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1. Krull (1983)
PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet, Krull.
Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones, Francesca Annis
Votes: 36,282 | Gross: $16.52M
2. 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: 3,661
3. Tess (1979)
PG | 186 min | Drama, Romance
A strong-willed young peasant girl attracts the affection of two men.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, John Collin
Votes: 18,295
4. The Plague Dogs (1982)
PG-13 | 103 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Two dogs escape from a laboratory and are hunted as possible carriers of the bubonic plague.
Director: Martin Rosen | Stars: John Hurt, Christopher Benjamin, James Bolam, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 8,817
5. 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: 935
6. Lillie (1978)
672 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Seen on Masterpiece Theatre, starring Francesca Annis in an award-winning performance, Lillie vividly captures the complex woman who became one of the most notorious and respected figures of the Victorian era.
Stars: Francesca Annis, Catherine Feller, Peggy Ann Wood, Anton Rodgers
Votes: 682
7. Enemy at the Door (1978–1980)
TV-14 | 650 min | Drama, War
During the Second World War, the inhabitants of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, try to cope with the German occupation.
Stars: Alfred Burke, Bernard Horsfall, Antonia Pemberton, Simon Cadell
Votes: 394
8. The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978–1985)
BBC adaptations of all 37 plays wholly and authoritatively credited to William Shakespeare.
Stars: Brenda Bruce, Jon Finch, David Gwillim, Rob Edwards
Votes: 52
9. Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
Not Rated | 350 min | Drama, History, Romance
The events leading to the 1936 abdication of King Edward VIII, who gave up his throne to marry the twice-divorced American Wallis Simpson.
Stars: Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, David Waller, Peggy Ashcroft
Votes: 457
10. 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
11. Omnibus (1967–2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern
Votes: 293
12. The Invisible Man (1958–1960)
30 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
While working on an invisibility formula, British scientist Dr. Peter Brady (Tim Turner) suffers a tragic accident which turns him invisible. Unfortunately, there is no antidote, so while ... See full summary »
Stars: Tim Turner, Lisa Daniely, Deborah Watling, Ernest Clark
Votes: 446
13. The Devil's Crown (1978)
55 min | Biography, Drama, History
Henry Plantagenet (later King Henry II), sees his opportunity to seize the crown of England and create a kingdom of law and order.
Stars: Jane Lapotaire, John Duttine, Christopher Gable, Brian Cox
Votes: 106
14. BBC2 Play of the Week (1977–1979)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length movies.
Stars: Judi Dench, Richard O'Callaghan, Frederick Treves, Clive Swift
Votes: 47
15. Playing Shakespeare (1982)
Documentary
John Barton holds a master class in how to play Shakespeare, using members of the RSC doing scenes, sonnets, and commentary as prime examples.
Stars: John Barton, David Suchet, Lisa Harrow, Alan Howard
Votes: 223
16. Horse in the House (1977–1979)
30 min | Drama, Family
Children's TV-show about kids who attempt to hide their horse, called Orbit, in the main larder in the third east wing of their country mansion, seeing as mum and dad wants to sell the horse to an Arab oil billionaire.
Stars: Kim McDonald, Alison Glennie, Pete Postlethwaite, David Sterne
Votes: 19
17. ITV Sunday Night Drama (1959–1980)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
ITV Sunday Night Drama is a UK television anthology series produced by ABC Weekend Television, Associated Television (ATV), Associated-Rediffusion Television, and Granada Television.
Stars: André Morell, Victor Platt, Anthony Mayne, Donald Houston
Votes: 27
18. Work Is a Four Letter Word (1968)
M/PG | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Everyone is employed by the ultra-modern DICE Corporation, but Valentine Brose would rather stay at home to tend his psychedelic mushrooms.
Director: Peter Hall | Stars: David Warner, Cilla Black, Zia Mohyeddin, David Waller
Votes: 140
19. Seeing and Believing (1960–1976)
Family
Stars: Wilfred Harrison, Leonard Pearcey, John Graham, Philip Latham
20. The Shock of the New (1980)
60 min | Documentary
A definitive eight part series on the rise and fall of the modern art movement presented by critic Robert Hughes.
Stars: Robert Hughes, Tony Church, Martin Jarvis, Judi Dench
Votes: 162
21. As You Like It (1963 TV Movie)
140 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After the overthrowing of Duke Senior by his tyrannical brother, Senior's daughter Rosalind disguises herself as a man and sets out to find her banished father while also counseling her clumsy suitor Orlando in the art of wooing.
Directors: Michael Elliott, Ronald Eyre | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Patrick Allen, Max Adrian, Patrick Wymark
Votes: 160
22. The Voodoo Factor (1959– )
30 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Hard-driven scientist David Whittaker finds himself battling for the survival of the world against a disease spreading from a tropical island caused by a legendary spider-goddess.
Stars: Maurice Kaufmann, Maxine Audley, Philip Bond, Charles Carson
Votes: 21
23. The Verdict Is Yours (II) (1958–1963)
30 min | Drama
Stars: David Ensor, Geoffrey Sutcliffe, John McGregor, Arthur Barclay
24. The Chicago Conspiracy Trial (1970 TV Movie)
150 min | Documentary, Drama
A TV documentary on the trial of the Chicago 8, a group of anti-Vietnam War protesters charged with conspiracy and intent to cause riots.
Director: Christopher Burstall | Stars: Morris Carnovsky, Ronny Cox, Al Freeman Jr., Cliff Gorman
Votes: 7
25. The Terrible Choice (1960– )
Family
School drama series examining the choices made by notable characters from history.
