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51. The Roads to Freedom (1970)
559 min | Drama, War
Dramatisation of Jean-Paul Sartre's trilogy.
Stars: Michael Bryant, Daniel Massey, Alison Fiske, Georgia Brown
Votes: 173
52. Violent Playground (1958)
108 min | Drama, Crime
The struggle between a Liverpool Juvenile Liaison officer and a dangerous young pyromaniac.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Stanley Baker, Anne Heywood, David McCallum, Peter Cushing
Votes: 843
53. 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
54. Beware of Children (1960)
86 min | Comedy
A young, married couple inherit an estate and decide to turn it into a summer camp for children.
Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Leslie Phillips, Geraldine McEwan, Julia Lockwood, Irene Handl
Votes: 234
55. Christopher Columbus (1949)
Not Rated | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.
Director: David MacDonald | Stars: Fredric March, Florence Eldridge, Francis L. Sullivan, Kathleen Ryan
Votes: 614
56. SOS Pacific (1959)
92 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Due to an accident, a seaplane operated by a small airline company ditches off an island in the Pacific and the surviving passengers must find a way to be rescued.
Director: Guy Green | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Pier Angeli, John Gregson, Eva Bartok
Votes: 441
57. Vanity Fair (1967– )
50 min | Drama
Rebecca "Becky" Sharp is an impoverished, strong-willed and cunning young woman determined to make her way in the early 19th Century British society.
Stars: Susan Hampshire, Marilyn Taylerson, Dyson Lovell, Bryan Marshall
Votes: 71
58. Roommates (1961)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
In order to cut costs and conduct practice sessions, a group of students studying at an elite music school decide to stay together. Soon, one of them finds himself in trouble.
Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Paul Massie, Kenneth Williams
Votes: 383
59. Cash on Delivery (1954)
79 min | Comedy
Under a complicated bequest from her uncle, Myrtle stands to inherit $2,000,000 if her ex-husband doesn't have any male heirs on the way, else he gets the cash. She journeys from New York ... See full summary »
Director: Muriel Box | Stars: Shelley Winters, Peggy Cummins, John Gregson, Mona Washbourne
Votes: 169
60. Eyewitness (1956)
82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Lucy Church, the sole witness to a fatal robbery, is struck by a passing bus and her life lies in the balance as the thieves wait for a chance to finish her off.
Director: Muriel Box | Stars: Donald Sinden, Muriel Pavlow, Belinda Lee, Michael Craig
Votes: 342
61. High Tide at Noon (1957)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Romance
Set on an island off Nova Scotia, Canada, the jealousies and loves of the islanders unfold at a casual pace until economic necessity drives them to the mainland.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Betta St. John, William Sylvester, Michael Craig, Flora Robson
Votes: 167
62. Jumping for Joy (1956)
88 min | Comedy, Romance
Frankie Howard stars as Willie Joy, the man whose new greyhound causes him all kinds of trouble. First, the pooch gets poorly and then Willy has to fend off race fixing gangsters.
Director: John Paddy Carstairs | Stars: Frankie Howerd, Stanley Holloway, A.E. Matthews, Tony Wright
Votes: 139
63. Island Rescue (1951)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, War
During WW2, British Major Valentine Moreland is tasked with rescuing a prized pedigree cow from the German-occupied Channel Island of Armorel.
Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: David Niven, Glynis Johns, George Coulouris, Barry Jones
Votes: 379
64. Piccadilly Third Stop (1960)
78 min | Crime, Drama
In London, a wealthy playboy, an American adventurer, a small-time thief and a retired safe-cracker team-up to rob a foreign embassy's safe by digging a tunnel from the London Underground into the embassy's cellar.
Director: Wolf Rilla | Stars: Terence Morgan, Yôko Tani, John Crawford, Mai Zetterling
Votes: 280
65. Curtain Up (1952)
Approved | 81 min | Comedy
In a small town in the 1950s, a repertory company meets on Monday morning to start rehearsing the following week's play. This is a ghastly thing written by the aunt of one of the theatre's ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Smart | Stars: Robert Morley, Margaret Rutherford, Kay Kendall, Michael Medwin
Votes: 297
66. The Second Victory (1987)
PG | 95 min | Drama, War
After the end of WW2, a lone elusive skier from the German Mountain Troops continues to kill British Occupation Forces personnel, prompting a joint British-German manhunt operation to capture him.
Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Anthony Andrews, Max von Sydow, Helmut Griem, Mario Adorf
Votes: 67
67. Circle of Deception (1960)
Approved | 100 min | Drama, Romance, War
Unbeknownst to him, a soldier is sent on a doomed mission because of the high likelihood of him divulging secrets if captured and tortured.
Director: Jack Lee | Stars: Suzy Parker, Bradford Dillman, Harry Andrews, Robert Stephens
Votes: 332
68. Man of the Moment (1955)
85 min | Comedy
Civil Servant Norman becomes the favourite of the rulers of a South Seas island that the British have an interest in.
