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51. Horatio Hornblower: Retribution (2001 TV Movie)
98 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Hornblower and the other officers of the Renown must return to Jamaica to face a court-martial and possible execution for their actions in relieving their unstable captain.
Director: Andrew Grieve | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, David Warner, Nicholas Jones
Votes: 3,907
52. Scene (1968–2007)
24 min | Drama, Family
Mixture of fictional and non-fictional thought-provoking short films aimed at students of school and college.
Stars: Nick Ross, Ken Jones, Mark Draper, Paddy Feeny
Votes: 31
53. 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: 229
54. Eliza Fraser (1976)
130 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
An old captain & his young wife share a lot of adventures after they're shipwrecked and captured by Aborigines on an island near Australia.
Director: Tim Burstall | Stars: Susannah York, John Waters, John Castle, Noel Ferrier
Votes: 220
55. Dead of Night (1972)
50 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
"Dead of Night" was a non-hosted UK television anthology series of supernatural fiction, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in 1972.
Stars: Anna Massey, John Castle, Anna Cropper, Peter Barkworth
Votes: 169
56. The Bretts (1987–1989)
60 min | Drama
1920s family of actors deals with the day to day of the theater business.
Stars: Norman Rodway, Barbara Murray, Belinda Lang, George Winter
Votes: 81
57. The World About Us (1967–1987)
60 min | Documentary
A documentary series with a broad remit of geography, anthropology, and natural history subjects.
Stars: Hugh Falkus, David Attenborough, Barry Paine, Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Votes: 36
58. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1995)
G | 360 min | Drama, Family
An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust.
Stars: Michael Benz, Betsy Brantley, George Baker, Bernadette Shortt
Votes: 205
59. Storyboard (1983–1989)
50 min | Drama
Series of one-off dramas intended to serve as possible pilots.
Stars: Alec McCowen, Carol Royle, Liz Crowther, Penny Brownjohn
Votes: 11
60. Princes in the Tower (2005 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama
Sixteen years after the presumed deaths of the two boy princes held captive in the Tower, Perkin Warbeck makes his claim to the throne as the rightful King Richard. Did the younger brother ... See full summary »
Director: Justin Hardy | Stars: Mark Umbers, John Castle, Roger Hammond, Sally Edwards
Votes: 139
61. 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
62. Storia di una capinera (1993)
106 min | Drama
In 1854, a cholera epidemic hits Catania, Sicily. 16-year-old novice Maria leaves her convent and returns home to avoid the plague. Her stepmother and half-sisters prevent her from living ... See full summary »
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Angela Bettis, Johnathon Schaech, Eva Alexander, Andreá Cassar
Votes: 623
63. Penmarric (1979– )
50 min | Drama, Family
Maud Penmar Castallack wages war on her cousin Giles for many years in her determination to secure Penmarric for her son, Mark. But Mark is a man of passion and is beholden to his own desires, being torn between two women.
Stars: Annabel Leventon, Thomas Ellice, Peter Blake, Rupert Frazer
Votes: 60
64. The Tractate Middoth (2013 TV Movie)
35 min | Mystery, Thriller
On his deathbed vicar Rant makes a secret confession to his niece Mary Simpson. Some twenty years later young librarian William Garrett is asked by elderly John Eldred to locate a book ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Gatiss | Stars: Louise Jameson, John Castle, Eleanor Bron, David Ryall
Votes: 649
65. The Crucifer of Blood (1991 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A beautiful young woman asks Holmes to help her father, a former army captain and hopeless opium addict break free of the curse surrounding a stolen treasure.
Director: Fraser C. Heston | Stars: Charlton Heston, Richard Johnson, Susannah Harker, Edward Fox
Votes: 598
66. A Harlot's Progress (2006 TV Movie)
120 min | Biography, Drama, History
Drama looking at artist William Hogarth and his relationship with the prostitute that inspired his most famous piece.
Director: Justin Hardy | Stars: Toby Jones, Zoë Tapper, Sophie Thompson, Richard Wilson
Votes: 344
67. Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
90 min | Drama
Drama anthology series transmitted on BBC Two.
Stars: Michael Bryant, Judi Dench, Maurice Denham, Margery Mason
Votes: 48
68. Ben Hall (1975)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
Follows the life of the Australian bushranger Ben Hall.
Stars: Jon Finch, Evin Crowley, Vincent Ball, Brian Blain
Votes: 56
69. The Incredible Sarah (1976)
PG | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of the great actress, Sarah Bernhardt.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Glenda Jackson, Daniel Massey, Yvonne Mitchell, Douglas Wilmer
Votes: 242
70. Time for Murder (1985– )
Crime
Six very different stories, one thing each has in common, is there is always a Time for Murder.
