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51.
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974)
Episode:
Lady Randolph
(1974)
52 min | Biography, Drama, History
Jennie can't wait until her child is born so she can return to the whirl of London life. However, a feud with the Prince of Wales exiles her family to Ireland.
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Lee Remick, Ronald Pickup, Rachel Kempson, Cyril Luckham
Votes: 17
52. The Black Tower (1985)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Major Dalgliesh investigates mysterious deaths at Toynton Grange, a home for the disabled, where his former teacher, Father Baddeley, who invited him there, resides.
Stars: Roy Marsden, Martin Jarvis, John Franklyn-Robbins, Carol Gillies
Votes: 382
53. Tales of Unease (1970)
30 min | Horror
British series adapted from a trio of horror-story anthologies which were edited by John Burke and published between 1960 and 1969. The television installments used the cream of Burke's crop.
Stars: Roy Dotrice, Jeremy Clyde, Rachel Kempson, Terence Rigby
Votes: 53
54.
ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Episode:
Suspect
(1969)
72 min | Comedy, Drama
A proud woman coldly concentrates on keeping up appearances when her 50-year old husband and a young schoolgirl go missing at the same time.
Director: Mike Hodges | Stars: Rachel Kempson, Bryan Marshall, George Sewell, Michael Coles
Votes: 29
55.
The Black Tower (1985)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1985)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ursula, an MS patient, had run away from the Grange but decides to return. Dalgliesh continues to investigate his friend's death and learns there are many motives to explore. A fire in the Black Tower almost kills someone.
Director: Ronald Wilson | Stars: Roy Marsden, Pauline Collins, Martin Jarvis, Art Malik
Votes: 32
56.
The Black Tower (1985)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1985)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
A vote is scheduled: will Toynton Grange continue as a nursing home under the Trust or be sold? Everyone suspects everyone else's innocence. Could the cloud of suspicion result in a suicide?
Director: Ronald Wilson | Stars: Roy Marsden, Pauline Collins, Martin Jarvis, Art Malik
Votes: 29
57. Grand Prix (1966)
Approved | 176 min | Drama, Sport
American Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his Jordan-BRM racing team after a crash at Monaco that injures his British teammate, Scott Stoddard.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, Toshirô Mifune
Votes: 10,497 | Gross: $20.85M
58. Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1954–1956)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Colonel March of The Department of Queer Complaints investigates unusual cases, locked-room murders, and mysteries concerning the supernatural.
Stars: Boris Karloff, Ewan Roberts, Eric Pohlmann, Doris Nolan
Votes: 309
59. Country Matters (1972– )
60 min | Drama
The story of people living in the countryside of the United Kingdom after World War I.
Stars: Peter Firth, Ian McKellen, Rosalind Ayres, Susan Fleetwood
Votes: 82
60.
The Black Tower (1985)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1985)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Toynton Grange's religious façade is revealed to have covered adultery, ex-cons, fraud, and even murder. Dalgliesh relentlessly investigates the two suspicious deaths and a fire that almost claimed another victim.
Director: Ronald Wilson | Stars: Roy Marsden, Pauline Collins, Martin Jarvis, Art Malik
Votes: 27
61. Out of Africa (1985)
PG | 161 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Kitchen
Votes: 86,348 | Gross: $87.10M
62. ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.
Stars: Derek Francis, Alfred Burke, Arthur Hewlett, Esther Lawrence
Votes: 93
63. The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967 TV Special)
News
Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Dunlap | Stars: Bob Hope, Neile Adams, Anouk Aimée, Ann-Margret
Votes: 236
64. Jeannie (1941)
101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Based on Aimée Stuart's play. Little Scots girl decides to use her inheritance for a grand tour of the Continent.
Director: Harold French | Stars: Barbara Mullen, Michael Redgrave, Wilfrid Lawson, Kay Hammond
Votes: 104
65. The Captive Heart (1946)
Approved | 86 min | Drama, War
In 1940, a concentration camp escapee assumes the identity of a dead British officer, only to become a prisoner of war.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Michael Redgrave, Rachel Kempson, Frederick Leister, Mervyn Johns
Votes: 1,176
66. Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (1990 TV Movie)
46 min | Documentary, Biography
The tragic life and career of two-time Oscar winner Viviemn Leigh, who battled tuberculosis and manic-depression but always remained a star.
Director: Gene Feldman | Stars: Jessica Lange, Vivien Leigh, Gertrude Hartley, Garson Kanin
Votes: 216
67.
Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1954–1956)
Episode:
The Strange Event at Roman Fall
(1956)
27 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A woman is accused of killing her reclusive mystery writer husband.
Director: Bernard Knowles | Stars: Boris Karloff, Ewan Roberts, Philip Friend, Rachel Kempson
Votes: 62
68.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode:
The Best of Everything
(1981)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Arthur Price is in love with the boss's daughter but lacks confidence. Then he meets Charlie Prince.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Michael Kitchen, Jeremy Clyde, Brewster Mason, Rachel Kempson
Votes: 218
69.
Tales of Unease (1970)
Episode:
It's Too Late Now
(1970)
27 min | Horror
Inside an English countryside house, Sarah has resolved to lock her husband in his windowless study after years of suffering dejection. The husband has always been devoted to his typewriter... See full summary »
Director: Henri Safran | Stars: Rachel Kempson, Kenneth Keeling
Votes: 19
70.
The Black Tower (1985)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1985)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Toynton Grange is a nursing home in financial difficulty. Dalgliesh has been injured in a drug raid and invited to go there by an old friend. A fatal "accident" happens near the Black Tower..
Director: Ronald Wilson | Stars: Roy Marsden, Pauline Collins, Martin Jarvis, Maurice Denham
Votes: 31
71.
The Black Tower (1985)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1985)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
There are two mysterious deaths at the nursing home Father Baddeley invited Dalgliesh to come to--one is the priest himself. Poison pen letters are being received also.
Director: Ronald Wilson | Stars: Roy Marsden, Pauline Collins, Martin Jarvis, Maurice Denham
Votes: 32
72. Georgy Girl (1966)
Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A traditional girl (Lynn Redgrave) resists the advances of a swinger (James Mason) who wants her as his mistress in 1960s London.
Director: Silvio Narizzano | Stars: James Mason, Alan Bates, Lynn Redgrave, Charlotte Rampling
Votes: 4,243 | Gross: $16.87M
73. 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
74. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 88
75. A Woman's Vengeance (1948)
Approved | 96 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
A cheating husband is charged in the poisoning death of his invalid wife, in spite of other women and suicide also being suspected.
Director: Zoltan Korda | Stars: Charles Boyer, Ann Blyth, Jessica Tandy, Cedric Hardwicke
Votes: 823
76. 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: 137
77. Worlds Beyond (1986)
25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Worlds Beyond" was a half-hour supernatural anthology series adapted from real cases of the Society for Psychical Research.
Stars: Darren McGavin, Paul Freeman, Nancy Travis, Judi Bowker
Votes: 53
78. Déjà Vu (1997)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Romance
L.A. shop owner Dana and Englishman Sean meet and fall in love at first sight, but Sean is married and Dana is to marry her business partner Alex.
Director: Henry Jaglom | Stars: Victoria Foyt, Stephen Dillane, Vanessa Redgrave, Glynis Barber
Votes: 959 | Gross: $0.82M
79. The Case of the Frightened Lady (1938 TV Movie)
75 min | Crime, Drama
Murder mystery, thriller with twists.
Director: George King | Stars: Felix Aylmer, Patrick Barr, George Cross, Terence de Marney
Votes: 40
80.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Man and Superman
(1968)
Drama
John Tanner is determined not to lose his independence - which comes under threat when he falls in love with an ardent feminist.
Director: James MacTaggart | Stars: Eric Porter, Maggie Smith, Adrienne Corri, Rachel Kempson
Votes: 10
81. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
PG-13 | 139 min | Drama, History, War
In 1854, during the Crimean War, poor planning leads to the British Light Brigade openly charging a Russian artillery position with tragic consequences.
Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Trevor Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud, Harry Andrews
Votes: 3,879
82. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
30 min | Documentary, Biography
The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers... See full summary »
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Michael Aspel, Elizabeth Dawn, June Whitfield
Votes: 323
83. Performance (1991–1998)
180 min | Drama
An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.
Stars: Ian Holm, Elizabeth McGovern, Ronald Pickup, Jane Horrocks
Votes: 92
84. The Jokers (1967)
94 min | Comedy, Crime
Michael Tremayne (Michael Crawford) and David Tremayne (Oliver Reed) decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London, not for criminal purposes, but to make themselves famous.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Michael Crawford, Oliver Reed, Harry Andrews, James Donald
Votes: 920
85.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Jude
(1980)
61 min | Comedy, Drama
Twelve-year-old Jude has never met Dick, his father. One Sunday afternoon Dick impulsively engineers a meeting, which has distressing consequences.
