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1. Noises Off... (1992)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy
A travelling theater group find so much action going on behind-the-scenes, they almost ruin the performances.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Michael Caine, Carol Burnett, Denholm Elliott, Julie Hagerty
Votes: 12,241 | Gross: $2.28M
2. 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
3. Clockwise (1986)
PG | 96 min | Comedy, Family
An obsessively punctual comprehensive school headmaster sets out to give an important speech at the annual Headmasters' Conference.
Director: Christopher Morahan | Stars: John Cleese, Penny Leatherbarrow, Howard Lloyd-Lewis, Jonathan Bowater
Votes: 13,609 | Gross: $1.48M
4. Horizon (I) (1964– )
50 min | Documentary
British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.
Stars: Paul Vaughan, Jack Fortune, Dilly Barlow, Colin Riach
Votes: 1,147
5. Copenhagen (2002 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, History, War
A television adaptation of Michael Frayn's celebrated and award-winning stage play about the meeting between physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg in 1941 Copenhagen. At this time the... See full summary »
Director: Howard Davies | Stars: Stephen Rea, Daniel Craig, Francesca Annis
Votes: 1,137
6. The South Bank Show (1978– )
53 min | Documentary
ITV's long-running arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg.
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Ian McKellen, David Hockney, Victoria Wood
Votes: 216
7. 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
8. Charlie Rose (1991–2017)
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Charlie Rose interviews noteworthy people in fields including politics and government, business and economics, science and technology, media, sports and the arts.
Stars: Charlie Rose, Mark Halperin, Al Hunt, Thomas Friedman
Votes: 1,166
9. The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
75 min | Drama
Series of one-off plays made by BBC television, which gave breaks to a wide range of writers and directors in the late 1960s, such as Dennis Potter, Ken Loach, David Mercer, and John ... See full summary »
Stars: Edwin Brown, Neville Smith, Tony Selby, Ken Jones
Votes: 131
10. 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
11. Fifty Years on Stage (2013 TV Movie)
151 min | Comedy, Drama
The Royal National Theatre celebrates 50 years of excellent theatre, with extracts of some of the best plays of the last five decades, peformed by the countries best performers.
Directors: Nicholas Hytner, Tim Van Someren, Howard Davies, Rufus Norris, Alex Sims | Stars: Roger Allam, Samuel Anderson, Alan Ayckbourn, Jonathan Bailey
Votes: 279
12. Working in the Theatre (1976– )
60 min | Documentary, Talk-Show
Bringing together performers, directors, playwrights, designers, choreographers, producers and behind-the-scenes personnel from the American and international theatre, the program offers a ... See full summary »
Stars: Jean Dalrymple, George White, Brendan Gill, Ted Chapin
Votes: 46
13. Piers Morgan's Life Stories (2009– )
60 min | Biography, Talk-Show
In-depth hour-long interviews devoted to just one guest and filmed in front of an audience, with video contributions from friends and family.
Stars: Piers Morgan, Joan Collins, Sharon Osbourne, Bruce Forsyth
Votes: 273
14. That Was the Week That Was (1962–1963)
50 min | Comedy
Satirical sketch show. The first such show in the UK. It ran for two seasons before being pulled just before the 1964 general election.
Stars: David Frost, Millicent Martin, William Rushton, Roy Kinnear
Votes: 107
15. The Sunday Drama (1977–1978)
Drama
A little boy is looking forward to spending the day with his divorced father; will he get his hopes up just to be disappointed?
Stars: Richard Beale, Josie Kidd, Jeremy Clyde, Jane Wenham
Votes: 9
16. TV teatar (1956– )
Drama
Live transmissions of theater plays.
Stars: Mihailo 'Misa' Janketic, Svetlana Bojkovic, Predrag Ejdus, Miodrag Radovanovic
Votes: 16
17. The Spy Behind Home Plate (2019)
Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary
Telling the story of Moe Berg, an enigmatic Jewish catcher during baseball's Golden Age who joined the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to spy for the U.S. on the Nazis' atomic bomb program.
Director: Aviva Kempner | Stars: Bruce Adams, Elden Auker, Brad Ausmus, Irwin Berg
Votes: 118 | Gross: $0.52M
18. Remember Me? (1997)
81 min | Comedy
A domestic farce exposes the eccentricities of a "typical" middle class, suburban family who find their lives thrown into a crisis with the unexpected arrival of one of the wife's old flames.
Director: Nick Hurran | Stars: Imelda Staunton, Robert Lindsay, Natalie Walter, Rik Mayall
Votes: 181
19. The Eamonn Andrews Show (1964–1969)
Talk-Show
A 45-minute late-night chat and music program from ABC hosted by the genial Irishman in which a collection of guests, some daring, some downright boring, had Eamonn's forehead in an even greater lather than usual.
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Spike Milligan, Sandie Shaw, Peter Cook
Votes: 57
20. First and Last (1989 TV Movie)
Comedy, Drama
A retired man decides to fulfill his life-time ambition and walk the length of Britain from Land's End to John O'Groats. The film centres around the "discovery" of himself, the relationship... See full summary »
Director: Alan Dossor | Stars: Joss Ackland, Pat Heywood, Patricia Routledge, Lionel Jeffries
Votes: 83
21. This Week (1956–1992)
News
Public affairs series probing the news behind the headlines.
Stars: Jonathan Dimbleby, Denis Tuohy, Richard Lindley, Bryan Magee
Votes: 35
22. Great Railway Journeys of the World (1980– )
Documentary
A series presenting various railway adventures from around the world.
Stars: Ludovic Kennedy, Michael Palin, Michael Wood, Michael Frayn
Votes: 101
23. 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
24. All the World's a Stage (1984)
55 min | Drama
One man's journey through the theatre.
