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1. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.
Stars: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker
Votes: 39,506
2. Shoulder to Shoulder (1974)
75 min | Drama, History
This series dramatizes the lives of the Pankhurst women and their role in the Suffragette Movement.
Stars: Siân Phillips, Patricia Quinn, Angela Down, Georgia Brown
Votes: 126
3. Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont (2005)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer.
Director: Dan Ireland | Stars: Joan Plowright, Rupert Friend, Zoë Tapper, Robert Lang
Votes: 4,230 | Gross: $0.07M
4. Great Performances (1971– )
TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
Stars: Julie Andrews, Scott Yoo, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo
Votes: 896
5. 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
6. The Face on the Milk Carton (1995 TV Movie)
TV-G | 87 min | Drama
A teenage girl sees a photograph of her much-younger self one day in the school cafeteria--on the side of a milk carton. But her beloved parents would never kidnap anyone and there's a deeper mystery ahead.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Kellie Martin, Sharon Lawrence, Edward Herrmann, Richard Masur
Votes: 1,530
7. 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: 243
8. Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Laura Henderson (Dame Judi Dench) buys an old London theater and opens it up as the Windmill, a performance hall which goes down in history for, amongst other things, its all-nude revues.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Christopher Guest, Will Young
Votes: 16,445 | Gross: $11.03M
9. An Adventure in Space and Time (2013 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 86 min | Biography, Drama, History
An actor tapped by a succession of hard-man roles and a wannabe producer frustrated by the TV industry's glass ceiling find unlikely hope and unexpected challenges in the form of a Saturday tea-time drama, time travel and monsters.
Director: Terry McDonough | Stars: David Bradley, Ross Gurney-Randall, Roger May, Sam Hoare
Votes: 7,543
10. Melody (1971)
G | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two youngsters declare to their parents that they want to get married as soon as possible.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Mark Lester, Tracy Hyde, Jack Wild, Colin Barrie
Votes: 3,171
11. Mr. Nice (2010)
121 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
The life story of Howard Marks, an elite British drug smuggler.
Director: Bernard Rose | Stars: Rhys Ifans, Chloë Sevigny, David Thewlis, Luis Tosar
Votes: 7,924
12. Surviving (1985 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 143 min | Drama
Promising student Rick Brogan discovers that his father, whom he idolizes, is cheating on his mother. Heartbroken, he finds comfort in the arms of his old crush, but her father opposes the relationship, which pushes Rick over the edge.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Len Cariou, Zach Galligan, Marsha Mason
Votes: 730
13. Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
PG | 125 min | Biography, Drama
On his deathbed, King Henry VIII looks back over his eventful life and his six marriages.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Keith Michell, Donald Pleasence, Charlotte Rampling, Jane Asher
Votes: 982
14. BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
120 min | Drama
Monthly anthology series featuring televised versions of plays.
Stars: Charles Gray, Eric Porter, Jeremy Brett, Lally Bowers
Votes: 178
15. Armchair Thriller (1978–1981)
25 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Suspense and mystery-themed anthology series.
Stars: Frank Duncan, James Bolam, Maria Aitken, Zena Walker
Votes: 256
16. The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)
R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
An upper-class Manhattan divorcee comes to believe that her brother is possessed by the spirit of a serial killer who beheaded young women in Spanish Harlem.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Perry King, David Elliott, Lisa Kohane
Votes: 1,269 | Gross: $0.17M
17. 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: 456
18. Breakfast (2000– )
180 min | News, Talk-Show
The BBC's flagship morning news programme covering current affairs, business and sports, plus guest interviews and weather reports.
Stars: Charlie Stayt, Carol Kirkwood, Bill Turnbull, Sian Williams
Votes: 418
19. Supply & Demand (1998– )
110 min | Drama
Follows an experimental unit of Britain's best undercover police officers.
Stars: Miriam Margolyes, Larry Lamb, Stella Gonet, Martin Kemp
Votes: 66
20. Switched at Birth (1991)
PG | 176 min | Drama
This is the story of two babies who were switched at birth. A few years later, when one of the girls dies, tests reveal that she was not the child of the couple who raised her.
Stars: Bonnie Bedelia, Brian Kerwin, John M. Jackson, Eve Gordon
Votes: 844
21. The Shell Seekers (1989 TV Movie)
PG | 102 min | Drama
An Englishwoman (Angela Lansbury) reviews her life with her adult children in mind.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Sam Wanamaker, Christopher Bowen, Anna Carteret
Votes: 375
22. Copacabana (1985 TV Movie)
96 min | Musical
Singer Tony loves dancer Lola in 1940s New York, but sinister Rico brings her to his nightclub in Havana.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Barry Manilow, Annette O'Toole, Estelle Getty, James T. Callahan
Votes: 286
23. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 87
24. Doctor Who Confidential (2005–2011)
TV-PG | 30 min | Documentary
Behind the scenes of the making of Doctor Who (2005) with the cast, crew and directors.
Stars: Russell T. Davies, David Tennant, Steven Moffat, Phil Collinson
Votes: 925
25. Princess Daisy (1983– )
190 min | Drama, Romance
The lovely Daisy Valenski (Merete Van Kamp) is the daughter of Russian Prince Stash Valensky (Stacy Keach) and American movie star Francesca Valenski (Lindsay Wagner). After her parents are... See full summary »
Stars: Lindsay Wagner, Paul Michael Glaser, Claudia Cardinale, Robert Urich
Votes: 407
26. Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982)
180 min | Biography, Drama
The story deals with Gloria Vanderbilt's difficult coming-of-age when, at eleven, she was a pawn in a custody battle between her sybaritic mother and her aunt.
