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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: 39,514
2. Emmerdale Farm (1972– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A soap opera set in a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales.
Stars: Christopher Chittell, Lucy Pargeter, Mark Charnock, Dominic Brunt
Votes: 3,525
3. 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: 381
4. Out of the Unknown (1965–1971)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A classic anthology science fiction series which features adaptations of stories by famous authors including Isaac Asimov, J.G. Ballard, Frederik Pohl and John Wyndham.
Stars: John Gabriel, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Erik Chitty, Peter Copley
Votes: 175
5. 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
6. My Old Man (1974–1975)
30 min | Comedy
Sam Cobbett's home is to be demolished and he is forced to stay with his daughter and son-in-law, with hilarious results. Somehow, he can't pull himself into the 1970's much to his son-in-law's dismay.
Stars: Clive Dunn, Priscilla Morgan, Edward Hardwicke, George Tovey
Votes: 19
7. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
8. The Quatermass Experiment (1953)
30 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Horror
Follows the first manned space flight from Australia. In its return to Earth, from the crew of 3, only Victor Carroon, is still aboard. Examinations reveal that something attacked the crew as they were on course back to Earth.
Stars: Reginald Tate, Isabel Dean, Hugh Kelly, Paul Whitsun-Jones
Votes: 438
9. 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
10. 3-2-1 (1978–1987)
60 min | Game-Show
Three couples compete in a missing word game, with the winning couple going on to solve riddles left by guest performers to win prizes and avoid Dusty Bin's booby prize.
Stars: Ted Rogers, Dusty Bin, Chris Emmett, Mike Newman
Votes: 101
11. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
50 min | Crime, Drama
1970s BBC police drama with experienced cops DCS Charlie Barlow and DS John Watt who lead a task force charged with tackling the toughest cases Thamesford has to offer.
Stars: Frank Windsor, Norman Bowler, David Lloyd Meredith, Terence Rigby
Votes: 114
12. 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
13. 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
14. The Omega Factor (1979)
50 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A covert branch of British Intelligence is assigned to investigate the strange, the supernatural, the...'Omega Factor'.
Stars: James Hazeldine, Louise Jameson, John Carlisle, Brown Derby
Votes: 220
16. Little Women (1970)
225 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg... See full summary »
Stars: Angela Down, Jo Rowbottom, Janina Faye, Stephanie Bidmead
Votes: 108
17. The Moonstone (1972)
225 min | Drama
A priceless jewel, originally plundered from a Hindu shrine, is presented to Rachel Verinder on her 18th birthday. The jewel goes missing and suspicion falls over the household, threatening to destroy someone close to Rachel's heart.
Stars: Vivien Heilbron, Robin Ellis, Basil Dignam, Martin Jarvis
Votes: 97
18. Late Night Horror (1968)
Drama, Horror, Mystery
"Late Night Horror" was a short lived horror play anthology that aired in the United Kingdom weekly in 1968 from 11 April 1968 until 16 May 1968 on the BBC. It comprised 6 x 30 minutes horror stories.
Stars: Claire Bloom, Diane Cilento, Michele Dotrice, Roy Dotrice
Votes: 18
19. First Tuesday (1983–1993)
Documentary
Monthly television documentary strand produced by Yorkshire Television. The subject matter is mainly social issues, and current affairs stories from around the world.
Stars: Olivia O'Leary, Jonathan Dimbleby, Jane Walmsley, Mark Halliley
20. First Night (1963–1964)
Drama
Stars: Madge Ryan, Anthony Bate, James Maxwell, Michael Caine
Votes: 104
21. The Doctors (1969–1972)
30 min | Drama
The series was set around a general practice in north London and leading cast members included: Justine Lord, Nigel Stock, Barry Justice, Richard Leech, Isla Blair and Lynda La Plante (... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Leech, Justine Lord, Pamela Duncan, John Barrie
Votes: 21
22. Full House (1972–1973)
Documentary
Stars: Joe Melia, John Bird, Henry Woolf, Jack Shepherd
Votes: 21
23. Harriet's Back in Town (1972–1973)
30 min | Drama
Daytime drama series from Thames Television followed newly divorced Harriet Preston "Pauline Yates" and her big plans for her new life.
Stars: Pauline Yates, William Russell, Edwin Richfield, Miranda Bell
Votes: 10
24. The Squad (1980– )
Drama
Drama series dealing with the experiences of young cadets as they go through police training.
Stars: Max Hafler, Mark Botham, Nicholas Cooke, Tammi Jacobs
25. World Theatre (1959)
Drama
In 1959, a group of aspiring actors and playwrights navigate love, ambition, and artistic challenges in the world of theater.
Stars: Olive McFarland, John Southworth, Dilys Hamlett, James Maxwell
Votes: 14
26. The Man Outside (1972)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Baker (Rupert Davies) introduces extraordinary stories about life's loners. The people who live on the outside of society but have story to tell.
Stars: Rupert Davies, Anthony Hopkins, Siân Phillips, Donald Pleasence
Votes: 20
27. Fathers and Sons (1971– )
180 min
Adaptation of Ivan Turgenev's novel about two young men and their families in 19th century Russia.
Stars: James Laurenson, John Bennett, Anthony Bate, David Wood
28. Quick Before They Catch Us (1966– )
Adventure
The adventures of a group of teenagers becoming embroiled in various cases.
