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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. 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
3. 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: 19,405
4. The Day of the Jackal (1973)
PG | 143 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the aftermath of France allowing Algeria's independence, a group of resentful military veterans hire a professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" to kill President Charles de Gaulle.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel
Votes: 44,998 | Gross: $16.06M
5. The Red Shoes (1948)
Not Rated | 135 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann
Votes: 39,228 | Gross: $10.90M
6. Blake's 7 (1978–1981)
Not Rated | 50 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.
Stars: Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, Peter Tuddenham, Jan Chappell
Votes: 4,504
7. 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: 395
8. Crown Court (1972–2007)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama
A courtroom drama in which each case is usually presented in three episodes. At the end of the third episode, a jury of "ordinary people" comes to a verdict on the evidence presented.
Stars: Peter Wheeler, Joseph Berry, Richard Colson, Derek Hockridge
Votes: 348
9. Elizabeth R (1971)
520 min | Biography, Drama, History
When Elizabeth Tudor comes to the throne, her (male) advisers know she has to marry. Doesn't she? Thus starts a decades-long political/matrimonial game, during an age of high passions and high achievement.
Stars: Glenda Jackson, Ronald Hines, Robert Hardy, Stephen Murray
Votes: 1,942
10. 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
11. The Queen of Spades (1949)
95 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An army officer becomes obsessed with learning the secret to a card game for which an elderly countess sold her soul years earlier.
Director: Thorold Dickinson | Stars: Anton Walbrook, Edith Evans, Yvonne Mitchell, Ronald Howard
Votes: 2,404
12. The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972–1974)
Not Rated | 55 min | Adventure, Family
A thoroughbred horse in 19th century England is adopted by a widowed doctor and befriended by his children. The horse helps the children as they have weekly adventures and encounters with various characters.
Stars: William Lucas, Charlotte Mitchell, Roderick Shaw, Judi Bowker
Votes: 468
13. The Death Wheelers (1973)
PG | 85 min | Adventure, Horror
An amiable, psychopathic leader of a violent teen motorbike gang is spurred by his mother, a Satan-worshiping spiritual medium, into committing suicide and returning to life as an "undead".
Director: Don Sharp | Stars: George Sanders, Beryl Reid, Nicky Henson, Mary Larkin
Votes: 3,156
14. 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: 1,222
15. Rooms (1974–1977)
49 min | Drama
Two-part weekly dramas concerning the various drifters who rent rooms in a lodging-house.
Stars: Anne Dyson, Ian Redford, Jenny Twigge, William Marlowe
Votes: 90
16. ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.
Stars: Derek Francis, Alfred Burke, Arthur Hewlett, Esther Lawrence
Votes: 94
17. The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
75 min | Drama
Series of one-off plays made by BBC television, which gave breaks to a wide range of writers and directors in the late 1960s, such as Dennis Potter, Ken Loach, David Mercer, and John ... See full summary »
Stars: Edwin Brown, Neville Smith, Tony Selby, Ken Jones
Votes: 132
18. Lamb (1985)
110 min | Drama
An Irish reform school priest questions his calling as a young, epileptic runaway arrives. Each recognizes the other as kindred spirits and escape together. As police close in and money dwindles, the desperate priest makes bad decisions.
Director: Colin Gregg | Stars: Liam Neeson, Harry Towb, Hugh O'Conor, Frances Tomelty
Votes: 677
19. Dramarama (1983–1989)
25 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A series of plays for children which featured the supernatural frequently and science fiction occasionally.
Stars: Denyse Alexander, Ian Kirkby, Christopher Biggins, Bill Wallis
Votes: 137
20. Fraud Squad (1969–1970)
60 min | Crime, Drama
A well-remembered police procedural drama from the late 1960s, this show showcases the exploits of Detective Inspector Gamble (Patrick O'Connell) and his aide, Detective Sergeant Vicky ... See full summary »
Stars: Patrick O'Connell, Joanna Van Gyseghem, Ralph Nossek, Elizabeth Weaver
Votes: 43
21. The Shadow of the Tower (1972)
Biography, Drama, History
A series recording the key events in the reign of Henry Tudor and his founding of the Tudor Dynasty
Stars: James Maxwell, Bruce Hodgkins, Norma West, Hugh Sullivan
Votes: 230
22. General Hospital (1972–1980)
30 min | Drama, Romance
Stars: Tony Adams, David Garth, Lewis Jones, James Kerry
Votes: 84
23. Paul Temple (1969–1971)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Crime-novelist Paul Temple solves mysteries with the help of his wife Steve.
Stars: Francis Matthews, Ros Drinkwater, June Ellis, George Sewell
Votes: 95
24. 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
25. 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
26. Big Deal (1984–1986)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Lighthearted drama series about Robby Box, a small-time London gambler, and his long-suffering family.
Stars: Ray Brooks, Sharon Duce, Pamela Cundell, James Ottaway
Votes: 222
27. Mogul (1965–1972)
50 min | Drama
Adventure drama series based around the fictitious Mogul Oil Company and the exploits of its chief "troubleshooter", Peter Thornton (Ray Barrett).
