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1. London's Burning (1988–2002)
50 min | Drama
The lives of firefighters at Blackwall Fire Station.
Stars: Glen Murphy, Richard Walsh, Ben Onwukwe, Shirley Greenwood
Votes: 945
2. 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: 392
3. 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: 245
4. Screen One (1985–2002)
120 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Anthology of unconnected movies of different genres.
Stars: Mark Chapman, Alfred Molina, Julie Walters, Geraldine James
Votes: 139
5. Screenplay (1986–1993)
Drama
An anthology drama series.
Stars: John Kavanagh, Tony Doyle, Michael Liebmann, Benjamin Whitrow
Votes: 94
6. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 88
7. London's Burning (1986 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
The close knit members of Blue Watch, at Blackwell Fire Station, adjust to having a female firefighter join their ranks. The pilot movie for the long-running ITV series.
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Gary McDonald, Mark Arden, James Hazeldine, James Marcus
Votes: 109
8. Bleak Moments (1971)
111 min | Comedy, Drama
Moments from the uncompromisingly bleak existence of a secretary, her intellectually disabled sister, aloof and uneasy teacher boyfriend, bizarre neighbor and irritating workmate.
Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Anne Raitt, Sarah Stephenson, Eric Allan, Joolia Cappleman
Votes: 1,693
9. Number One (1984 TV Movie)
106 min | Drama
A down on his luck Irishman in London decides to play snooker for money.
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Bob Geldof, Mel Smith, Alison Steadman, P.H. Moriarty
Votes: 97
10. Law & Order (1978)
80 min | Crime, Drama
Four-part drama series about the British judicial system, portraying an investigation alternately from the perspectives of the police force, the criminal, the solicitor and the prison system.
Stars: Peter Dean, Derek Martin, Deirdre Costello, Billy Cornelius
Votes: 118
11. H3 (2001)
88 min | Drama
A moving insight into the 1981 Irish hunger strike in the Maze prison near Belfast.
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Brendan Mackey, Dean Lennox Kelly, Aidan Campbell, Tony Devlin
Votes: 149
12. 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: 23
13. Bad Behaviour (1993)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The McAllister family home is the setting for Gerry and Ellie's grapples with work, children, and how to get the bathroom fixed. Both have reached the stage where reason cannot be heard ... See full summary »
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Stephen Rea, Sinéad Cusack, Philip Jackson, Clare Higgins
Votes: 228 | Gross: $0.26M
14. 4 Play (1989–1991)
Drama
Stars: Anton Rodgers, Kenny Ireland, Claire Hackett, Ian McElhinney
Votes: 20
15. The Nation's Health (1983)
95 min | Drama
Drama filmed in a documentary style to show the many problems within a typical NHS hospital.
Stars: Vivienne Ritchie, Julian Fox, Ian McDiarmid, P.H. Moriarty
Votes: 17
16. Amazing Grace (1998)
15 min | Short, Drama
One night a young man (Aidan Gillen) arrives in the midst of London's Soho. He's from Belfast, he's anxious, and he looks like he's running away from something. Then, by chance, he meets ... See full summary »
Director: Maeve Murphy | Stars: Clare Cathcart, Aidan Gillen
Votes: 15
17. Jump the Gun (1997)
109 min | Drama
Set in Johannesburg, JUMP THE GUN follows the tangled lives of six very different working-class characters, formerly kept apart by apartheid and now all striving to succeed in the new "... See full summary »
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Baby Cele, Lionel Newton, Michele Burgers, Thulani Nyembe
Votes: 84
18. Tracey Ullman: A Class Act (1993 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy
A short series of fifteen-minute sketches, in which Tracey Ullman and Sir Michael Palin played various roles satirizing the British class system.
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Tracey Ullman, Michael Palin, Timothy Spall, Susan Wooldridge
Votes: 31
19. Leave to Remain (1988 TV Movie)
108 min | Drama
Set during the political upheaval following Ayatollah Khomeini's rise to power in Iran, Les Blair's gripping work tells the story of Shahin Mohamedi, a young Iranian woman studying in ... See full summary »
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Meda Kidem, Jonny Phillips, Kazuko Hohki, Nasser Memarzia
Votes: 11
20. Plays for Britain (1976)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series of six contemporary plays from writers at relatively early stages in their careers.
