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1. Brideshead Revisited (1981)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
The life, friendships and romances of the protagonist Charles Ryder-including his friendship with the Flytes, a family of wealthy English Catholics who live in a palatial mansion called Brideshead Castle.
Stars: Jeremy Irons, Diana Quick, Roger Milner, Phoebe Nicholls
Votes: 8,051
2. Brideshead Revisited (2008)
PG-13 | 133 min | Drama, Romance
A poignant story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in England prior to World War II.
Director: Julian Jarrold | Stars: Matthew Goode, Patrick Malahide, Hayley Atwell, Thomas Morrison
Votes: 13,677 | Gross: $6.41M
3. Bright Young Things (2003)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, War
An adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel "Vile Bodies", is a look into the lives of a young novelist, his would-be lover, and a host of young people who beautified London in the 1930s.
Director: Stephen Fry | Stars: Stephen Campbell Moore, Emily Mortimer, Dan Aykroyd, Simon McBurney
Votes: 6,324 | Gross: $0.93M
4. Today (1952– )
TV-G | 240 min | News, Talk-Show
A daily live broadcast provides current domestic and international news, weather reports, and interviews with newsmakers from the worlds of politics, business, media, entertainment, and sports.
Stars: Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Jack Lescoulie, Frank Blair
Votes: 2,462
5. The Loved One (1965)
Approved | 122 min | Comedy
Satire on the funeral business, in which a young British poet goes to work at a Hollywood cemetery.
Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Robert Morse, Jonathan Winters, Anjanette Comer, Rod Steiger
Votes: 3,952
6. Decline and Fall (2017)
180 min | Comedy
The series sees Paul Pennyfeather as an inoffensive divinity student at Oxford University in the 1920s, who is wrongly dismissed for indecent exposure having been made the victim of a prank by The Bollinger Club.
Stars: Jack Whitehall, Douglas Hodge, Stephen Graham, David Suchet
Votes: 1,361
7. A Handful of Dust (1988)
PG | 118 min | Drama, Romance
The wife's affair and a death in the family hasten the demise of an upper-class English marriage.
Director: Charles Sturridge | Stars: James Wilby, Kristin Scott Thomas, Richard Beale, Jackson Kyle
Votes: 2,320 | Gross: $1.56M
8. General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
An American anthology series, with a new episode and different actors and actresses each week. Hosted by Ronald Reagan, the series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
Stars: Ronald Reagan, Don Herbert, Nancy Reagan, Lee Marvin
Votes: 433
9. Sword of Honour (2001 TV Movie)
208 min | Drama, War
Guy Crouchback, heir to a declining English Roman Catholic family, returns to England from Italy at the start of World War II, and joins the Royal Corps of Halberdiers along with various ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Anderson | Stars: Will Adamsdale, Nick Bartlett, Christopher Benjamin, Jane Bertish
Votes: 934
10. Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
60 min | Drama
Actor, Producer, and Director Robert Montgomery introduced each telecast, sometimes interviewing one of the stars, and sometimes appearing in the play.
Stars: Robert Montgomery, John Newland, Vaughn Taylor, Elizabeth Montgomery
Votes: 136
11. 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
12. Scoop (1987 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
A reporter is mistakenly sent to report from the war front. There he meets other reporters who are waiting for a scoop. When one notable reporter goes missing, they all presume he found a scoop and go looking for him.
Director: Gavin Millar | Stars: Michael Maloney, Michael Hordern, Robert Eddison, Leon Sinden
Votes: 122
13. Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher (1968)
M | 113 min | Comedy
A naive young man, sent down from university, blunders through a series of bizarre adventures in which his participation is always innocent, although others don't think so.
Director: John Krish | Stars: Felix Aylmer, Colin Blakely, Robert Harris, Griffith Jones
Votes: 122
14. The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1955–1959)
30 min | Crime
An anthology series hosted by and occasionally starring Joseph Cotten. The show often included court trials or individual's personal trials. The show was technically only "On Trial" but was popularly known as The Joseph Cotten Show.
Stars: Joseph Cotten, Robert Middleton, Everett Sloane, Frank Gerstle
Votes: 166
15. Monitor (1958–1965)
Documentary, Talk-Show
Fortnightly arts show from the BBC, covering the worlds of theatre, film, literature, painting, sculpture, architecture and music.
Stars: Huw Wheldon, Jonathan Miller, John Berger, Robert Robinson
Votes: 98
16. Look Up and Live (1954–1979)
30 min | Documentary, Drama, Musical
A non-denominational Sunday morning religious show that covered issues from multiple perspectives.
