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1. 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: 4,096
2. Coronation Street (1960– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Romance
The world's longest-running television soap, Coronation Street focuses on the everyday lives of working-class people in Manchester, England.
Stars: William Roache, Helen Worth, Barbara Knox, Sally Dynevor
Votes: 6,018
3. Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Short dramas each with a twist of some kind; across the first four seasons most of these are from short stories by Roald Dahl.
Stars: Roald Dahl, Andrew Ray, Forbes Collins, Richard Johnson
Votes: 2,498
4. 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
5. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson
Votes: 413
6. Oppenheimer (1980)
Not Rated | 420 min | Biography, Drama, History
Biography of the American physicist who led the U.S. effort to develop the atomic bomb during World War II, only to find himself suspected as a security risk in the 1950s.
Stars: Sam Waterston, John Carson, Christopher Muncke, Jana Shelden
Votes: 717
7. ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969–1974)
78 min | Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Balfour, Madoline Thomas, Diane Cilento, Jim Dale
Votes: 98
8. The Bell (1982– )
50 min | Drama
When an ancient bell is discovered at the bottom of a lake near a nunnery, it creates all kinds of problems for people in the area.
Stars: Ian Holm, Tessa Peake-Jones, Trudie Styler, Michael Maloney
Votes: 42
9. 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
10. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 87
11. Take Three Girls (1969–1971)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Centres on the lives of three single girls living in bedsit-land in London SW3. It featured daffy cellist Victoria (Liza Goddard) actress Kate (Susan Jameson), and cockney art student Avril... See full summary »
Stars: Liza Goddard, Barra Grant, Angela Down, Susan Jameson
Votes: 32
12. Country Matters (1972– )
60 min | Drama
The story of people living in the countryside of the United Kingdom after World War I.
Stars: Peter Firth, Ian McKellen, Rosalind Ayres, Susan Fleetwood
Votes: 82
13. 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
14. Picture Box (1966–1993)
15 min | Family
Enduring ITV schools programme with Alan Rothwell introducing short films from around the world.
Stars: Alan Rothwell, Roger McGough, Kevin Graal, Dorothy Smith
Votes: 38
15. The Play on One (1988–1991)
Drama
Various plays from each of the home nations.
Stars: Kenneth Cranham, Tom Watson, Susan Wooldridge, Phyllis Logan
Votes: 58
16. Maybury (1981– )
50 min | Drama
Dr. Edward Roebuck, a psychiatric consultant at Maybury General Hospital, deals with numerous difficult cases.
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Stuart Fox, Yvonne Brewster, Michael Melia
Votes: 38
17. Boney (1972–1973)
60 min | Crime
Drama series set in outback Australia about aboriginal policeman Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte. Based on the books by Arthur Upfield.
Stars: James Laurenson, Kate Fitzpatrick, David Gulpilil, Ken Goodlet
Votes: 192
18. The Adams Chronicles (1976)
50 min | Drama, History
This ambitious multi-part PBS production brings to life five generations of one of America's leading political and historical families, tracing their lives from John Adams' years as a ... See full summary »
Stars: Pamela Payton-Wright, George Hearn, Michael Tolan, William Daniels
Votes: 213
19. Mr. Rose (1967–1968)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Chief Inspector Rose, previously seen in 'The Odd Man' and 'It's Dark Outside', has retired from the police and intends to write his memoirs - but is constantly distracted by intriguing mysteries.
Stars: William Mervyn, Donald Webster, Gillian Lewis, Graham Armitage
Votes: 50
20. Brimstone and Treacle (1976 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama
The Bates sadly care for their severely disabled daughter Pattie. Martin arrives at their door claiming to be her college friend. He charms them into accepting him as a lodger and carer for Pattie. But Martin is not all he seems.
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Denholm Elliott, Michael Kitchen, Patricia Lawrence, Michelle Newell
Votes: 312
21. Theatre Night (1985–1990)
180 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Adaptations of classic and contemporary stage plays.
Stars: Kenneth Cranham, Robert Lang, Natalie Ogle, Dinsdale Landen
Votes: 58
22. Perfect Scoundrels (1990–1992)
60 min | Comedy
Perfect Scoundrels first broadcast in 1990 on British television. A comedy-drama following two con-men doing there best To separate various people from their money/
Stars: Peter Bowles, Bryan Murray, Ian Bartholomew, G.B. Zoot Money
Votes: 51
23. Telford's Change (1979)
50 min | Drama
Telford had worked for many years in a bank, and had progressed to a senior role which involved him travelling overseas. He decided that he wanted a change, so he applied for the job of ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Barkworth, Hannah Gordon, Albert Welling, Veronica Sowerby
Votes: 69
24. When We Are Married (1987 TV Movie)
Comedy, Drama
Three couples celebrating their 25th Anniversaries have quite a surprise waiting for them.
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Peter Vaughan, Prunella Scales, Timothy West
Votes: 63
25. Wessex Tales (1973– )
Drama
BBC drama series based on short stories written by Thomas Hardy.
Stars: John Hurt, Billie Whitelaw, Nick Brimble, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 38
26. Bookmark (1983–1999)
50 min | Biography
A look at the world of books and writers.
Stars: Ian Hamilton, Simon Winchester, A.N. Wilson, Fay Weldon
Votes: 27
27. People Like Us (1978– )
Drama
A TV adaptation of R.F. Delderfield's novels "The Dreaming Suburb" and "The Avenue Goes to War". It takes a look at life in a London suburb from the end of the First World War, between the wars and then as World War Two becomes reality.
