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1. Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Three old men from Yorkshire who have never grown up face the trials of their fellow town citizens and everyday life and stay young by reminiscing about the days of their youth and attempting feats not common to the elderly.
Stars: Peter Sallis, Jane Freeman, Kathy Staff, Robert Fyfe
Votes: 3,660
2. Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Crime, Drama
Constable George Dixon and his colleagues at the Dock Green police station in the East End of London deal with petty crime, successfully controlling it through common sense and human understanding.
Stars: Jack Warner, Peter Byrne, Geoffrey Adams, Arthur Rigby
Votes: 314
3. Jack Frost (1997 Video)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
After an accident that left murderer Jack Frost dead in genetic material the vengeful killer returns as a murderous snowman to exact his revenge on the man who sent him to be executed
Director: Michael Cooney | Stars: Scott MacDonald, Christopher Allport, Stephen Mendel, F. William Parker
Votes: 10,775
4. 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
5. Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama
Ken Harrison is an artist who makes sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do is talk, and he wants to die. In hospital he ... See full summary »
Director: John Badham | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, John Cassavetes, Christine Lahti, Bob Balaban
Votes: 3,553 | Gross: $8.21M
6. 10 Rules for Sleeping Around (2013)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Romance
A screwball sex comedy following two couples and their 10 rules to a happy, healthy, open relationship.
Director: Leslie Greif | Stars: Tammin Sursok, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette, Virginia Williams, Jesse Bradford
Votes: 3,029
7. Hue and Cry (1947)
82 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A gang of street boys foil a master crook who sends commands for robberies by cunningly altering a comic strip's wording each week, unknown to writer and printer. The first of the Ealing comedies.
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Alastair Sim, Frederick Piper, Harry Fowler, Vida Hope
Votes: 1,790
8. Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman (2000 Video)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
The mutant killer snowman Jack Frost returns to kill more people during Christmas.
Director: Michael Cooney | Stars: Christopher Allport, Eileen Seeley, Chip Heller, Marsha Clark
Votes: 3,672
9. Run for Your Wife (2012)
94 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
John Smith (Danny Dyer) has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie (Sarah Harding) in Finsbury and Michelle (Denise Van Outen) in Stockwell. ... See full summary »
Directors: Ray Cooney, John Luton | Stars: Danny Dyer, Denise Van Outen, Sarah Harding, Neil Morrissey
Votes: 880
10. Not Now Darling (1973)
R | 97 min | Comedy
A mad cap British farce about mistresses and minks in the London fur salon of Bodley, Bodley, and Crouch. Gilbert Bodley plans to sell an expensive mink to a mobster dirt cheap for his wife... See full summary »
Directors: Ray Cooney, David Croft | Stars: Geraldine Gardner, Leslie Phillips, Julie Ege, Joan Sims
Votes: 255
11. Funny Money (2006)
R | 98 min | Comedy
When Henry Perkins accidentally trades his briefcase with a man, he finds five million dollars inside. However, the cash draws in Mr. Big, who wants to reclaim his money.
Director: Leslie Greif | Stars: Chevy Chase, Penelope Ann Miller, Armand Assante, Christopher McDonald
Votes: 3,254 | Gross: $0.00M
12. To theatro tis Defteras (1970–2004)
Comedy, Drama
Stars: Spyros Konstadopoulos, Nikitas Tsakiroglou, Trifon Karatzas, Iakovos Psarras
Votes: 68
13. 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: 314
14. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947)
Approved | 108 min | Drama
A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-hearted, grasping uncle.
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti | Stars: Derek Bond, Cedric Hardwicke, Mary Merrall, Sally Ann Howes
Votes: 984
15. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
16. Kölcsönlakás (2019)
95 min | Comedy, Romance
In this comedy of sexy errors no one wants what he/she should want, no one does what he/she should want: everybody lies, cheats, blunders and fakes something. Love is just the beginning. ... See full summary »
Directors: Kata Dobó, Buda Gulyás | Stars: Eszter Balla, Máté Haumann, Dorina Martinovics, Viktor Klem
Votes: 1,119
17. 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
18. No Place Like Homicide! (1961)
87 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Ernie's uncle has just died, but to claim his inheritance he must spend the night in the ancestral home with the rest of his relatives. Before long, the guests begin to drop dead.
Director: Pat Jackson | Stars: Sidney James, Kenneth Connor, Shirley Eaton, Dennis Price
Votes: 1,011
19. Not Now, Comrade (1976)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy
Russian ballet dancer decides to defect to Britain. After he leads the authorities a merry dance, he changes his mind.
Directors: Ray Cooney, Harold Snoad | Stars: Lewis Fiander, Richard Marner, Michael Sharvell-Martin, Carol Hawkins
Votes: 216
20. A miniszter félrelép (1997)
105 min | Comedy
A Minister and the Secretary of the Opposition party go to a 5 star hotel to conduct a secret affair. Their plans are ruined when they discover a corpse lodged in the window of their room.
