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51. Strange Report (1969–1971)
60 min | Drama, Mystery
Retired Scotland Yard commissioner Adam Strange investigates bizarre mysteries in "Swinging Sixties" London.
Stars: Anthony Quayle, Kaz Garas, Anneke Wills, Charles Lloyd Pack
Votes: 177
52. Sunday Premiere (1986–1988)
90 min
Sunday night dramas on subjects as diverse as a dodgy doctor and a tale of cat lovers and the social circle they inhabit.
Stars: Paul McGann, Timothy West, Bill Fellows, Matthew Marsh
53. Holby Blue (2007–2008)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Spin off from Holby City (1999) and Casualty (1986), taking place in and around Holby South police station and focusing on the police who work with the doctors and paramedics from Holby City and Casualty.
Stars: Cal MacAninch, Richard Harrington, Jimmy Akingbola, Zöe Lucker
Votes: 420
54. The Turn of the Screw (1992)
R | 95 min | Horror, Thriller
Soon after settling into her new role as governess at the faraway and well-appointed Bly House, Jenny begins to suspect that her young charges, Flora and Miles, have seen something unimaginably sinister.
Director: Rusty Lemorande | Stars: Patsy Kensit, Stéphane Audran, Julian Sands, Marianne Faithfull
Votes: 607
55. The Mimic (2013–2014)
25 min | Comedy
A man with an extraordinary talent, being able to impersonate celebrities, discovers he has a son and tries to make up for lost time.
Stars: Terry Mynott, Neil Maskell, Jo Hartley, Jacob Anderson
Votes: 758
56. Thomas and Sarah (1979)
60 min | Drama
This spin-off of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) follows Sarah (parlour-maid) and Thomas (chauffeur) some time after leaving service with the Bellamys.
Stars: Pauline Collins, John Alderton, Graham Cull, Maria Charles
Votes: 161
57. Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky (2005– )
150 min | Drama, Romance
A story of unrequited love set in 1930s London.
Stars: Bryan Dick, Sally Hawkins, Zoë Tapper, Jacqueline Tong
Votes: 424
58. Chalk (1997)
30 min | Comedy
This comic series tells the extremely chaotic adventures of the long suffering staff and pupils of Galfast High School.
Stars: David Bamber, Amanda Boxer, Martin Ball, Geraldine Fitzgerald
Votes: 137
59. The Wild House (1997–1999)
25 min | Comedy, Family
The chaotic, comic daily adventures of the Wild family, a household that in which, no matter how strange or weird, an event will usually come to pass. However, everybody seems to think that this is entirely normal!
Stars: Ellie Beaven, Catherine Bailey, Honeysuckle Weeks, John Glynn
Votes: 88
60. Lady Killers (1980–1981)
60 min | Crime, Drama
British drama about famous murder cases involving women.
Stars: Robert Morley, Andrew Johns, Charles Kay, Lewis Fiander
Votes: 46
61. Suzie Gold (2004)
G | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
As Suzie Gold's sister prepares to get married, it seems only natural that Suzie's thoughts should turn to the state of her own love-life. While her doting but dysfunctional family ... See full summary »
Director: Ric Cantor | Stars: Ariana Fraval, Daniel Mendoza, Summer Phoenix, Stanley Townsend
Votes: 658
62. Testament: The Bible in Animation (1996)
TV-G | Animation, Drama, Family
Stories from the Bible are interpreted in different styles of animation.
Stars: Tony Leader, Patrick Brennan, Joss Ackland, Simon Harris
Votes: 143
63. W. Somerset Maugham (1969–1970)
50 min | Drama
An anthology series based on the varied stories by W. Somerset Maugham divided into three categories: "Rule Britannia" about colonial life, "Women of the World" which focus on female characters, and "Victims of Fate".
Stars: Kim Kee Lim, Ken Nazarin, Ahmad Jamal, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 19
64. Summer Season (1985)
55 min | Drama
Stars: Tim Wylton, Marion Bailey, Charles Dale, Nicholas Gecks
Votes: 36
65. Late Bloomers (2011)
95 min | Drama
The struggles of Mary and her husband adjusting to retirement.
Director: Julie Gavras | Stars: William Hurt, Isabella Rossellini, Doreen Mantle, Kate Ashfield
Votes: 1,064
66. Connie (1985)
60 min | Drama
Gritty series set in the Midlands fashion and rag trade industry. Connie is the former owner of a fashion retail chain, who is now determined to return to a position of power within the business.
Stars: Stephanie Beacham, Richard Morant, Paul Rogers, Pam Ferris
Votes: 57
67. The Secret Agent (1992)
TV-PG | 150 min | Drama, Thriller
A triple agent attempts to blow up the Greenwich Observatory in 1894, a time of unrest and anarchist violence throughout Europe.
Stars: Cheryl Campbell, Peter Capaldi, Janet Suzman, Richard Stirling
Votes: 120
68. Bill Brand (1976)
60 min | Drama
Bill Brand is a new left-wing firebrand MP who gets involved with the political issues of the day (mid 1970s), while experiencing frustration with the remoteness of parliamentary politics and complications with his personal life.
