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1. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A veteran Detective Chief Inspector and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.
Stars: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson, Neil Dudgeon
Votes: 39,497
2. I, Claudius (1976)
Not Rated | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History
The personal and governmental affairs of the Julio-Claudian dynasty at the beginning of the Roman Empire, as recalled by one of its rulers.
Stars: Derek Jacobi, John Hurt, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed
Votes: 19,381
3. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced out of semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.
Stars: Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate, George Sewell
Votes: 9,626
4. Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993)
TV-PG | 55 min | Comedy
Bertram Wooster, a well-intentioned, wealthy layabout, has a habit of getting himself into trouble and it's up to his brilliant valet, Jeeves, to get him out.
Stars: Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Richard Dixon, Robert Daws
Votes: 13,152
5. Pride and Prejudice (1980)
TV-PG | 53 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
While the arrival of wealthy gentlemen sends her marriage-minded mother into a frenzy, willful and opinionated Elizabeth Bennet matches wits with haughty Mr. Darcy.
Stars: Elizabeth Garvie, David Rintoul, Moray Watson, Priscilla Morgan
Votes: 2,490
6. Mansfield Park (1983)
261 min | Drama, Romance
Impoverished Fanny Price is sent to live with her more affluent uncle and aunt. The arrival of new neighbors brings a chance for romance to Fanny and her cousins.
Stars: Anna Massey, Angela Pleasence, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Nicholas Farrell
Votes: 1,132
7. The Barchester Chronicles (1982)
385 min | Drama
When a crusade against the Church of England's practice of self-enrichment misfires, scandal taints the cozy community of Barchester when their local church becomes the object of a scathing, investigative report.
Stars: Donald Pleasence, Janet Maw, Nigel Hawthorne, Angela Pleasence
Votes: 1,220
8. North & South (1975)
Not Rated | 50 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman is uprooted from her idyllic village in Southern England, has her eyes opened to class warfare in the industrial North, and receives a surprising marriage proposal.
Stars: Rosalind Shanks, Patrick Stewart, Robin Bailey, Rosalie Crutchley
Votes: 190
9. Fortunes of War (1987)
407 min | Drama, War
A British couple living in Romania try to survive as Europe is engulfed in World War II.
Stars: Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Charles Kay, Mark Drewry
Votes: 879
10. Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (1985)
391 min | Drama, Crime
The great case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce drags on, an obsession to all involved. Then a question of inheritance becomes a question of murder.
Stars: Denholm Elliott, Suzanne Burden, Jonathan Moore, Diana Rigg
Votes: 415
11. Wuthering Heights (1978)
300 min | Drama
An eternally romantic love story between Heathcliff and Catherine.
Stars: Ken Hutchison, Brian Wilde, Pat Heywood, John Duttine
Votes: 178
12. The Woman in White (1982– )
55 min | Mystery, Thriller
In Victorian England, Laura and her half-sister Marian are entwined in a terrifying web of deceit. Laura's doppelganger, a mysterious woman dressed all in white, may hold the key to unlock the mystery.
Stars: Diana Quick, Ian Richardson, John Shrapnel, Jenny Seagrove
Votes: 249
13. The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978)
TV-14 | 350 min | Drama
In a drunken and disheartened state, Michael Henchard sells his wife at a fair. When he becomes sober again, he realizes what he has done, and though unable to find his wife and child, ... See full summary »
Stars: Alan Bates, Janet Maw, Jack Galloway, Anna Massey
Votes: 346
14. Our Mutual Friend (1976)
50 min | Drama
Based on the Dickens novel, tells the story of a young man whose inherited fortune hangs on his marriage to a woman he's never met. But many have their eyes on his fortune and scheme to ... See full summary »
Stars: John McEnery, Lesley Dunlop, Jane Seymour, Leo McKern
Votes: 112
15. Thérèse Raquin (1980– )
Not Rated | 173 min | Drama
Based on the novel by Emile Zola, Therese Raquin is a tale of passion, obsession, and the psychological aftermath of an unforgivable deed. Recommended for mature audiences.
Stars: Kate Nelligan, Mona Washbourne, Brian Cox, Richard Pearson
Votes: 230
16. A Christmas Carol (1977 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 58 min | Drama, Fantasy
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge hates Christmas, but then gets a visit from his companion Jacob Marley, who has been dead for seven years. He urges Scrooge to change his life.
