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1. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Horror
Two American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.
Director: John Landis | Stars: David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Joe Belcher, Griffin Dunne
Votes: 120,454 | Gross: $30.57M
2. EastEnders (1985– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The everyday lives of working-class inhabitants of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough. The square includes the Queen Vic pub and a street market.
Stars: Adam Woodyatt, Steve McFadden, Letitia Dean, June Brown
Votes: 9,220
3. The Bill (1984–2010)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Police drama series following officers and detectives from Sun Hill Police Station in East London.
Stars: Graham Cole, Jeff Stewart, Trudie Goodwin, Simon Rouse
Votes: 4,098
4. The Professionals (1977–1983)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Bodie and Doyle, senior agents of the British intelligence service CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their handler George Cowley fight terrorism and similar high-level crimes.
Stars: Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins, Bridget Brice
Votes: 3,656
5. Lovejoy (1986–1994)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lovejoy is an irresistible rogue with a keen eye for antiques. The part-time detective scours the murky salerooms, auction halls and stately homes of Britain, always on the lookout for a find.
Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury, Phyllis Logan
Votes: 3,894
6. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The long running television series of the Grange Hill Comprehensive School, and the children's everyday lives.
Stars: Stuart Organ, Gwyneth Powell, Lee Cornes, Sally Geoghegan
Votes: 1,657
7. Wycliffe (1993–1998)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set in Cornwall, Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe, who works along with his colleagues DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane, investigates murder cases with his trademark determination and clinical accuracy.
Stars: Jack Shepherd, Helen Masters, Jimmy Yuill, Tim Wylton
Votes: 1,093
8. Thriller (1973–1976)
TV-14 | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
"Thriller" was an anthology series of self-contained episodes, with genres ranging from murder mystery to suspense to psychological and supernatural horror.
Stars: Donna Mills, Gary Collins, Derek Francis, Michael Jayston
Votes: 976
9. Public Eye (1965–1975)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Cynical, dour and world-weary, private eye Frank Marker is frequently the unwitting stooge in bigger criminal wheels in his attempts to make a tenuous living on the outskirts of London.
Stars: Alfred Burke, Ray Smith, Pauline Delaney, Brenda Cavendish
Votes: 427
10. The Brittas Empire (1991–1997)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
Gordon Brittas is the manager of the Whitbury-Newtown Leisure Centre. Despite his good intentions, everything seems to go wrong when he's around, despite the best efforts of the center staff and his long-suffering wife, Helen.
Stars: Chris Barrie, Harriet Thorpe, Michael Burns, Tim Marriott
Votes: 3,791
11. Crown Court (1972–2007)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama
A courtroom drama in which each case is usually presented in three episodes. At the end of the third episode, a jury of "ordinary people" comes to a verdict on the evidence presented.
Stars: Peter Wheeler, Joseph Berry, Richard Colson, Derek Hockridge
Votes: 347
12. Screen Two (1985–1998)
TV-14 | 120 min | Drama
In 1984 Kenith Trodd joined BBC team responding to Channel 4 releases, leading to transition from BBC studio plays to Screen One/Two anthology series. Trodd oversaw first group of titles in these series in 1985.
Stars: Jude North, Roger Brierley, Geoffrey Chater, Norman Jones
Votes: 244
13. The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
TV-14 | 60 min | Thriller
The missions of an elite British Intelligence covert operations unit.
Stars: Roy Marsden, Ray Lonnen, Jerome Willis, Bob Sherman
Votes: 929
14. C.A.T.S. Eyes (1985–1987)
Crime, Drama
An all-female detective outfit, the "Eyes Enquiry Agency", is formed as a front for the Home Office's new security operation the Covert Activities Thames Section (or "C.A.T.S." for short). ... See full summary »
Stars: Jill Gascoine, Leslie Ash, Don Warrington, Tracy-Louise Ward
Votes: 213
15. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1973–1974)
30 min | Comedy
Returning from the Army, Terry finds his best mate Bob is marrying Thelma, Terry's former partner. Their lives intertwine as Terry reintegrates, challenging the relationships between the three.
Stars: James Bolam, Rodney Bewes, Brigit Forsyth, Sheila Fearn
Votes: 1,284
16. Britannia Hospital (1982)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
The chaotic workings of a hospital with staff on strike.
Director: Lindsay Anderson | Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Malcolm McDowell, Brian Pettifer, John Moffatt
Votes: 2,926
17. Within These Walls (1974–1978)
60 min | Drama
Drama inside a women's prison.
Stars: Jerome Willis, Mona Bruce, Denys Hawthorne, Beth Harris
Votes: 100
18. 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
19. Hope It Rains (1991–1992)
30 min | Comedy
When her mother dies, independent but unemployed Jace goes to live with her cantankerous godfather who runs a dilapidated wax museum in a seedy English seaside resort.