Stars: Kevin McNally, Sheila Gish, Deborah Norton, Dinsdale Landen
Votes: 23
21. The Invisible Word (2017)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary
Links between high incidence of leukaemia and the Vatican Radio's global transmitter site have lead residents of Cesano to activate and engage in a long legal battle against Vatican Radio, which has led up to an investigation for murder.
Director: Alberto Boldini
Votes: 17
22. The Whip Hand (1975 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Sean Flanagan, Lindsay Dunn, Mick Dillon, Milton Johns
23. Pat Condell: Stand and Deliver (1998 TV Special)
100 min | Documentary
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Phil Daniels, Helen McCrory, Fiona Bell, Mark Robb
Votes: 35
24. Four in a Million (1982)
The offstage lives of four club performers who are staying in the same guest house and rubbing their illusions and disillusions together after-hours.
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Debbie Arnold, Alan J. Clark, William Macbain, Mike Monkhouse
25. Visions of Consequence (2011)
4 min | Short, Drama
One man's indiscretions has resulted in the life of his innocent unborn son being lost.
Director: Christine Sherwood | Stars: Aaron Cini, Emma Jane Clarke, Philippe D'Imperio, Nathan Martell
26. The Enemy Within (1974 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Christopher Martin, Elisabeth Choice, Annie Hayes, Bill Boazman
27. Criminal Minds: The Making of 'Law & Order' (2008 Video)
25 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Les Blair, Ken Campbell, Tony Garnett, Derek Martin
28.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
Honest, Decent and True
(1986)
TV-14 | 100 min | Drama
The launch of Chaser lager could be big for KFS if Alun shows some commitment; if Mike's lifestyle doesn't catch up with him; if the rest of the team concern themselves more with the ... See full summary »
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Derrick O'Connor, Adrian Edmondson, Juliette Mole, Gary Oldman
Votes: 46
29.
Screen One (1985–2002)
Episode:
Filipina Dreamgirls
(1991)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Several men from Wales travel to the Philippines on an arranged tour to meet Filipina women for romance and possible marriage. None of the women are the ideal Asiatic beauties the men ... See full summary »
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Bill Maynard, Charlie Drake, Geoffrey Hutchings, Lee Cornes
Votes: 75
30.
Screen One (1985–2002)
Episode:
News Hounds
(1990)
102 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Every cub reporter wants a front page 'splash' and Liz Jolly from The Brit, a top-selling daily tabloid, is no exception. She's on the trail of a sensational story and her job depends on it.
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Adrian Edmondson, Alison Steadman, Paul Kember, Judith Scott
Votes: 25
31.
Screen One (1985–2002)
Episode:
The Accountant
(1989)
100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Kindly accountant is kidnapped by mafia types while he is equally concerned about his son's Bar Mitzvah. Is sweet and painful.
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Alfred Molina, Tracie Hart, Georgia Mitchell, Clive Panto
Votes: 66
32.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
Bliss
(1995)
TV-14 | 92 min | Drama
A story which follows the complex relationships of two couples: a quiet DTI civil servant, Lester Bliss, and erotic fiction writer, Julia; and a singer named Saffron who's partner is an aspiring DJ, Gee.
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Douglas Hodge, Saira Todd, Judith Scott, Gary McDonald
Votes: 10
33.
Screenplay (1986–1993)
Episode:
The Merrihill Millionaires
(1993)
75 min | Drama
They were a top team - five miners who together had mined a million tons of coal but now they must face up to redundancy.
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Simon Ashley, John Bowler, Chris Collings, Jon Croft
34.
Second City Firsts (1973– )
Episode:
Early to Bed
(1975)
Drama
A young man has an affair with a married woman.