Director: Moira Armstrong | Stars: Michael Hordern, John Le Mesurier, Bernard Lee, Patricia Quinn
Votes: 604
17. Crime and Punishment (1979)
225 min | Drama
This mini-series is the ultimate psychological thriller with a powerful sense of guilt and retribution, set in St. Petersburg in the second half of the nineteenth century. Raskolnikov is a ... See full summary »
Stars: John Hurt, Anne Orwin, Siân Phillips, Fiona Glassbrook
Votes: 191
18. Forever Green (1989–1992)
60 min | Drama
Jack Boult, a former rally driver, and his second wife Harriet, who used to be a nurse, move from the bustle of London to start a new life in a cottage in the Somerset countryside, together... See full summary »
Stars: Pauline Collins, John Alderton, Paola Dionisotti, Wendy van der Plank
Votes: 98
19. How Green Was My Valley (1975–1976)
310 min | Drama
The mini-series is set in South Wales during the reign of Queen Victoria. It tells the story of the Morgans, a respectable mining family of the South Wales Valleys, through the eyes of one of the sons, Huw Morgan.
Stars: Stanley Baker, Siân Phillips, Nerys Hughes, Keith Drinkel
Votes: 157
20. Tender Is the Night (1985)
180 min | Drama
F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel about how the rich languoring on the Riviera in the 1920's are slowly drawn into the coming depression is once again filmed with Peter Strauss, Mary Steenburgen,... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Strauss, Mary Steenburgen, Sean Young, John Heard
Votes: 190
21. The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
25 min | Adventure
A TV adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious ... See full summary »
Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, Morris Perry, Philip Madoc
Votes: 162
22. The Old Men at the Zoo (1983– )
275 min | Comedy
Satirical piece set in a zoo, which is plunged into a crisis when a giraffe escapes.
Stars: Stuart Wilson, Marius Goring, Andrew Cruickshank, Barry Stanton
Votes: 23
23. Masterpiece Theatre: Sons and Lovers (1981– )
Drama
BBC adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's novel about a sensitive young man growing up in a Nottinghamshire mining community.
Stars: Eileen Atkins, Tom Bell, Karl Johnson, Amanda Parfitt
Votes: 31
24. 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
25. Testament of Youth (1979)
275 min | Drama, Romance, War
Vera Brittain's world falls to pieces around her as, one by one, the young men of her circle are caught up in the Great War.
Stars: Cheryl Campbell, Emrys James, Jane Wenham, Peter Woodward
Votes: 161
26. The Vacillations of Poppy Carew (1995 TV Movie)
Unrated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When Poppy Carew is faced with having to organize a funeral by herself, she finds new strength and learns much about love's true meaning. The film is based on a novel by the same name by Mary Wesley.
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Tara Fitzgerald, Owen Teale, Daniel Massey, Samuel West
Votes: 130
27. Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle (1977)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Flaxborough, near the sea, near the countryside, seems such a nice town, so quiet, so charming. But underneath its placid surface, all kinds of scandalous things go on.
Stars: Anton Rodgers, Christopher Timothy, John Comer, Moray Watson
Votes: 113
28. Harnessing Peacocks (1993 TV Movie)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The beautiful Hebe Rutter has been cast out by her family after a teenage pregnancy to a masked stranger during a fiesta in Italy. She makes ends meet and pays for her son's school fees by ... See full summary »
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Serena Scott Thomas, Peter Davison, John Mills, Nicholas Le Prevost
Votes: 191
29. Dombey and Son (1969– )
325 min | Drama
The dream of Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company, is to have a son to continue his business. Tragically, Dombey's wife dies shortly after giving birth to their son.
Stars: John Carson, Kara Wilson, Christopher Sandford, William Moore
Votes: 18
30. Boy Meets Girl (1967–1969)
50 min | Romance
Anthology series of love stories.
Stars: Scott Forbes, Donald Pickering, Barry Jackson, Susan Jameson
Votes: 25
31. Super Sleuths (2006– )
60 min | Documentary
This special documentary examines Inspector Barnaby - his methods and techniques of investigation, from his time in the original novels through his translation to television.
