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51. In the Red (1998)
60 min | Crime, Thriller
A series of killings of bank managers has London in a turmoil, all the way up to Parliament. And the killer regularly calls about his handiwork, but only to a street-wise, and usually ... See full summary »
Stars: Alun Armstrong, Victoria Carling, Richard Griffiths, Sally Phillips
Votes: 218
52. Educating Marmalade (1982–1983)
15 min | Comedy, Family
Marmalade Atkins is the naughtiest girl in the world. In fact, she's so wicked that her parents and social worker decide that the only thing to do with her is to blast her into space. But, knowing Marmalade, it's not going to be that easy!
Stars: Charlotte Coleman, John Bird, Lynda La Plante, Gillian Raine
Votes: 64
53. Help! (1986–1988)
30 min | Comedy
Comedy series about three unemployed young men from Liverpool in the nineteen-eighties.
Stars: Stephen McGann, David Albany, Jake Abraham, Sheila Fay
Votes: 12
54. Omnibus (1967–2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern
Votes: 295
55. Going Undercover (1985)
PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Thriller
Forever bungling private investigator Henry Brilliant has been hired by Maxine de la Hunt to protect her stepdaughter Marigold during her trip to Denmark. A real caring parent should have ... See full summary »
Director: James Kenelm Clarke | Stars: Chris Lemmon, Jean Simmons, Lea Thompson, Viveca Lindfors
Votes: 202
56. Comedy Playhouse (1961–2017)
30 min | Comedy
Anthology series of one-off, unrelated situation comedies.
Stars: Frank Thornton, John Le Mesurier, Robert Dorning, Bernard Cribbins
Votes: 70
57. El C.I.D. (1990–1992)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
The series follows two policemen, Bromley and Blake, decide to uproot their lives and move to Spain. They move into luxury yacht 'El CID' on the sunny and relaxed Costa del Sol. But while ... See full summary »
Stars: John Bird, Simón Andreu, Tony Haygarth, Donald Churchill
Votes: 67
58. Lytton's Diary (1985–1986)
60 min | Drama
As portrayed by Peter Bowles (The Irish R.M., To the Manor Born), London gossip columnist Neville Lytton exudes a sophisticated charm that masks a tenacious commitment to his job. Whether ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Bowles, Holly de Jong, Adam Norton, Harriet Keevil
Votes: 60
59. Timon of Athens (1981 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 128 min | Comedy, Drama
Timon loves to give parties and objects to friends, but when he cannot pay his creditors, his "friends" refuse to help him, and he becomes a misanthropic hermit.
Director: Jonathan Miller | Stars: John Fortune, John Bird, Tony Jay, David Kinsey
Votes: 140
60. King Lear (1982 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 180 min | Drama
King Lear (Sir Michael Hordern), old and tired, divides his kingdom amongst his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia (Brenda Blethyn), ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Miller | Stars: John Shrapnel, Norman Rodway, Michael Kitchen, Michael Hordern
Votes: 282
61. Embassy (1972)
PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama
A Russian spy penetrates into the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon to try to kill a Soviet defector under asylum there.
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Richard Roundtree, Chuck Connors, Marie-José Nat, Ray Milland
Votes: 153
62. Sooty & Co. (1993–1998)
20 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Matthew Corbett runs a shop in Manchester with fun, mischievous puppets Sooty, Sweep, Soo and Little Cousin Scampi.
Stars: Matthew Corbett, Brenda Longman, Larry Dann, John Bird
Votes: 419
63. Oxbridge Blues (1984– )
75 min | Drama
A collection of stories by the author Frederic Raphael.
Stars: Malcolm Stoddard, Norman Rodway, Ciaran Madden, Kate Fahy
Votes: 71
64. Blue Money (1985 TV Movie)
PG | 82 min | Comedy, Crime
Larry Gormley (Tim Curry) dreams of becoming a star entertainer, but until then, he drives a cab and works as chauffeur for the shady Ramirez (George S. Irving). One day he has a look in ... See full summary »
Director: Colin Bucksey | Stars: Tim Curry, Debby Bishop, Billy Connolly, Dermot Crowley
Votes: 292
65. Forty Minutes (1981–1994)
40 min | Documentary
Documentaries on any possible subject, the only connection being that they last forty minutes.
Stars: John Pitman, Michael Dean, Lucinda Lambton, Roger Mills
Votes: 32
66. That Was the Week That Was (1962–1963)
50 min | Comedy
Satirical sketch show. The first such show in the UK. It ran for two seasons before being pulled just before the 1964 general election.
