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1. The Bill (1984–2010)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Police drama series following officers and detectives from Sun Hill Police Station in East London.
Stars: Graham Cole, Jeff Stewart, Trudie Goodwin, Simon Rouse
Votes: 4,113
2. The Vicar of Dibley (1994–2020)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy
A boisterous female minister comes to serve in an eccentricly conservative small town's church.
Stars: Dawn French, James Fleet, Trevor Peacock, Gary Waldhorn
Votes: 15,497
3. Mr. Bean (1990–1995)
Not Rated | 25 min | Comedy, Family
Bumbling, childlike Mr. Bean has trouble completing the simplest of day-to-day tasks, but his perseverance and resourcefulness frequently allow him to find ingenious ways around problems.
Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Matilda Ziegler, Robin Driscoll, Matthew Ashforde
Votes: 133,806
4. Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.
Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 100,224
5. Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
The original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe.
Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle
Votes: 78,832
6. Steptoe and Son (1962–1974)
TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy
British sitcom about a father-and-son rag-and-bone business in London. The intergenerational divide between the miserly Steptoe and his ambitious son results in comedy, drama, and tragedy.
Stars: Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Frank Thornton, Tim Buckland
Votes: 3,427
7. The Benny Hill Show (1969–1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A skit based show with Benny Hill, often containing smutty humour.
Stars: Benny Hill, Henry McGee, Jackie Wright, Bob Todd
Votes: 5,520
8. The Good Life (1975–1978)
28 min | Comedy
Tom Good quits the rat race, and with wife Barbara turns the garden of their Surbiton house into a smallholding. Their neighbours, snobbish Margo Leadbetter and her conventional husband Jerry, feel variously amused, offended and impressed.
Stars: Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith, Paul Eddington
Votes: 4,029
9. Oliver Twist (1948)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
In Charles Dickens' classic tale, an orphan wends his way from cruel apprenticeship to den of thieves in search of a true home.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Robert Newton, Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Francis L. Sullivan
Votes: 13,668
10. The Goodies (1970–1982)
30 min | Comedy
The adventures of a crazy trio whose motto is "we do anything, anytime, anywhere."
Stars: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, Corbet Woodall
Votes: 1,886
11. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–1979)
30 min | Comedy
He story concerns a middle-aged middle manager, Reginald "Reggie" Perrin, and is driven to bizarre behaviour by the pointlessness of his job at Sunshine Desserts.
Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Pauline Yates, John Barron, Sue Nicholls
Votes: 2,180
12. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 320
13. After Henry (1988–1992)
30 min | Comedy
Sarah France is the 42-year-old widow of Henry, who was a GP. She lives with her 18-year-old daughter Clare France and her mother Eleanor Prescott in an often-volatile environment. Now ... See full summary »
Stars: Prunella Scales, Janine Wood, Jonathan Newth, Joan Sanderson
Votes: 217
14. Bloody New Year (1987)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
A group of friends take refuge in an island hotel that is decorated for New Years. The problem is, it's early summer, and soon enough, even the walls themselves are striking out against them.
Director: Norman J. Warren | Stars: Suzy Aitchison, Nikki Brooks, Colin Heywood, Mark Powley
Votes: 2,279
15. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
30 min | Documentary, Biography
The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers... See full summary »
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Michael Aspel, Elizabeth Dawn, June Whitfield
Votes: 323
16. William Tell (1958–1959)
30 min | Adventure, Family, History
Depicts the legend of William Tell, who, as the stories say, shot an apple off of his son's head and lead the rebellion to free Switzerland.
Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard, Jennifer Jayne, Richard Rogers
Votes: 212
17. The Rocking Horse Winner (1949)
Approved | 91 min | Drama, Fantasy
A young boy receives a rocking horse for Christmas and soon learns that he is able to pick the winning horse at the races.
Director: Anthony Pelissier | Stars: Valerie Hobson, John Howard Davies, Ronald Squire, John Mills
Votes: 1,416
18. All Gas and Gaiters (1966–1971)
30 min | Comedy
Clerical comedy centered on hapless curate Mervyn Noote.
