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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: 39,587
2. 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: 4,087
3. Coronation Street (1960– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Romance
The world's longest-running television soap, Coronation Street focuses on the everyday lives of working-class people in Manchester, England.
Stars: William Roache, Helen Worth, Barbara Knox, Sally Dynevor
Votes: 6,026
4. The Bill (1984–2010)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Long-running police drama series featuring officers and detectives from the fictional Sun Hill suburb in East London.
Stars: Graham Cole, Jeff Stewart, Trudie Goodwin, Simon Rouse
Votes: 4,118
5. A Touch of Frost (1992–2010)
TV-MA | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DI Jack Frost is an unconventional policeman with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice. Sloppy, disorganized, and disrespectful, he attracts trouble like a magnet.
Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander, John Lyons, Arthur White
Votes: 8,775
6. Casualty (1986– )
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
The everyday lives of the people frequenting the frenetic Accident and Emergency department of Holby City Hospital.
Stars: Derek Thompson, Tony Marshall, Suzanne Packer, Ian Bleasdale
Votes: 3,698
7. Lovejoy (1986–1994)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lovejoy is an irresistible rogue with a keen eye for antiques. The part-time detective scours the murky salerooms, auction halls and stately homes of Britain, always on the lookout for a find.
Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury, Phyllis Logan
Votes: 3,923
8. All Creatures Great and Small (1978–1990)
TV-PG | 50 min | Comedy, Drama
The trials and misadventures of the staff of a country veterinary office in Yorkshire from the 1930s to the 1950s.
Stars: Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy, Peter Davison, Lynda Bellingham
Votes: 4,410
9. The Royal (2003–2011)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Set in the 1960s, this British medical drama follows the staff and patients of St Aidan's Royal Free Hospital.
Stars: Linda Armstrong, Robert Daws, Wendy Craig, Michelle Hardwick
Votes: 1,217
10. Blackadder (1982–1983)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
In the Middle Ages, Prince Edmund the Black Adder constantly schemes and endeavors to seize the crown from his father and brother.
Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Brian Blessed, Elspet Gray, Tim McInnerny
Votes: 41,124
11. Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992)
Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of a portly and eccentric criminal law barrister.
Stars: Leo McKern, Jonathan Coy, Julian Curry, Marion Mathie
Votes: 1,729
12. Tess (1979)
PG | 186 min | Drama, Romance
A strong-willed young peasant girl attracts the affection of two men.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, John Collin
Votes: 18,306
13. Merlin (1998)
Not Rated | 61 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Legendary wizard Merlin tells his story of his war against Queen Mab of the Sidhe and his creation of Camelot.
Stars: Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, John Gielgud, Rutger Hauer
Votes: 22,554
14. 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: 13,159
15. Peak Practice (1993–2002)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama
Beth Glover and Will Preston are doctors in partnership at a Derbyshire clinic when they hire Jack who's returned from Africa. The next several years deal with their personal and professional lives with Jack and Beth marrying.
Stars: Gary Mavers, Simon Shepherd, Esther Coles, Margery Mason
Votes: 526
16. The Great Train Robbery (1978)
PG | 110 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
England, 1850s. A master criminal aims to rob a train of a large sum of gold. Security is incredibly tight and the task seems an impossible one. However, he has a plan and just the right people to carry it out.
Director: Michael Crichton | Stars: Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down, Alan Webb
Votes: 19,583 | Gross: $13.03M
17. The Shout (1978)
86 min | Drama, Horror
A traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learned to displace his host.
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski | Stars: Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt, Robert Stephens
Votes: 5,227
18. Hawk the Slayer (1980)
PG | 90 min | Adventure, Fantasy
With the aid of his companions, a man seeks to defeat his evil brother who has taken a nun hostage.
Director: Terry Marcel | Stars: Jack Palance, John Terry, Bernard Bresslaw, Ray Charleson
Votes: 4,104
19. Tenko (1981–1984)
50 min | Drama, War
After the Japanese invasion of Singapore in February 1942, a group of British, Dutch and Australian women are held in a Japanese internment camp on a Japanese-occupied island between Singapore and Australia.