Stars: Geoffrey Keen, Philip Latham, Ray Barrett, Robert Hardy
Votes: 92
28. The Expert (1968–1976)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Professor John Hardy is a forensic scientist who works not only for the police but also for other interested parties.
Stars: Marius Goring, Ann Morrish, Victor Winding, Michael Farnsworth
Votes: 42
29. Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
60 min | Drama
This show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.
Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Billie Whitelaw, Neil McCallum
Votes: 246
30. 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
31. BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
60 min | Drama
BBC Sunday-Night Play is the anthology drama series which replaced Sunday Night Theatre in 1960.
Stars: Brian Rix, Joby Blanshard, Cyril Luckham, John Bennett
Votes: 131
32. Doctor Who: Shada (1992 Video)
110 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
A compilation of footage from this then unfinished story (from the television series Doctor Who (1963)) was released on BBC Video, introduced by and with to camera linking material from Tom... See full summary »
Director: Pennant Roberts | Stars: Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, Christopher Neame, Denis Carey
Votes: 531
33. Sutherland's Law (1973–1976)
50 min | Drama
Follows the cases of John Sutherland, the procurator fiscal in a small Scottish town.
Stars: Iain Cuthbertson, Martin Cochrane, Edith MacArthur, Victor Carin
Votes: 52
34. Jemima Shore Investigates (1983– )
60 min | Crime, Drama
Jemima Shore is a TV presenter and journalist but also an amateur sleuth solving crimes beyond the TV studio.
Stars: Patricia Hodge, Sally Watts, Ian Hendry, Norman Jones
Votes: 64
35. Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955)
101 min | Musical
Pseudonym Dr. Falke pursues his wife through disguises and deceptions in postwar Vienna, an operetta adaptation involving occupying powers' protagonists, not a staged production but a cinematic reimagining.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Anthony Quayle, Anton Walbrook, Dennis Price, Ludmilla Tchérina
Votes: 468
36. The Legend of King Arthur (1979)
110 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The classic story of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table.
Stars: Felicity Dean, David Robb, Maureen O'Brien, Andrew Burt
Votes: 50
37. 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
38. This Man Craig (1966–1967)
50 min | Drama
Ian Craig is an upbeat science teacher at a secondary school in fictional Straithard, Scotland. He deals with the troubles of his students and colleagues in an optimistic fashion and shares their triumphs.
Stars: John Cairney, Ellen McIntosh, Leonard Maguire, Joan Alcorn
Votes: 17
39. Marie Curie (1977)
50 min | Biography, Drama
Based on Robert Reid's biography of the famed Polish scientist Marie Curie this 5-part mini-series shows essential key moments from the life of of Marie Curie: How she discovered radium and polonium and received the Nobel prize.
Stars: Jane Lapotaire, Nigel Hawthorne, Penelope Lee, James Berwick
Votes: 59
40. The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady (1984– )
Biography, Drama, Romance
Gentle drama series about the Warwickshire schoolteacher whose nature diary became a best seller
Stars: Pippa Guard, Brian Rawlinson, Isabelle Amyes, Allyson Rees
Votes: 30
41. Codename (1970– )
50 min | Drama
Stars: Clifford Evans, Alexandra Bastedo, Anthony Valentine, Brian Peck
Votes: 11
42. Owen, M.D. (1971–1973)
50 min | Drama
Stars: Nigel Stock, Joan Newell, Alan Moore, Maggie Hanley
Votes: 16
43. Theatre Night (1957–1961)
45 min | Drama
A BBC television series of forty-five-minute excerpts from stage plays running in London.
Stars: Cicely Courtneidge, Evelyn Laye, Dora Bryan, Hugh Williams
Votes: 69
44. 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
45. Stalky & Co. (1982– )
300 min | Drama
Stars: Robert Addie, David Parfitt, Robert Burbage, John Woodnutt
Votes: 32
46. My Son, My Son (1979– )
440 min | Drama
A father that indulged his son too much and the unfortunate events that it lead to.
Stars: Michael Williams, Frank Grimes, Kate Binchy, Patsy Rowlands
Votes: 10
47. The First Lady (1968–1969)
50 min | Drama
Stories of a local councillor and her various projects
Stars: Thora Hird, Henry Knowles, Bob Keegan, James Grout
Votes: 11
48. Thirteen Against Fate (1966)
50 min | Drama
Maigret creator Georges Simenon writes thirteen psychological dramas in which a person's life is changed by a simple act of fate.
Stars: Joss Ackland, Frank Finlay, Lila Kedrova, Marius Goring
49. Man of Straw (1972)
270 min | Drama
A politically ambitious man rises to power in a German provincial town at the end of the nineteenth century.
Stars: Derek Jacobi, John Phillips, Judy Cornwell, Denis Carey
Votes: 22
50. Kilvert's Diary (1977–1978)
15 min | Drama
Stars: Timothy Davies, Rhoda Lewis, Hugh Latimer, Clifford Evans