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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: 392
2. Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)
50 min | Drama
Five unemployed men would do anything just to have a job in Thatcher's Britain.
Stars: Michael Angelis, Bernard Hill, Alan Igbon, Peter Kerrigan
Votes: 1,575
3. 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
4. G.B.H. (1991)
567 min | Comedy, Drama
Politician Michael Murray's life entwines with headmaster Jim Nelson's, changing their trajectories when their paths cross unexpectedly.
Stars: Robert Lindsay, Michael Palin, Dearbhla Molloy, Alan Igbon
Votes: 822
5. 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
6. Oliver Twist (1999)
386 min | Crime, Drama
An orphan named Oliver Twist (Sam Smith) meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
Stars: Sam Smith, David Ross, Julie Walters, Annette Crosbie
Votes: 840
7. The Sinking of the Laconia (2010– )
Drama, History, War
Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner Laconia by a German U-boat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors.
Stars: Andrew Buchan, Ken Duken, Lindsay Duncan, Thomas Kretschmann
Votes: 1,203
8. The Old Grey Whistle Test (1971–2018)
45 min | Music
Contemporary music show featuring live performances and interviews with an emphasis on album acts.
Stars: Bob Harris, Anne Nightingale, David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Votes: 241
9. Wogan (1982–1992)
35 min | Talk-Show
Terry Wogan hosts his own long-running chat show, where he interviews a variety of guests, from public life to celebrities. Also featured are regular musical guests performing their latest songs.
Stars: Terry Wogan, Sue Lawley, Joanna Lumley, Gloria Hunniford
Votes: 313
10. The Black Stuff (1980 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 110 min | Drama
A group of Liverpudlians goes to Middlesborough to lay a tarmac road.
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Michael Angelis, Tom Georgeson, Alan Igbon, Gary Bleasdale
Votes: 576
11. Scully (1984)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Scully, a Liverpudlian teenager, dreams of playing for Liverpool FC. His imagination twists the world around him, including 'visions' of Kenny Dalglish. But in reality he must deal with family, friends and above all avoid the school Panto.
Stars: Andrew Schofield, Ray Kingsley, Mark McGann, Cathy Tyson
Votes: 153
12. The Monocled Mutineer (1986)
310 min | Drama, History, War
During World War I, Percy Toplis, a deserter from the British Army, plays a major role in the Étaples Mutiny in September 1917.
Stars: Paul McGann, Bill Fellows, Matthew Marsh, Anthony Calf
Votes: 390
13. Jake's Progress (1995)
515 min | Drama
A couple attempts to deal with big changes in their lives, their son Jake's (Barclay Wright's) increasingly troublesome behavior, and a very worrying palm-reading.
Stars: Robert Lindsay, Julie Walters, Barclay Wright, Dorothy Tutin
Votes: 176
14. No Surrender (1985)
R | 100 min | Comedy
It's New Year's Eve in Thatcher's de-industrialising Britain. The scene is set at a seedy bar in Liverpool where a group of Irish Protestant and Irish Catholic pensioners will gather to clash and bash the new year in.
Director: Peter Smith | Stars: Michael Angelis, Avis Bunnage, James Ellis, Tom Georgeson
Votes: 379
15. 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
16. Melissa (1997)
300 min | Drama, Thriller
Guy Foster finds himself in the company of odd and sinister people after getting engaged to the mysterious Melissa McKensie. Soon he'll become a suspect in a series of grisly murders and will have to solve them to clear his name.
Stars: Julie Walters, Tim Dutton, Adrian Dunbar, Christopher Ryan
Votes: 102
17. Dead Man's Cards (2006)
110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Tom is an ex-boxer at a run down nightclub in this modern Western. His boss, a battle hardened veteran recognizes his fighting abilities and teaches him how to be a "peace keeper" at the ... See full summary »
Director: James Marquand | Stars: Paul Barber, Tom Bell, Samantha Womack, Gary Mavers
Votes: 654
18. Second City Firsts (1973– )
30 min | Drama
This was a BBC drama anthology series of short plays, written largely by first-time writers, which were transmitted between 1973 and 1978.
Stars: Ken Kitson, Jean Heywood, Ivor Roberts, Alison Steadman
Votes: 23
19. Pleasure (1994 TV Movie)
99 min | Comedy, Romance
Emma's comfortable life is left behind when she answers a lonely hearts ad.
Director: Ian Sharp | Stars: Adrian Dunbar, Jennifer Ehle, Robert Austin, Judith Paris
Votes: 34
20. 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: 18
21. I Love 1980's (2001)
90 min | Documentary
A nostalgic look at the pop culture and fads of the 1980s.
Stars: Wayne Hemingway, Michelle Gayle, Lisa Rogers, Miranda Sawyer
Votes: 76
22. Requiem Apache (1994 TV Movie)
77 min | Comedy, Crime
Hamish (Alfred Molina), a former getaway car driver, has retired to the country to raise his baby daughter and look after the house while his wife goes out to work. Everything is going fine... See full summary »
Director: David Ward Jones | Stars: Alfred Molina, David Ross, Katrina Levon, Amanda Mealing
Votes: 47
23. Self Catering (1994 TV Movie)
92 min | Drama
Six people survive a plane crash and find themselves stranded on a rocky beach. They each adopt the name of their favourite movie star as they try to work out their situation.
Director: Robin Lefevre | Stars: Jane Horrocks, John Gordon Sinclair, Noreen Kershaw, Andrew Schofield
Votes: 68
24. Blood on the Dole (1994 TV Movie)
91 min | Drama
Blood on the Dole follows four teenagers struggling with life after leaving school in a deprived area of Merseyside.