Stars: Ann Bell, Stephanie Cole, Claire Oberman, Emily Bolton
Votes: 837
20. 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: 247
21. Putney Swope (1969)
R | 84 min | Comedy
The board of directors at a Madison Avenue ad agency must elect a new chairman. In the maneuvering to make sure that enemies don't get votes, all the members accidentally cast their ballot for the board's token black man, Putney Swope.
Director: Robert Downey Sr. | Stars: Arnold Johnson, Stan Gottlieb, Allen Garfield, Archie Russell
Votes: 4,371 | Gross: $2.73M
22. The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978–1985)
BBC adaptations of all 37 plays wholly and authoritatively credited to William Shakespeare.
Stars: Brenda Bruce, Jon Finch, David Gwillim, Rob Edwards
Votes: 53
23. The Sailor's Return (1978)
100 min | Drama
Set in the early days of the reign of Queen Victoria provides an unusual historical representation of a black person's experience of England.
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Tom Bell, Shope Shodeinde, Elton Charles, Denyse Alexander
Votes: 75
24. A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A gentleman sleuth solves mysteries and falls in love with a detective novelist.
Stars: Harriet Walter, Edward Petherbridge, Richard Morant, Rowena Cooper
Votes: 331
25. The First Part of Henry the Sixth (1983 TV Movie)
188 min | Drama, History
Following his father's early death and the loss of possessions in France, young Henry VI comes to the throne, under the protection of the Duke of Gloucester. He is unaware that there are ... See full summary »
Director: Jane Howell | Stars: John Benfield, Peter Benson, Brenda Blethyn, Antony Brown
Votes: 150
26. BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)
60 min | Drama
BBC2 Playhouse was a British one-hour episode anthology television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Stars: Ralph G. Morse, Gawn Grainger, John Bluthal, Trevor Laird
Votes: 139
27. Richard III (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 239 min | Drama
Richard of Gloucester uses murder and manipulation to claim England's throne.
Director: Jane Howell | Stars: Peter Benson, Antony Brown, David Burke, Michael Byrne
Votes: 235
28.
The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978–1985)
Episode:
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
(1980)
TV-14 | 210 min
Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the Prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.
Directors: Rodney Bennett, John Gorrie | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Claire Bloom, Patrick Stewart, Eric Porter
Votes: 665
29. Cry of the Banshee (1970)
GP | 91 min | Horror
In 1500s England, a cruel witch-hunting magistrate, who often tortures innocent villagers for his entertainment, runs afoul of a witch who conjures a banshee to kill the magistrate and his family.
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Vincent Price, Elisabeth Bergner, Essy Persson, Hugh Griffith
Votes: 2,900
30. Scarlet and Black (1993)
238 min | Drama, Romance
The story of an ambitious but impoverished young man who seduces women of social class in order to improve his own prospects in 19th century France.
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Fulford, Alice Krige, T.P. McKenna
Votes: 516
31. The Chief (1990–1995)
50 min | Drama
Focussing on the politics at the top of a typical English police force in its continual battle to solve the problems the times, in this case the fictional Eastland of East Anglia.
Stars: Gillian Martell, Martin Shaw, Karen Archer, Dean Lepley
Votes: 106
32. BBC2 Play of the Week (1977–1979)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length movies.
Stars: Judi Dench, Richard O'Callaghan, Frederick Treves, Clive Swift
Votes: 47
33. The Borgias (1981)
50 min | Biography, Drama, History
The ruthless Rodrigo Borgia intends to become Pope and will not let anything stand in his way.
Stars: Oliver Cotton, Maurice O'Connell, Louis Selwyn, Adolfo Celi
Votes: 195
34. Vanity Fair (1987)
35 min | Drama
In the time of Napoleon, Becky Sharp, a poor orphan girl, schemes for money and position. Her most-used stepladder is her old school friend, Amelia Sedley. Both women marry soldiers, and both of them are affected by the Battle of Waterloo.
Stars: Eve Matheson, Rebecca Saire, Simon Dormandy, Jack Klaff
Votes: 92
35. TV Burp (2001–2012)
23 min | Comedy
Harry Hill stars in this surreal comedy show, revolving around the previous week's shows on British television.
