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1. Quo Vadis (1951)
Not Rated | 171 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.
Directors: Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann | Stars: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov
Votes: 16,739 | Gross: $24.29M
2. Devil Girl from Mars (1954)
Approved | 77 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
An uptight, leather-clad female alien, armed with a ray gun and accompanied by a menacing robot, comes to Earth to collect Earth's men as breeding stock.
Director: David MacDonald | Stars: Hugh McDermott, Hazel Court, Peter Reynolds, Adrienne Corri
Votes: 2,096
3. 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: 374
4. 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)
Approved | 103 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A blind American writer living in London stumbles upon a criminal conspiracy involving kidnapping and extortion.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: Van Johnson, Vera Miles, Cecil Parker, Patricia Laffan
Votes: 2,574
5. Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1954–1956)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Colonel March of The Department of Queer Complaints investigates unusual cases, locked-room murders, and mysteries concerning the supernatural.
Stars: Boris Karloff, Ewan Roberts, Eric Pohlmann, Doris Nolan
Votes: 309
6. Anna Karenina (1961 TV Movie)
105 min | Drama
In the Russia of the 1880s, Anna Karenina sacrifices her marriage when she has a passionate affair with an army officer.
Director: Rudolph Cartier | Stars: Claire Bloom, Sean Connery, Jack Watling, Valerie Taylor
Votes: 177
7. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
8. I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
Approved | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A young Irish woman hates England so much she becomes a spy for Germany.
Director: Frank Launder | Stars: Deborah Kerr, Trevor Howard, Raymond Huntley, Michael Howard
Votes: 1,760
9. I'll Get You (1952)
78 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After leading nuclear scientists are kidnapped and smuggled behind the Iron Curtain, an FBI man and a British agent are assigned to catch the kidnappers.
Directors: Seymour Friedman, Peter Graham Scott | Stars: George Raft, Sally Gray, Clifford Evans, Reginald Tate
Votes: 428
10. ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
60 min | Drama
Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
Stars: Campbell Singer, Thomas Heathcote, Richard Caldicot, June Brown
Votes: 66
11. Call My Bluff (II) (1965–1988)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Two teams of three alternate between giving and guessing the meanings of obscure English words.
Stars: Robert Robinson, Frank Muir, Patrick Campbell, Arthur Marshall
Votes: 86
12. Dial 999 (1958–1959)
30 min | Crime
Robert Beatty stars as Detective Inspector Mike Maguire, a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman posted to New Scotland Yard, in this popular 1950s series depicting London's fight against crime.
Stars: Robert Beatty, John Howlett, Richard Bebb, Hugh Moxey
Votes: 109
13. The Dark Tower (1943)
Approved | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
A struggling circus finds salvation in the form of an exciting new twist on their high-wire act.
Director: John Harlow | Stars: Ben Lyon, Anne Crawford, David Farrar, Herbert Lom
Votes: 444
14. Crooks in Cloisters (1964)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Crime
Having pulled off the smallest ever train robbery, Little Walter and his crew decide to get out of London. The six of them set up business in a disused monastery off the Cornish coast, ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Summers | Stars: Ronald Fraser, Barbara Windsor, Grégoire Aslan, Bernard Cribbins
Votes: 439
15. 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
16. The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)
30 min | Adventure, Family
A TV series adaptated from the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the ... See full summary »
Stars: George Dolenz, Nick Cravat, Robert Cawdron, Henry Corden
Votes: 65
17. Shoot First (1953)
Approved | 88 min | Adventure, Thriller
A retired U.S. Army Colonel living in England stumbles upon a spy ring when he shoots buckshot at a poacher during a hunt.
Director: Robert Parrish | Stars: Joel McCrea, Laurence Naismith, Denis Lehrer, Marius Goring
Votes: 354
18. Caravan (1946)
117 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
During the last half of the 19th century writer Richard Darrell saves Don Carlos from two robbers, and is entrusted by Don Carlos to take a valuable necklace to Spain. Richard leaves his ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Crabtree | Stars: Stewart Granger, Jean Kent, Anne Crawford, Dennis Price
Votes: 248
19. Harpers West One (1961–1963)
60 min | Drama
The life and loves of a big department store in the West End of London.