Director: Les Blair | Stars: David Warwick, Alison Steadman, Patricia Leach, Johnny Meadows
Votes: 16
35.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Bet Your Life
(1976)
78 min | Comedy, Drama
Like alcoholism, gambling is a disease. Ches, a compulsive gambler, is sent for medical help. A wonder drug perhaps? Or hypnosis maybe? Ches finds that his psychiatrist has other ideas.
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Reginald Stewart, Richard Ireson, Jean Leppard, Anne Raitt
Votes: 14
36.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Blooming Youth
(1973)
70 min | Comedy, Drama
Four students go through their third year studying literature at a polytechnic, and trying to live peacefully together. This includes Jeff and Jim, who have a very opposing dedication towards their study.
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Philip Jackson, Colin Higgins, Peter Kinley, Lydia Lisle
Votes: 17
37.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Beyond the Pale
(1981)
99 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of Jewish immigrants in London's East End in the early 20th century.
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Michael Maynard, Natasha Morgan, Leon Silver, Jack Chissick
Votes: 9
38.
4 Play (1989–1991)
Episode:
Seduction
(1991)
Drama
Easily I remember this for the gorgeous Lynsey Baxter in a story about coffee addicts
Directors: Bob Blagden, Les Blair, Gareth Jones, Colm Villa | Stars: David Bamber, June Barrie, Lynsey Baxter, Jeff Harding
39.
London's Burning (1988–2002)
Episode:
Ding Dong Merrily
(1988)
76 min | Drama
Blue Watch find themselves having to make professional and personal plans for the festive period.
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Rupert Baker, Ross Boatman, James Hazeldine, Katharine Rogers
Votes: 17
40.
Second City Firsts (1973– )
Episode:
On the Good Ship Yacki-Hicki-Doola
(1975)
Drama
Three men working on a motorway are forced to share a small hut together.
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Lennox Greaves, Gerard Hyder, Christopher Neil, David Threlfall
41.
Second City Firsts (1973– )
Episode:
Sunday Tea
(1974)
Drama
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Mike Grady, Kenneth Hadley, Sheila Kelley
42.
ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Episode:
Only a Game
(1981)
Comedy, Drama
Director: Les Blair | Stars: John Bardon, David Bradshaw, Kevin Brennan, Fraser Cains
43.
The Nation's Health (1983)
Episode:
Acute
(1983)
85 min | Drama
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Vivienne Ritchie, T.R. Bowen, Richard Leech, Willoughby Gray
44.
The Nation's Health (1983)
Episode:
Decline
(1983)
85 min | Drama
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Vivienne Ritchie, Sebastian Shaw, Julian Fox, Jon Glover
45.
The Nation's Health (1983)
Episode:
Chronic
(1983)
82 min | Drama
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Vivienne Ritchie, Michael Ely, Ian McDiarmid, Richard Leech
46.
The Nation's Health (1983)
Episode:
Collapse
(1983)
83 min | Drama
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Vivienne Ritchie, Max Stafford-Clark, Gavin Harding, Ian McDiarmid
47.
Law & Order (1978)
Episode:
A Brief's Tale
(1978)
Crime, Drama
Lynn engages solicitor Alex Gladwell to organise his defence, unaware that as well as being corrupt, he is a drinking friend of DI Pyle.
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Ken Campbell, Peter Dean, Deirdre Costello, Derek Martin
Votes: 10
48.
Law & Order (1978)
Episode:
A Detective's Tale
(1978)
Crime, Drama
Bunch of bent coppers on the make...
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Derek Martin, Alan Ford, Roy Sone, Billy Cornelius
Votes: 17
49.
Law & Order (1978)
Episode:
A Villain's Tale
(1978)
Crime, Drama
While Lynn puts together a team for the proposed hold-up, DI Pyle blackmails others to ensure Lynn will be convicted of other unsolved robberies too.
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Peter Dean, Derek Martin, Deirdre Costello, Alan Ford
Votes: 11
50.
Law & Order (1978)
Episode:
A Prisoner's Tale
(1978)
Crime, Drama
Jack Lynn finds the brutal system in prison as corrupt as that which sent him there.
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Peter Dean, Deirdre Costello, Edward Cast, Roger Booth
Votes: 10