Director: John Paddy Carstairs | Stars: Norman Wisdom, Lana Morris, Belinda Lee, Jerry Desmonde
Votes: 580
69. Fast and Loose (1954)
Approved | 75 min | Comedy
An unmarried couple spend an innocent night together, owing to a shortage of rooms at the inn.
Director: Gordon Parry | Stars: Stanley Holloway, Kay Kendall, Brian Reece, Joan Young
Votes: 147
70. Top of the Form (1953)
72 min | Comedy
Some trouble with gambling forces con man Fortescue to hide out in a boys' school, posing as a professor. When the undisciplined and lazy boys have to pass a few tests, cheating becomes the only option.
Director: John Paddy Carstairs | Stars: Ronald Shiner, Harry Fowler, Anthony Newley, Alfie Bass
Votes: 47
71. Love Song (1985 TV Movie)
104 min | Drama, Romance
The life of a successful student couple at Cambridge University is told.
Director: Rodney Bennett | Stars: Maurice Denham, Michael Kitchen, Constance Cummings, Diana Hardcastle
Votes: 43
72. The Madame Gambles (1951)
80 min | Comedy
Employees of a dress shop battle with a crooked gambler to get their jobs back.
Director: Maclean Rogers | Stars: Richard Hearne, Petula Clark, Garry Marsh, Hilda Bayley
Votes: 61
73. Helter Skelter (1949)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A radio 'detective' gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping due to the machinations of a ghostly cupid who works his magic to cause mayhem and laughter throughout the film.
Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: Carol Marsh, David Tomlinson, Mervyn Johns, Peter Hammond
Votes: 216
74. Eyeless in Gaza (1971– )
45 min | Drama
Adaptation of Aldous Huxley's novel, following the personal and spiritual progress of Anthony Beavis in the years between the world wars.
Stars: Michael Gambon, Ian Richardson, Lynn Farleigh, John Laurie
Votes: 20
75. Tiger in the Smoke (1956)
94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In wartime France, a young officer is killed during a raid to kill a German general at the house that used to belong to his grandmother. Before he dies, he talks about a treasure that was ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Donald Sinden, Muriel Pavlow, Tony Wright, Bernard Miles
Votes: 289
76. There Goes the Bride (1980)
PG | 88 min | Comedy
A nervous ad executive (Tom Smothers) creates havoc on his daughter's wedding day and becomes obsessed with a dream girl (Twiggy) he keeps seeing everywhere but whom he can't catch.
Director: Terry Marcel | Stars: Tom Smothers, Twiggy, Martin Balsam, Sylvia Syms
Votes: 153
77. Lost Daughter (1949)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Intrigued by the portrait of a Jewish girl at a London art gallery, a British Army Major attempts to find her amongst the refugees living in various camps for displaced people in post-World War II Germany.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Mai Zetterling, Robert Beatty, Guy Rolfe, Herbert Lom
Votes: 202
78. Salute the Toff (1951)
75 min | Crime, Drama
The Toff solves the mystery of a missing employer.
Director: Maclean Rogers | Stars: John Bentley, Carol Marsh, Roddy Hughes, Wally Patch
Votes: 106
79. Hammer the Toff (1952)
71 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A detective proves that a Robin Hood-type crook did not steal a metal formula.
Director: Maclean Rogers | Stars: John Bentley, Patricia Dainton, John Robinson, Valentine Dyall
Votes: 141
80. In the Doghouse (1961)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
British comedy about the ups and downs of a London vet.
Director: Darcy Conyers | Stars: Leslie Phillips, Peggy Cummins, Hattie Jacques, James Booth
Votes: 214
81. Watch Your Stern (1960)
90 min | Comedy
When the details of a secret torpedo are destroyed by an incompetent seaman, the crew of the ship rally round, when the Admiral needs the plans to show to a visiting scientist.
Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Kenneth Connor, Eric Barker, Leslie Phillips, Joan Sims
Votes: 337
82. The Galloping Major (1951)
80 min | Comedy
A syndicate is set up by a horse lover to buy a particular racehorse, but they accidentally buy the wrong horse. The horse is useless on the flat, so they decide to enter him as a jumper.
Director: Henry Cornelius | Stars: Basil Radford, Jimmy Hanley, Janette Scott, A.E. Matthews
Votes: 250
83. Easy Money (1948)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An anthology of four short stories centered around the topic of honestly--or dishonestly--winning the pools in postwar Britain.
Director: Bernard Knowles | Stars: Jack Warner, Marjorie Fielding, Yvonne Owen, Jack Watling
Votes: 217
84. Fortune in Diamonds (1951)
Approved | 74 min | Adventure, Drama
Peter Brandt is a soldier journeying across the countryside of South Africa after the Boer War.
