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1. Heartbeat (1992–2010)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Comedy, Crime
The 1960s lives and adventures of the police constabulary, medical staff, and residents of Ashfordly and Aidensfield.
Stars: William Simons, Derek Fowlds, Tricia Penrose, Mark Jordon
Votes: 4,076
2. Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
The lives and fortunes of the Bellamy family and their below-stairs servant staff at 165 Eaton Place play out against the social, political and historical backdrop of Edwardian London from 1903 to 1930.
Stars: Gordon Jackson, David Langton, Jean Marsh, Angela Baddeley
Votes: 3,581
3. Manhunt (1970)
60 min | Drama, History, War
In 1942, British pilot Jimmy Briggs crashes his aeroplane in occupied France and immediately finds himself on the run from the Nazis.
Stars: Alfred Lynch, Cyd Hayman, Peter Barkworth, Philip Madoc
Votes: 154
4. Thriller (1973–1976)
TV-14 | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
"Thriller" was an anthology series of self-contained episodes, with genres ranging from murder mystery to suspense to psychological and supernatural horror.
Stars: Donna Mills, Gary Collins, Derek Francis, Michael Jayston
Votes: 979
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: 398
6. 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: 390
7. A Family at War (1970–1972)
60 min | Drama, History, War
The lower middle class Ashton family of the city of Liverpool deal with life on the home front during the Second World War.
Stars: Colin Douglas, Barbara Flynn, Lesley Nunnerley, Coral Atkins
Votes: 389
8. 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
9. Justice (1971–1974)
60 min | Drama
Cases of a female barrister.
Stars: Margaret Lockwood, John Stone, John Bryans, Philip Stone
Votes: 117
10. 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
11. Spearhead (1978–1981)
60 min | Drama
Soldiers of the Royal Wessex Rangers face dangerous tours of duty in Northern Ireland during the Troubles and difficult times back home with alienated families and uncomprehending friends.
Stars: Stafford Gordon, Roy Holder, Gordon Case, Peter Turner
Votes: 63
12. New Scotland Yard (1972–1974)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Detectives at New Scotland Yard solve extraordinary, mysterious crimes.
Stars: John Woodvine, John Carlisle, Michael Turner, Clive Francis
Votes: 70
13. Frankenstein (1984 TV Movie)
81 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A scientist who is obsessed with creating life finally does it, with tragic results.
Director: James Ormerod | Stars: Robert Powell, David Warner, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud
Votes: 211
14. 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: 245
15. Within These Walls (1974–1978)
60 min | Drama
Drama inside a women's prison.
Stars: Jerome Willis, Mona Bruce, Denys Hawthorne, Beth Harris
Votes: 100
16. The Wide World of Mystery (1973–1976)
90 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A 90 minute late-night mystery and suspense anthology series which ran on ABC (American Broadcasting Company), between 1973 and 1978.
Stars: John Karlen, Michael Parks, Susan Strasberg, Robert Symonds
Votes: 134
17. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 87
18. Hadleigh (1969–1976)
60 min | Drama
James Hadleigh is the squire of the village in this series created by Robert Barr.
Stars: Gerald Harper, Peter Dennis, Ambrosine Phillpotts, Alastair Hunter
Votes: 83
19. 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
20. South Riding (1974)
50 min | Drama
Headmistress Sarah Burton, a left-wing feminist, is disgusted by the social injustices faced by her pupils. In spite of her beliefs, she reluctantly finds herself falling in love with a Tory landowner whose wife is suffering from insanity.
Stars: Dorothy Tutin, Hermione Baddeley, Nigel Davenport, Judi Bowker
Votes: 60
21. 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
22. 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: 66
23. Crane (1963–1965)
60 min | Adventure
The adventures of Richard Crane, cafe owner & part-time smuggler, around the coast of Morocco, aided (and sometimes abetted) by his ex-Foreign Legion sidekick Orlando, waitress Halina, and local cop Colonel Mahmoud.
Stars: Patrick Allen, Sam Kydd, Gerald Flood, Laya Raki
Votes: 50
24. The Power Game (1965–1969)
60 min | Drama
Sir John Wilder (Patrick Wymark), previously seen in 'The Plane Makers', ruthlessly pursues boardroom machinations and tangled relationships.
Stars: Patrick Wymark, Jack Watling, Clifford Evans, Barbara Murray
Votes: 67
25. The Rat Catchers (1966–1967)
60 min | Drama, Thriller
A highly secret British Intelligence Unit is set up to deal with enemy menaces, staffed by three tough & capable operatives - the flamboyant Peregrine Smith, cold & logical Davidson, and ... See full summary »
Stars: Gerald Flood, Glyn Owen, Philip Stone, James Kerry
Votes: 18
26. Centre Play (1973–1977)
Drama
Anthology series of half hour plays produced in BBC's Television Centre's studios.
Stars: John Barrett, Will Knightley, David Daker, Michael Gough
Votes: 15
27. Kate (1970–1972)
60 min | Drama
Kate Graham (Phyllis Calvert) works on a popular magazine as agony column writer "Dear Monica". Sometimes (in fact most times) she cannot help getting personally involved with the desperate who write to her.
Stars: Phyllis Calvert, Elizabeth Burger, Penelope Keith, Jack Hedley
Votes: 13
28. The Root of All Evil? (1968–1969)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series of TV plays with a monetary theme.