Directors: András Kern, Róbert Koltai | Stars: András Kern, Róbert Koltai, Sándor Gáspár, Judit Hernádi
Votes: 2,727
21. Christopher Columbus (1949)
Not Rated | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.
Director: David MacDonald | Stars: Fredric March, Florence Eldridge, Francis L. Sullivan, Kathleen Ryan
Votes: 614
22. Au théâtre ce soir (1966–1990)
Comedy
Stars: Edward Sanderson, Bernard Durand, Robert Manuel, Jacques Ardouin
Votes: 71
23. The Outsider (1948)
97 min | Drama
Jack Read, a working-class boy, wins a scholarship to a public school as part of a post-World War II experiment in bringing boys of different social classes together. He meets much snobbery... See full summary »
Director: Roy Boulting | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Sheila Sim, Bernard Miles, Cecil Trouncer
Votes: 447
24. Natale a 5 stelle (2018)
TV-14 | 92 min | Comedy
When the Italian Premier and his companion find a dead body in his hotel suite, while on a trip to Hungary, they find themselves embroiled in a series of comedic situations as they try to avoid a scandal.
Director: Marco Risi | Stars: Massimo Ghini, Ricky Memphis, Martina Stella, Paola Minaccioni
Votes: 884
25. Dial 999 (1958–1959)
30 min | Crime
Robert Beatty stars as Detective Inspector Mike Maguire, a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman posted to New Scotland Yard, in this popular 1950s series depicting London's fight against crime.
Stars: Robert Beatty, John Howlett, Richard Bebb, Hugh Moxey
Votes: 109
26. Mayday (I) (2020)
114 min | Comedy, Romance
Janek, who has two wives, skillfully maneuvers between them. The risk that one of his loved ones will learn about a double relationship increases dramatically and every lie will have colossal effects.
Director: Sam Akina | Stars: Piotr Adamczyk, Diana Baczkowska, Alicja Baran, Mariusz Bindula
Votes: 558
27. There Goes the Bride (1980)
PG | 88 min | Comedy
A nervous ad executive (Tom Smothers) creates havoc on his daughter's wedding day and becomes obsessed with a dream girl (Twiggy) he keeps seeing everywhere but whom he can't catch.
Director: Terry Marcel | Stars: Tom Smothers, Twiggy, Martin Balsam, Sylvia Syms
Votes: 152
28. Make Mine a Double (1959)
Approved | 86 min | Comedy, Thriller, War
A WWII British secret agent has a desperate mission in occupied France. An airman who is his double is enlisted in the scheme with the intention of confusing the enemy, but everyone gets confused.
Director: Darcy Conyers | Stars: Brian Rix, Cecil Parker, William Hartnell, Leslie Phillips
Votes: 176
29. Sé infiel y no mires con quién (1985)
94 min | Comedy, Romance
Pablo and Fernando, owners of a children's book publishing company about to go bankrupt, have managed through unorthodox means to contract the country's best-selling author, Adela Mora. The... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Trueba | Stars: Ana Belén, Carmen Maura, Antonio Resines, Santiago Ramos
Votes: 431
30. The Hand (1960)
Not Rated | 61 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A Police Inspector follows the trail and circumstances of the murder of a one-handed man back to a prisoner-of-war camp in Burma in 1946.
Director: Henry Cass | Stars: Derek Bond, Reed De Rouen, Bryan Coleman, Walter Randall
Votes: 325
31. Theatre Night (1957–1961)
45 min | Drama
A BBC television series of forty-five-minute excerpts from stage plays running in London.
Stars: Cicely Courtneidge, Evelyn Laye, Dora Bryan, Hugh Williams
Votes: 69
32. Bonehead (1957–1962)
30 min | Comedy, Family
In each weekly episode the boss masterminds a new criminal escapade, but the inept trio (comprising the obese Boss, the stupid Bonehead, and the melancholy Happy) fail in their attempts.
Stars: Colin Douglas, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Douglas Blackwell, Hope Jackman
Votes: 11
33. The Night We Got the Bird (1961)
83 min | Comedy
Cecil's family is unaware that he and his cabinet-maker employee are making and selling false antique furniture. It is only when he dies and his salesman Bernie marries his widow Julie that... See full summary »
Director: Darcy Conyers | Stars: Brian Rix, Dora Bryan, Ronald Shiner, Leo Franklyn
Votes: 113
34. My Brother Jonathan (1948)
Approved | 108 min | Drama, Romance, War
Doctor Jonathan Dakers in flashback tells his son Tony - a World War II veteran - about his life, dating from the 1900s. Whilst a medical student, he meets and falls for Edie. Before they ... See full summary »
Director: Harold French | Stars: Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray, Ronald Howard, Stephen Murray
Votes: 193
35. Se devi dire una bugia dilla grossa (1986 TV Movie)
Comedy
Palace Hotel, Rome. The couple De Mitri is in conjugal crisis. The wife wants her husband to stay with her, but he refuses to say that he is engaged in the Interior Ministry.