Stars: Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, John Barron
Votes: 66
19. Comedy Playhouse (1961–2017)
30 min | Comedy
Anthology series of one-off, unrelated situation comedies.
Stars: Frank Thornton, John Le Mesurier, Robert Dorning, Bernard Cribbins
Votes: 70
20. The Magic Box (1951)
Approved | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
A chronicle of the life of William Friese-Greene, a British inventor and early pioneer in cinema.
Director: John Boulting | Stars: Robert Donat, Maria Schell, Renée Asherson, Richard Attenborough
Votes: 1,419
21. Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened (2009 TV Movie)
92 min | Documentary
30 years after Fawlty Towers (1975) ended, Stephen Fry narrates a documentary about the making of this classic sitcom.
Director: Lindsay Jex | Stars: Stephen Fry, John Cleese, Connie Booth, Prunella Scales
Votes: 218
22. Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951)
Approved | 93 min | Drama
Tom Brown (John Howard Davies) starts at Rugby boarding school. He is tormented by Flashman (John Forrest), the school bully.
Director: Gordon Parry | Stars: John Howard Davies, Robert Newton, James Hayter, John Charlesworth
Votes: 523
23. Executive Stress (1986–1988)
30 min | Comedy
Caroline Fairchild returns to work as an Editorial Director for Oasis Publishing after spending the last 25 years raising her five children. Her husband, Donald Fairchild works for ... See full summary »
Stars: Penelope Keith, Harry Ditson, Elizabeth Counsell, Mark Caven
Votes: 160
24. The Edwardians (1972–1973)
50 min | Drama, History
This series covers the turning points in 9 different figures during the Edwardian era of the United Kingdom - Henry Royce and Charles Rolls - of Rolls Royce fame; Horatio Bottomly founder ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Thorley Walters, Judy Parfitt, Timothy West, Ron Moody
Votes: 77
25. The Other One (1977–1979)
30 min | Comedy
Two passengers meet in reception at Gatwick airport. Although unknown to each other, they find they are on the same flight and staying in the same hotel. Two characters as different as ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Briers, Michael Gambon, Michael Chesden, Jill Kerman
Votes: 67
26. It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling (1971)
30 min | Comedy
Four posh girls share a flat in London.
Stars: Joanna Lumley, Jane Carr, Elizabeth Knight, Jennifer Croxton
Votes: 15
27. A Married Man (1983– )
240 min | Drama
A British lawyer, disillusioned with his marriage and career, starts an affair with a beautiful woman with political connections; a murder leads him to the greatest challenge of his life.
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Ciaran Madden, Sophie Ashton, Yvonne Coulette
Votes: 100
28. Andy Capp (1988– )
30 min | Comedy
Andy is an out-of-work layabout who only wants to have a drink and read the racing news. This leaves his long-suffering wife Flo as the sole breadwinner.
Stars: James Bolam, Paula Tilbrook, Susan Brown, Keith Marsh
Votes: 61
29. The Labours of Erica (1989–1990)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
A widowed single mother who's spent her life looking after others. As her 40th birthday approaches she decides to follow through with her childhood list of all the things she wanted to ... See full summary »
Stars: Brenda Blethyn, Clive Merrison, Geoffrey Davies, Paul Spurrier
Votes: 32
30. Misleading Cases (1967–1971)
30 min | Comedy
A court that is frequently presided over by the increasingly amused Mr Justice Swallow and Mr Haddock's long-suffering adversary Sir Joshua Hoot QC.
Stars: Alastair Sim, Roy Dotrice, Avice Landone, Thorley Walters
Votes: 45
31. Whoops Baghdad! (1973)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Frankie Howerd, Derek Francis, Hilary Pritchard, Anna Brett
Votes: 37
32. No Job for a Lady (1990–1992)
30 min | Comedy
Jean Price is the idealistic, newly-elected Labour Party Member of Parliament for a deprived inner-city constituency. She must try to balance her work with her family life, learn the ways of the House and try to keep her principles.
Stars: Penelope Keith, Mark Kingston, Garfield Morgan, Paul Young
Votes: 101
33. Torvill & Bean (1995 TV Short)
11 min | Short, Comedy
Mr. Bean takes his girlfriend to see Britain's famous ice skating duo Torvill and Dean perform in Manchester. But he accidentally injures Dean backstage and has to substitute as guest ice-skater with Torvill.