Stars: Tom Bell, Holly Aird, Eamon Boland, Jenny Lee
Votes: 28
20. Billy Liar (1973–1974)
30 min | Comedy
Billy is an idealistic young man who is trapped in a boring life. He works in a tedious job in an undertaker's office with a permanently uptight employer, dates a soppy girl who fails to ... See full summary »
Stars: Jeff Rawle, George A. Cooper, Pamela Vezey, May Warden
Votes: 69
21. Armchair Cinema (1973–1975)
90 min | Drama
British television drama anthology series of single plays.
Stars: John Thaw, Tom Bell, James Laurenson, Edward Woodward
Votes: 34
22. Tarka the Otter (1979)
G | 91 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A family movie which follows the life of a real otter and its adventures in the wild.
Director: David Cobham | Stars: Peter Bennett, Edward Underdown, Brenda Cavendish, John Leeson
Votes: 476
23. Doctor in Charge (1972–1973)
30 min | Comedy
The continuing misadventures of Duncan Waring (Robin Nedwell), Dick Stuart-Clark (Geoffrey Davies), and Paul Collier (George Layton) see them move further up the promotion ladder, but ... See full summary »
Stars: Robin Nedwell, George Layton, Geoffrey Davies, Ernest Clark
Votes: 168
24. Red Letter Day (1976)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
This anthology of plays, each as individual as the people and events portrayed, looks at seven such Red Letter Days.
Stars: Frank Crompton, Pat Wallis, Judy Parfitt, Alan Dobie
Votes: 19
25. John Halifax, Gentleman (1974– )
250 min | Drama
Stars: Robert Coleby, Gwen Taylor, Tony Calvin, Malcolm Terris
Votes: 10
26. Doctor at the Top (1991)
30 min | Comedy
An update of the classic seventies "Doctor" comedies.
Stars: Robin Nedwell, Geoffrey Davies, George Layton, Roger Sloman
Votes: 54
27. The Fragile Heart (1996)
TV-14 | 195 min | Drama
Oscar® nominee Nigel Hawthorne (The Madness of King George) stars as a renowned surgeon in the midst of a personal and professional crisis in this compelling miniseries.
Stars: Nigel Hawthorne, Dearbhla Molloy, Helen McCrory, Dominic Mafham
Votes: 72
28. Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' (2009)
98 min | Documentary
Twenty five years on, the original cast and crew look back on the John Landis classic, An American Werewolf In London.
Director: Paul Davis | Stars: Paul Davis, Jenny Agutter, David Schofield, Robert Paynter
Votes: 247
29. Nelson's Column (1994–1995)
Comedy
Stars: John Gordon Sinclair, Sophie Thompson, Steven O'Donnell, Elizabeth Counsell
Votes: 41
30. Looking for Clancy (1975– )
50 min | Drama
Frank Clancy goes from penniless working-class idealist in the 1930s to superstar journalist and editor in the London of the swinging 60s - but at what cost to his integrity?
Stars: Robert Powell, Keith Drinkel, Eileen Helsby, Catherine Schell
Votes: 11
31.
Thriller (1973–1976)
Episode:
The Next Victim
(1976)
TV-14 | 66 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A woman confined to a wheelchair is terrorized by a sadistic killer.
Director: James Ormerod | Stars: Carroll Baker, T.P. McKenna, Ronald Lacey, Maurice Kaufmann
Votes: 137
32.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
In the Secret State
(1985)
TV-14 | 90 min | Drama
A department head within the British secret service uncovers some unpleasant secrets when he investigates the apparent suicide of a colleague.
Director: Christopher Morahan | Stars: Frank Finlay, Matthew Marsh, Geoffrey Chater, Michael Byrne
Votes: 16
33.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
A Dogs Life
(1988)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
When Ramsey investigates a theft at a library, CID discover the man rumoured to be behind the theft is a gangster from Manchester.
Director: Brian Parker | Stars: Eric Richard, Tony Scannell, Trudie Goodwin, Colin Blumenau
Votes: 47
34.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Accomplice
(1997)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
When a girl is abducted, it bears the hallmarks of a serial killer. DC Carver helped put him away years ago. Did he work alone?
Director: Derek Lister | Stars: Mark Wingett, Russell Boulter, Lolita Chakrabarti, Tom Butcher
Votes: 31
35.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
For Interest Only
(1998)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama
Ch Supt Brownlow attempts to solve an old jewellery robbery with the help of a criminal on his deathbed and DCI Meadows, although Ch Insp Conway doesn't prove much assistance.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Peter Ellis, Ben Roberts, Simon Rouse, Colin Tarrant
Votes: 35
36.
The Brittas Empire (1991–1997)
Episode:
Back from the Dead
(1992)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
The Leisure Centre staff are happy and business booms when it is thought that Mr. Brittas has been killed while on a course in Bulgaria. However, Brittas returns from the dead to cause ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Stephens | Stars: Michael Burns, Tim Marriott, Jill Greenacre, Russell Porter
Votes: 74
37.
C.A.T.S. Eyes (1985–1987)
Episode:
Love Byte
(1985)
50 min | Crime, Drama
A wealthy client asks the Eyes team to follow an ex-con with his daughter has become involved. Fred is assigned to follow her, and unmasks a blackmail operation based on clients' personal information stored into a computer.
