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51. Return of the Saint (1978–1979)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Crime
This series chronicles the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.
Stars: Ian Ogilvy, Gayle Hunnicutt, Stratford Johns, Derren Nesbitt
Votes: 585
52. Beautiful Creatures (2000)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two girls thrown together by their boyfriends' violence accidentally kill one of them.
Director: Bill Eagles | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Susan Lynch, Iain Glen, Jake D'Arcy
Votes: 3,948 | Gross: $0.06M
53. A Family at War (1970–1972)
60 min | Drama, History, War
The lower middle class Ashton family of the city of Liverpool deal with life on the home front during the Second World War.
Stars: Colin Douglas, Barbara Flynn, Lesley Nunnerley, Coral Atkins
Votes: 394
54. Danger UXB (1979)
60 min | Action, Drama, History
The series chronicles the exploits of the fictional Royal Engineer Tunnelling Company 97, which has been made a bomb disposal unit to deal with the thousands of unexploded bombs ("UXBs") in London during the Battle of Britain.
Stars: Anthony Andrews, Maurice Roëves, George Innes, Gordon Kane
Votes: 1,079
55. Warship (1973–1977)
50 min | Action, Drama
Life in the Royal Navy aboard the fictional HMS Hero.
Stars: David Savile, Andrew Burt, James Cosmo, Donald Burton
Votes: 112
56. Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
G | 144 min | Comedy, Musical, War
The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Wendy Allnutt, Colin Farrell, Malcolm McFee, John Rae
Votes: 3,260 | Gross: $0.80M
57. Southcliffe (2013)
47 min | Drama, Thriller
Following a rash of shootings in an English market town, the crimes are retold through the eyes of a journalist and the tragedies' victims.
Stars: Rory Kinnear, Shirley Henderson, Al Weaver, Sean Harris
Votes: 2,937
58. The Acid House (1998)
Unrated | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
Three twisted tales of abuse, drugs, displaced personalities, and insect life by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh.
Director: Paul McGuigan | Stars: Stephen McCole, Maurice Roëves, Garry Sweeney, Jenny McCrindle
Votes: 8,057 | Gross: $0.14M
59. Hidden Agenda (1990)
R | 108 min | Drama, Thriller
When an American human rights lawyer is assassinated in Belfast, it remains for the man's girlfriend, as well as a tough, no nonsense, police detective to find the truth.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Frances McDormand, Maurice Roëves, Robert Patterson, Bernard Bloch
Votes: 4,628 | Gross: $1.03M
60. Whodunnit? (1972–1978)
45 min | Family, Game-Show, Mystery
British game show in which celebrity panelists were shown a dramatised murder and had to guess the identity of the killer or killers from the clues presented.
Stars: Jon Pertwee, Patrick Mower, Anouska Hempel, Liza Goddard
Votes: 139
61. David (1997)
190 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The tribes of Israel need to defeat the superior might of the Philistines: "Now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have." (I Samuel, 8:5). And so the prophet Samuel ... See full summary »
Stars: Maurice Roëves, Gina Bellman, Lina Sastri, Joseph Long
Votes: 1,555
62. The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978–1985)
BBC adaptations of all 37 plays wholly and authoritatively credited to William Shakespeare.
Stars: Brenda Bruce, Jon Finch, David Gwillim, Rob Edwards
Votes: 54
63. The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
75 min | Drama
Series of one-off plays made by BBC television, which gave breaks to a wide range of writers and directors in the late 1960s, such as Dennis Potter, Ken Loach, David Mercer, and John ... See full summary »
Stars: Edwin Brown, Neville Smith, Tony Selby, Ken Jones
Votes: 133
64. Jackanory (1965–1996)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
A celebrity reads a story, enhancing it in ways that will entice the most restless of children.
Stars: Bernard Cribbins, Kenneth Williams, Martin Jarvis, John Grant
Votes: 424
65. Ulysses (1967)
Not Rated | 123 min | Drama
James Joyce's masterpiece incarnated: The story of two seperated Dublin wanderers, Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus, struggling to control their personal lives.
Director: Joseph Strick | Stars: Milo O'Shea, Barbara Jefford, Maurice Roëves, T.P. McKenna
Votes: 982
66. Doomwatch (1970–1972)
50 min | Sci-Fi, Drama
Doomwatch is the nickname for the Department of Measurement of Scientific Work. Under the leadership of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Dr. Spencer Quist, the Doomwatch team struggled, for ... See full summary »
Stars: John Paul, Joby Blanshard, Simon Oates, Vivien Sherrard
Votes: 198
67. Sutherland's Law (1973–1976)
50 min | Drama
Follows the cases of John Sutherland, the procurator fiscal in a small Scottish town.
