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51. Freud (1984)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life and times of Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis.
Stars: David Suchet, Helen Bourne, David Swift, Alison Key
Votes: 110
52. The Paradise Club (1989–1990)
50 min | Crime, Drama
1980's Cockney London Villainy With Humour.
Stars: Don Henderson, Leslie Grantham, Leon Herbert, Barbara Wilshere
Votes: 124
53. Casanova (1971)
50 min | Drama, History, Romance
While he is in prison, Giacomo Casanova recalls many of his past romances and adventures.
Stars: Frank Finlay, Norman Rossington, Zienia Merton, Christine Noonan
Votes: 127
54. Give us a Break (1983–1984)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
A Wheeler dealer likeable rogue gets lumbered with his girlfriends younger brother who's come down from Liverpool to London. After initially finding the lad and the task of looking after ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Lindsay, Paul McGann, Shirin Taylor, David Daker
Votes: 57
55. Vanity Fair (1987)
35 min | Drama
In the time of Napoleon, Becky Sharp, a poor orphan girl, schemes for money and position. Her most-used stepladder is her old school friend, Amelia Sedley. Both women marry soldiers, and both of them are affected by the Battle of Waterloo.
Stars: Eve Matheson, Rebecca Saire, Simon Dormandy, Jack Klaff
Votes: 92
56. 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
57. The Diary of Anne Frank (1987)
112 min | Biography, Drama, History
During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
Stars: Katharine Schlesinger, Emrys James, Elizabeth Bell, Emma Bowe
Votes: 140
58. The Brothers McGregor (1985–1988)
30 min | Comedy
Two brothers from Liverpool. One is black and the other white.
Stars: Philip Whitchurch, Paul Barber, Jean Heywood, Jackie Downey
Votes: 30
59. Private Schulz (1981)
310 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Time - WWII, the place - Germany. The Germans have a plan to destroy the British economy by flooding the country with forged £5 notes. Private Schultz is coerced into organizing a gang of unwilling volunteers.
Stars: Michael Elphick, Ian Richardson, Cyril Shaps, Billie Whitelaw
Votes: 445
60. The Sunday Drama (1977–1978)
Drama
A little boy is looking forward to spending the day with his divorced father; will he get his hopes up just to be disappointed?
Stars: Richard Beale, Josie Kidd, Jeremy Clyde, Jane Wenham
Votes: 10
61. We Think the World of You (1988)
PG | 90 min | Comedy
When Johnny (Gary Oldman), an aimless young man, is sent to prison, he entrusts his beloved dog Evie to the care of his former lover and best friend Frank (Sir Alan Bates). When he gets out... See full summary »
Director: Colin Gregg | Stars: Alan Bates, Max Wall, Liz Smith, Frances Barber
Votes: 484
62. Compact (1962–1965)
30 min | Drama
BBC series set in the offices of a glossy women's magazine.
Stars: Frances Bennett, Robert Desmond, Ronald Allen, Louise Dunn
Votes: 21
63. 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
64. Arthur's Hallowed Ground (1984 TV Movie)
71 min | Comedy, Drama
Arthur is the groundsman. He's a perfectionist who has lovingly tended the cricket pitch for 45 years. Now he is given a new assistant.
Director: Freddie Young | Stars: Jimmy Jewel, Michael Elphick, David Swift, Vas Blackwood
Votes: 163 | Gross: $0.00M
65. Menace (1970–1973)
75 min | Thriller
This is a series of thrillers designed to keep the audience on the edge of their seats.
Stars: David Wood, John Wentworth, Sheila Hancock, Anne Kristen
Votes: 23
66. Hereward the Wake (1965– )
25 min | Drama, History
Hereward, son of Duke Leofric and Lady Godiva, fought a long and ultimately hopeless guerilla war against the invading forces of William the Conqueror in the fens of Lincolnshire, betrayed not only by his allies but by his own weaknesses.
Stars: Alfred Lynch, Bryan Pringle, Yvonne Furneaux, John Carson
Votes: 17
67. Couples (1975–1976)
Drama
Jane starts her new job as a Marriage Guidance Councillor and offers advice to the couples who seek it (based on true cases) with the support of her more experienced colleagues Kathleen and Alan.