Stars: Teddy Green, Pamela Franklin, David Griffin, Colin Bell
Votes: 7
29. Angel Pavement (1967– )
45 min | Drama
Stars: Anthony Bate, Murray Melvin, Cyril Luckham, Hilda Braid
Votes: 12
31. Treasure Island (1965 TV Movie)
105 min | Family
An adaptation of the Robert Lewis Stevenson adventure classic, in which a young boy sets off on a voyage armed with a map to buried treasure.
Directors: Philip Donnellan, Ronald Magill, Paddy Russell | Stars: William Victor, James Kennedy, Ursula Smith, Peter Blythe
32. The Mind of the Enemy (1965– )
25 min | Thriller
A special services agent is assigned to investigate the leaking of state secrets to a foreign power.
Stars: Mike Pratt, Anna Cropper, John Welsh, Cyril Luckham
33. Studio 4 (1962)
60 min | Drama
Anthology series of plays filmed at the BBC TV centre's newly constructed Studio Four.
Stars: Marjorie Wilde, Frederick Farley, David Spenser, Dallas Cavell
Votes: 25
34. Pere Goriot (1968– )
Eugène de Rastignac comes to Paris and finds lodging in the same boarding house as a former pasta maker, Père Goriot. While the other lodgers abuse Goriot, Eugène is symapthetic to the meek and mild Goriot.
Stars: Michael Goodliffe, Patsy Rowlands, Michael Bilton, David Weston
Votes: 7
35. Pick of the Week (1988–1992)
30 min | Talk-Show
Highlighs of the week's regional TV.
Stars: Rob Brydon, Ross King
36. The Standard (1978– )
50 min
Investigative reporter Colin Anderson joins the Scottish Daily Standard, a newspaper with financial problems and an uncertain future
Stars: Patrick Malahide, Colette O'Neil, Neil Stacy, Tom Watson
37. Auntie: The Inside Story of the BBC (1997– )
65 min | Documentary, History
A four part documentary to commemorate 75 years of broadcasting history showing the BBC, Auntie as it is affectionately known, from its humble beginnings in the era of wireless right up to ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Pennington, Bill Cotton, Alasdair Milne, Michael Cockerell
Votes: 17
38. Reluctant Bandit (1965– )
25 min | Drama, Thriller
A British officer who served in Sicily during the Second World War returns to find himself embroiled in Mafia activities.
Stars: William Dexter, Patricia Haines, Michael Balfour, William Mervyn
Votes: 7
39. Imperial Palace (1969– )
45 min | Drama
Drama about the everyday events at a luxury hotel in the 1930's.
Stars: Roy Dotrice, Cyril Luckham, Anna Cropper, Peter Copley
40. Heiress of Garth (1965– )
25 min | Drama
Stars: Bernard Archard, June Ritchie, William Mervyn, David Weston
41. Slater's Day (1974 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy
Freddy Slater, a public relations man, has the day to end all days.
Stars: John Junkin, Mary Miller, Peter Mayock, Maureen Sweeney
42. Hit and Run (1965– )
30 min
Stars: Joseph O'Conor, Rosalie Crutchley, William Dexter, John Tillinger
43. People Power and Puppetry (2011 Video)
Documentary, Short
For the special features of the official DVD release of the story, cast and crew look back at the making of Doctor Who: Invasion: Part One (1974).
Director: Ed Stradling | Stars: Matthew Sweet, Tony Adams, Brian Badcoe, John Bennett
44. Paddy Russell: A Life in Television (2005 Video)
20 min | Short, Sci-Fi
Paddy Russell talks about her 40 year career in Television. Subjects include Dr Who Quatermass and working with Rudolph Cartier.
Stars: John Abbott, Tom Baker, Rudolph Cartier, Nicholas Courtney
Votes: 18
45. Badger's Set (1974 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Paddy Russell | Stars: Beryl Cooke, Margaret Flint, Gwyn Gray, Barry Halliday
46. Osirian Gothic (2004 Video)
22 min | Documentary, Short
For the special features of the official DVD release of the story, cast and crew look back at the making of Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars: Part One (1975).
Stars: Philip Hinchcliffe, Paddy Russell, Bernard Archard, Elisabeth Sladen
Votes: 29
47. The Massingham Affair (1964– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: Lyndon Brook, Andrew Keir, Renny Lister, Eileen Atkins
48.
Late Night Horror (1968)
Episode:
No Such Thing as a Vampire
(1968)
25 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
There's no such thing as a vampire. So why does the doctor's wife in a small Transylvanian village find puncture marks on her neck, why is she always pallid and listless, and what can be done to save her?
Director: Paddy Russell | Stars: Peter Blythe, Cynthia Etherington, Thomas Gallagher, Andrew Keir
49.
Out of the Unknown (1965–1971)
Episode:
Come Buttercup, Come Daisy, Come......?
(1965)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Henry Wilkes cultivates rare tropical plants as a hobby; with an attention to detail which is, perhaps, closer to an obsession. The length to which he goes to propagate and nurture new ... See full summary »
Director: Paddy Russell | Stars: Milo O'Shea, Christine Hargreaves, Patsy Rowlands, Desmond Jordan
Votes: 40
50.
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
Adventure Story
(1950)
105 min | Drama
The story of Alexander the Great, a compulsive conqueror.
Stars: Andrew Osborn, Gladys Cooper, Patrick Troughton, Terence Longdon