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Christopher Dean, Robin Driscoll, Sophie Thompson
Votes: 932
34. Hope It Rains (1991–1992)
30 min | Comedy
When her mother dies, independent but unemployed Jace goes to live with her cantankerous godfather who runs a dilapidated wax museum in a seedy English seaside resort.
Stars: Tom Bell, Holly Aird, Eamon Boland, Jenny Lee
Votes: 28
35. Comedy Connections (2003–2008)
40 min | Documentary
Series looking at the history of favourite comedy shows.
Stars: Doon Mackichan, Julia Sawalha, John Howard Davies, Gareth Gwenlan
Votes: 88
36. All in Good Faith (1985–1988)
30 min | Comedy
A country vicar moves with his family to an urban parish.
Stars: Richard Briers, Barbara Ferris, Frank Middlemass, Lydia Smith
Votes: 55
37. Fawlty Towers Revisited (2005 TV Movie)
80 min | Documentary
Director: Duane Huey | Stars: Connie Booth, John Cleese, Bernard Cribbins, John Howard Davies
Votes: 91
38. Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989 TV Special)
Not Rated | 72 min | Comedy
Sketches from Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969).
Director: Ian MacNaughton | Stars: Steve Martin, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam
Votes: 1,579
39. Law and Disorder (1994– )
30 min | Comedy
A no-nonsense barrister continually but not continuously corrects the grammar and behaviour of others, whilst skating close to the edge of moral practise herself in order to win her cases.
Stars: Penelope Keith, Simon Williams, Charles Kay, Eamon Boland
Votes: 34
40. Reputations (1994–2002)
50 min | Documentary
Documentary profiles examining well-known figures from the world of entertainment and history.
Stars: Jancis Robinson, Veronika Hyks, Denis Lawson, Josette Simon
Votes: 23
41. The World of Beachcomber (1968–1969)
30 min | Comedy
BBC comedy sketch show inspired by the Beachcomber column in the Daily Express newspaper. Spike Milligan appeared as Dt. Strabismus linking a series of unrelated sketches.
Stars: Spike Milligan, Frank Thornton, Leon Thau, Julian Orchard
Votes: 17
42. Living Famously (2002– )
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Stars: Caroline Quentin, David Thomson, Patrick Allen, Sheridan Morley
Votes: 21
43. Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom (1999)
50 min | Documentary
Stars: Julie Walters, Elijah Mora, John Cleese, Neil Morrissey
Votes: 23
44. The Very Merry Widow (1967–1968)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Moira Lister, Molly Urquhart, Donald Hewlett, Diana King
45. Frost on Sunday (1968–1970)
50 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Talk show and light entertainment.
Stars: David Frost, Ronnie Corbett, Ronnie Barker, Josephine Tewson
Votes: 65
46. Oh in Colour (1970)
30 min | Comedy
Sketch comedy created by Spike Milligan between the first two series of his more well-known "Q." Despite the title, only brief clips still exist in colour; most of the series is only available as black-and-white telerecordings.
Stars: Spike Milligan, John Bluthal, Edward Underdown, Charlie Young Atom
Votes: 10
47. Heroes of Comedy (1995–2003)
60 min | Documentary, Comedy
An affectionate look at the life and work of some of Britain's best-loved comedians.
Stars: Eric Sykes, Spike Milligan, Bob Monkhouse, Barry Cryer
Votes: 45
48. British Film Forever (2007)
90 min | Documentary, History
Stars: Jessica Hynes, Timothy Spall, Nick Moran, Ronald Neame
Votes: 112
49. We'll Think of Something (1986)
30 min | Comedy
Les Brooks is a middle-age man facing redundancy. Not wanting to join the dole queue, Les comes up with a series of money making schemes, every one of which ends up a failure. His wife ... See full summary »
Stars: Sam Kelly, Marcia Warren, Philip Dunbar, Maggie Jones
50. The Very Merry Widow and How (1968– )
Comedy
Stars: Moira Lister, Nicholas Parsons, Jimmy Thompson, Molly Urquhart