Stars: Ed Summerlin, Edward Mulhare, William Hamilton, Sorrell Booke
Votes: 36
17. The Jazz Age (1968– )
50 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Anthology series of plays set during the 1920's.
Stars: Kevin McHugh, David Garfield, Arthur Hewlett, Shirley Knight
Votes: 12
18. Mr. Loveday's Little Outing (2006 TV Movie)
30 min | Drama
While visiting her crazy father in the asylum where he is confined, Angela Moping meets mild-mannered, completely rational Mr. Loveday. Convinced that this sweet fellow, convicted of a ... See full synopsis »
Director: Sam Hobkinson | Stars: Richard Bremmer, Simon Day, Andrew Sachs, Martin Savage
Votes: 11
19. Medallion Theatre (1953–1954)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Jackie Cooper, Claude Rains, Eddie Albert, Richard Kiley
Votes: 36
20. On Camera (1954–1958)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: James Doohan, Joe Austin, Austin Willis, Ruth Springford
Votes: 30
21. The Unforeseen (1958–1960)
30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An anthology series that appeared twice a week initially. Each episode was a short play covering the inexplicable, the supernatural, the occult or science fiction. Each episode had it's own writer, director, and actors.
Stars: Barry Morse, Ron Hartmann, Eric Clavering, Chris Wiggins
Votes: 28
22. Between the Wars (1973)
60 min | Drama
Six plays adapted from English short stories written in the nineteen-twenties and thirties.
Stars: Robert Hardy, Richard Briers, George Baker, Sarah Badel
23. Scoop (1972– )
30 min
William Boot, a mild-mannered contributor of "Nature Notes" to a national newspaper, is mistaken for a famous foreign correspondent and dispatched to Ishmaelia to cover a war.
Stars: Harry Worth, Brian Oulton, Sinéad Cusack, James Beck
24. Vile Bodies (1970 TV Movie)
Satire on the life of the Bright Young Things of the British aristocracy in the 1920s, where Adam tries to marry Nina, but finds himself constantly thwarted in his attempts due to a lack of money.
Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: Richard O'Callaghan, Vivian Pickles, Celia Bannerman, Jeanne Moody
25. Bella Fleace Gave a Party (2012)
Short, Drama
Director: Leonora Lonsdale | Stars: Nick Clark Windo, Siân Phillips, John Standing
Votes: 9
26. The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama (1925)
44 min | Short, Comedy
The Pope and Cardinal Montefiasco plot to bring England back within the fold of the Catholic Church. Montefiasco decides to do this by first converting the Prince of Wales, then arranging ... See full summary »
Director: Terence Greenidge | Stars: Guy Hemingway, Alec Waugh, John Sutro, Evelyn Waugh
Votes: 21
27. Face to Face (1959–1962)
30 min | Talk-Show
Despite the title, the face of interviewer John Freeman is rarely seen - instead, the camera scrutinises his guests as they answer probing questions of an existentialist nature.
Stars: John Freeman, John Huston, Carl Gustav Jung, Adlai Stevenson
Votes: 29
28. Table d'Hote (1939 TV Movie)
70 min | Music
Stars: George Baker, Olive Dyer, Elizabeth French, Linda Gray
29. Put Out More Flags (1970 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Basil Seal is a bounder, pure and simple. Surely, though, once the Second World War comes along, he'll do the right thing? Er, no.
Director: Mark Cullingham | Stars: Anthony Valentine, Hildegard Neil, John Wood, Fanny Rowe
30. Eye Witness (1953– )
30 min | Drama
Live dramatic-anthology emphasizing supernatural and strange twists of fate. Each show had a different host who would appear at the beginning of the show; this host would then appear on the... See full summary »
Stars: Lee Bowman, Eva Marie Saint, Brian Keith, Nita Talbot
32.
The Jazz Age (1968– )
Episode:
Winner Take All
(1968)
Comedy, Drama, Musical
Director: John Mackenzie | Stars: Barbara Ewing, Gareth Forwood, Joan Greenwood, Roy Marsden
33.
Eye Witness (1953– )
Episode:
Mr. Loveday's Little Outing
(1953)
Drama
Mr. Loveday has been a patient at a mental home for more years than anyone can remember. Surely it would do no harm if he were to be allowed out into the world, just for a day?
Stars: Lee Bowman, Romney Brent, Melville Cooper
34.
General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
Episode:
High Green Wall
(1954)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
Having survived a plane crash in the jungle, Henty finds a fortress-like home in the middle of nowhere, belonging to the affable Mr. McMaster. The latter doesn't want Henty to leave.
Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Thomas Gomez, Maurice Marsac, Marshall Bradford
Votes: 32
35.