Director: Pip Broughton | Stars: Stephen Walters, Suzanne Maddock, Rachel Caldwell, Aneirin Hughes
Votes: 51
25. The Media Show (1987–1991)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Emma Freud, Muriel Gray, John Hegarty, Judith Williamson
Votes: 30
26. The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007 TV Movie)
180 min | Documentary
Directors: Toby Dye, Shelley Lawrence | Stars: Miriam Margolyes, David Aaronovitch, Paul Abbott, Joe Ahearne
Votes: 35
27. TV's 50 Greatest Stars (2006 TV Movie)
175 min | Documentary
A countdown of the UK's greatest stars of the small screen.
Directors: John Piper, Sue McMahon | Stars: Bradley Walsh, Mel Giedroyc, Charlie Dimmock, Tommy Walsh
Votes: 26
28. Happy Birthday BBC Two (2004 TV Movie)
180 min | Documentary
A night celebrating 40 years to the day of BBC Two Television. Interspread with the talking heads, information and clips were "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats", bitesize segments of comedy ... See full summary »
Directors: Jonathan Gershfield, Pati Marr | Stars: Michael Abbensetts, Fiona Allen, Michael Angelis, Michael Appleton
Votes: 60
29. The Book Programme (1973–1980)
25 min | Documentary
Stars: Robert Robinson, Michael Billington, Germaine Greer, Clive James
30. Riverside (1982–1983)
30 min | News
Riverside was a TV series broadcast on BBC2 in the United Kingdom featuring musicians, bands, actors, fashion designers, artists and comedians. It consisted of sketches, interviews and live... See full summary »
Stars: Steve Blacknell, Mike Andrews, Nicky Picasso, Debbie Voller
Votes: 14
31. Verity Lambert: Drama Queen (2008 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
A tribute to Verity Lambert, the BBC's first female producer and one of the country's most influential pioneers of television drama.
Director: Louis Heaton | Stars: Sam Neill, Russell T. Davies, Tamsin Greig, John Hurt
32. Julie Walters: A Life on Screen (2014 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Samantha Peters | Stars: Julie Walters, Alan Bleasdale, Willy Russell, Victoria Wood
Votes: 20
33. Britain's Finest (2003– )
70 min | Documentary
Stars: Carenza Lewis, Loyd Grossman, Bill Paterson, Peter Hall
Votes: 74
34. Melvyn Bragg on Class & Culture (2012)
60 min | Documentary
Lord Bragg presents a personal examination of the British obsession with class, seeing it through his own eyes as a working class boy turned member of the gentry, and reflecting on its evolution & relevance in the nation as a whole.
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Ken Loach, Irvine Welsh, Pete Townshend
Votes: 8
35. Julie Walters and Friends (1991 TV Movie)
55 min | Comedy
Julie Walters stars in new sketches by four accomplished writers who helped make her famous.
Director: Alasdair Macmillan | Stars: Julie Walters, Victoria Wood, Alan Bennett, Willy Russell
Votes: 34
36. Soft Sand, Blue Sea (1998)
98 min | Drama
Director: Pip Broughton | Stars: Laurence Kinlan, Kevin McCauley, Julia Ford, Deirdre Molloy
Votes: 23
37. Saturday Review (1986–1990)
Documentary
Stars: Russell Davies, Minette Marrin, Eric Griffiths, Jonathan Meades
38. Sense of Place (1978– )
30 min | Drama
A series of plays set in Northern England.
Stars: Roy Kinnear, Bernard Lee, Bryan Pringle, Daniel Massey
39. Melissa: Interview (2006 Video)
9 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Alan Bleasdale, Gary Cady, Adrian Dunbar, Tim Dutton
40. Channel 4 at 25 (2007 TV Movie)
125 min | Documentary
Director: Alice Perman | Stars: Julian Rhind-Tutt, Tariq Ali, Keith Allen, Nadia Almada
Votes: 15
41. The Lesson (II) (1999)
10 min | Short, Drama
Director: James Marquand | Stars: Andrew Schofield, Terry Gilbert, Paul Broughton, Richard Gardiner
42. Video View (1990–1992)
25 min
A late night movie review programme presented by Mariella Frostrup. After three years, the series was revamped as "The Little Picture Show".
Stars: Mariella Frostrup, Mark Kermode, Richard O'Brien, Michael Douglas
Votes: 9
43. Perfect Night In (2007– )
130 min | Documentary, Comedy
A different comedian or double-act talks through a selection of TV and movie clips which they hold dear.
Stars: Tom Baker, Alan Bleasdale, Simon Pegg, Matt Lucas
Votes: 20
44. The 60s: The Beatles Decade (2006– )
Documentary
Stars: Dominic Sandbrook, Philip Norman, Mandy Merck, Steven Berkoff
Votes: 6
45. Richard and Judy Exclusive (1997– )
23 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Richard Madeley, Judy Finnigan, Joanna Lumley, Diana Rigg
Votes: 30
46. Jake's Progress: Interview (2006 Video)
19 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Alan Bleasdale, Leo Carrillo, Amerjit Deu, Lindsay Duncan
47. Frank Delaney (1982–1984)
Family
Stars: Frank Delaney, Elkie Brooks, Adam Mars-Jones, Bernard Levin
48. When TV Goes to War (2011 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, War
Director: John Moulson | Stars: Robert Hardy, Alexandra Bastedo, Anthony Beevor, Alan Bleasdale
49. The British Academy Awards (1983 TV Special)
Stars: Anthony Andrews, Richard Attenborough, Alan Bleasdale, Frank Bough
50. Desert Island Discs: Archive 1991-1996 (1991 Podcast Series)
Stars: Marco Pierre White, Marti Caine, David Bailey, Alan Bleasdale