Stars: Harry Hill, Steve Benham, Ronne Coyles, Dave Thompson
Votes: 2,241
36. Great Expectations (1981)
30 min | Drama
A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
Stars: Gerry Sundquist, Tim Munro, Derek Francis, Colin Jeavons
Votes: 177
37. Second City Firsts (1973– )
30 min | Drama
This was a BBC drama anthology series of short plays, written largely by first-time writers, which were transmitted between 1973 and 1978.
Stars: Ken Kitson, Jean Heywood, Ivor Roberts, Alison Steadman
Votes: 24
38. The Devil's Crown (1978)
55 min | Biography, Drama, History
Henry Plantagenet (later King Henry II), sees his opportunity to seize the crown of England and create a kingdom of law and order.
Stars: Jane Lapotaire, John Duttine, Christopher Gable, Brian Cox
Votes: 106
39. Perfect Scoundrels (1990–1992)
60 min | Comedy
Perfect Scoundrels first broadcast in 1990 on British television. A comedy-drama following two con-men doing there best To separate various people from their money/
Stars: Peter Bowles, Bryan Murray, Ian Bartholomew, G.B. Zoot Money
Votes: 51
40. The Third Part of Henry the Sixth (1983 TV Movie)
211 min | Drama, History
Following his father's early death and the loss of possessions in France young Henry VI comes to the throne, under the protection of the duke of Gloucester. He is unaware that there are ... See full summary »
Director: Jane Howell | Stars: John Benfield, Peter Benson, Gerald Blackmore, Antony Brown
Votes: 117
41. The Second Part of Henry the Sixth (1983 TV Movie)
203 min | Drama, History
Following his father's early death and the loss of possessions in France young Henry VI comes to the throne, under the protection of the duke of Gloucester. He is unaware that there are ... See full summary »
Director: Jane Howell | Stars: John Benfield, Peter Benson, Antony Brown, David Burke
Votes: 124
42. Will Shakespeare (1978)
60 min | Biography, Drama
Biography of William Shakespeare.
Stars: Tim Curry, Paul Freeman, John Normington, Ron Cook
Votes: 125
43. Churchill's People (1974–1975)
50 min | Drama, History, War
A historical anthology series based on "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples", Winston Churchill's four-volume history of Britain and its former colonies.
Stars: Alfred Lynch, Bernard Hepton, Geoffrey Matthews, Mark Donaldson
Votes: 36
44. The Winter's Tale (1981 TV Movie)
173 min | Comedy, Drama
King Leontes of Bohemia suspects his wife, Hermione, and his friend, Polixenes, of betraying him. When he forces Polixenes to flee for his life, Leontes sets in motion a chain of events ... See full summary »
Director: Jane Howell | Stars: John Welsh, David Burke, Robert Stephens, Jeremy Kemp
Votes: 161
45. Summer Season (1985)
55 min | Drama
Stars: Tim Wylton, Marion Bailey, Charles Dale, Nicholas Gecks
Votes: 35
46. The Good Companions (1980– )
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A musical adaptation of J. B. Priestley's novel about a British concert party.
Stars: John Stratton, Jeremy Nicholas, Frank Mills, John Blythe
Votes: 39
47. Mr. Majeika (1988– )
G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Mr Majeika is a wizard, sent to "Britland" from the planet Walpurgis because he failed his O-level sorcery exam for the seventeenth time. He drops into the sleepy village of Much Barty, finding a post at St Barty's School in sleepy U.K.
Stars: Stanley Baxter, Claire Sawyer, Roland MacLeod, Simeon Pearl
Votes: 54
48. The Enigma Files (1980– )
50 min | Crime
Detective Chief Inspector Nick Lewis is tasked with investigating unsolved crimes.
Stars: Tom Adams, Duggie Brown, Sharon Maughan, Carole Nimmons
Votes: 24
49. Albion Market (1985–1986)
30 min | Drama
The lives and loves of a group of people working in a covered market in Salford, England.
Stars: Paula Jacobs, Geoffrey Leesley, Sally Baxter, Noreen Kershaw
Votes: 41
50. The Little World of Don Camillo (1981– )
Comedy
Comedy series based on Giovannino Guareschi's stories of a small-town Italian priest and his relationships with God and the local communist mayor.
Stars: Mario Adorf, Brian Blessed, Cyril Cusack, Harry Fowler
Votes: 33