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51. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
52. A History of Britain (2000–2002)
60 min | Documentary, History
A comprehensive historical survey of the British Isles.
Stars: Simon Schama, Michael Kitchen, Samuel West, Lindsay Duncan
Votes: 945
53. Crime of Passion (1970–1973)
60 min | Drama
British courtroom drama set in France, concerning the trials of murderers who commit crimes of passion.
Stars: Anthony Newlands, Daniel Moynihan, John Phillips, Peter Evans
Votes: 29
54. Sub Rosa (II) (2014)
16 min | Short, Drama
SUB ROSA observes the 8 year old Tilda, she lives with her grandmother who runs a flower shop. The young girl roams around freely and discovers a world of indecent activities lurking behind the flower store walls.
Director: Thora Hilmarsdottir | Stars: Zak Adams, Estelle Arama, Alexa Brown, Alex Harland
Votes: 31
55. 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: 131
56. Breakfast (2000– )
180 min | News, Talk-Show
The BBC's flagship morning news programme covering current affairs, business and sports, plus guest interviews and weather reports.
Stars: Charlie Stayt, Carol Kirkwood, Bill Turnbull, Sian Williams
Votes: 418
57. Fair Game (1994 TV Movie)
108 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Set in 1970 during the World Cup and Parliamentary elections about a couple hiking across England. The girl meets a rich Italian with an expensive sportscar, and of course there are parallels to how this all relates to soccer and politics.
Director: Alan Dossor | Stars: Lena Headey, Julian Kerridge, Massimo Bellinzoni, Prunella Scales
Votes: 77
58. The Big Knights (1999– )
10 min | Animation, Family
The stories tell the adventures of the two Big Knights, Sir Boris and Sir Morris, who are incredibly strong and brave, but are also incredibly dim-witted. They solve crises, usually of ... See full summary »
Stars: David Rintoul, Timothy West, Morwenna Banks, Prunella Scales
Votes: 170
59. ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
60 min | Drama
Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
Stars: Campbell Singer, Thomas Heathcote, Richard Caldicot, June Brown
Votes: 67
60. Breaking the Code (1996 TV Movie)
75 min | Biography, Drama
A biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking of the Enigma code, used by the Germans... See full summary »
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Alun Armstrong, Blake Ritson, William Mannering
Votes: 670
61. 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: 64
62. Saturday Playhouse (1958–1961)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series of dramatisations of plays.
Stars: Elvi Hale, Madoline Thomas, George A. Cooper, Emrys Jones
63. Piers Morgan's Life Stories (2009– )
60 min | Biography, Talk-Show
In-depth hour-long interviews devoted to just one guest and filmed in front of an audience, with video contributions from friends and family.
Stars: Piers Morgan, Joan Collins, Sharon Osbourne, Bruce Forsyth
Votes: 273
64. Station Jim (2001 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama, Romance
It is the 1890s. Bob Gregson is a young lad who works as a porter at a rural railway station. He is keen to impress the stationmaster who is looking for a successor because he is about to ... See full summary »
Director: John Roberts | Stars: George Cole, Charlie Creed-Miles, Martin Savage, John Thomson
Votes: 243
65. Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy
This is the end of a glorious military career: General Leo Fitzjohn retires to his Sussex manor where he will write his memoirs. Unfortunately, his private life is a disaster: a confirmed ... See full summary »
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Peter Sellers, Dany Robin, Margaret Leighton, John Fraser
Votes: 741
66. Lord of Misrule (1996 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
When the former Lord Chancellor finds himself in need of money, he writes an explosive autobiography full of scandal and threatens to sell it to the tabloid press.
Director: Guy Jenkin | Stars: Rosemary Martin, Emily Mortimer, Jeff Rawle, Patricia Hayes
Votes: 73
67. Forty Minutes (1981–1994)
40 min | Documentary
Documentaries on any possible subject, the only connection being that they last forty minutes.
Stars: John Pitman, Michael Dean, Lucinda Lambton, Roger Mills
Votes: 31
68. Comedy Playhouse (1961–2017)
30 min | Comedy
Anthology series of one-off, unrelated situation comedies.
