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1. Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Three old men from Yorkshire who have never grown up face the trials of their fellow town citizens and everyday life and stay young by reminiscing about the days of their youth and attempting feats not common to the elderly.
Stars: Peter Sallis, Jane Freeman, Kathy Staff, Robert Fyfe
Votes: 3,666
2. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced out of semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.
Stars: Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate, George Sewell
Votes: 9,650
3. Play for Today (1970–1984)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
A British television anthology drama series that aired on BBC1 between 1970 and 1984.
Stars: Alison Steadman, Nigel Hawthorne, Tony Caunter, David Daker
Votes: 399
4. The War Game (1966)
48 min | Drama, War
A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain.
Director: Peter Watkins | Stars: Michael Aspel, Peter Graham, Dave Baldwin, Kathy Staff
Votes: 7,337
5. Civilisation (1969–1970)
TV-G | 698 min | Documentary, History, Music
Sir Kenneth Clarke walks through the ages exploring the glorious rise of civilization in Western man.
Stars: Kenneth Clark, Ian Richardson, Ronald Lacey, Patrick Stewart
Votes: 1,077
6. Man Alive (1965–1982)
30 min | Documentary
Looks at all aspects of society in the UK and abroad. Subjects include crime, sex, housing, politics and flower shows.
Stars: Nick Ross, Desmond Wilcox, Jeremy James, Harold Williamson
Votes: 24
7. 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
8. Cider with Rosie (1971 TV Movie)
94 min | Biography
A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in the Cotswolds during and immediately after the First World War.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Rosemary Leach, Stephen Grendon, Philip Hawkes, Peter Chandler
Votes: 81
9. 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
10. A Day Out (1972 TV Movie)
49 min | Drama, History
Alan Bennett's debut play for television follows the members of a Halifax cycling club, on an outing from Halifax to the ruins of Fountains Abbey. Set in the summer of 1911 and projects an idyllic vision of Edwardian England.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: David Waller, James Cossins, John Normington, Philip Locke
Votes: 133
11. Lizzie Dripping (1973–1975)
25 min | Family, Fantasy
The adventures of a girl and an imaginary witch unsure if she is real or not.
Stars: Tina Heath, Barbara Mitchell, Geoffrey Matthews, Sonia Dresdel
Votes: 41
12. Everyman (1977– )
50 min | Documentary
Long-running BBC documentary series, often focussing on issues of a religious nature.
Stars: Peter France, Vanya Kewley, Jenni Murray, David Jessel
Votes: 33
13. The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974 TV Movie)
37 min | Horror, Mystery
The Reverend Justin Somerton, a scholar of Medieval history, and his protégé Lord Peter Dattering are visiting an Abbey library. Studying a stained glass window they uncover clues leading to a treasure hidden by a disgraced Abbot.
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Sheila Dunn, Anne Blake, Frank Mills, Virginia Balfour
Votes: 723
14. Barlow at Large (1971–1975)
50 min | Drama
Spin-off from Softly Softly Task Force, in which Detective Chief Superintendent Barlow undertakes special assignments for the Home Office.
Stars: Stratford Johns, Neil Stacy, Derek Newark, Norman Comer
Votes: 25
15. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1980 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 115 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Dr. Henry Jekyll, a respectable Victorian scientist, concocts a drug which releases another side to his personality: a brutal, murderous alter-ego.
Director: Alastair Reid | Stars: David Hemmings, Lisa Harrow, Ian Bannen, Diana Dors
Votes: 111
16. Days of Hope (1975– )
395 min | Drama, History, War
A series of four films from the Great War to the General Strike.
Stars: Paul Copley, Pamela Brighton, Nikolas Simmonds, Gary Roberts
Votes: 145
17. Isadora (1966 TV Movie)
65 min | Biography
The outrageous life of the American dancer of the 1920s, Isadora Duncan, whom Ken Russell described as "part genius and part charlatan".
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Vivian Pickles, Peter Bowles, Alexei Jawdokimov, Murray Melvin
Votes: 286
18. Monitor (1958–1965)
Documentary, Talk-Show
Fortnightly arts show from the BBC, covering the worlds of theatre, film, literature, painting, sculpture, architecture and music.
Stars: Huw Wheldon, Jonathan Miller, John Berger, Robert Robinson
Votes: 99
19. The Shock of the New (1980)
60 min | Documentary
A definitive eight part series on the rise and fall of the modern art movement presented by critic Robert Hughes.