Stars: Ronald Harwood, Ian Saynor, Peter Gale, Peter Hall
Votes: 5
25. Funny Women (1997–1999)
30 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
Documentary series showing the careers of women in comedy including scenes from their most popular and memorable roles.
Stars: Janine Duvitski, Alison Steadman, Maureen Lipman, Beryl Reid
Votes: 17
26. Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Comedy
Pleasure At Her Majesty's (1976) The very first show in what came to be called the "Secret Policeman's Ball" series took place over three late nights in April 1976 at Her Majesty's Theatre ... See full summary »
Directors: Roger Graef, Jonathan Miller | Stars: Alan Bennett, John Bird, Eleanor Bron, Tim Brooke-Taylor
Votes: 244
27. The 54th Annual Tony Awards (2000 TV Special)
TV-PG | Music
Tony Award is the popular name of award, annually awarded for achievements in area of the American theatre, including a musical theatre. Complete official name of award - "Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre".
Director: Paul Miller | Stars: Rosie O'Donnell, Nathan Lane, Fred C. Adams, Jayne Atkinson
Votes: 81
28. The Lively Arts (1969– )
Documentary
Documentary series taking a serious and wide-ranging look at the arts, encompassing intellectual subject matter and popular culture.
Stars: Robin Ray, Melvyn Bragg, Richard Baker, André Previn
29. Donkeys' Years (1980 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
TV adaptation of Michael Frayn's stage play, in which former university graduates return to their old college for a weekend reunion.
Director: Kenneth Ives | Stars: Penelope Keith, Colin Blakely, Denholm Elliott, Robert Lang
30. Mark Lawson Talks to... (2003–2015)
60 min | Talk-Show
A series in which arts presenter Mark Lawson has a 60-minute in-depth conversation with a notable figure.
Stars: Mark Lawson, Noel Gallagher, Terry Wogan, Celia Imrie
Votes: 75
31. The Book Programme (1973–1980)
25 min | Documentary
Stars: Robert Robinson, Michael Billington, Germaine Greer, Clive James
32. The Book Show (2006–2013)
Talk-Show
Stars: Mariella Frostrup, Alexander McCall Smith, Jenny Colgan, Anthony Horowitz
Votes: 18
33. Read All About It (1974–1979)
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Christopher Booker, Ronald Harwood, Antonia Fraser
35. La nuit des Molières (1987– )
Documentary
Stars: José Artur, Laurent Terzieff, Pierre Arditi, Francis Huster
Votes: 19
36. Imagine a City Called Berlin (1974 TV Movie)
78 min | Documentary
Explores the fragments of a city frozen in time by the building of the Wall. Michael Frayn lives out his strong feelings for West Berlin, the industrial city without raw materials, the ... See full summary »
Director: Dennis Marks | Stars: Michael Frayn, Sebastian Haffner, Friedrich Luft
37. One Pair of Eyes (1967–1984)
45 min | Documentary
A monthly series of highly personal documentary films in which individuals are given a platform to discuss issues close to their heart.
Stars: James Cameron, Anthony Howard, Marty Feldman, Tony Benn
38. Sti folia tou kouklou (2013 TV Movie)
148 min | Comedy
During the dress rehearsal, a disparate cast comes up with relations between members.
Director: Markos Seferlis | Stars: Markos Seferlis, Elena Tsavalia, Giannis Kapetanios, Areti Zahariadou
Votes: 49
39. Let's Imagine (1961–1963)
35 min | Family
Travel documentary series
Stars: Kenneth Horne, Johnny Morris, Michael Flanders, John Betjeman
40. The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2003 (2003 TV Special)
Director: Ian Hamilton | Stars: Roger Allam, Richard Attenborough, Helen Baxendale, Peter Bowles
Votes: 53
41. What the Papers Say (1956– )
15 min | News
Weekly look at the handling of the news by individual newspapers.
Stars: Russell Davies, Peter McKay, Tony Livesey, Paul Foot
Votes: 11
43. HARDtalk Extra (2004– )
Talk-Show
Independently produced arts and culture strand of the HARDtalk brand.
Stars: Gavin Esler, Paddy O'Connell, Mishal Husain, Razia Iqbal
Votes: 31
44. In Confidence (2010– )
55 min | Documentary, Talk-Show
Professor Taylor has an in depth face-to-face chat with one person for almost an hour against a plain background, finding out how they think, and what has made them who they are.
Stars: Laurie Taylor, Tom Baker, David Attenborough, Keith Allen
Votes: 21
45. A Question of News (1971)
25 min | Game-Show
Stars: Richard Baker, Katharine Whitehorn, Brian Redhead, Esther Rantzen
46. White Studio (2012– )
39 min | Documentary, Talk-Show
The host of the program Darya Spiridonova in the "White Studio" has a conversation with cultural figures. The conversation is built around works of art that are significant to the interlocutor.
Stars: Darya Spiridonova, Alexander Rodnyansky, Andrey Zvyagintsev, Andrey Konchalovskiy
Votes: 10
47. But Seriously, It's Sheila Hancock (1972– )
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Sheila Hancock, Moray Watson, Paul McDowell, Dudley Moore
48. Der nackte Wahnsinn (2015 TV Movie)
136 min | Comedy
Directors: Alexander Kuchinka, Karina Fibich | Stars: Bigi Fischer, Robert Kolar, Sophia Grabner, Thomas Weissengruber
49. Take It or Leave It (1964–1971)
Family
Stars: John Moffatt, Alan Brien, Robert Robinson, Richard Hurndall
50. Plekkmehed (1984 TV Movie)
152 min | Drama
Director: Roman Baskin | Stars: Vello Janson, Ülle Kaljuste, Gunnar Kilgas, Enn Kraam