Stars: Frank Thornton, John Le Mesurier, Robert Dorning, Bernard Cribbins
Votes: 70
69. The Ghost of Greville Lodge (2000)
TV-PG | 88 min | Family, Mystery
Inquisitive teenage orphan James is invited to stay at his uncle's country mansion. He explores the property and discovers the house holds many mysterious secrets.
Director: Niall Johnson | Stars: Jon Newman, Prunella Scales, Marc Danbury, Emma Powell
Votes: 374
70. Consuming Passions (1988)
R | 98 min | Comedy
A tragic mishap at a chocolate factory results in candy lovers getting an unexpected 'extra' in their sweets. The problem is that they want more!
Director: Giles Foster | Stars: Jonathan Pryce, Vanessa Redgrave, Tyler Butterworth, Freddie Jones
Votes: 586 | Gross: $0.12M
71. Animated Tales of the World (2000–2004)
TV-Y7 | 26 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Each episode of the series retells international story tales that has originated in many countries around the world, such as Poland, Scotland, Russia, etc.
Stars: Julie Higginson, Sheridan Smith, Wayne Foskett, John Normington
Votes: 90
72. Theatre Night (1985–1990)
180 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Adaptations of classic and contemporary stage plays.
Stars: Kenneth Cranham, Robert Lang, Natalie Ogle, Dinsdale Landen
Votes: 58
73. The Rector's Wife (1994– )
203 min | Drama
Anna Bouverie (Lindsay Duncan, Rome) chafes at her limited life as a vicar's wife in a small English town. When her husband Peter (Jonathan Coy, from the Horatio Hornblower series) is ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Lindsay Duncan, Jonathan Coy, Miles Anderson, Lucy Dawson
Votes: 135
74. Film '72 (1971–2018)
30 min | Talk-Show
The BBC's flagship cinema review television programme featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the programme changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast.
Stars: Barry Norman, Danny Leigh, Claudia Winkleman, Jonathan Ross
Votes: 535
75. Stiff Upper Lips (1997)
R | 94 min | Comedy
Spoofs Merchant-Ivory films: Aunt Agnes (Prunella Scales) tries to force Emily (Georgina Cates) to marry boring Cedric Trilling (Robert Portal) by taking her to Italy and India in hopes will forget about handsome George (Sean Pertwee).
Director: Gary Sinyor | Stars: David Artus, Kevin Furlong, Nicholas Selby, John Boswall
Votes: 1,155 | Gross: $0.07M
76. The English Programme (1976–2003)
Not Rated | Drama
Long-running series for schools and colleges produced by Thames Television, and in its final years by independent companies - although documentaries and dramas produced by other ITV ... See full summary »
Stars: Charlie Stafford, Stephen Warbeck, Christopher Neame, Ann Hasson
Votes: 11
77. 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
78. Call My Bluff (II) (1965–1988)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Two teams of three alternate between giving and guessing the meanings of obscure English words.
Stars: Robert Robinson, Frank Muir, Patrick Campbell, Arthur Marshall
Votes: 86
79. The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 170 min | Comedy, Romance
When Sir John Falstaff decides that he wants to have a little fun he writes two letters to a pair of Windsor wives: Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. When they put their heads together and ... See full summary »
Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: Alan Bennett, Richard O'Callaghan, Tenniel Evans, Bryan Marshall
Votes: 167
80. 7 of 1 (1973)
30 min | Comedy
An anthology of single plays starring actor-comedian Ronnie Barker. Two of the plays were developed into their own sitcoms: Open All Hours and Porridge.
Stars: Ronnie Barker, David Jason, Joan Sims, Bill Maynard
Votes: 113
81. An Ideal Husband (II) (1999)
90 min | Comedy, Romance
Rising politician Robert Chiltern once sold secret information and is now being blackmailed by Laura Evely. She has proof and it will damage his career and marriage severely. Chiltern calls in the help of his friend Arthur Goring.
Director: William P. Cartlidge | Stars: James Wilby, Sadie Frost, Jonathan Firth, Trevyn McDowell
Votes: 178
82. Pride and Prejudice (1952)
180 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find suitable husbands for them. When the rich single gentlemen Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy come to ... See full summary »
Stars: Thea Holme, Daphne Slater, Peter Cushing, Milton Rosmer
Votes: 41
83. Open Space (1983–1995)
29 min | Documentary
British TV series in which the public make programmes under their own editorial control.