Stars: Angela Lansbury, Maureen Stapleton, Martin Balsam, Glynis Johns
Votes: 876
27. Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988 TV Movie)
Unrated | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Biography of the life of Aristotle Onassis, a Greek who rose to become one of the world's most wealthiest men, detailing his rise to power and unhappy marriages.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Raul Julia, Jane Seymour, Anthony Quinn, Francesca Annis
Votes: 752
28. Her Best Friend's Husband (2002 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Romance
Successful architect Will Roberts organizes a grand surprise birthday party for his wife Mandy with their daughter Kelly and college days friend, only to be told afterward she wants a ... See full summary »
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Cheryl Ladd, Bess Armstrong, William R. Moses, Lindy Booth
Votes: 334
29. Arch of Triumph (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Romance, War
In Paris, before the Nazis penetrate into the city, an Austrian refugee doctor falls in love with a mysterious woman.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Lesley-Anne Down, Donald Pleasence, Frank Finlay
Votes: 629
30. Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In Dublin, a working class family has been unsuccessful in convincing their son to get a real job: the son prefers his job of scooping up horse's dung and selling it for flower gardens. An ... See full summary »
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Gene Wilder, Margot Kidder, Eileen Colgan, May Ollis
Votes: 729 | Gross: $0.14M
31. The Winter of Our Discontent (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
This story tells those self-denials of an honest man what necessary to reach his object of life.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Teri Garr, Tuesday Weld, Michael V. Gazzo
Votes: 162
32. When the Bough Breaks (1986 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action
A Los Angeles psychiatrist testifies for the prosecution in the trial of an accused child molester. Later the defendant, who is out on bail, is found dead in the psychiatrist's office, in ... See full summary »
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Ted Danson, Richard Masur, Rachel Ticotin, James Noble
Votes: 1,012
33. The Newcomers (1965–1969)
30 min | Drama
Ellis Cooper, wife Vivienne, grandmother and their three children are relocated from London to a rural town Angleton by his employer. Helping them adjust to country living are the Harkers whose father also works for Eden Brothers.
Stars: Gladys Henson, Maggie Fitzgibbon, Gerald Cross, Michael Collins
Votes: 40
34. 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
35. Callie & Son (1981 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 142 min | Drama
Callie was a teenage mother in trouble. Fresh out of the delivery room, her son was taken from her and sold on the black-market. Vowing to find him some day, this is her story.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Lindsay Wagner, Jameson Parker, Dabney Coleman, Joy Garrett
Votes: 348
36. For the Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story (1993 TV Movie)
89 min | Biography, Drama
A couple decides to birth another child as a bone-marrow donor to save their teenager from a terminal illness. When the public finds out about this, serious ethical questions about life and bodily autonomy arise.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Priscilla Lopez, Tony Perez, Robin Thomas, Danny Nucci
Votes: 211
37. Those She Left Behind (1989 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 96 min | Drama
Real estate agent Scott Grimes and his wife, Sue, are expecting their first child. But his dreams of a happy life come crashing down when Sue dies during childbirth, leaving him to care for... See full summary »
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Gary Cole, Joanna Kerns, Mary Page Keller, George Coe
Votes: 170
38. Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television.
Stars: Robin Chadwick, Donald Sinden, Helen Lindsay, Paul Moriarty
Votes: 58
39. Compact (1962–1965)
30 min | Drama
BBC series set in the offices of a glossy women's magazine.
Stars: Frances Bennett, Robert Desmond, Ronald Allen, Louise Dunn
Votes: 21
40. A Touch of Love (1969)
M/PG | 107 min | Drama
A young London woman, studying for her doctorate in the British Museum, spends her nights trying to avoid the sexual admiration of men in her life.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Sandy Dennis, Ian McKellen, Michael Coles, John Standing
Votes: 475
41. The Glittering Prizes (1976)
471 min | Drama
Twenty years in the lives of some Cambridge undergraduates, who all find that the real world of a changing Britain is a hard place.
Stars: Tom Conti, Barbara Kellerman, Mark Wing-Davey, Clive Merrison
Votes: 171
42. Murder Between Friends (1994 TV Movie)
90 min | Thriller
A woman is murdered one evening, and her husband's best friend, having apparently gone crazy after the birth of his brain-damaged son, is suspected as the killer - but is he? What actually happened that night?
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Timothy Busfield, Stephen Lang, Martin Kemp, Lisa Blount
Votes: 296
43. Divorce His - Divorce Hers (1973 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 148 min | Drama, Romance
The story of the breakup of an eighteen-year marriage, as seen from the points of view of both the husband and the wife.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Carrie Nye, Barry Foster
Votes: 433
44. A Child's Wish (1997 TV Movie)
96 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A family discovers their youngest daughter has cancer, but the real struggle is still ahead.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: John Ritter, Tess Harper, Anna Chlumsky, Sarah Chalke
Votes: 332
45. Fall from Grace (1994 TV Movie)
182 min | Drama
During the Second World War, an entire battle front developed in the field of espionage. "Fall from Grace" is the story of one young woman and how, after joining the British Secret Service,... See full summary »
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: James Fox, Michael York, Patsy Kensit, Richard Anconina
Votes: 124
46. Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story (1998 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 96 min | Drama
Told mostly in flashbacks, the film tells the story of Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman, one of the greatest and probably most famous courtesans of the twentieth century. While not ... See full summary »
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Ann-Margret, Mitchell Ryan, Natalie Radford, John DeMita
Votes: 80
47. 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
48. 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
49. Downpayment on Murder (1987 TV Movie)
95 min | Thriller
About an estranged husband who, in an explosive rage, decides to have his wife murdered by a hired killer.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Connie Sellecca, Ben Gazzara, G.W. Bailey, Jonathan Banks
Votes: 141
50. 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