Director: David MacDonald | Stars: Dennis Price, Jack Hawkins, Siobhan McKenna, Peter Hammond
Votes: 175
85. The Old Men at the Zoo (1983– )
275 min | Comedy
Satirical piece set in a zoo, which is plunged into a crisis when a giraffe escapes.
Stars: Stuart Wilson, Marius Goring, Andrew Cruickshank, Barry Stanton
Votes: 23
86. The Possessed (1969– )
Horror
Adaptation of Dostoevsky's novel about liberal discussion versus revolutionary action in a provincial Russian town in the mid-nineteenth century.
Stars: Tim Preece, Joseph O'Conor, Keith Bell, Laurence Hardy
Votes: 14
87. Late Night Line-Up (1964–1972)
Talk-Show
Live, weekday show in which at first was a talk show on contemporary artistic events, but as the 1960s moved on (due to its nature of being late night and live) could get quite shambolic in presentation .
Stars: Joan Bakewell, Michael Dean, Tony Bilbow, Denis Tuohy
Votes: 18
88. All for Mary (1955)
79 min | Comedy, Romance
In a Swiss Alpine resort shortly after the War an army officer and upper-class Humpy Miller both set their sights on Mary, the landlord's daughter. After the two come down with chicken pox,... See full summary »
Director: Wendy Toye | Stars: Nigel Patrick, Kathleen Harrison, David Tomlinson, Jill Day
Votes: 145
89. The Last Man to Hang (1956)
Approved | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Sir Roderick Strood is on trial for the murder of his wife.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Tom Conway, Elizabeth Sellars, Eunice Gayson, Freda Jackson
Votes: 137
90. Don't Ever Leave Me (1949)
85 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
In a pleasant variation on "The Ransom of Red Chief," elderly crook Harry Denton, when challenged to prove he is "not past it," decides to kidnap Sheila Farlane, the 16 year old daughter of... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Crabtree | Stars: Jimmy Hanley, Petula Clark, Linden Travers, Hugh Sinclair
Votes: 103
91. Where Adam Stood (1976 TV Movie)
77 min | Drama
"Where Adam Stood" is "based on" the 1907 autobiography, "Father and Son", by Christian fundamentalist and naturalist Edmund Gosse, but Dennis Potter adapted only one section of the book, ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: Alan Badel, Max Harris, Ronald Hines, Heather Canning
Votes: 42
92. Bread or Blood (1981– )
40 min | Drama
Tales of hardship and survival in rural Wiltshire in the early 19th century. Based on W.H. Hudson's 'A Shepherd's Life'.
Stars: Malcolm Storry, Carolyn Pickles, Ian Redford, Sandra Voe
Votes: 12
93. Plays of Today (1969– )
Drama
Six of Britain's top television playwrights were given the opportunity to write the plays they had always wanted to write.
Stars: Wendy Hiller, Mary Morris, Ann Bell, Geraldine Moffat
94. Up to His Neck (1954)
90 min | Comedy
Sailor Jack Carter (Ronald Shiner) has been marooned for ten years on a South Sea island, and treated as a King by natives. He is eventually rescued by the Royal Navy, who then use him to ... See full summary »
Director: John Paddy Carstairs | Stars: Ronald Shiner, Brian Rix, Laya Raki, Harry Fowler
Votes: 36
95. The Dragon's Opponent (1973– )
50 min | Drama
4-part miniseries dramatising the true-life adventures of Charles "Mad Jack" Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk, whose daring wartime exploits included rescuing dozens of refugee European nuclear... See full summary »
Stars: Ronald Pickup, Anton Darby, Virginia McKenna, Angela Douglas
96. Thursday Theatre (1964–1965)
Drama
Stars: John Sharp, Paul Rogers, Robert Flemyng, Rachel Gurney
Votes: 12
97. Triton (1968– )
25 min | Drama
In 1800, Captain Belwether and Lieutenant Lamb are dispatched by Nelson to discover how the French are planning to defeat the British Navy, uncovering a secret weapon in the form of a submarine, which could spell disaster for the fleet.
Stars: Jonathan Adams, Paul Grist, Robert Cawdron, Alan Downer
98. Tea Party (1965 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
A self-made millionaire of humble origins acquires a new secretary just as he's about to marry a woman of aristocratic lineage. He also starts to suffer mysterious problems with his eyesight and slowly becomes delusional.
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Leo McKern, Vivien Merchant, Jennifer Wright, John Le Mesurier
Votes: 21
99. The Poisoning of Charles Bravo (1975– )
50 min | Mystery
Melodrama, in which a Victorian gentleman becomes convinced that someone is trying to kill him.
Stars: Maureen O'Brien, Freda Dowie, Paul Darrow, Robert Harris
100. The Little Sweep (1964 TV Movie)
50 min | Drama, Musical
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Johanna Peters, Norman Lumsden, Stephen Manton, Alan Baulch