Stars: Jack Shepherd, Allan Surtees, Lynn Farleigh, Rosemary Martin
Votes: 44
69. Mystery!: Malice Aforethought (1979– )
Not Rated | 50 min | Comedy, Drama, Crime
Dr. Edmund Bickleigh is a man who is very careful and very determined. And he is especially determined to not get caught committing the perfect murder of his wife. In the end he succeeds but then finds circumstances are "agin him".
Stars: Hywel Bennett, Cheryl Campbell, Belinda Carroll, David Ashford
Votes: 140
70. The Owner (2012)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama
The film follows a backpack on a journey around the world, intersecting the lives of dozens of fascinating characters along the way. Written and directed by 25 different directors on 5 ... See full summary »
Directors: Xavier Agudo, Ian Bonner, Michael Canzoniero, Francois Coetzee, Mairtín de Barra, Todd Felderstein, Nicolas Fogliarini, Yango Gonzalez, Nino Leitner, Craig Lines, Vishesh Mankal, Varun Mathur, Steve Murphy, Asmit Pathare, Neha RT, Adam Ruszkowski, Alexander Schönauer, Sabine Sebaaly, Prashant Sehgal, Fahad Shaikh, Marty Shea, Brian Shephard, Nicole Sylvester, Arne V. Nostitz-Rieneck, John Versical, Rafael Yoshida, Reenita Malhotra Hora, Giacomo Mantovani | Stars: Jorge Mario Agudelo, Chiraz Aich, Christine Altmann, Surely Alvelo
Votes: 190
71. Vienna 1900 (1973–1974)
50 min | Drama, History
The aging Dr Graesler observes five characters in search of love in turn-of-the-century Vienna.
Stars: Robert Stephens, Neville Phillips, Christopher Gable, Ron Daniels
Votes: 17
72. Mr. Wakefield's Crusade (1992– )
50 min | Crime, Drama
Adaptation of the novel by Bernice Rubens. A wealthy wastrel with time on his hands becomes involved in an elaborate plot involving suspected murder, cross-dressing and other murky goings-on in London society.
Stars: Peter Capaldi, Richard Griffiths, Pam Ferris, Mossie Smith
Votes: 62
73. Headmaster (1977)
50 min | Drama
Drama series about the efforts of a traditional school headmaster to adapt to the changing education system.
Stars: Frank Windsor, Colin Douglas, Michael Byrne, Lucinda Curtis
Votes: 6
74. Marked Personal (1973–1974)
30 min
Afternoon show about the dramas that enfold around the human resources department of a large organization.
Stars: Heather Chasen, Stephanie Beacham, Frankie Jordan, Carl Rigg
Votes: 12
75. The Vet (1995–1996)
50 min | Drama
Newly-divorced Jennifer Holt moves with her teenage son to a rural veterinary practice in Devon , where she has to prove herself to her colleagues and local farmers.
Stars: Suzanne Burden, Richard Hawley, Gabrielle Cowburn, Neil McKinven
76. Stanley and the Women (1991– )
202 min | Drama
Stanley Duke is a middle aged advertising executive who's life is turned upside down when his son is diagnosed schizophrenic. To make matters worse Stanley's home is suddenly invaded by of his past and current wives amongst other women.
Stars: John Thaw, Geraldine James, Sheila Gish, Penny Downie
Votes: 30
77. Nice Town (1992)
165 min
Joe Thompson offers to father a child for his infertile brother Paul, with disastrous effects for his own family life.
Stars: Paul McGann, Josette Simon, Phil Davis, Gwyneth Strong
Votes: 33
78. 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
79. So This Is Romance? (1997)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
Mike's alcoholic father tells him there is only one thing that makes life worth living: "the empress". To Mike, however, the empress is love that lasts forever, not sex that lasts for days.
Director: Kevin W. Smith | Stars: Reece Dinsdale, Victoria Smurfit, Clara Bellar, John Hannah
Votes: 195
80. Six Days of Justice (1972–1975)
52 min | Drama
Drama deals with a magistrates' court, which usually is their first encounter with the law in the U.K. The stories evolve around the types of crimes that are presented there from parking ... See full summary »
Stars: George Waring, Meadows White, Rex Robinson, Ishaq Bux
Votes: 13
81. Esther Waters (1977– )
50 min | Drama
Adaptation of George Moore's novel about a young, devout woman who is seduced while working as a maid and thereafter has to support herself and her child however she can.
Stars: Gabrielle Lloyd, James Laurenson, Alison Steadman, Paul Jesson
Votes: 5
82. Brief Encounters (2005– )
Drama
A series of ten short dramas from BBC Daytime - stars include Ralf Little, Keith Barron, Frances Barber and Imogen Stubbs.
Stars: Frances Barber, Ralf Little, James Aubrey, Colin Buchanan
Votes: 18
83. A Man You Don't Meet Every Day (1994)
64 min | Drama, Romance
It's the mid-nineties in London and a couple meet through a lonely hearts column. She is an middle class English married woman, he is an lonely Irish mechanic. Despite the gulf between them they start an affair.