Directors: Eros Macchi, Pietro Garinei | Stars: Johnny Dorelli, Paola Quattrini, Gloria Guida, Riccardo Garrone
Votes: 15
36. Out of Order (1992)
110 min | Comedy
A minister plans a secret rendez vous with a woman from the far right opposition, when a dead body turns up in his hotel room.
Director: Knut Bohwim | Stars: Rolv Wesenlund, Nils Vogt, Kari Simonsen, Solfrid Heier
Votes: 240
37. The John Thaw Story (2002 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
Tribute to the much-missed actor John Thaw, featuring reminiscences from his family, friends and colleagues about both his private life and his public work.
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Sally Alexander, Richard Attenborough, Richard Bates, Richard Briers
Votes: 55
38. See How They Run (1984 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
Directors: Les Chatfield, Ray Cooney | Stars: Michael Denison, Liza Goddard, Maureen Lipman, Derek Nimmo
Votes: 12
39. Brian Rix Presents ... (1960–1971)
Comedy, Drama
Stars: Brian Rix, Leo Franklyn, Sheila Mercier, Derek Royle
40. My Sister and I (1948)
97 min | Drama
An actor and a lawyer both fall for the new young lady who is designing the sets at a provincial theater.Then the elderly proprietress is found dead.
Director: Harold Huth | Stars: Sally Ann Howes, Dermot Walsh, Martita Hunt, Barbara Mullen
Votes: 14
41. Kuta och kör (1992 TV Movie)
107 min | Comedy
Comedy about a cab driver who is a bigamist.
Stars: Björn Gustafson, Mona Seilitz, Ulf Brunnberg, Suzanne Ernrup
Votes: 25
42. For the Children (1946–1952)
20 min
Programme for children of school age.
Stars: Cameron Miller, Kenneth More, Robert Dickens, Patrick Troughton
43. Ojdå - En till...!? (1993 TV Movie)
118 min | Comedy
Ailing millionaire Jonathan Hardcastle wants to give £10,000 to the only son of his late best friend. Unfortunately it turns out his friend had four identical sons.
Director: Chris Johnston | Stars: Björn Gustafson, Ulf Brunnberg, Stig Grybe, Kent Andersson
Votes: 22
44. Heroes of Comedy (1995–2003)
60 min | Documentary, Comedy
An affectionate look at the life and work of some of Britain's best-loved comedians.
Stars: Eric Sykes, Spike Milligan, Bob Monkhouse, Barry Cryer
Votes: 45
45. Wife Begins at 40 (1988 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
George and Linda's 17th wedding anniversary is coming up. Stick-in-the-mud George regards this as just another milestone along the path of a happy marriage but, as far as Linda is concerned, enough is enough.
Director: Harold Snoad | Stars: Liza Goddard, Ray Cooney, John Quayle, Tricia George
Votes: 6
46. Why Not Stay for Breakfast? (1979)
92 min | Comedy
The peaceful existence of a New York post-office clerk is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of a heavily pregnant girl on his doorstep.
Director: Terry Marcel | Stars: George Chakiris, Gemma Craven, Yvonne Wilder, Ray Charleson
Votes: 12
47. Oti peite ypourge mou (1999 TV Movie)
Comedy
Director: Vasilis Tsivilikas | Stars: Angeliki Dimitrakopoulou, Trifon Karatzas, Giorgos Lambatos, Athina Mavromati
Votes: 20
48. Panique au Plazza (1996 TV Movie)
130 min | Comedy
During a long night session at the parliament a deputy sneaks to meet his mistress in a nearby hotel.
Directors: Renaud Le Van Kim, Jean-Marie Poiré | Stars: Christian Clavier, Consuelo De Haviland, Gérard Lartigau, Christian Pereira
Votes: 19
49. It Runs in the Family (2010)
Comedy, Drama
Set in a hospital, Dr. Mortimore tries to fend off a paternity suit, an ex-wife, a punk son and various other lunatics so that he may, at last, deliver the Ponsonby Lecture in an international conference.
Director: Jaime Carroll | Stars: Malcolm Cooper, Stuart Ratcliffe, Rosemary Eyre, Tony Hughes
50. Nothing Barred (1961)
83 min | Comedy
Lord Whitebait's plan to save his sinking fortunes is to open stately Whitebait Manor to the public
Director: Darcy Conyers | Stars: Brian Rix, Leo Franklyn, Naunton Wayne, Charles Heslop
Votes: 77