Stars: Michael Mansfield, Jon Alpert, Margo MacDonald, Julio Finn
84. Aspel & Company (1984–1993)
60 min | Talk-Show
Middle-of-the-road celebrity chat show hosted by smooth presenter Michael Aspel.
Stars: Michael Aspel, Mel Smith, Nigel Havers, Oliver Reed
Votes: 161
85. Timeshift (2002–2017)
60 min | Documentary
Series looking at changes in British society, employing archive footage from the BBC and other sources.
Stars: Veronika Hyks, Tamsin Greig, Kim Newman, Andrew Martin
Votes: 74
86. 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
87. When We Are Married (1987 TV Movie)
Comedy, Drama
Three couples celebrating their 25th Anniversaries have quite a surprise waiting for them.
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Peter Vaughan, Prunella Scales, Timothy West
Votes: 64
88. Look at the State We're In! (1995– )
10 min | Comedy
A satirical comedy-drama exploring the absurdities of modern life, politics, and society through a series of sketches and parodies.
Stars: Hugh Laurie, Chris Langham, Imelda Staunton, Adrian Edmondson
Votes: 39
89. An Audience with Coronation Street (2006 TV Special)
70 min | Documentary, Music
The cast of Corrie get together to sing, dance and reminisce over the show. A fun 90 minutes with questions from the audience, flashbacks, weddings, and some of the turning points of the show.
Stars: Zaraah Abrahams, Kaye Adams, Jonathan Ansell, Toby Anstis
Votes: 26
90. Full House (1972–1973)
Documentary
Stars: Joe Melia, John Bird, Henry Woolf, Jack Shepherd
Votes: 21
91. Thompson (1988)
30 min | Comedy, Music
Stars: Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Phyllida Law, Imelda Staunton
Votes: 81
92. Mad Cows (1999)
90 min | Comedy
A single mother's postnatal state leads her on a race to save her child and her sanity.
Director: Sara Sugarman | Stars: Anna Friel, Joanna Lumley, Anna Massey, Phyllida Law
Votes: 385
93. The World of Lee Evans (1995– )
98 min | Comedy
A short series of sketches by lee evans orignally broadcasted on channel 4
Stars: Lee Evans, John Thomson, Phil Daniels, Samantha Beckinsale
Votes: 140
94. Fawlty Towers Revisited (2005 TV Movie)
80 min | Documentary
Director: Duane Huey | Stars: Connie Booth, John Cleese, Bernard Cribbins, John Howard Davies
Votes: 91
95. Looking for Victoria (2003 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
Prunella Scales researches the life of Queen Victoria and interviews historians to help her with her portrayal of Queen Victoria in her one-woman stage show "An Evening with Queen Victoria"... See full summary »
Director: Louise Osmond | Stars: Prunella Scales, Geoffrey Palmer, Charles Dance, Timothy West
Votes: 36
96. Lucky Feller (1975–1976)
30 min | Comedy
Shorty Mepstead, a shy plumber lives in South London with his mother and brother, ladies' man Randolph.
Stars: David Jason, Cheryl Hall, Peter Armitage, Pat Heywood
Votes: 102
97. The Human Face (2001– )
200 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
This four part BBC mini-series examines the science behind facial beauty, expression, and fame in an entertaining fashion.
Stars: John Cleese, Elizabeth Hurley, David Attenborough, Pierce Brosnan
Votes: 593
98. Shop Spoiled (1954)
82 min | Drama
One day in the lives and loves of the staff in a large department store.
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Joan Rice, Josephine Griffin, Freda Jackson, Patricia Marmont
Votes: 222
99. Keeping Mum (1997–1998)
30 min | Comedy, Family
Sitcom about an elderly woman who's starting to find her memory wandering while being watched over by her son and his wife.
Stars: Stephanie Cole, Martin Ball, David Haig, Meera Syal
Votes: 37
100. Scotch on the Rocks (1953)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Romance
A parliamentary delegation is sent to a remote community in the Scottish Highlands where the residents are protesting at their poor links with the outside world. After a few days amongst ... See full summary »
Director: John Eldridge | Stars: Ronald Squire, Kathleen Ryan, Raymond Huntley, Sebastian Shaw
Votes: 179