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1. The Saint (1962–1969)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Simon "The Saint" Templar, a wealthy adventurer and 20th-century Robin Hood, travels the world in his white Volvo P1800S, solving unsolvable problems and righting wrongs.
Stars: Roger Moore, Ivor Dean, Leslie Crawford, Justine Lord
Votes: 6,229
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. Repulsion (1965)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A sex-repulsed woman who disapproves of her sister's boyfriend sinks into depression and has horrific visions of rape and violence.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Yvonne Furneaux
Votes: 57,333
4. Time Without Pity (1957)
85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The day before a young man is to be executed for killing his girlfriend, his alcoholic father shows up to try to prove his innocence.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo McKern, Paul Daneman
Votes: 1,899
5. Carry on Cabby (1963)
91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
A taxi company is threatened when an all-female firm sets itself up in business and starts to steal their customers.
Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Sidney James, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey
Votes: 3,023
6. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
Approved | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Robin of Loxley, otherwise known as Robin Hood, and his band of Merry Men protect England from the evil machinations of Prince John while King Richard the Lionheart is away fighting in the Crusades.
Stars: Richard Greene, Victor Woolf, Archie Duncan, Alexander Gauge
Votes: 880
7. Carry on Spying (1964)
87 min | Comedy
Agent Simpkins and trainees chase STENCH (the Society for the Total Extinction of Non-Conforming Humans) for a stolen chemical formula, using gadgets and disguises to defeat villains The Fat Man, Dr Milchman, and Dr Crow.
Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Cribbins, Charles Hawtrey
Votes: 3,115
8. Cul-de-sac (1966)
Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
In search of help, two wounded gangsters on the run find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeble man and his wife; however, under the point of a gun, nothing is what it seems.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Françoise Dorléac, Lionel Stander, Jack MacGowran
Votes: 13,982
9. Maigret (1959–1963)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Televisations of the Maigret novels by Georges Simenon.
Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Helen Shingler, Neville Jason
Votes: 377
10. The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
Unrated | 84 min | Drama, Horror, Music
An acid-scarred composer has his dwarf helper bring an opera singer to his London sewer hide-out.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Herbert Lom, Heather Sears, Edward de Souza, Thorley Walters
Votes: 3,735
11. Carry on at Your Convenience (1971)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy
This is the tale of industrial strife at WC Boggs' Lavatory factory. Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat; eventually everyone has to get fed up ... See full summary »
Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims
Votes: 3,555
12. Twice Round the Daffodils (1962)
89 min | Comedy
A group of patients resides in a sanatorium and aspire to walk twice round the daffodils, which they can do when they are better.
Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Juliet Mills, Donald Sinden, Donald Houston, Kenneth Williams
Votes: 391
13. Z Cars (1962–1978)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
A gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional town of Newtown in the North of England.
Stars: James Ellis, John Slater, Douglas Fielding, Bernard Holley
Votes: 382
14. The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
The schoolgirls of St. Trinian's are more interested in racing forms than books; as they try to get rich quick, they are abetted by the headmistress' brother.
Director: Frank Launder | Stars: Alastair Sim, Joyce Grenfell, George Cole, Hermione Baddeley
Votes: 2,937
15. Special Branch (1969–1974)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Groundbreaking British police drama series following the exploits of the Special Branch of the Metropolitan Police: an elite group of officers tasked with protecting London from spies, terrorists, and subversives.
Stars: Derren Nesbitt, George Sewell, Morris Perry, Fulton Mackay
Votes: 195
16. The Horse's Mouth (1958)
Approved | 97 min | Comedy
An ill-behaved, lovably scruffy painter, Gulley Jimson, searches for a perfect canvas, determined to let nothing come between himself and the realization of his exalted vision.
Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Renee Houston, Mike Morgan
Votes: 3,870
17. 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
18. No Hiding Place (1959–1967)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Tales of Scotland Yard centering on a detective team. A sort of halfway house between "Dixon of Dock Green" and "'Z' Cars." The detectives are still 1950s-style with good elocution and ... See full summary »
Stars: Raymond Francis, Eric Lander, Johnny Briggs, Michael McStay
Votes: 97
19. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 88
20. Doctor in the House (1969–1970)
30 min | Comedy
Medical students' antics and flirtations with nurses exasperate their professor, despite their good intentions
Stars: Barry Evans, Robin Nedwell, Geoffrey Davies, George Layton
Votes: 426
21. Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
60 min | Drama
This show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.
Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Billie Whitelaw, Neil McCallum
Votes: 246
22. The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)
94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In 1828 Scotland, Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Knox does medical research on cadavers he buys from murderers Burke and Hare, without questioning the unethical procurement methods.
Director: John Gilling | Stars: Peter Cushing, June Laverick, Donald Pleasence, George Rose
Votes: 2,325
23. 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: 94
24. Legend of the Werewolf (1975)
85 min | Horror
Paris, 19th century. A man who has been raised by wolves works at a zoo. But on full moon nights he transforms into a dangerous beast. Professor Paul is in charge of hunting him down as the young man develops an obsession for a prostitute.
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Peter Cushing, Ron Moody, Hugh Griffith, Roy Castle
Votes: 944
25. A Town Like Alice (1956)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, Romance, War
A newly wealthy English woman returns to Malaya to build a well for the villagers who helped her during war. Thinking back, she recalls the Australian man who made a great sacrifice to aid her and her fellow prisoners of war.
Director: Jack Lee | Stars: Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch, Kenji Takaki, Tran Van Khe
Votes: 1,912
26. The Key (1958)
Approved | 134 min | Drama, Romance, War
During World War II, successive tugboat British Captains sent on dangerous salvage missions pass-on the key to a home-port apartment, where a lonely Swiss-Italian young war-widow lives.
Director: Carol Reed | Stars: William Holden, Sophia Loren, Trevor Howard, Oscar Homolka
Votes: 1,645
27. Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)
50 min | Drama
Dr. Finlay is a member of a medical practice in the Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s.
Stars: Bill Simpson, Andrew Cruickshank, Barbara Mullen, Eric Woodburn
Votes: 143
28. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
29. The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy
A dog with a spying device under its skin is sent to the Russian government as a present. When the Russians send the dog to a veterinary, British spy must get to the dog first and retrieve the spying device.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Laurence Harvey, Daliah Lavi, Lionel Jeffries, Eric Sykes
Votes: 178
30. ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
60 min | Drama
Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
Stars: Campbell Singer, Thomas Heathcote, Richard Caldicot, June Brown
Votes: 67
31. Secrets of a Windmill Girl (1966)
86 min | Drama
Exploitation film about the tragic life of a Windmill girl called Pat Lord, a fictional dancer in London's real-life historical striptease nightclub and nudie film theater, the (in)famous Windmill Theatre.
Director: Arnold L. Miller | Stars: April Wilding, Pauline Collins, Renee Houston, Derek Bond
Votes: 93
32. Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
90 min | Drama
Drama anthology series transmitted on BBC Two.
Stars: Michael Bryant, Judi Dench, Maurice Denham, Margery Mason
Votes: 48
33. Bikini Baby (1951)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy
An unsophisticated and impressionable young girl finds herself in trouble after winning a beauty pageant.
Director: Frank Launder | Stars: Dennis Price, John McCallum, Stanley Holloway, Pauline Stroud
Votes: 409
34. Track the Man Down (1955)
75 min | Crime, Drama
A newspaper reporter finds himself drawn into the aftermath of a racetrack robbery.
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Kent Taylor, Petula Clark, Renee Houston, Walter Rilla
Votes: 123
35. Tomorrow at Ten (1963)
80 min | Thriller
It's a race against time for the police when they have to find a kidnapped boy imprisoned with a time bomb, after his abductor dies without revealing the child's whereabouts.
