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1. 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: 401
2. A Hard Day's Night (1964)
G | 87 min | Comedy, Musical
Over two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Sir Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Votes: 48,202 | Gross: $13.78M
3. The Servant (1963)
Unrated | 116 min | Drama
Upper-class Tony hires servant Hugo Barrett, who turns out to have a hidden agenda.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig, James Fox
Votes: 13,874 | Gross: $0.04M
4. Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
60 min | Drama
This show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.
Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Billie Whitelaw, Neil McCallum
Votes: 247
5. BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
120 min | Drama
Monthly anthology series featuring televised versions of plays.
Stars: Charles Gray, Eric Porter, Jeremy Brett, Lally Bowers
Votes: 178
6. I'm All Right Jack (1959)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy
A naive aristocrat in search of a career becomes caught up in the struggles between his profit-minded uncle and an aggressive labor union.
Director: John Boulting | Stars: Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, Richard Attenborough
Votes: 4,378
7. 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
8. ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969–1974)
78 min | Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Balfour, Madoline Thomas, Diane Cilento, Jim Dale
Votes: 99
9. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 180
10. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 88
11. The Concrete Jungle (1960)
TV-14 | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the UK, after pulling a racetrack robbery, repeat offender Johnny Bannion hides the loot in a farmer's field but the police and the local mob come looking for Johnny and the money.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Stanley Baker, Sam Wanamaker, Grégoire Aslan, Margit Saad
Votes: 1,771
12. 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
13. Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
90 min | Drama
Drama anthology series transmitted on BBC Two.
Stars: Michael Bryant, Judi Dench, Maurice Denham, Margery Mason
Votes: 49
14. Maybury (1981– )
50 min | Drama
Dr. Edward Roebuck, a psychiatric consultant at Maybury General Hospital, deals with numerous difficult cases.
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Stuart Fox, Yvonne Brewster, Michael Melia
Votes: 38
15. BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
60 min | Drama
BBC Sunday-Night Play is the anthology drama series which replaced Sunday Night Theatre in 1960.
Stars: Brian Rix, Joby Blanshard, Cyril Luckham, John Bennett
Votes: 133
16. 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
17. Male of the Species (1969 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Never trust a man whoever he is. This is the bitter lesson learned by Mary MacNeil in her relationships with three different men: her father, a mendacious womanizer; a smooth-talking office... See full summary »
Directors: Charles Jarrott, Anthony Page | Stars: Paul Scofield, Michael Caine, Anna Calder-Marshall, Sean Connery
Votes: 132
18. The Vise (1954–1961)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
This British production featured lesser-known actors in filmed plays showing people caught in "the vise" of fate created by their own deeds.
Stars: Donald Gray, Colin Tapley, Ron Randell, Robert Arden
Votes: 76
19. Hark at Barker (1969–1970)
30 min | Comedy
Hark at Barker was a 1969 British comedy series combining elements of sitcom and sketch show, which starred Ronnie Barker. It was made for the ITV network by LWT.
Stars: Ronnie Barker, Frank Gatliff, Josephine Tewson, Mary Baxter
Votes: 41
20. Jet Storm (1959)
88 min | Thriller
Sir Richard Attenborough plays Ernest Tilley, a man who lost his daughter in a hit-and-run accident. He tracks down the man responsible for the accident and boards the same plane, ... See full summary »
Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Stanley Baker, Hermione Baddeley, Bernard Braden
Votes: 528
21. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1955– )
30 min | Adventure, Family
Sir Percy Blakeney, Baronet, is a notorious fop and hedonistic member of the Prince Regent's court, but he is secretly "the Scarlet Pimpernel", a mysterious figure who rescues innocents ... See full summary »
Stars: Marius Goring, Stanley Van Beers, Patrick Troughton, Anthony Newlands
Votes: 82
22. Looks Familiar (1970– )
Family, Game-Show, Talk-Show
Nostalgia based panel chat show.
Stars: Denis Norden, Bob Monkhouse, Arthur Askey, Ted Ray
Votes: 29
23. First Night (1963–1964)
Drama
Stars: Madge Ryan, Anthony Bate, James Maxwell, Michael Caine
Votes: 106
24. Half Hour Story (1967– )
30 min | Drama
18 short plays written especially for TV, an opportunity for up and coming directors such as floor manager Alan Clarke, who landed up doing 10 of the episodes. Some top ranking performers were attracted to the series.
Stars: Geraldine Moffat, George Cole, David Graham, Angela Baddeley
Votes: 30
25. ITV Sunday Night Drama (1959–1980)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
ITV Sunday Night Drama is a UK television anthology series produced by ABC Weekend Television, Associated Television (ATV), Associated-Rediffusion Television, and Granada Television.