Stars: Robert Hughes, Tony Church, Martin Jarvis, Judi Dench
Votes: 164
20. One Pair of Eyes (1967–1984)
45 min | Documentary
A monthly series of highly personal documentary films in which individuals are given a platform to discuss issues close to their heart.
Stars: James Cameron, Anthony Howard, Marty Feldman, Tony Benn
Votes: 12
21. The Body in Question (1978– )
Documentary
The Body in Question is a landmark British medical documentary series of 13 shows made for the BBC. It was a groundbreaking show, being the first to ever televise an autopsy (in the final ... See full summary »
Stars: Jonathan Miller, Michael Hordern, Geoffrey Collins, Joy Ring
Votes: 76
22. Look, Stranger (1970–1978)
Documentary, Family
Stars: John Norman, John Betjeman, Tom Fleming, Anthony Rye
23. The Lively Arts (1969– )
Documentary
Documentary series taking a serious and wide-ranging look at the arts, encompassing intellectual subject matter and popular culture.
Stars: Robin Ray, Melvyn Bragg, Richard Baker, André Previn
24. Blue Peter Special Assignment (1973–1981)
40 min
The team go on location to film travelogues on a particular theme: Cities (twice); Historical figures and their homes (twice); Islands; Twin towns; Great rivers.
Stars: Valerie Singleton, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd, John Nettleton
25. The Siegfried Idyll (1969 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama, Music
The story of composer Richard Wagner and his relationship with Cosima von Bulow, the daughter of Franz Liszt.
Director: Anthony Wilkinson | Stars: Alan Badel, Richard Pasco, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, John Quentin
27. Papillons (1970 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
The story of Robert Schumann the composer during his Leipzig period, 1830-40: his love affair with the celebrated child pianist Clara Wieck, and the bitter opposition of her father, the great piano teacher Friedrich Wieck.
Stars: John Stride, Francesca Annis, Mark Dignam, Sally Faulkner
28. South of the River (1964 TV Movie)
45 min | Family
Director: Therese Denny | Stars: Lionel Cooper, Raymond Morgan, George X.
29. Dispute (1967– )
Documentary
This BBC documentary film shows, for the first time anywhere, the actual events of both sides of a genuine industrial conflict. The dispute is shown exactly as it happened; there was no preparation or rehearsal.
Star: Dick Graham
30. The Restless Eye: Eugène Delacroix (1980)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Colin Nears | Stars: Paul Beech, John Carson, Tony Church, Colin Nears
32. The Battle of the Atlantic (1978 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary, War
The technical and tactical innovations that developed in the vital naval battle of the Eastern Theatre of World War II.
Stars: Patrick Beesly, Carl Emmermann, George King, Hans Meckel
33.
Monitor (1958–1965)
Episode:
Monitor Special: The Debussy Film
(1965)
82 min | Documentary, Talk-Show
An actor is playing Claude Debussy in a film about the composer's life, and finds himself identifying with his subject very closely.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Oliver Reed, Vladek Sheybal, Annette Robertson, Izabella Telezynska
Votes: 483
34.
Monitor (1958–1965)
Episode:
Always on Sunday
(1965)
45 min | Documentary, Talk-Show
Always On Sunday is a bio-pic on Le (Henri) Douanier Rousseau, a French naive painter.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: James Lloyd, Annette Robertson, Bryan Pringle, Jacqui Cook
Votes: 356
35.
Omnibus (1967–2003)
Episode:
Dante's Inferno
(1967)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The story of the influential 19th century British poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his troubled and somewhat morbid relationship with his wife and his art.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Oliver Reed, Judith Paris, Andrew Faulds, Izabella Telezynska
Votes: 475
36.
Omnibus (1967–2003)
Episode:
Song of Summer
(1968)
Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Traces last 5 years of the life of Frederick Delius through the eyes of the young composer Eric Fenby
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Max Adrian, Maureen Pryor, Christopher Gable, David Collings
Votes: 399
37.
Omnibus (1967–2003)
Episode:
Dance of the Seven Veils
(1970)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
An imaginary portrait of composer Richard Strauss.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Christopher Gable, Judith Paris, Kenneth Colley, Vladek Sheybal
Votes: 99
38.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Goodbye
(1975)
78 min | Comedy, Drama
"All I said was the gramophone's too loud." Tony and Zoe Lyle 's silly row starts like any other, but Tony finds that Zoe means it this time. She's walking out and he's got a week to save a... See full summary »
Director: Gavin Millar | Stars: Jeremy Kemp, Joanna Dunham, Thorley Walters, Clive Swift
39.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Your Man from Six Counties
(1976)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
When his father becomes the latest bomb victim Jimmy leaves Belfast and goes to begin a new life on his uncle's farm in the remote west of Ireland. But even here there are links with the past and Jimmy's new start is soon under threat.