Stars: David Swift, Marjorie Yates, Carol MacReady, Colette O'Neil
Votes: 26
68. Countdown to War (1989 TV Movie)
78 min | Drama, History, War
Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between the UK, France, Poland, Nazi Germany, and the U.S.S.R. from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until Britain's declaration of war on Germany, caused by Hitler's invasion of Poland.
Director: Patrick Lau | Stars: Ian McKellen, Michael Aldridge, Tony Britton, John Woodvine
Votes: 204
69. Village Hall (1974–1975)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Anthology series with each episode a different story set in a village hall.
Stars: Reginald Barratt, Priscilla Morgan, Frank Crompton, Stella Moray
Votes: 31
70. Summer Season (1985)
55 min | Drama
Stars: Tim Wylton, Marion Bailey, Charles Dale, Nicholas Gecks
Votes: 35
71. Charles Endell, Esq (1979– )
30 min | Drama
In this short lived series, Iain Cuthbertson returned to the role of Charlie Endell, the Glaswegian gangster in London, which he had made famous in "Budgie" (1970-72).
Stars: Iain Cuthbertson, Tony Osoba, Annie Ross, Rohan McCullough
Votes: 24
72. Bloomers (1979– )
30 min | Comedy
A young actor, struggling with both his career and his neurotic girlfriend, gets a job in a florist's shop.
Stars: Richard Beckinsale, David Swift, Pat Gorman, Anna Calder-Marshall
Votes: 36
73. Turtle's Progress (1979–1980)
60 min | Comedy
The series was was a mix of drama & comedy and dealt with a petty criminal named Turtle and his minder, "Razor" Eddie, who by accident come into possession of the proceeds of a major bank ... See full summary »
Stars: John F. Landry, Michael Attwell, Ruby Head, Tony London
Votes: 61
74. Undermind (1965)
60 min | Sci-Fi
Personnel Officer Drew Heriot returns to England after working in Australia to discover his brother behaving oddly, to the distress of his sister-in-law Anne. Investigating together they ... See full summary »
Stars: Jeremy Wilkin, Rosemary Nicols, Denis Quilley, John Barron
Votes: 36
75. Private Affairs (1975)
50 min | Drama
Series of plays about the romantic entanglements hidden behind the public images of famous historical figures.
Stars: Helen Mirren, Ian Holm, David Hemmings, Sorcha Cusack
76. King & Castle (1986–1988)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Tough ex-cop Ronald King sets up a debt collection agency with a naive young partner, David Castle, and find themselves embroiled in more than just unpaid bills.
Stars: Nigel Planer, Derek Martin, Mary Healey, Andrew Cruickshank
Votes: 22
77. Victorian Scandals (1976)
55 min | Drama, History
Dramatized versions of true stories that shocked mainstream Victorian society.
Stars: Simon Callow, Julian Fellowes, Suzanna Hamilton, Robert Hardy
Votes: 8
78. The Assignment (1977)
95 min | Thriller
A Swedish diplomat travels to a civil war in a Latin American country. His mission is to mediate between the two extremist groups.
Director: Mats Arehn | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Thomas Hellberg, Carolyn Seymour, Fernando Rey
Votes: 110
79. Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher (2003 TV Movie)
50 min | Comedy
Spoof documentary on the life of the main protagonist of the television prison comedy "Porridge", Mr. Norman Stanley Fletcher.
Director: Kim Flitcroft | Stars: Ronnie Barker, Patricia Brake, Bill Nighy, Peter Vaughan
Votes: 48
80. Flying Lady (1987–1989)
Family, Drama
Drama series set around a family car hire firm.
Stars: Frank Windsor, Anne Stallybrass, Bill Fellows, Gillian Martell
Votes: 13
81. Cold Warrior (1984)
50 min | Drama
Head of SIS, Capt. Aubrey Percival (Blood Money and Skorpian) has put a team together to stop the arms industry selling secretly to the USSR.
Stars: Michael Denison, Lucy Fleming, Dean Harris, David Swift
Votes: 9
82. 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
83. Star Quality (1985 TV Movie)
75 min | Comedy
In 1940's England, a young playwright is getting his first play produced by an important director. But the director wants to get a temperamental actress for the lead. And when Lorraine ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Dossor | Stars: Susannah York, Ian Richardson, Peter Chelsom, David Yelland
Votes: 65
84. Microbes and Men (1974– )
60 min | Drama
Dramatised documentary series charting the development of vaccines by Pasteur, Koch and others in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Stars: Frank Gillard, Arthur Lowe, James Grout, Patricia Heneghan
Votes: 39
85. The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist (1980– )
30 min | Adventure
Oliver and The Artful Dodger find that Mr. Brownlow's new housekeeper, aided by Noah Claypole, is trying to steal Mr. Brownlow's money and are forced to go on the run back to the London slums.