Stars: David Frost, Millicent Martin, William Rushton, Roy Kinnear
Votes: 108
67. Bert & Dickie (2012)
TV-PG | 89 min | Biography, Drama, History
Thrown together just five weeks before the final of the 1948 London Olympics, Bert Bushnell and Dickie Burnell row together in the the double sculls.
Director: David Blair | Stars: Matt Smith, Sam Hoare, James Frain, Douglas Hodge
Votes: 380
68. The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974–1975)
90 min | Biography, Drama, History
A mini-series made up of four plays, each showing Benjamin Franklin at a different stage in his life. In each episode, Franklin is played by a different actor.
Stars: Melvyn Douglas, Ian Holm, Honor Blackman, Richard Widmark
Votes: 49
69. The Breaking of Bumbo (1970)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy
The hilarious adventures of young Bumbo Bailey, who enlists in the Brigade of Guards and is based in the prestigious Wellington Barracks in London in the Swinging Sixties. He regards his social life as important as his military.
Director: Andrew Sinclair | Stars: Richard Warwick, Joanna Lumley, Natasha Pyne, Jeremy Child
Votes: 84
70. Grumpy Old Men (2003– )
40 min | Documentary, Comedy
Stars: Rory McGrath, Arthur Smith, Will Self, Rick Wakeman
Votes: 167
71. Celebrity Mastermind (2002– )
29 min | Game-Show
Celebrities take on the challenge of answering quiz questions in the Mastermind black chair, first on their chosen specialist subject, and then general knowledge, competing to win a donation for their nominated charity.
Stars: John Humphrys, Clive Myrie, Arabella Weir, Joe Pasquale
Votes: 32
72. Saturday Live (1985–1988)
Comedy
Saturday Live brought the late 1980s UK alternative comedy circuit to Channel 4. Some of comedy's most iconic characters made their debut such as Ben Elton, Harry Enfield, Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.
Stars: Ben Elton, Harry Enfield, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry
Votes: 119
73. Joint Account (1989–1991)
30 min | Comedy
Bank manager (Hannah Gordon) wants to retire, but her house husband (Peter Egan) likes things the way they are, and doesn't want to go back to work.
Stars: Hannah Gordon, Peter Egan, John Bird, Lill Roughley
Votes: 44
74. The Late Show (1988–1995)
Documentary
Television programme on arts, the media and culture.
Stars: Sarah Dunant, Tracey MacLeod, Clive James, Waldemar Januszczak
Votes: 31
75. Shades of Greene (1975– )
60 min | Drama
A collection of odd stories from the writer Graham Greene.
Stars: Denholm Elliott, Shane Briant, Neville Phillips, Ian Hendry
Votes: 32
76. The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (I) (1982)
R | 91 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music
The film of an on-stage charity benefit for Amnesty International. The show includes comedy skits by the members of Monty Python, as well as noted comedians Peter Cook, Rowan Atkinson, and ... See full summary »
Director: Julien Temple | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Jeff Beck, Alan Bennett, John Bird
Votes: 540
77. Full House (1972–1973)
Documentary
Stars: Joe Melia, John Bird, Henry Woolf, Jack Shepherd
Votes: 21
78. Yellow Dog (1973)
101 min | Action, Drama
A Japanese cop is sent to London on a secret mission.
Director: Terence Donovan | Stars: Jirô Tamiya, Robert Hardy, Carolyn Seymour, Joseph O'Conor
Votes: 32
79. Shadow of the Noose (1989– )
Crime, Drama
Drama centering on the cases of the celebrated London barrister of the Victorian era, Edward Marshall Hall.
Stars: Jonathan Hyde, Michael Feast, Terry Taplin, Leslee Udwin
Votes: 46
80. Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger (1986 Video)
77 min | Comedy
The two Dangerous brothers Sir Richard and Sir Adrian host a series of mad and violent sketches
Director: Paul Jackson | Stars: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Morwenna Banks, John Bird
Votes: 527
81. The Galton & Simpson Playhouse (1977)
30 min | Comedy
A series of seven individual sitcom pilots from writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Stars: Roy Kinnear, Richard Briers, Charles Gray, Leonard Rossiter
Votes: 37
82. Bejewelled (1991 TV Movie)
95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
An American's family jewels are stolen during her trip to London and she reluctantly teams up with a private investigator-in-training to try and recover them.
Director: Terry Marcel | Stars: Emma Samms, Paris Jefferson, Dirk Benedict, Bob Lee Dysinger
Votes: 207
84. Giving Tongue (1996 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Jessie Fielding is a young MP who is trying to get an anti-hunting bill through the two Houses of Parliament, which is a little surprising as she hunted as a teenager with friend Barb Gale.... See full summary »
Director: Stefan Schwartz | Stars: Charlotte Coleman, Clare Holman, Paul Venables, Shireen Shah
Votes: 28
85. Small World (1988)
120 min | Comedy, Romance
A young academic travels the world attending university conferences, in the hope of finding the woman of his dreams.