Director: Bill Craske | Stars: Dorian Ford, Rachel Kempson, Gabrielle Lloyd, James Laurenson
Votes: 8
86.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode:
Bosom Friends
(1981)
TV-14 | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
When Nell invites Emma to come to visit she realizes she is a 'friend in need'.
Director: Graham Evans | Stars: Rachel Kempson, Joan Greenwood, Nat Jackley, Aaron Shirley
Votes: 199
87. The Third Secret (1964)
103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The first secret is what we don't tell people, the second secret is what we don't tell ourselves, and the third secret is the truth. The death of a psychologist is investigated by his teenage daughter and a former patient.
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Richard Attenborough, Diane Cilento
Votes: 1,283
88. Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969)
R | 112 min | Drama, Romance
An insecure Briton and a Briton of Jamaican descent share a London apartment together.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Robin Phillips, Judy Geeson, Ester Anderson, Hal Frederick
Votes: 98
89. Tom Jones (1963)
Not Rated | 129 min | Adventure, Comedy, History
The romantic and chivalrous adventures of adopted bastard Tom Jones in 18th-century England.
Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Albert Finney, Susannah York, George Devine, Rachel Kempson
Votes: 14,255 | Gross: $37.60M
90. Boon (1986–1992)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen. Harry retires and opens a hotel (The Grand Hotel), with Ken as a temporary odd-job man.
Stars: Michael Elphick, David Daker, Neil Morrissey, Elizabeth Carling
Votes: 1,007
91. ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969–1974)
78 min | Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Balfour, Madoline Thomas, Diane Cilento, Jim Dale
Votes: 98
92. Jane Eyre (1970 TV Movie)
G | 110 min | Drama
Jane Eyre is an orphan, sent to Lowood school, and eventually becomes a governess at Thornfield hall to a girl named Adele. While she is there, many strange things happen and eventually she... See full summary »
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: George C. Scott, Susannah York, Ian Bannen, Rachel Kempson
Votes: 1,180
93. Stealing Heaven (1988)
R | 108 min | Drama, History, Romance
In medieval Paris, a young religious scholar and the beautiful niece of a local patrician fall madly in love and consummate their passion for each other. In the religious uproar that follows, they are condemned and brutally punished.
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Derek de Lint, Kim Thomson, Denholm Elliott, Bernard Hepton
Votes: 829
94. The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, War
In the North Sea in 1944, passengers of a downed Royal Air Force transport aircraft talk about their lives while awaiting rescue in their dinghy.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Michael Redgrave, Dirk Bogarde, Bonar Colleano, Jack Watling
Votes: 731
95. A Touch of Love (1969)
M/PG | 107 min | Drama
A young London woman, studying for her doctorate in the British Museum, spends her nights trying to avoid the sexual admiration of men in her life.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Sandy Dennis, Ian McKellen, Michael Coles, John Standing
Votes: 475
96.
Worlds Beyond (1986)
Episode:
Home
(1988)
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A woman, her daughter, and her mother-in-law are plagued with poltergeist activity inside an old farmhouse, but is it the house....or something far worse?
Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Louise Fletcher, Samantha Holland, Rachel Kempson, Warren Clarke
Votes: 15
97. Camille (1984 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Romance
Camille is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval. When Armand's father begs her not to ruin his hope of a career and position by marrying ... See full summary »
Director: Desmond Davis | Stars: Greta Scacchi, Colin Firth, John Gielgud, Billie Whitelaw
Votes: 592
98. The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, War
A group of young British soldiers billeted in Singapore of the year 1950 dreaming about winning the love of the daughter of the Regimental Sergeant Major.
Director: John Dexter | Stars: Lynn Redgrave, Hywel Bennett, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Patrick
Votes: 475
99. Lorna Doone (1990 TV Movie)
PG | 87 min | Drama, Romance
John Ridd was just a boy when the villainous Carver Doone callously murdered his father. Now a young man, John has two driving passions: his thirst for revenge against the outlaw Doones, ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Grieve | Stars: Michael MacKenzie, Andrew Ferguson, Sean Bean, Claire Madden
Votes: 336
100. Curse of the Fly (1965)
Approved | 86 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Motorist Martin Delambre attempts to keep evidence of his family's bizarre experiments in teleportation hidden from his wife, who is hiding secrets of her own.
Director: Don Sharp | Stars: Brian Donlevy, George Baker, Carole Gray, Yvette Rees
Votes: 2,446