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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: 39,114
2. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness
Votes: 1,444,846 | Gross: $322.74M
3. 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: 4,023
4. 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: 8,692
5. The Professionals (1977–1983)
TV-MA | Action, Comedy, Crime
Bodie and Doyle, senior agents of the British intelligence service CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their handler George Cowley fight terrorism and similar high-level crimes.
Stars: Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins, Bridget Brice
Votes: 3,634
6. Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Crime, Drama
Constable George Dixon and his colleagues at the Dock Green police station in the East End of London deal with petty crime, successfully controlling it through common sense and human understanding.
Stars: Jack Warner, Peter Byrne, Geoffrey Adams, Arthur Rigby
Votes: 299
7. The Witches (1966)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror
Following a horrifying experience with the occult in Africa, a schoolteacher moves to a small English village, only to discover that black magic resides there as well.
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Joan Fontaine, Kay Walsh, Alec McCowen, Ann Bell
Votes: 3,233
8. Public Eye (1965–1975)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Cynical, dour and world-weary, private eye Frank Marker is frequently the unwitting stooge in bigger criminal wheels in his attempts to make a tenuous living on the outskirts of London.
Stars: Alfred Burke, Ray Smith, Pauline Delaney, Brenda Cavendish
Votes: 425
9. Hope and Glory (1987)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Bill, a young boy living on the outskirts of London experiences the exhilaration of World War II. During this period, Bill learns about sex, death, love, hypocrisy, and the faults of adults as he prowls the ruins of bombed houses.
Director: John Boorman | Stars: Sarah Miles, David Hayman, Sebastian Rice-Edwards, Geraldine Muir
Votes: 14,562 | Gross: $10.02M
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: 242
11. Maigret (1959–1963)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Televisations of the Maigret novels by Georges Simenon.
Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Helen Shingler, Neville Jason
Votes: 371
12. Z Cars (1962–1978)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
A gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional town of Newtown in the North of England.
Stars: James Ellis, John Slater, Douglas Fielding, Bernard Holley
Votes: 377
13. 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: 91
14. Gideon C.I.D. (1964–1966)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follows Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard and his family life.
Stars: John Gregson, Alexander Davion, Daphne Anderson, Richard James
Votes: 308
15. A Family at War (1970–1972)
60 min | Drama, History, War
The lower middle class Ashton family of the city of Liverpool deal with life on the home front during the Second World War.
Stars: Colin Douglas, Barbara Flynn, Lesley Nunnerley, Coral Atkins
Votes: 386
16. BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
120 min | Drama
Monthly anthology series featuring televised versions of plays.
Stars: Charles Gray, Eric Porter, Jeremy Brett, Lally Bowers
Votes: 176
17. Nothing But the Night (1973)
PG | 90 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Three rich trustees are murdered - appearing as suicides. When a bus filled with orphans and three other rich trustees has an "accident," Colonel Bingham investigates.
Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Diana Dors, Georgia Brown
Votes: 2,030
18. Trio (1950)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Romance
Three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham, "The Verger", "Mr. Know-All", and "The Sanatorium" are introduced by the author.
Directors: Ken Annakin, Harold French | Stars: James Hayter, Kathleen Harrison, Felix Aylmer, Lana Morris
Votes: 901
19. Follyfoot (1971–1973)
30 min | Family, Drama
Young Dora is sent to stay with her uncle on his farm in rural England while her parents travel overseas for a year. Seeing as she has a love for horses, her uncle suggests she visit ... See full summary »
Stars: Gillian Blake, Steve Hodson, Arthur English, Christian Rodska
Votes: 180
20. ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969–1974)
78 min | Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Balfour, Madoline Thomas, Diane Cilento, Jim Dale
Votes: 96
21. 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: 131
22. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
50 min | Crime, Drama
1970s BBC police drama with experienced cops DCS Charlie Barlow and DS John Watt who lead a task force charged with tackling the toughest cases Thamesford has to offer.
Stars: Frank Windsor, Norman Bowler, David Lloyd Meredith, Terence Rigby
Votes: 112
23. Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope - Deleted Scenes (2011 Video)
8 min | Short, Action, Drama
Deleted scenes from Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977).
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Mark Hamill, Garrick Hagon, Anthony Forrest, Koo Stark
Votes: 9,608
24. Emergency-Ward 10 (1957–1967)
30 min | Drama
Set in Oxbridge General Hospital, this soap opera focused equally on the lives and loves of its medical staff and the pressure of their work.
Stars: Jill Browne, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Frederick Bartman, Desmond Carrington
Votes: 69
25. 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: 241
26. Beasts (1976)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
An anthology series concerning bestial horror, created by Nigel Kneale.
Stars: Pamela Moiseiwitsch, Martin Shaw, Jane Wymark, Patrick Magee
Votes: 273
27. Screenplay (1986–1993)
Drama
An anthology drama series.
Stars: John Kavanagh, Tony Doyle, Michael Liebmann, Benjamin Whitrow
Votes: 92
28. Staircase (1969)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Charles Dyer (Sir Rex Harrison) and Harry Leeds (Richard Burton) are a couple that have been living together for nearly twenty years. Both earn a living as hairdressers in the West End of ... See full summary »
Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Rex Harrison, Richard Burton, Cathleen Nesbitt, Beatrix Lehmann
Votes: 958
29. Doomwatch (1970–1972)
50 min | Sci-Fi, Drama
Doomwatch is the nickname for the Department of Measurement of Scientific Work. Under the leadership of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Dr. Spencer Quist, the Doomwatch team struggled, for ... See full summary »
Stars: John Paul, Joby Blanshard, Simon Oates, Vivien Sherrard
Votes: 195
30. Doomwatch (1972)
PG | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.
Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: Ian Bannen, Judy Geeson, John Paul, Simon Oates
Votes: 1,173
31. Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)
50 min | Drama
Dr. Finlay is a member of a medical practice in the Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s.
Stars: Bill Simpson, Andrew Cruickshank, Barbara Mullen, Eric Woodburn
Votes: 141
32. Sergeant Cork (1963–1968)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Victorian-era whodunnit with venerable Sergeant Cork battling entrenched views in a bid to use a more scientific approach to solving cases. Trusty sidekick Bob does not always understand his methods but faithfully co-operates..
Stars: John Barrie, William Gaunt, Charles Morgan, Freddie Fowler
Votes: 68
33. The Body Stealers (1969)
PG | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
In Britain, bodies of NATO paratroopers are being snatched during routine jumps by a mysterious red-beam of alien origin.
Director: Gerry Levy | Stars: George Sanders, Maurice Evans, Patrick Allen, Hilary Heath
Votes: 520
34. A Touch of Love (1969)
M/PG | 107 min | Drama
A young London woman, studying for her doctorate in the British Museum, spends her nights trying to avoid the sexual admiration of men in her life.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Sandy Dennis, Ian McKellen, Michael Coles, John Standing
Votes: 473
35. Eye Witness (1950)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In 1949, when his former British war buddy is charged with murder, American lawyer Adam Hayward goes to England to see if he can help.
Director: Robert Montgomery | Stars: Ruth Lee, Robert Montgomery, Hal Osmond, Wylie Watson
Votes: 363
36. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
37. Alf 'n' Family (1968)
PG | 96 min | Comedy, War
The film version of Till Death Us Do Part (1965) tells the story of Alf Garnett and his family living through the London Blitz.
Director: Norman Cohen | Stars: Warren Mitchell, Dandy Nichols, Anthony Booth, Una Stubbs
Votes: 517
38. Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television.
Stars: Robin Chadwick, Donald Sinden, Helen Lindsay, Paul Moriarty
Votes: 56
39. Persecution (1974)
PG | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A crippled woman takes pleasure in tormenting her son, blaming him for her condition. Years later, the son returns home with his wife and newborn only to find himself still under her influence and twisted from her prolonged mental abuse.
Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Lana Turner, Trevor Howard, Ralph Bates, Olga Georges-Picot
Votes: 364
40. George and the Dragon (1966–1968)
30 min | Comedy
Colonel Maynard has a problem when it comes to housekeepers - his chauffeur. George has an eye for the ladies, and his behaviour has seen sixteen housekeepers hand in their resignations. ... See full summary »
Stars: Peggy Mount, Sidney James, John Le Mesurier, Keith Marsh
Votes: 99
41. The History of Mr. Polly (1949)
Approved | 95 min | Drama
With an inheritance after his father's death, Alfred Polly finds love in the arms of a schoolgirl but marries an unattractive cousin and opens a shop, leading him to unhappiness, arson, suicide attempts and escape.
Director: Anthony Pelissier | Stars: John Mills, Sally Ann Howes, Betty Ann Davies, Megs Jenkins
Votes: 651
42. The Son of Robin Hood (1958)
Approved | 81 min | Adventure
The son of Robin Hood dons his father's famous tights. Unfortunately, he's nowhere near as good as his father was so the merry men look for Robin's other child.
Director: George Sherman | Stars: David Hedison, June Laverick, David Farrar, Marius Goring
Votes: 194
43. Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969)
R | 112 min | Drama, Romance
An insecure Briton and a Briton of Jamaican descent share a London apartment together.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Robin Phillips, Judy Geeson, Ester Anderson, Hal Frederick
Votes: 95
44. 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
45. Shadows (1975–1978)
30 min | Family, Horror
Anthology series of scary stories for children.
Stars: Neville Barber, Gwyneth Strong, George Waring, Jenny Agutter
Votes: 120
46. Wodehouse Playhouse (1974–1978)
30 min | Comedy, Romance
A series of dramatisations of some of P. G. Wodehouse's comic short stories - in which P. G. Wodehouse, himself, introduced some of the early episodes.
Stars: John Alderton, Pauline Collins, P.G. Wodehouse, Paul McDowell
Votes: 146
47. Knight Errant Limited (1959–1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Adam Knight's agency is there to help people in all kinds of ways.
Stars: Kay Callard, John Turner, Richard Carpenter, Hugh David
Votes: 14
48. Armchair Cinema (1973–1975)
90 min | Drama
British television drama anthology series of single plays.
Stars: John Thaw, Tom Bell, James Laurenson, Edward Woodward
Votes: 32
49. A Yank in London (1945)
106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In 1943 England, an American Army Air Force gunner falls in love with a corporal in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force who has long been expected to marry a British paratrooper Major, prompting him to go back to combat duty.
Director: Herbert Wilcox | Stars: Anna Neagle, Rex Harrison, Dean Jagger, Robert Morley
Votes: 250
50. Probation Officer (1959–1962)
60 min | Drama
An early hit for ATV, this absorbing, rigorously researched and very human drama series centres on the work of a team of probation officers based in London, and the lives of the men and ... See full summary »
Stars: John Paul, John Scott, Jessica Spencer, David Davies
Votes: 30