Medallion Theatre (1953–1954)
Episode:
The Man Who Liked Dickens
(1953)
Drama
In a deep jungle, one man becomes the prisoner of another, and must read to him the entire works of Charles Dickens in daily installments.
Director: Ralph Nelson | Star: Claude Rains
36.
The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1955–1959)
Episode:
High Green Wall
(1959)
30 min | Crime
Henty, a disillusioned businessman, joins an Amazon expedition and gets lost in the jungle. There he meets McMaster, the sinister half-caste whose greatest joy is having the works of Charles Dickens read to him.
Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Thomas Gomez, Maurice Marsac, Marshall Bradford
Votes: 14
37.
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
Episode:
Bella Fleace Gave a Party
(1955)
Drama
Octogenarian Bella Fleace decides to have one last fling and give a great ball, but no one attends.
Director: Norman Felton | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Fay Bainter, Philippa Bevans, Ralph Bunker
38.
Scoop (1972– )
Episode:
A Surfeit of Boots
(1972)
When Boot returns in wholly undeserved glory, Lord Copper arranges a banquet to celebrate.
Stars: Harry Worth, Jean Anderson, Kenneth Benda, Arthur Brough
39.
Scoop (1972– )
Episode:
The Stitch Service
(1972)
Someone must cover the war in Ishmaelia for the "Daily Beast" - can Mrs. Stitch arrange for the famous novelist John Boot to do the job?
Stars: Harry Worth, Jean Anderson, Ballard Berkeley, Arthur Brough
40.
Scoop (1972– )
Episode:
The War Torn Ishmaelia
(1972)
Formerly the writer of "Nature Notes", William Boot is now expected to become a war correspondent.
Stars: Harry Worth, James Beck, James Bulloch, Brian Coburn
41.
Scoop (1972– )
Episode:
Stones £20
(1972)
Stars: Harry Worth, James Beck, James Bulloch, Norman Chappell
42.
Scoop (1972– )
Episode:
The Complete Traveller
(1972)
By mistake, the mild-mannered and inexperienced William Boot is to be sent to Ishmaelia to cover the war.
Stars: Harry Worth, Neville Barber, James Beck, Bruce Callender
43.
Scoop (1972– )
Episode:
The Scoop
(1972)
Stars: Harry Worth, Mary Barclay, James Beck, Brian Coburn
44.
Scoop (1972– )
Episode:
The Ubiquitous Mr. Baldwin
(1972)
Just who is this mystery man Baldwin and whose side is he on?
Stars: Harry Worth, Brian Coburn, Sinéad Cusack, Peter Elliott
45.
Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
Episode:
Sword of Honour #3: Unconditional Surrender
(1967)
Drama
At the end of the war, Crouchback ponders his future.
Director: Donald McWhinnie | Stars: Edward Woodward, John Martin, Donald Layne-Smith, Basil Dignam
46.
Face to Face (1959–1962)
Episode:
Evelyn Waugh
(1960)
29 min | Talk-Show
Evelyn Waugh takes part in the series due to what he claims is "poverty", and that "everyone thinks ill of the BBC". Among the topics under discussion are religion, truth in fiction, and Waugh's own periods of mental illness.
Stars: John Freeman, Evelyn Waugh
Votes: 8
47.
Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
Episode:
Sword of Honour #1: Men at Arms
(1967)
Drama
Prevented by his strict Roman Catholicism from divorcing his faithless wife, Guy Crouchback prepares for war in 1939.
Director: Donald McWhinnie | Stars: Edward Woodward, Trader Faulkner, Vivian Pickles, Anthony Roye
48.
Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
Episode:
Sword of Honour #2: Officers and Gentlemen
(1967)
Drama
As he journeys through the Second World War, Guy Crouchback undergoes many grotesque adventures, both comic and tragic.
Director: Donald McWhinnie | Stars: Edward Woodward, Trader Faulkner, Vivian Pickles, Anthony Roye
49.
Brideshead Revisited (1981)
Episode:
Et in Arcadia Ego
(1981)
TV-14 | 101 min | Drama, Romance
In the spring of 1944, Capt. Charles Ryder finds that he and his men are relocated to the grounds of Brideshead Castle. Charles knows the place well and he recalls a time 20 years before ... See full summary »
Directors: Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Charles Sturridge | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Kenneth Cranham, Richard Hope, John Nettleton
Votes: 253
50.
Brideshead Revisited (1981)
Episode:
Home and Abroad
(1981)
TV-14 | 52 min | Drama, Romance
The aristocratic Sebastian invites his middle-class university friend Charles to spend a glorious summer at the amazing family home, Brideshead.
Director: Charles Sturridge | Stars: Diana Quick, Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews, Roger Milner
Votes: 201