Director: Angela Pope | Stars: Richard Hawley, Colum Convey, Conleth Hill, John Keegan
Votes: 22
84. Comedy Connections (2003–2008)
40 min | Documentary
Series looking at the history of favourite comedy shows.
Stars: Doon Mackichan, Julia Sawalha, John Howard Davies, Gareth Gwenlan
Votes: 89
85. St. Ursula's in Danger (1983 TV Movie)
65 min | Family
Director: Ian Keill | Stars: Charlotte Long, Frederick Jaeger, Doreen Mantle, Barbara Bolton
Votes: 11
86. The Home Front (1983)
52 min
Drama series about the internal tensions behind the facade of a northern English family.
Stars: Brenda Bruce, Warren Clarke, Malcolm Tierney, Cherith Mellor
87. One Foot in the Grave: 30 Years of Laughs (2023 TV Movie)
67 min | Documentary
A celebration of the classic sitcom One Foot in the Grave (1990).
Director: Mark Turnbull | Stars: Stephen Mangan, Richard Wilson, Christine Gernon, John Sergeant
Votes: 13
88. Sam Saturday (1992– )
60 min | Drama
Sam is a Jewish detective in North London whose old-fashioned mother moves in after his wife leaves him.
Stars: Ivan Kaye, Doreen Mantle, Peter Armitage, Dennis Victory
89. Fire Horse (2013)
17 min | Short, Drama, Music
Fire Horse. A story about holding onto the past. It is about recognising that change is not always good. Society is moving so fast, sometimes we need to take a step back and look at the ... See full summary »
Director: Matt Bell | Stars: Barnaby Kay, Doreen Mantle, Alexi Murdoch, Nicola Walker
Votes: 26
90. Knock at the Door (2018)
9 min | Short, Thriller
On an autumn afternoon, an elderly Mrs Harris gets ready for a relaxing evening at home when she is interrupted by a stranger at her doorstep. Convinced by the stranger's charm, Mrs Harris let's him in to her home.
Director: Michael S. Constable | Stars: John Dagleish, Doreen Mantle
Votes: 6
91. Britain's Best Sitcom (2004– )
60 min | Comedy
The British public vote for their favourite 100 TV sitcoms
Stars: Ronnie Barker, David Jason, Stephanie Cole, Jimmy Perry
Votes: 27
92. Intimate Strangers (1974– )
60 min | Drama
Drama series about a man who suffers a heart attack, which creates many changes in his career and in his relationships with his family. His marriage in particular undergoes many transformations.
Stars: Anthony Bate, Patricia Lawrence, Tim Meats, Isabelle Amyes
Votes: 10
93. Charlie (1984)
240 min
Charlie, a private detective gets caught up in sinister trade Union machinations. In the opening episode Charlie Alexander (David Warner) stumbles across the dying Stan Peace (Richard ... See full summary »
Stars: David Warner, Frank Windsor, Michael Aldridge, Maggie Steed
Votes: 13
94. The Comedy Christmas (2007 TV Movie)
69 min | Documentary
A look at the history of traditional TV comedy on the Christmas schedules.
Director: Cybele Rowbottom | Stars: Melissa Sinden, Paul Brown, David Jason, John Sullivan
Votes: 11
95. Secret Orchards (1979 TV Movie)
Drama
The biography of successful and respectable Edwardian businessman Roger Ackerley, who managed to conceal the existence of a secret love and the three daughters she bore, from his wife and adult son and daughter until his death.
Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Freddie Jones, Judy Parfitt, Joseph Blatchley, Sophie Thompson
96. The Song of Songs (1973– )
45 min | Drama
A woman's quest to find her composer father, who disappeared when she was a child, leaving as a legacy only a tantalizing piece of music, a setting of the Song of Solomon.
Stars: Penelope Wilton, John McEnery, David Griffin, John Normington
Votes: 7
97. Bon Voyage (1985 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 58 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Mike Vardy | Stars: Judy Parfitt, Nigel Havers, Helen Horton, Michael Aldridge
Votes: 37
98. Doreen Mantle: Mrs Warboys from One Foot in the Grave (2014 Video)
3 min | Short, Comedy
Stars: Doreen Mantle, Annette Crosbie, Richard Wilson
99. Blind (VI) (2019)
15 min | Short
In a small Yorkshire suburb, a 15-year-old mixed-race Pakistani boy, helps an elderly white woman. Though she is prejudiced, she is blind.
Director: Malinda Kaur | Stars: Adam Ali, Doreen Mantle
100. I Don't Believe It! The 'One Foot in the Grave' Story (2000 TV Special)
45 min
Documentary celebrating 10 years of the popular BBC sitcom 'One Foot in the Grave', which ran from 1990 to 2000. Cast members and writer David Renwick discuss the series and a selection of memorable clips illustrate the show's huge appeal.
Director: Gerard Barry | Stars: Angus Deayton, Kay Adshead, John Bird, Susie Blake
Votes: 87