Stars: Patricia Hodge, Amanda Root, Aden Gillett, Janet Suzman
Votes: 14
71. Dealers (1989)
R | 92 min | Drama
The London branch of Whitney Paine, a major American investment bank, is in the midst of a crisis; after the loss of $100 million, one of their leading traders, Tony Eisner commits suicide ... See full summary »
Director: Colin Bucksey | Stars: Paul McGann, Rebecca De Mornay, Derrick O'Connor, John Castle
Votes: 416
72. Never Never Land (1980)
G | 85 min | Drama, Family
A young girl lives with her awful cousins and reads Peter Pan to escape from her misery. One day she escapes with her youngest cousin. She runs into a group of street children or "lost boys", joins them and treats them like a mother.
Director: Paul Annett | Stars: Harry Andrews, Mark Burdis, John Castle, Paul Charles
Votes: 57
73. Thief Takers (1995– )
60 min | Crime, Drama
The life and adventures of the members of The Armed Robbery Squad. Amid numerous security van robberies, bank robberies and gem heists with a lot of car chases, shouting and guns blazing, ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Willox, Gary McDonald, Lynda Steadman, David Sterne
Votes: 106
74. R3 (1964–1966)
50 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
The adventures of the staff of Research Centre Number Three (R3), headed by director Sir Michael Gerrard, and its trouble-shooting department the Consultancy Service, run by Philip Boult. ... See full summary »
Stars: John Robinson, Oliver Reed, Michael Hawkins, Elizabeth Sellars
Votes: 58
75. The Heart Surgeon (1997 TV Movie)
150 min | Drama
Cardiac surgeon Alex Marsden has an affair with Marcella Duggan, but then finds himself having to operate on her husband Larry, who is also his friend.
Director: Audrey Cooke | Stars: Nigel Havers, Orla Brady, Lorcan Cranitch, John Castle
Votes: 83
76. Kim (1984 TV Movie)
150 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A friendly street kid in India, during the last years of the nineteenth century, looks and considers himself Indian, but is in fact a Brit. The Brits discover his true origin, and train him as a spy.
Director: John Davies | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Bryan Brown, John Rhys-Davies, Ravi Sheth
Votes: 234
77. NBC Experiment in Television (1967–1971)
60 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
NBC presents an anthology series made up of dramatic pieces and documentaries.
Stars: David Warner, Edward Binns, Jo Van Fleet, Richard Schaal
Votes: 90
78. Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (1988)
Documentary, Biography
This documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, T. S. Eliot, Henrik Ibsen, James Joyce, Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann... See full summary »
Stars: Eileen Atkins, Douglas Hodge, Anthony Burgess, George Steiner
Votes: 46
79. The Life and Death of King John (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 155 min | Drama
King John does whatever it takes to keep himself on the throne of England, making enemies of the pope, France, and his nephew along the way.
Director: David Giles | Stars: Leonard Rossiter, William Whymper, Mary Morris, Robert Brown
Votes: 144
80. The Vanishing Man (1997–1998)
54 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Nick Cameron is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. He takes part in a secret government experiment that as a side effect allows him to become invisible whenever he comes in contact with water. He escapes to prove his innocence.
Stars: Neil Morrissey, Lucy Akhurst, John Castle, Mark Womack
Votes: 208
81. The Holocaust on Trial (2000 TV Movie)
110 min | Documentary, Drama, History
An investigation of the evidence for Hitler's Final Solution, together with a dramatic reconstruction of key courtroom exchanges in the libel case lost by the historian David Irving, who ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie Woodhead | Stars: Ian Holm, John Castle, Michael Byrne, Jeremy Clyde
Votes: 32
82. I Against I (I) (2012)
Not Rated | 84 min | Crime, Thriller
The story depicts two protagonists tangled in jealousy, murder, betrayal across multiple timelines. Their survival quest unravels a dark mystery, leading to an inescapable trap. A noir-inspired storyline with an original twist.
Directors: Mark Cripps, David J. Ellison, James Marquand | Stars: Kenny Doughty, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Mark Womack, Sónia Balacó
Votes: 598
83. Boy Meets Girl (1967–1969)
50 min | Romance
Anthology series of love stories.
Stars: Scott Forbes, Donald Pickering, Barry Jackson, Susan Jameson
Votes: 25
84. Made (1972)
R | 101 min | Drama
The story of the relationship between a young single mother and an insecure rock star.
Director: John Mackenzie | Stars: Carol White, Roy Harper, John Castle, Margery Mason
Votes: 171
85. Animated Epics: Beowulf (1998 TV Movie)
27 min | Animation, Family
Swords fly as Beowulf battles the evil Grendel in this exciting animated adaptation of the epic poem.