Stars: Michael Hawkins, John Wood, William Devlin, Mary Morris
26. Sunday Night (1965–1968)
Documentary
Stars: Tony Church, Leo McKern, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Roddy Maude-Roxby
27. The Cantor of St Thomas's (1984 TV Movie)
Biography, Music
The life of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
Director: Colin Nears | Stars: Brian Cox, Polly Hemingway, Michael Gough, Timothy Bateson
Votes: 9
29. Television World Theatre (1957–1958)
1,285 min | Drama
Stars: Catherine Lacey, Harold Scott, David Markham, Gertan Klauber
30. The Bastard King (1969 TV Movie)
40 min | Family
Directors: Terry Palmer, Colin Thomas | Stars: Amanda Theunissen, Douglas Vaughan, Robin Chadwick, Tony Church
31. The Strengthened Bough (1979)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Colin Gregg | Star: Tony Church
32. The Gentle Killers (1957– )
30 min | Thriller
Stars: Tony Church, Hazel Court, Frank Hawkins, Sydney Tafler
33. The Restless Eye: Eugène Delacroix (1980)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Colin Nears | Stars: Paul Beech, John Carson, Tony Church, Colin Nears
34. Charlesworth (1959–1960)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Wensley Pithey, Tony Church, Neil Wilson, William Mervyn
35. The Life and Death of Sir John Falstaff (1959)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Roger Livesey, George Benson, Eric Thompson, Colin Jeavons
36. Macbeth (IV) (1960 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Roger Jenkins | Stars: Ronnie Barker, Nigel Bellairs, Michael Bryant, Tony Church
37. Charlesworth at Large (1958)
30 min | Drama
Six stories from the casebook of Detective Superintendent Charlesworth.
Stars: Wensley Pithey, Tony Church, Edward Higgins, Paul Whitsun-Jones
38. Shakespeare's Island (1971 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Lorna Pegram | Stars: John Barton, Christopher Gable, Roger Howells, Estelle Kohler
39. Artists' Notebooks (1964– )
25 min | Biography
Stars: Tony Church, Patrick Troughton, William Squire, Cyril Shaps
40.
Television World Theatre (1957–1958)
Episode:
The Life of Henry V
(1957)
Drama
In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
Director: Peter Dews | Stars: John Neville, Bernard Hepton, Richard Palmer, Richard Coe
41.
The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978–1985)
Episode:
As You Like It
(1978)
TV-14 | 151 min
After the overthrowing of Duke Senior by his tyrannical brother, Senior's daughter Rosalind disguises herself as a man and sets out to find her banished father while also counseling her clumsy suitor Orlando in the art of wooing.
Director: Basil Coleman | Stars: Helen Mirren, Brian Stirner, Richard Pasco, Angharad Rees
Votes: 356
42.
BBC2 Play of the Week (1977–1979)
Episode:
On Giant's Shoulders
(1979)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Len and Hazel Wiles, a middle-aged childless couple who live on a remote farm, decide to adopt a coloured boy, Terry, who has no limbs because of the effects of Thalidomide. They encounter ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Simmons | Stars: Judi Dench, Bryan Pringle, Terry Wiles, Hilda Braid
Votes: 44
43.
The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978–1985)
Episode:
Henry VIII
(1979)
Not Rated | 166 min
Henry VIII is a proud and wilful monarch who defies Rome's ban on divorce to marry his mistress Anne Boleyn. Cardinal Wolsey, the Powerful Lord Chancellor of England, attempts to bend Rome ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Billington | Stars: John Stride, Julian Glover, Ronald Pickup, Barbara Kellerman
Votes: 141
44.
Enemy at the Door (1978–1980)
Episode:
War Game
(1980)
TV-14 | 51 min | Drama, War
Kluge decides to revive the inter-island chess tournament as a morale-boosting P.R. exercise despite misgivings by Richter and Dr. Martel that a German victory would cause resentment among ... See full summary »
Director: Martyn Friend | Stars: Alfred Burke, Simon Lack, Bernard Horsfall, Antonia Pemberton
Votes: 32
45.
The Invisible Man (1958–1960)
Episode:
The Prize
(1959)
25 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Peter must rescue a writer being held for speaking out against her repressive government.
Director: Quentin Lawrence | Stars: Lisa Daniely, Tony Church, Desmond Roberts, Clive Baxter
Votes: 34
46.
The Professionals (1977–1983)
Episode:
Not a Very Civil Civil Servant
(1978)
TV-MA | 47 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The Temple-Blake building firm stands trial for corruption following dishonest awarding of contracts by local councillor Webb. Its nervous accountant is murdered to stop him confessing all,... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Simmons | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins, Maurice Denham
Votes: 126
47.
The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode:
It Couldn't Happen Here
(1980)
TV-14 | 50 min | Thriller
Burnside and the SIS face a particular problem when they learn that a senior Cabinet Minister and protégé of the Prime Minister is a spy for the KGB. Burnside's CIA friend has recently been... See full summary »
Director: Peter Cregeen | Stars: Roy Marsden, Richard Vernon, Ray Lonnen, Alan MacNaughtan
Votes: 40
48.
The Devil's Crown (1978)
Episode:
When Cage-Birds Sing
(1978)
Biography, Drama, History
Richard Coeur de Lion has married Berengaria of Navarre . . . but his Crusade has failed. Embittered, disillusioned, he turns his back on the Holy Land and begins the dangerous journey home.
Director: Jane Howell | Stars: Michael Byrne, Jane Lapotaire, Christopher Gable, John Duttine
49.
Charlesworth (1959–1960)
Episode:
Long Hot Spell
(1959)
Drama
Stars: Wensley Pithey, Bart Allison, Tony Church, Laurence Hardy
50.
Charlesworth (1959–1960)
Episode:
Undertone in Grey
(1959)
Drama
Director: Terence Dudley | Stars: Wensley Pithey, John Barrard, Hilda Barry, Michael Brennan