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Donal McCann, Brenda Fricker, Joseph Reynolds, Paul Antrim
Votes: 33
40.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Stronger Than the Sun
(1977)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Kate works in the nuclear industry. She is concerned about the way things are being run. So she smuggles out some Plutonium to prove how easy it is. She tries to pass it on to protest groups, but nobody is interested as they have their own agendas.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Francesca Annis, Tom Bell, Clive Merrison, Gerald James
Votes: 95
41.
BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)
Episode:
Caught on a Train
(1980)
80 min | Drama
Peter boards a train to attend an important business meeting across Europe. His train trip is made more complicated by two women also assigned to his train compartment. One is an ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Duffell | Stars: Peggy Ashcroft, Michael Kitchen, Wendy Raebeck, Michael Sheard
Votes: 371
42.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Beloved Enemy
(1981)
69 min | Comedy, Drama
A corporation decides to outsource one of their contracts to the U.S.S.R. during the Cold War. As they work with politicians on both sides of the table to keep the story out of the press, they also try to keep the contract.
Director: Alan Clarke | Stars: Graham Crowden, Tony Doyle, Oscar Quitak, Steven Berkoff
Votes: 72
43.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
The Fishing Party
(1972)
57 min | Comedy, Drama
Three miners plan a weekend fishing.
Director: Michael Simpson | Stars: Brian Glover, Ray Mort, Douglas Livingstone, Jane Freeman
Votes: 96
44.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
The Happy Hunting Ground
(1976)
72 min | Comedy, Drama
The fish quay is a happy hunting ground for an ambitious young rogue like Bob, who has an eye on the boss's business - and all that goes with it.
Director: Brian Parker | Stars: Neil Phillips, Valerie Georgeson, Ronald Herdman, Alan Hockey
Votes: 12
45.
Barlow at Large (1971–1975)
Episode:
Heat of the Sun
(1971)
Drama
Barlow heads for Cyprus to tie up the loose ends of the Hopkins case. The beautiful Despina attempts to sidetrack him but gets immunity if she gives up the printing press set up by Hopkins.
Stars: Stratford Johns, Eric Allan, John Franklyn-Robbins, Nicola Pagett
46.
Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010)
Episode:
A Bicycle Made for Three
(1982)
TV-14 | Comedy
Deciding they need a bicycle each, the trio venture to old friend Dirk's (né Percy) shop, hoping for a bargain. Meanwhile, the café has been redecorated and is set for a grand re-opening.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell | Stars: Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Brian Wilde, John Comer
Votes: 55
47.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
(1976)
83 min | Comedy, Drama
A dramatisation of three short stories by Lewis Grassic Gibbon, adapted by Bill Craig. Loosely interlinked, they explore relationships with land and obsessional nature, all three featuring Fulton Mackay, Bill Fraser and Joan Fitzpatrick.
Director: Moira Armstrong | Stars: Victor Carin, Anne Kristen, Gerda Stevenson, Fulton Mackay
Votes: 35
48.
Lizzie Dripping (1973–1975)
Episode:
Lizzie Dripping Black Sunday
(1973)
Family, Fantasy
Lizzie's friends want her to go blackberry picking on a Sunday morning, but she has to look after her little brother in his pram. So she leaves the pram in the care of the Witch so she can go with them.
Director: Paul Stone | Stars: Tina Heath, Ann Morrish, Jane Beaumont, Geoffrey Matthews
49.
Lizzie Dripping (1973–1975)
Episode:
Lizzie Dripping Runs Away
(1973)
19 min | Family, Fantasy
Lizzie Dripping asks the witch to put a spell on her mum, but when the witch declines, she decides to run away instead.
Director: Paul Stone | Stars: Tina Heath, Ann Morrish, Geoffrey Matthews, Barbara Mitchell
50.
Lizzie Dripping (1973–1975)
Episode:
Lizzie Dripping Tries a Spell
(1975)
24 min | Family, Fantasy
A mischievous incident tricks Lizzie into trying to spell, but the witch doesn't let her do it that easily
Director: Paul Stone | Stars: Tina Heath, Jane Lowe, Barbara Mitchell, Keith Allingham