Stars: Jim Norton, John Duttine, Derek Seaton, Linda Goddard
Votes: 13
28. Late Starter (1985– )
50 min
When his wife walks out leaving him penniless, a retired university professor finds himself having to start again and having to live in a run down bedsit in North London.
Stars: Peter Barkworth, Rowena Cooper, Akosua Busia, Julia Foster
Votes: 21
29. Confession (1970– )
60 min | Drama
An anthology of eleven dramas using confessions as a central theme.
Stars: Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, Donald Pleasence, Nicholas Ball
30. Cockles (1984– )
55 min | Comedy, Drama
Arthur Dumpton returns to the seaside town of Cocklesea and attempts to restore it to its past glory.
Stars: James Grout, Joan Sims, Norman Rodway, Tim Wylton
Votes: 10
31. City '68 (1967–1968)
60 min | Drama
Forward thinking anthology of dramas about the emerging problems of a city.
Stars: Richard Hurndall, Geoffrey Palmer, John Welsh, Wensley Pithey
Votes: 8
32. Romance (1977– )
50 min | Romance
Television adaptations of six books by well-known romantic novelists.
Stars: George Pravda, Edward Fox, Simon MacCorkindale, Lynn Farleigh
33. Childhood (1974– )
60 min | Drama
Anthology of plays showing the world as children see it.
Stars: Alan Luxton, Rhoda Lewis, Joe Lynch, Max Harris
Votes: 13
35. The Oldest Goose in the Business (1986 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy, Family
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Jimmy Jewel, John Skitt, Roy Kinnear, Bryan Pringle
36. Stress (1986 TV Movie)
25 min | Drama
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Edward Hardwicke, Don Henderson, Tessa Peake-Jones, David Suchet
37. The Contractor (1974 TV Movie)
75 min
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Michael Finn, Lynn Ann Leveridge, Joseph Maher, Kevin O'Connor
38.
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969–1974)
Episode:
Paper Roses
(1971)
52 min | Drama
Facing retirement, elderly journalist Clarence Hubbard reflects on the pointlessness of a life wasted writing banal tabloid human interest, animal, and crime stories. Rather than go quietly... See full summary »
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Bill Maynard, John Carson, Desmond Perry, Donald Gee
Votes: 14
39.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Her Majesty's Pleasure
(1973)
Comedy, Drama
They are all 'in' for life so the pleasures are sparse, and strictly of their own making. Their really big event is the Christmas pantomime, only this year they have lost their star. Mother... See full summary »
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: John Bindon, Bob Hoskins, Yolande Turner, Peter Firth
40.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Schmoedipus
(1974)
67 min | Comedy, Drama
When a stranger, Glen, appears at the door of middle-aged Elizabeth Carter, he claims to be the illegitimate son she gave away at birth, and she accepts his story.
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Anna Cropper, John Carson, Tim Curry, John Horsley
Votes: 67
41.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
The Floater
(1975)
62 min | Comedy, Drama
A comedy about the law - seen from the inside. All formality and procedure on the surface but not quite so convincing when you see the works.
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Richard Beckinsale, Margery Mason, Julian Curry, Nigel Hawthorne
42.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Your Man from Six Counties
(1976)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
When his father becomes the latest bomb victim Jimmy leaves Belfast and goes to begin a new life on his uncle's farm in the remote west of Ireland. But even here there are links with the past and Jimmy's new start is soon under threat.
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Donal McCann, Brenda Fricker, Joseph Reynolds, Paul Antrim
Votes: 33
43.
Romance (1977– )
Episode:
High Noon
(1977)
60 min | Romance
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Lynn Farleigh, Celia Bannerman, John Fraser, Melanie Hughes
Votes: 6
44.
BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)
Episode:
Pews
(1980)
Drama
Set in a north country synagogue, a group of Jewish men have to organise a 'shiva', however, not having the required number of their faith, resort to recruiting George, a 'non-Jew', to make... See full summary »
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: John Bennett, Harold Berens, Jack Lynn, John Barrett
45.
The Play on One (1988–1991)
Episode:
Don't Hang Up
(1990)
80 min | Drama
When Sarah, a New York actress, calls Joe, a London playwright they begin a very special relationship conducted through trans-Antlantic phone calls. And both Sarah and Joe have very special... See full summary »
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, David Suchet
Votes: 54
46.
Theatre Night (1985–1990)
Episode:
What the Butler Saw
(1987)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Dr. Prentice, a psychiatrist is attempting to interview an attractive secretary, Geraldine. Unwittingly surprised by his wife, he hides the girl. The affairs multiply as Mrs. Prentice, ... See full summary »
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Dinsdale Landen, Tessa Peake-Jones, Prunella Scales, Tyler Butterworth
Votes: 60
47.
Wessex Tales (1973– )
Episode:
Fellow Townsmen
(1973)
Drama
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Jane Asher, Katy Bartlett, Ann Curthoys, Amanda Davis
Votes: 10
48.
Country Matters (1972– )
Episode:
The Watercress Girl
(1972)
60 min | Drama
Mary stands trial for throwing vitriol in the face of Elizabeth, her rival for the love of Frank.
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Susan Fleetwood, Gareth Thomas, John Welsh, Susan Tebbs
Votes: 19
49.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Gotcha/Campion's Interview
(1977)
89 min | Comedy, Drama
Two stories about school. Gotcha by Barrie Keeffe and Campion's Interview by Brian Clark.
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Julian Curry, John Byron, Trevor Peacock, Don Henderson
Votes: 16
50.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Between Friends
(1989)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Brownlow is invited to join a golf club but is furious as his clubs have gone missing.
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Peter Ellis, Tony Scannell, Jon Iles, Trudie Goodwin
Votes: 31