Stars: Iain Cuthbertson, Martin Cochrane, Edith MacArthur, Victor Carin
Votes: 53
68. Grafters (1998–1999)
TV-MA | 54 min | Comedy, Drama
In this bittersweet drama, dysfunctional brothers Joe and Trevor, both hard-up for cash, are forced to move to London to renovate a house together for fussy London couple Paul and Laura.
Stars: Robson Green, Stephen Tompkinson, Darren Morfitt, Emily Joyce
Votes: 212
69. Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)
50 min | Drama
Dr. Finlay is a member of a medical practice in the Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s.
Stars: Bill Simpson, Andrew Cruickshank, Barbara Mullen, Eric Woodburn
Votes: 142
70. Tutti Frutti (1987)
69 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Trouble ensues for the Majestics, Scotland's "Kings of Rock", when a good-looking redhead joins the band on tour.
Stars: Robbie Coltrane, Maurice Roëves, Emma Thompson, Stuart McGugan
Votes: 456
71. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 88
72. Crossing the Line (1990)
R | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Sport
Unemployed Scottish miner Danny Scoular (Liam Neeson) is forced into bare-knuckle boxing to make ends meet.
Director: David Leland | Stars: Kenny Ireland, Liam Neeson, Joanne Whalley, Billy Connolly
Votes: 1,438 | Gross: $0.06M
73. Moses (1995–1996)
180 min | Adventure, Biography, Crime
Pharaoh Ramses II decrees the death of all Hebrew children, but Moses, placed in a basket on the Nile by his mother, is picked up by a princess and raised as the brother of the heir to the throne of Egypt.
Stars: Ben Kingsley, Frank Langella, David Suchet, Christopher Lee
Votes: 2,328
74. Inside the Third Reich (1982 TV Movie)
240 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatization of the life of Albert Speer (Rutger Hauer), Adolf Hitler's (Sir Derek Jacobi's) young architect and one-time confidant, and his meteoric rise into the Nazi hierarchy. This movie is based on Speer's autobiography of the same name.
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Rutger Hauer, John Gielgud, Maria Schell, Blythe Danner
Votes: 707
75. Falcón (2012–2013)
Crime, Drama
Falcón is a brilliant detective whose personal and professional life is compromised by dark secrets from the past.
Stars: Carla Sánchez, Hayley Atwell, Kerry Fox, Marton Csokas
Votes: 806
76. The Shadow of the Tower (1972)
Biography, Drama, History
A series recording the key events in the reign of Henry Tudor and his founding of the Tudor Dynasty
Stars: James Maxwell, Bruce Hodgkins, Norma West, Hugh Sullivan
Votes: 230
77. Paul Temple (1969–1971)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Crime-novelist Paul Temple solves mysteries with the help of his wife Steve.
Stars: Francis Matthews, Ros Drinkwater, June Ellis, George Sewell
Votes: 95
78. Big Deal (1984–1986)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Lighthearted drama series about Robby Box, a small-time London gambler, and his long-suffering family.
Stars: Ray Brooks, Sharon Duce, Pamela Cundell, James Ottaway
Votes: 223
79. Out of the Unknown (1965–1971)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A classic anthology science fiction series which features adaptations of stories by famous authors including Isaac Asimov, J.G. Ballard, Frederik Pohl and John Wyndham.
Stars: John Gabriel, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Erik Chitty, Peter Copley
Votes: 177
80. BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)
60 min | Drama
BBC2 Playhouse was a British one-hour episode anthology television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Stars: Ralph G. Morse, Gawn Grainger, John Bluthal, Trevor Laird
Votes: 140
81. The Sight (2000 TV Movie)
86 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A US architect is hired to renovate a big old London hotel. With it he also gets 21 ghosts, who want his help in catching a serial child killer etc.
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Andrew McCarthy, Kevin Tighe, Amanda Redman, Jessica Oyelowo
Votes: 1,697
82. Hillsborough (1996 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, History, Sport
A number of grieving families in the UK struggle to come to terms with the unexpected and tragic 1989 Hillsborough Disaster, in which 95 football fans were crushed to death.
Director: Charles McDougall | Stars: Tracey Wilkinson, Kevin Knapman, Mark Womack, Sarah Graham
Votes: 932
83. A Day at the Beach (1970)
GP | 93 min | Drama
Bernie, a self-destructive alcoholic, is given watch over his niece Winnie. He tests the patience of the various people he knows and Winnie is often left on her own.