Stars: Finbar Lynch, John Ratzenberger, Stephen Moore, Rachel Kempson
Votes: 26
86. The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka: The Mystery of Chopin (1999)
109 min | Drama
Warsaw, 1945. The invading Nazis are gone and, in a symbolic gesture, the preserved heart of Polish composer and national hero Frédéric Chopin is returned. Under German rule, even the ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Paul Rhys, Penelope Wilton, Valentina Igoshina, Elizabeth McGorian
Votes: 24
87. The Melting Pot (1975–1976)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Spike Milligan, John Bird, Frank Carson, Alexandra Dane
Votes: 21
88. Chambers (2000–2001)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: John Bird, James Fleet, Jonathan Kydd, Nina Wadia
Votes: 18
89. Kelly (1989–2005)
60 min | Music, Talk-Show
90 minute chat show hosted by Gerry Kelly who has interviewed hundreds of the biggest names in showbusiness, film and television, music, sport and politics, as well as giving many local ... See full summary »
Stars: Gerry Kelly, Kian Egan, Shane Filan, Nicky Byrne
Votes: 31
90. Danger: Marmalade at Work (1984)
15 min | Comedy
The continuing exploits of Marmalade Atkins, the naughtiest girl in the world, as she goes on a number of work placements.
Stars: Charlotte Coleman, John Bird, Carol MacReady, Elizabeth Estensen
Votes: 21
91. Bremner, Bird and Fortune (1997– )
60 min | Comedy
A satirical British television programme produced by Vera Productions for Channel Four.
Stars: Rory Bremner, John Bird, John Fortune, Pauline McLynn
Votes: 126
92. Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Comedy
Pleasure At Her Majesty's (1976) The very first show in what came to be called the "Secret Policeman's Ball" series took place over three late nights in April 1976 at Her Majesty's Theatre ... See full summary »
Directors: Roger Graef, Jonathan Miller | Stars: Alan Bennett, John Bird, Eleanor Bron, Tim Brooke-Taylor
Votes: 244
93. A.J. Wentworth, B.A. (1982– )
30 min | Comedy
Set in a 1940s English school, Lowe stars in title role as a maths teacher obsessed with the honour of his school, the high cost of pen nibs and the sneaky tactics of his arch-enemy, the school Matron.
Stars: Arthur Lowe, Harry Andrews, Michael Bevis, Marcus Evans
Votes: 29
94. 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia (1968)
Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Romance
Rupert Street, a piano player and composer, decides to write a musical and marry before he reaches his thirtieth birthday. One minor problem: he'll be 30 in six weeks...
Director: Joseph McGrath | Stars: Dudley Moore, Eddie Foy Jr., Suzy Kendall, John Bird
Votes: 273
95. Video Stars (1983 TV Movie)
Comedy, Drama, Music
The story of Channel D, a new underground television station, and its crazy host Teddy (Tim Curry).
Director: Colin Bucksey | Stars: Benedict Taylor, Nicholas Ball, Danny Webb, Al Matthews
Votes: 22
96. The Eamonn Andrews Show (1964–1969)
Talk-Show
A 45-minute late-night chat and music program from ABC hosted by the genial Irishman in which a collection of guests, some daring, some downright boring, had Eamonn's forehead in an even greater lather than usual.
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Spike Milligan, Sandie Shaw, Peter Cook
Votes: 57
97. Face the Music (1967–1984)
30 min | Music
Face the Music was a light hearted classical music quiz. Hosted by Joseph Cooper who played excerpts from the classics on the piano and asked questions to the panel consisting of three ... See full summary »
Stars: Joseph Cooper, Robin Ray, Joyce Grenfell, Richard Baker
Votes: 18
98. Kate (1970–1972)
60 min | Drama
Kate Graham (Phyllis Calvert) works on a popular magazine as agony column writer "Dear Monica". Sometimes (in fact most times) she cannot help getting personally involved with the desperate who write to her.
Stars: Phyllis Calvert, Elizabeth Burger, Penelope Keith, Jack Hedley
Votes: 13
99. Paris (1994– )
30 min | Comedy
Follows the escapades of French artist Alain Degout living in 1920s Paris, who wants to be famous, but his work gets him nowhere
Stars: Alexei Sayle, Neil Morrissey, Allan Corduner, James Dreyfus
Votes: 33
100. Red and Blue (1967)
36 min | Short
An English cabaret singer goes to Paris for a nightclub engagement, where the romantic image of her songs is very different from the reality of her solitary life.
Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Gary Raymond, John Bird, Michael York
Votes: 176