Stars: John Fowler, Daniel Murray, Leonard Preston, June Watson
Votes: 11
86. Screenplay (1979– )
90 min | Drama
This was a series of summer plays, one of which ("Waxwork") led to the popular series Cribb (1980).
Stars: Julie Walters, John Shrapnel, Peter Ellis, Victoria Wood
Votes: 15
87. Call the Gun Expert (1964)
30 min | Crime
Police procedural drama dealing with historical cases investigated by a ballistics expert.
Stars: Wensley Pithey, Macdonald Hastings, John Gatrell, Bob Lord
88. You're on Your Own (1975–1976)
50 min | Crime
Denis Quilley is John Ryder a former senior police officer who resigned from the force under a cloud due to conflict with his senior officer. Setting up as a consultant operating out of ... See full summary »
Stars: Denis Quilley, June Ritchie, Nick Brimble, Andrew Keir
90. Celebrity Playhouse (1981– )
90 min | Drama
Stars: Eileen Atkins, Twiggy, Celia Johnson, Robert Powell
91. Ken Dodd: An Audience with Ken Dodd (1994 TV Special)
75 min | Documentary, Comedy
Ken Dodd OBE, presents this comedy extravaganza in which he entertains a celebrity audience. Ken tells jokes and answers questions from TV personalities including James Fox, Warren Mitchell, Hannah Gordon, Gordon Kaye and Molly Sugden.
Director: Patricia Mordecai | Stars: Ken Dodd, Pam Ayres, Frank Carson, Paul Daniels
Votes: 77
92. No Excuses (1983– )
Drama
No Excuses was about Shelley Maze, a female rock star. The series showed her trying to come to terms with her failing career and her relationships with the people she'd worked with.
Stars: Charlotte Cornwell, Donald Sumpter, Alex Norton, Bob Critchley
93. Buddenbrooks (1965– )
315 min | Drama
The fate of the Buddenbrooks family and their business. Based on the novel by Thomas Mann.
Stars: Kenneth Griffith, Nigel Stock, Elizabeth Shepherd, Selma Vaz Dias
94. Nightingale's Boys (1975)
60 min | Drama
Seven-part drama series about a group of friends, reunited by their 6th form teacher Mr. Nightingale 25 years after leaving school.
Stars: Derek Farr, Terry Gilligan, Stephen Truelove, Pauline Yates
Votes: 8
95. Breakaway Girls (1978– )
55 min | Drama
Series featuring dramatizations of real-life cases where four young women of differing backgrounds have run away from home.
Stars: Anthony Storr, Sally Knyvette, Louisa Rix, Sally Watts
96. An Audience with Bob Monkhouse (1994 TV Special)
60 min | Documentary, Comedy
Director: Patricia Mordecai | Stars: Bob Monkhouse, Peter Amory, Anne Aston, Michael Ball
Votes: 50
97. Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura (1983 TV Movie)
Drama
In the summers of 1946 to 1948, the author George Orwell retreated to a remote farmhouse on the Scottish island of Jura to write his novel 1984.
Director: John Glenister | Stars: Ronald Pickup, Fiona Walker, David Swift, Kit Thacker
Votes: 7
98. Amnesty International's Big 30 (1991 TV Special)
120 min | Comedy
A variety show celebrating thirty years of Amnesty International.
Director: David G. Hillier | Stars: Jonathan Ross, Alexei Sayle, Paula Yates, Cathy McGowan
Votes: 15
99. Making Faces (1975– )
30 min | Comedy
Stuart is very fond of his college friend Zoya. It's just that, every time he meets her in later life, she seems, well, different, somehow.
Stars: Eleanor Bron, Tim Preece, James Villiers, Moray Watson
100. Oscar Charlie (2001– )
Drama, Family
Young Charlie Spinner discovers that his boring old grandfather, Oscar, is in fact a senior secret agent working for British Intelligence. Charlie slowly becomes embroiled in Oscar's latest... See full summary »
Stars: David Swift, Eddie Cooper, Danielle Calvert, Dido Miles
Votes: 16