Director: Yuri Kulakov | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Joseph Fiennes, Timothy West, Anna Calder-Marshall
Votes: 219
86. Squadron (1982– )
50 min | Drama, Thriller
An elite Royal Air Force squadron undertakes specialist missions.
Stars: Michael Culver, Malcolm Stoddard, Alan Hunter, Derek Anders
Votes: 18
87. If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (1968 TV Movie)
55 min | Drama
Writer Johnny Speight continues his work against racism with this thought provoking made-for-TV drama which examines the ways in which human beings pigeon-hole each other with regards to their religion, colour, or sex.
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Laurence Hardy, Frank Thornton, Leonard Cracknell, Ronald Radd
Votes: 31
88. TECX (1990– )
50 min | Action, Drama
Three ambitious young people set up a new kind of detective agency to outmanoeuvre criminals across Europe, with support from two Brussels-based lawyers.
Stars: Rob Spendlove, Urbano Barberini, Ulrike Schwarz, Stéphane Audran
Votes: 34
89. All the World's a Stage (1984)
55 min | Drama
One man's journey through the theatre.
Stars: Ronald Harwood, Ian Saynor, Peter Gale, Peter Hall
Votes: 5
90. Wilde Alliance (1978)
60 min | Drama
Amy, an artist, and Rupert, a writer, are a middle-aged British couple who double as amateur detectives.
Stars: Julia Foster, John Stride, John Lee, Patrick Newell
Votes: 36
91. The People Speak UK (2010)
Documentary, History
The People Speak is a celebration of the forgotten and famous-dissenters, rebels, and visionaries-from Britain's past and present. Through dramatic and musical performances based on primary... See full summary »
Directors: Anthony Arnove, Colin Firth, Stuart McDonald | Stars: Nonso Anozie, Saffron Burrows, John Castle, Anna Chancellor
Votes: 38
92. The Fellows (1967)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Sequel series to "The Man in Room 17" ; having resigned from the "Room 17" department Oldenshaw rejoined his former partner Dimmock at the Peel Research Fellowship at All Saints College, ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Vernon, Michael Aldridge, Jill Booty, James Ottaway
Votes: 16
93. Seasick (1996)
94 min | Drama, Thriller
The crew aboard a freight ship are stuck at sea, shunned at all ports because of the toxic waste the ship carries.
Director: Veikko Aaltonen | Stars: Bob Peck, Katrin Cartlidge, John Castle, Peter Firth
Votes: 95
94. Heather Ann (1983 TV Movie)
50 min
Cornish fisherman John Lewis is waiting for a stroke of luck which will give him the money to pay his debts and rid himself of his wife and his trawler Heather Ann. One day he nets a torpedo...
Director: Christopher King | Stars: Maurice Roëves, Susan Penhaligon, John Castle, Kate Harper
95. Everest the Hard Way (1975 TV Movie)
75 min | Documentary
Director: Ned Kelly | Stars: Chris Bonington, Mick Burke, John Castle, Dougal Haston
Votes: 8
96. The Three Hostages (1977 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama
After World War I, Richard Hannay is married to Mary and living peacefully in the Cotswolds, when he receives a request to help solve the mysterious kidnapping of the children of three prominent people. Given nothing to go on but a few mysterious clues, Hannay, assisted by friends like Sandy Arbuthnot, must track down the dastardly villains behind the plot before it's too late.
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Barry Foster, Diana Quick, John Castle, Peter Blythe
97. The Fight Against Slavery (1975)
60 min | Drama, History
The story of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire.
Stars: Evan Jones, David Collings, John Castle, Ronald Pickup
Votes: 26
98. Trafalgar Battle Surgeon (2005 TV Movie)
60 min | Biography, Drama
This film takes a fresh look at the Battle of Trafalgar through the eyes of the HMS Victory's surgeon and his medical team that supported the brutal tactics leading to Nelson's victory over... See full summary »
Director: Justin Hardy | Stars: Francis Magee, Roger Daltrey, John Castle, Jim de Groot
Votes: 40
99. The Promise (1969)
98 min | Drama
During the siege of Leningrad, Marat goes to the partly wrecked house of his parents, and finds Lika, a sixteen-year-old girl, who has sought shelter. They become friendly and fall in love,... See full summary »
Director: Michael Hayes | Stars: John Castle, Ian McKellen, Susan Macready, Mary Jones
Votes: 60
100. Escape (1967– )
60 min | Drama
Anthology of plays on themes related to escaping from situations.
Stars: John Castle, Roy Marsden, Gordon Jackson, Bryan Pringle