Stars: George Baker, Anthony Horowitz, Val McDermid, David Suchet
Votes: 16
32. We, the Accused (1980)
55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the London of the 1910s, a self-effacing, decent man of fifty confronts what appears to be the perfect opportunity to rid himself of his unloved, nagging wife and be free for a blissful life with his mistress.
Stars: Ian Holm, Angela Down, Iain Cuthbertson, Hugh Thomas
Votes: 35
33. The Bell (1982– )
50 min | Drama
When an ancient bell is discovered at the bottom of a lake near a nunnery, it creates all kinds of problems for people in the area.
Stars: Ian Holm, Tessa Peake-Jones, Trudie Styler, Michael Maloney
Votes: 42
34. The Crime Thriller Club (2013–2014)
60 min | Talk-Show
For the 2013 Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards, Bradley Walsh hosts a talk show with guests, reviews, previews, clips, new book promotions, and a quiz.
Stars: Bradley Walsh, Kate Mosse, Mark Billingham, Peter James
Votes: 13
35. Silas Marner (1964– )
25 min | Drama
Stars: David Markham, Moray Watson, Mary Hignett, Daphne Anderson
36. The Birds Fall Down (1978– )
275 min | Thriller
At the turn of the 19th century, a young woman finds herself embroiled in Russian political intrigue when she encounters an exile from the Tsar's court on a train to Paris.
Stars: Felicity Dean, John Normington, Elizabeth Shepherd, George Coulouris
37. The Children of the New Forest (1964– )
25 min | Adventure
Stars: Kara Wilson, Petra Markham, Brendan Collins, Richard Arthure
38. The People's Detective (2010– )
60 min | Documentary, Crime
Stars: Caroline Quentin, Ian Hyland, Barry Forshaw, Val McDermid
Votes: 9
39. Rupert of Hentzau (1964– )
180 min | Adventure
Rudolf Rassendyll returns to Ruritania, to play the King once more.
Stars: George Baker, Barbara Shelley, Peter Wyngarde, John Phillips
40. Alexander Graham Bell (1965– )
25 min | Drama
Stars: Alec McCowen, Francesca Annis, John Woodnutt, John Phillips
41. Smuggler's Bay (1964)
30 min | Adventure
Stars: Frazer Hines, John Phillips, Suzanne Neve, Robert Brown
42. Drama Connections (2005)
30 min | Documentary
Series looking at the history of favourite drama shows.
Stars: Meera Syal, Patrick Malahide, Andrew Davies, Verity Lambert
43. Heiress of Garth (1965– )
25 min | Drama
Stars: Bernard Archard, June Ritchie, William Mervyn, David Weston
44. Poison Island (1965– )
150 min | Drama
Stars: Michael Gwynn, Rosamund Greenwood, John Bown, Kit Williams
45. A Tale of Two Cities (1965– )
25 min | Drama
During the turbulent days of the French Revolution, Frenchwoman Lucie Manette falls in love with Englishman Charles Darnay who's hiding his true identity and purpose.
Stars: Patrick Troughton, Nicholas Pennell, Kika Markham, Leslie French
Votes: 21
46.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
Blood Will Out
(1999)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The murder of a village blow-hard, who had few supporters among his neighbors, happens while a gathering of travelers is taking place.
Director: Moira Armstrong | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard
Votes: 1,115
47.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
The Killings at Badger's Drift
(1997)
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An elderly woman is found dead in her own cottage and DCI Tom Barnaby is convinced the death is not a simple accident.
Director: Jeremy Silberston | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard
Votes: 2,246
48.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
Birds of Prey
(2003)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Investment in a secret invention leads to an apparent suicide in Midsomer Magna, and a plan to steal valuable falcon eggs leads to another death.
Director: Jeremy Silberston | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard
Votes: 842
49.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
Dark Autumn
(2001)
TV-14 | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The near decapitation of the local postman, whose hyperactive libido also makes him the village lothario, leads to a series of grisly murders involving other promiscuous villagers.
Director: Jeremy Silberston | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Fleur Bennett
Votes: 975
50.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
Death in Disguise
(1998)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DCI Barnaby needs all his wits about him as he investigates a string of deaths at a local New Age commune.
Director: Baz Taylor | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard
Votes: 1,220