Stars: Jan Holden, Jane Muir, Philip Latham, Vivian Pickles
20. Notorious Gentleman (1945)
110 min | Drama, Romance
Vivian Kenway (Sir Rex Harrison), a young Englishman from an aristocratic background, flunks out of Oxford, and decides to use his considerable charm to achieve his goal of, apparently, ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Gilliat | Stars: Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer, Godfrey Tearle, Griffith Jones
Votes: 391
21. Death in High Heels (1947)
48 min | Crime, Mystery
There's a death by poisoning at a Bond St. fashion house. The designer, the owner, the models and even the tea lady all have secrets to hide, but who's hiding a murderous one?
Director: Lionel Tomlinson | Stars: Don Stannard, Elsa Tee, Veronica Rose, Denise Anthony
Votes: 57
22. Hidden Homicide (1959)
Approved | 81 min | Mystery
A man wakes up in a strange location with a gun in his hand and a dead body, not knowing how the whole thing happened. He doesn't remember anything about the whole scenario.
Director: Anthony Young | Stars: Griffith Jones, Patricia Laffan, James Kenney, Bruce Seton
Votes: 104
23. Who Killed Van Loon? (1948)
48 min | Crime, Drama
A man searching for a cache of diamonds rescues a Dutch cutter from a concentration camp and murders his partner, throwing the blame on the former's daughter.
Directors: Gordon Kyle, Lionel Tomlinson | Stars: Raymond Lovell, Kay Bannerman, Robert Wyndham, John Dodsworth
24. Truly, Madly, Cheaply!: British B Movies (2008 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
A look at the history of British B-movies.
Director: Hans Petch | Stars: Matthew Sweet, Steve Chibnall, Kenneth Baker, John Mortimer
Votes: 57
25. Hangman's Wharf (1950)
73 min | Crime
A doctor is framed for murder.
Director: Cecil H. Williamson | Stars: John Witty, Genine Graham, Campbell Singer, Patricia Laffan
Votes: 88
26. Old Mother Riley at Home (1945)
76 min | Comedy
Mother Riley tries to convince her daughter that her current boyfriend is up to no good.
Director: Oswald Mitchell | Stars: Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Freddie Forbes, Richard George
Votes: 35
27. Stars in Your Eyes (1946–1950)
Comedy, Music
Stars: Avril Angers, Daphne Barker, Jimmy Edwards, Jack Barker
28. Television Is Here Again (1946 TV Movie)
Documentary
After World War II, television returned to British screens on 7 June 1946. 'Demonstration Film: Television is Here Again' showed viewers what they could expect. There were no Graphic ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Dorté | Stars: Jasmine Bligh, Debroy Somers, The Palladium Girls, Elizabeth Welch
29. Reluctant Bandit (1965– )
25 min | Drama, Thriller
A British officer who served in Sicily during the Second World War returns to find himself embroiled in Mafia activities.
Stars: William Dexter, Patricia Haines, Michael Balfour, William Mervyn
Votes: 7
30. Film Fanfare (1956)
Talk-Show
The goings on within the film industry.
Stars: Peter Noble, Paul Carpenter, John Fitzgerald, John Parsons
Votes: 13
31. Double Cross (1956)
30 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Stars: Jimmy Jewel, Ben Warriss, Jill Day, Gerard Heinz
32. 1066 and All That (1947 TV Movie)
80 min | Comedy, Musical
A memorable History of England, comprising all the parts you can remember, including 103 Good Things, five Bad Kings, and two Genuine Dates.
Stars: Billie Baker, Donald Barclay, Dennis Bowen, Arthur Brander
33. Rembrandt (1969 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
This 90 minute special originally aired on the British N.E.T. Playhouse series in 1971. It is a remake of Carl Zuckmayer's 1936 British film about the Dutch artist following the death of his beloved wife.