Stars: André Morell, Victor Platt, Anthony Mayne, Donald Houston
Votes: 27
26. Before Your Very Eyes (1952–1958)
30 min
Stars: Arthur Askey, Sabrina, Diana Decker, Dickie Henderson
27. The Ten Commandments (1971– )
60 min | Drama
A series where the 10 commandments were interpreted in a modern (1970) scenario by different writers.
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Judy Parfitt, Tom Bell, Graham Crowden
Votes: 28
28. Dee Time (1967–1969)
45 min | Music
Dee Time starred charismatic former BBC Radio 1 DJ Simon Dee in a series of hip talk shows in which he interviewed the big names in the TV and film showbiz-set as well as stars of the world of popular music.
Stars: Simon Dee, The Alyn Ainsworth Orchestra, Leonard Martin, Anita Harris
Votes: 57
29. 2nd House (1973–1976)
45 min | Talk-Show
BBC Arts program derived from Full House (1972).
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Edwin Mullins, Roger McGough, Struan Rodger
Votes: 19
30. Do You Remember? (1978– )
60 min | Drama
Short series of plays by leading British dramatists.
Stars: Richard Vernon, Brenda Bruce, Ian Holm, Gwen Watford
31. 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: 59
32. Come Home Charlie and Face Them (1990)
177 min
Dramatisation of R.F. Delderfield's novel about a young bank clerk in North Wales who gets involved in complicated relationships and criminal activities.
Stars: Tom Radcliffe, Dafydd Hywel, Peter Sallis, Nicholas Jones
Votes: 19
33. The Company of Five (1968– )
51 min | Drama
The same five actors and actresses appeared each week in this London Weekend Television anthology series for ITV.
Stars: John Neville, Ann Bell, Gwen Watford, Ray Smith
Votes: 19
34. Murder Bag (1957–1959)
30 min | Drama, Mystery
Stars: Raymond Francis, Robert Raglan, Cameron Hall, John Blythe
35. You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' (1996 Video)
62 min | Documentary, Music
Thirty years after A Hard Day's Night, its producer, director, writer and others describe its making. United Artists Records came to Walter Shenson, asking him to produce a movie so UA ... See full summary »
Stars: Phil Collins, Micky Dolenz, Roger Ebert, Michael Friend
Votes: 183
36. Television (1985– )
Documentary
A look at the creation, logistics, and impacts of television worldwide.
Stars: Ian Holm, Fred W. Friendly, Les Brown, George Gerbner
Votes: 7
37. 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
38. Thirty Minute Theatre (1961–1965)
30 min | Drama
Stars: W.H. Williams, Madge Jones, Hazel Bainbridge, Joan Newell
39. Every Day Except Christmas (1957)
37 min | Documentary, Short
A day in the working class market at Covent Garden in London, where fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers are sold.
Director: Lindsay Anderson | Star: Alun Owen
Votes: 238
40. Playdate (1961–1964)
60 min
Stars: Christopher Plummer, Gillie Fenwick, Norman Welsh, Gerard Parkes
Votes: 19
42. Hawkmoor (1978– )
50 min
Five-part BBC series from 1978 about the escapades of Welsh folk hero Twm Siôn Cati.
Stars: John Ogwen, Philip Madoc, Tom Owen, Jack May
43. Thursday Play Date (1964–1983)
Drama
Stars: Tom Jordan, Patrick Dawson, Terry Donnelly, Martin Dempsey
44. Corrigan Blake (1962– )
30 min | Comedy
The adventures of a bird fancier, by Alun Owen.
Stars: John Turner, Paul Daneman, Tutte Lemkow, Robert Mill
45. The Ronnie Barker Playhouse (1968– )
30 min | Comedy
The Ronnie Barker Playhouse was a series of six comedy half hours showcasing the talents of Ronnie Barker.
Stars: Ronnie Barker, David Kelly, Colin Jeavons, Richard O'Sullivan
46. Follow the Beatles: The Story of the Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' (1964 TV Short)
25 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Director: Richard Evans | Stars: Robert Robinson, The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney
47. Forget Me Not (1976– )
60 min | Drama
Drama series about a newspaper columnist and the stories she pursues.
Stars: Cyd Hayman, Patricia Brake, John Stratton, Tony Caunter
48. A Quiet Man (1959 TV Movie)
Drama
Stars: Richard Bebb, Hugh David, Meredith Edwards, Nesta Harris
49. Lovers of the Lake (1983 TV Movie)
53 min | Drama
Director: Tony Barry | Stars: Tony Doyle, Mary Larkin, Maura O'Sullivan, Bairbre Ní Chaoimh
50. Valley of Song (1953)
80 min | Drama, Comedy
Rivalry among members of the male voice choir!
Director: Gilbert Gunn | Stars: Mervyn Johns, Clifford Evans, Maureen Swanson, John Fraser
Votes: 35