Director: Lance Comfort | Stars: John Gregson, Alec Clunes, Robert Shaw, Helen Cherry
Votes: 460
36. The Idol (1966)
109 min | Drama
Arrogant young art student Marco is friendly with medical student Timothy and his girlfriend Sarah. Timothy is dominated by his beautiful mother Carol, who is divorcing her husband. Marco ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Jennifer Jones, Michael Parks, John Leyton, Jennifer Hilary
Votes: 178
37. Nurse on Wheels (1963)
85 min | Comedy, Romance
Quietly competent young Joanna moves with her scatterbrained mother to a country village to take up her first job as District Nurse. She soon overcomes the suspicion of her patients used to... See full summary »
Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Juliet Mills, Ronald Lewis, Joan Sims, Noel Purcell
Votes: 576
38. Call My Bluff (II) (1965–1988)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Two teams of three alternate between giving and guessing the meanings of obscure English words.
Stars: Robert Robinson, Frank Muir, Patrick Campbell, Arthur Marshall
Votes: 86
39. W. Somerset Maugham (1969–1970)
50 min | Drama
An anthology series based on the varied stories by W. Somerset Maugham divided into three categories: "Rule Britannia" about colonial life, "Women of the World" which focus on female characters, and "Victims of Fate".
Stars: Kim Kee Lim, Ken Nazarin, Ahmad Jamal, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 19
40. Man of the World (1962–1963)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Michael Strait is a high-flying photo-journalist and a real Man of the World. His business takes him to every corner of the world and every corner of society and with his eye for trouble it proves to be an irresistible combination.
Stars: Craig Stevens, Tracy Reed, Paul Maxwell, Ricardo Montez
Votes: 57
41. A Girl Must Live (1939)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
A runaway schoolgirl falls amongst chorus girls planning to marry into nobility.
Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Margaret Lockwood, Renee Houston, Lilli Palmer, George Robey
Votes: 238
42. Looks Familiar (1970– )
Family, Game-Show, Talk-Show
Nostalgia based panel chat show.
Stars: Denis Norden, Bob Monkhouse, Arthur Askey, Ted Ray
Votes: 29
43. No, My Darling Daughter (1961)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy
Tansy Carr (Juliet Mills) is the vivacious daughter of a wealthy international industrialist who runs away with a playboy millionaire, but falls in love with the hard-working young man who has been sent to bring her back.
Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: Michael Redgrave, Michael Craig, Roger Livesey, James Westmoreland
Votes: 260
44. The Big Money (1956)
86 min | Comedy
Petty thief Willie Frith steals a suitcase full of bank notes, only to find out that they have all been given the same serial number. But this is only the start of his troubles: now he must... See full summary »
Director: John Paddy Carstairs | Stars: Ian Carmichael, Belinda Lee, Kathleen Harrison, Robert Helpmann
Votes: 242
45. The Rescue Squad (1963)
54 min | Family
Six children lose a toy plane in a high ruined tower.
Director: Colin Bell | Stars: Christopher Brett, Shirley Joy, Malcolm Knight, Gareth Tandy
Votes: 8
46. Fog for a Killer (1962)
68 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An ex-con is the prime suspect when a series of murders occur under the full moon, every victim a young blonde woman.
Director: Montgomery Tully | Stars: David Sumner, Susan Travers, James Hayter, John Arnatt
Votes: 274
47. The Errol Flynn Theatre (1956–1957)
30 min | Drama, Comedy, Mystery
Anthology series hosted by matinee idol Errol Flynn.
Stars: Errol Flynn, Patrice Wymore, Christopher Lee, Valerie Ward
Votes: 42
48. And the Same to You (1960)
Not Rated | 70 min | Comedy
A priest's nephew struggles to hide his boxing career from his uncle.
Director: George Pollock | Stars: Brian Rix, William Hartnell, Tommy Cooper, Vera Day
Votes: 204
49. Watch It, Sailor! (1961)
81 min | Comedy
A sailor named Albert is late for his own wedding, but a bigger problem occurs when he gets a message from the Navy saying he can't marry for certain legal reasons. Everyone jumps to ... See full summary »
Director: Wolf Rilla | Stars: Marjorie Rhodes, Cyril Smith, Vera Day, Liz Fraser
Votes: 102
50. It's a Wonderful World (1956)
Approved | 89 min | Comedy, Musical
Two struggling songwriters have an unexpected hit on their hands after they discover a unique way of composing.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Terence Morgan, George Cole, Kathleen Harrison, Mylène Demongeot
Votes: 132