Stars: George Cole, Susan George, Sylvia Syms, Ian Carmichael
29. Saracen (1989)
60 min | Action, Drama
A team of professional mercenaries tackle dangerous and delicate situations at home and abroad.
Stars: Christian Burgess, Patrick James Clarke, Michael Byrne, John Bennett
Votes: 40
30. Gazette (1968)
60 min | Drama
London millionaire playboy James Hadleigh returns to his Yorkshire birthplace and buys a local newspaper his father founded, intending to turn it into a relevant force for change against the wishes of its plodding editor, Frank Walters.
Stars: Jon Laurimore, Gillian Wray, Michael Blackham, Gerald Harper
Votes: 19
31. The Ten Commandments (1971– )
60 min | Drama
A series where the 10 commandments were interpreted in a modern (1970) scenario by different writers.
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Judy Parfitt, Tom Bell, Graham Crowden
Votes: 27
32. Skyport (1959–1960)
30 min | Drama
Stars: George Moon, Manning Wilson, Edward Judd, Pauline Stroud
Votes: 9
33. Police Surgeon (1960)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Ian Hendry, John Warwick, Howard Daley, Blaise Wyndham
Votes: 17
34. Knight Errant Limited (1959–1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Adam Knight's agency is there to help people in all kinds of ways.
Stars: Kay Callard, John Turner, Richard Carpenter, Hugh David
Votes: 14
35. Joby (1975)
120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Eleven-year-old Joby has won a place at Cressley Grammar School the following term. Over the course of the summer holiday, whilst his mother is in hospital for an operation, Joby begins to associate with the devil-may-care Gus Wilson.
Stars: Richard Tolan, Patrick Stewart, Lorraine Peters, Sharon Gower
Votes: 16
36. Shadow Squad (1957–1959)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Long-running series, mostly lost, about the Shadow Squad detective agency run by former Scotland Yard detective Don Carter and his cockney assistant Ginger Smart.
Stars: George Moon, Peter Williams, John Horsley, Rex Garner
Votes: 13
37. The Organization (1972)
55 min | Drama
Junior executive Richard Pershore joins the Greatrick Organization, whose overriding focus is profits.
Stars: Donald Sinden, Anton Rodgers, Peter Egan, Elaine Taylor
Votes: 31
38. Killer Contract (1984 TV Movie)
52 min | Thriller
Bill Routledge has a new company whose innovative plans seriously threaten his old company "The Consortium". When his daughter Celia is kidnapped, he is ordered to cease production or his daughter will die.
Director: James Ormerod | Stars: Edward Woodward, Wanda Ventham, Kate Harper, David Sibley
Votes: 13
39. The Verdict Is Yours (II) (1958–1963)
30 min | Drama
Stars: David Ensor, Geoffrey Sutcliffe, John McGregor, Arthur Barclay
40. The Velvet Glove (1977– )
Drama
A series of plays about strong women.
Stars: Annette Crosbie, Mary Morris, Rosemary Leach, Vivian Pickles
41. Tales of Mystery (1961–1963)
30 min | Fantasy
Supernatural drama series adapted from the short stories of Algernon Blackwood.
Stars: John Laurie, Ann Castle, Michael Aldridge, John Wood
Votes: 19
42. The Cost of Loving (1977)
60 min | Drama
Anthology series of plays set in the north of England.
Stars: Patricia Routledge, James Hazeldine, Liz Crowther, Jeff Rawle
43. Seven Deadly Virtues (1967)
65 min | Drama
Sequel/companion series to "Seven Deadly Sins", broadcast in 1966.
Stars: George Cole, Colin Blakely, Lee Montague, Kenneth Farrington
44. John Keats (1981)
165 min | Biography, Drama
Dramatised biography of the poet, from his early days as a medical student to his brief years of literary fame.
Stars: Gerard Murphy, Christopher Lillicrap, Sean Mathias, Jonathan Burn
45. The Gamblers (1967–1968)
60 min | Drama
Anthology drama series of people who take a gamble (sometimes with their lives) in order to prove a point or better their position.
Stars: Richard Shaw, Leslie Anderson, Ronald Lacey, John Slavid
Votes: 10
46. Who-Dun-It (1969)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Anthology of detective dramas set in the 1930s, conceived as puzzles for the viewers, who were given the same clues as the television detectives and challenged to solve the mysteries for themselves.
Stars: Gary Raymond, Amanda Reiss, Anthony Sagar, Daniel Johns
47. Ties of Blood (1985– )
Drama
Stars: Kenny Ireland, Tyler Butterworth, Mark Drewry, John Wheatley
48. Seven Deadly Sins (1966)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Barry Foster, Joanna Dunham, Alan Dobie, Donald Gee
49. Killer Exposed (1984 TV Movie)
60 min | Thriller
A middle aged man obsessed with a young blonde resorts to murder when he spots her in bed with another man. Her body is found in woodland, where police decide that a reconstruction of her ... See full summary »
Director: James Ormerod | Stars: Anthony Valentine, Molly Radlove, Dearbhla Molloy, Jayne Dowell
Votes: 9
50. The Lover (1977 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
After bidding farewell to her husband, a woman prepares to receive her lover; but it's the same man.
Director: James Ormerod | Stars: Patrick Allen, Vivien Merchant, Robert Swales