Director: James Hill | Stars: Leslie Ash, Pete Lee-Wilson, Brian Coburn, George Sewell
Votes: 8
38.
Doctor in Charge (1972–1973)
Episode:
Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot?
(1973)
25 min | Comedy
Duncan re-encounters Irishman Danny Hooley, a former colleague from his medical student days, who claims to have been working in Africa. Duncan gets him a job at St Swithins as a locum, but... See full summary »
Stars: Robin Nedwell, George Layton, Jonathan Lynn, Geoffrey Davies
Votes: 11
39.
Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode:
No Strings
(1992)
TV-14 | 54 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An Irish rock group staying with Jane has their money stolen by the event organizer along with a priceless Celtic harp.
Director: Peter Barber-Fleming | Stars: Ian McShane, Phyllis Logan, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury
Votes: 71
40.
The Professionals (1977–1983)
Episode:
First Night
(1978)
TV-MA | 46 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Israeli minister Asher Biebermann is kidnapped from outside the Festival Hall by two men known as Frank and John, whilst under police protection. He is taken to a house in a residential ... See full summary »
Director: David Wickes | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins, Tony Vogel
Votes: 135
41.
Public Eye (1965–1975)
Episode:
A Mug Named Frank
(1971)
51 min | Crime, Drama
While shopping in a local supermarket, Frank Marker sees an old woman drop (Mrs Stuart) a tin into her bag rather than her shopping basket. This is noticed by another woman customer who ... See full summary »
Director: Quentin Lawrence | Stars: Alfred Burke, Pauline Delaney, Ray Smith, Nora Nicholson
Votes: 39
42.
Public Eye (1965–1975)
Episode:
And When You've Paid the Bill, You're None the Wiser
(1971)
60 min | Crime, Drama
His latest assignment leads Marker into the centre of a family squabble over who gets what, from whom.
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Alfred Burke, Kathleen Michael, George Pravda, David Suchet
Votes: 37
43.
Public Eye (1965–1975)
Episode:
I Always Wanted a Swimming Pool
(1971)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Framed. Marker, hired to watch the antics of a wayward husband, finds himself hooked up in a very unusual affair of the heart.
Director: Dennis Vance | Stars: Alfred Burke, Cyril Luckham, James Bolam, John Savident
Votes: 39
44.
Public Eye (1965–1975)
Episode:
John VII. Verse 24
(1971)
49 min | Crime, Drama
Faced with a head-on collision with DI Firbank, Marker is more determined than ever to get to the bottom of his latest investigation.
Director: David Wickes | Stars: Alfred Burke, Ray Smith, George A. Cooper, Gillian Wray
Votes: 35
45.
Public Eye (1965–1975)
Episode:
Mrs. Podmore's Cat
(1972)
51 min | Crime, Drama
It's hardly the stuff of detective novels when Marker is hired to babysit Mrs Podmore's pet cat, Bertie. But things have a way of turning awkward.
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Alfred Burke, Jean Kent, Ray Smith, Dudley Foster
Votes: 45
46.
Public Eye (1965–1975)
Episode:
The Man Who Didn't Eat Sweets
(1971)
50 min | Crime, Drama
When Mrs Meadows finds the photograph of a beautiful young girl in her husband's wallet, Marker is contacted - and receives a surprise from what he uncovers.
Director: James Gatward | Stars: Alfred Burke, Peter Sallis, Marjie Lawrence, Jean Harvey
Votes: 47
47.
Public Eye (1965–1975)
Episode:
Transatlantic Cousins
(1971)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Marker must sort out a fascinating case involving a streetwise old reprobate and a young American visiting Britain.
Director: Dennis Vance | Stars: Alfred Burke, David Hutcheson, Luan Peters, Warren Stanhope
Votes: 46
48.
Public Eye (1965–1975)
Episode:
Well-There Was This Girl, You See...
(1971)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Things are looking up. Marker is invited to join an enquiry agency. But why should they wish to employ a man with a record?
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Alfred Burke, Ray Smith, Michael Pennington, Paul Harper
Votes: 44
49.
The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode:
Is Your Journey Really Necessary?
(1978)
TV-PG | 49 min | Thriller
Burnside faces all kinds of difficulties when Operation Nightingale - which he mounted without permission as a favor for the CIA - fails. Burnside's superiors are questioning his judgment ... See full summary »
Director: Derek Bennett | Stars: Roy Marsden, Richard Vernon, Ray Lonnen, Alan MacNaughtan
Votes: 55
50.
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1973–1974)
Episode:
The Old Magic
(1973)
28 min | Comedy
As Terry recovers from the Chilean Flu, Bob has to break it to him that, as he began planning his wedding before they met up again, he had already asked Frank Clarke to be his best man, ... See full summary »
Director: James Gilbert | Stars: Rodney Bewes, James Bolam, Anita Carey, Brenda Cavendish
Votes: 61