Director: Simon Hesera | Stars: Mark Burns, Beatie Edney, Fiona Lewis, Maurice Roëves
Votes: 365
84. The Chinese Detective (1981–1982)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Detective Sergeant John Ho, a maverick British Chinese police officer, solves crimes in and around London's docklands while dealing with occasional prejudice and distrust within the police force.
Stars: David Yip, Derek Martin, Arthur Kelly, Larrington Walker
Votes: 131
85. The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966)
Not Rated | 110 min | Adventure, Biography, Family
After inheriting his father's title, the young noble, Hugh O'Connell, is taken hostage by the English viceroy but escapes to lead an uprising.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Peter McEnery, Susan Hampshire, Tom Adams, Gordon Jackson
Votes: 430
86. Fast Track: No Limits (2008)
R | 100 min | Action, Sport, Thriller
An action movie centered around a group of street racers.
Director: Axel Sand | Stars: Erin Cahill, Andrew W. Walker, Alexia Barlier, Joseph Beattie
Votes: 2,428
87. Target (1977–1978)
50 min | Action, Crime
A small team of detectives solve crimes of a varied nature in Southampton.
Stars: Patrick Mower, Philip Madoc, Brendan Price, Vivien Heilbron
Votes: 65
88. Code Name: Foxfire (1985)
60 min | Action, Drama
The President of the United States assigns his brother to assemble a covert team of female counter-intelligence operatives, reporting only to him. The leader is former CIA operative Liz "... See full summary »
Stars: Joanna Cassidy, John McCook, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Henry Jones
Votes: 60
89. Twelfth Night (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lookalike twins Viola and Sebastian are separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself as her brother and goes into the service of the Duke Orsino. Orsino ... See full summary »
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: Alec McCowen, Robert Hardy, Felicity Kendal, Annette Crosbie
Votes: 291
90. The Invisibles (2008– )
60 min | Comedy, Crime
After 15 years of living it up in the Costa Del Crime, ex-criminals Mo and Sid soon discover that everyday life is a far cry from the white-knuckle ride of a spot of breaking and entering.
Stars: Anthony Head, Warren Clarke, Jenny Agutter, Dean Lennox Kelly
Votes: 253
91. Luna (I) (2014)
106 min | Drama, Fantasy
After losing their baby, Grant and Christine visit a friend in his isolated and idyllic sea-side house. Over a long week-end, secrets are revealed and the life of the dead child is lived out in a series of fantastic dreams.
Director: Dave McKean | Stars: Ben Daniels, Dervla Kirwan, Stephanie Leonidas, Michael Maloney
Votes: 310
92. The Nightmare Man (1981)
30 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A lonely Scottish island is stalked by a brutal killer who may be from another world...
Stars: James Warwick, Celia Imrie, Maurice Roëves, Jonathan Newth
Votes: 208
93. The Play on One (1988–1991)
Drama
Various plays from each of the home nations.
Stars: Kenneth Cranham, Tom Watson, Susan Wooldridge, Phyllis Logan
Votes: 58
94. Forgive and Forget (2000 TV Movie)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In this riveting dramedy, David's world is ripped apart when he realizes he is losing his best friend of fourteen years to his new girlfriend.
Director: Aisling Walsh | Stars: John Simm, Steve John Shepherd, Laura Fraser, Maurice Roëves
Votes: 690
95. 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
96. 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
97. 919 Fifth Avenue (1995 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama
A biographer's latest project is a prominent family, so he heads to their home to do research. While he is there, one of their neighbors is killed and the son of the doorman is arrested, ... See full summary »
Director: Neil Hagar | Stars: Barry Bostwick, Noelle Beck, Stephen Caffrey, Reed Diamond
Votes: 82
98. Moon and Son (1992– )
50 min | Mystery
Astrologer Gladys Moon and her psychic son, Trevor, travel between Folkestone and Calais, conducting readings, selling occult wares and getting involved in various crimes and mysteries.
Stars: Millicent Martin, John Michie, Laure Killing, Ian Redford
Votes: 33
99. Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television.
Stars: Robin Chadwick, Donald Sinden, Helen Lindsay, Paul Moriarty
Votes: 57
100. The Borderers (1968–1970)
50 min | Adventure, Drama
Drama series dealing with life for a family living on the frontier between Scotland and England during the sixteenth century.
Stars: Michael Gambon, Iain Cuthbertson, Edith MacArthur, Russell Waters
Votes: 33