunter goes undercover to find the fraudster.
Director: Frank Marshall | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Paul Eddington, John Gabriel
93.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
Green for Danger
(1961)
Mystery
Mrs. Osborne's emeralds have been stolen from her hotel room. She doesn't want the insurance instead she wants Eastern to get the emeralds back. Cat burglar Harry Flash is suspected so John Hunter tries to track him down.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Margaretta Scott, Steve Plytas
94.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
Intent to Defraud
(1960)
Mystery
Aging playwright Eugene Calder dies of a seizure but has a £50,000 payout. Hunter investigates to see whether it was accident or murder. Calder had a much younger wife but was cheating on her with a married woman.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Joseph O'Conor, Ralph Michael
95.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
Knight of the Road
(1962)
Mystery
Eastern Insurance pay £6,000 to Ken Northwood when his classic Brilton Deluxe car is stolen. Three other insurers have also paid out for Brilton's. Hunter learns Northwood visits showrooms, collects details and then insures the cars.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Richard Vernon, Raymond Rollett
96.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
Lamb to the Slaughter
(1961)
Mystery
Gene Walker asks Rudy Lamb to stage a hold up in his own home so he can steal his wife's diamonds. Lamb follows his instructions but sees Walker shoot his wife before killing him. Eastern Insurance asks John Hunter to investigate.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Peter Reynolds, Sam Kydd
97.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
Legs, £50,000 Each
(1962)
Mystery
Eastern Insurance get involved in an Hollywood publicity stunt when they agree to insure dancer Anita Faraday legs for £50,000 each, for a week. When she breaks her ankle they have to pay £100,000 but John Hunter wants to investigate.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Jocelyn Lane, Glen Mason
98.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
Libel
(1961)
Mystery
Journalist Cooke wrote an article about Tyler and Martin Investments. He claims that the pair had made money by selling out rich clients to the Nazis and keeping cash rewards. Eastern Insurance need prove the story is not libelous.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Ballard Berkeley, Roy Purcell
99.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
Murder Fugue
(1961)
Mystery
World famous pianist Leon Bender hands are insured for £50,000. Walter Allen is suspicious that three days before a car accident the insurance was doubled. John Hunter doesn't believe the evidence of Bender's car accident can be true.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Lisa Gastoni, George Pastell
100.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
Single or Double Indemnity
(1961)
Mystery
Engineer Leon Little is the only person to die in a train wreck that leaves Eastern Insurance paying a Double Indemnity for an accidental death. Rail investigator Potter believes it was murder not accident so John Hunter is called in.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Valentine Dyall, Roland Bartrop