Director: Rudolph Cartier | Stars: Cyril Shaps, Richard Johnson, Toke Townley, David Cargill
34. Caviar to the General (1955 TV Movie)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: Nicholas Bruce, Nadia Cattouse, Alexis Chesnakov, John Glen
35. Misalliance (1954 TV Movie)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
The unexpected arrival of a Polish aviatrix throws an English country house into confusion.
Stars: Maurice Colbourne, Allan Cuthbertson, Patricia Laffan, Richard Leech
36. The Good Companions (1949 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
An ill-assorted group of people become traveling entertainers.
Stars: Tony Bateman, Gordon Bell, Anne Blake, Michael Brennan
37. Don't Blame the Stork (1954)
80 min | Comedy
Charming romantic comedy. A young actress plants herself and her baby in the home of a famous actor to prove she is a competent actress.
Director: Ákos Ráthonyi | Stars: Veronica Hurst, Ian Hunter, Reginald Beckwith, Patricia Laffan
Votes: 11
38. The Strange Case of Blondie White (1947 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stars: Jonathan Field, Richard Hurndall, Felix Irwin, Patricia Laffan
39. It's You I Want (1953 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: Georgina Cookson, Wallas Eaton, Campbell Gray, John Kidd
40. The Magistrate (1946 TV Movie)
Drama
A widow weds a magistrate and makes her 19-year-old son act as a boy.
Stars: Desmond Walter-Ellis, Olga Lindo, James Kenney, Patricia Laffan
41. Hay Fever (1946 TV Movie)
Comedy, Drama
The Bliss family welcomes weekend guests - who soon find that eccentricity abounds.
Stars: Mary Jones, Ian Lubbock, Kathleen Boutall, Kitty de Legh
42. The Unguarded Hour (1946 TV Movie)
Drama
Stars: Carleton Hobbs, Sydney Tafler, Graveley Edwards, Patrick Boxill
43. The Kingdom of God (1947 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Stars: Barbara Mullen, Dorothy Black, Margery Bryce, Netta Westcott
44.
Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1954–1956)
Episode:
The Devil Sells His Soul
(1956)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Colonel March uses hypnosis to crack the case of a stabbing murder.
Director: Arthur Crabtree | Stars: Boris Karloff, Ewan Roberts, Patrick Barr, Ann Hanslip
Votes: 63
45.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)
Episode:
Monaco
(1956)
Adventure, Family
A printer tries to live down his counterfeiting past but his young, greedy wife has other ideas. She becomes involved in illegal dealings at the Monte Carlo casino and it takes the Count of Monte Cristo to sort things out.
Director: Charles Bennett | Stars: George Dolenz, Nick Cravat, Robert Cawdron, Patricia Laffan
Votes: 6
46.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)
Episode:
The Island
(1956)
Adventure, Family
Rico is drugged, kidnapped, and whipped to make him reveal the location of the Count's treasure. The Count mounts a rescue, which involves a Duchess who schemes to put a Bonaparte back into power in Paris.
Director: Charles Bennett | Stars: George Dolenz, Nick Cravat, Robert Cawdron, Patricia Laffan
Votes: 8
47.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)
Episode:
The Talleyrand Affair
(1956)
Adventure, Family
Desperate to thwart a plan to form the country of Belgium out of Netherlands territory, the Duchess of Maastricht kidnaps the son of one of the plan's proponents. The Count seeks to rescue the son, and the plan.
Director: Dennis Vance | Stars: George Dolenz, Nick Cravat, Robert Cawdron, Finlay Currie
Votes: 6
48.
Dial 999 (1958–1959)
Episode:
Illegal Entry
(1958)
30 min | Crime
Maguire intercepts a gang smuggling jewels into London on a fishing trawler.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Robert Beatty, Walter Gotell, Adrienne Corri, Patricia Laffan
Votes: 23
49.
Dial 999 (1958–1959)
Episode:
The Killing Job
(1958)
30 min | Crime
First outing in this series introduces Canadian cop new to London. With his taciturn English counterpart he grapples with a protection war between rival gangs.
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: Robert Beatty, Duncan Lamont, William Hartnell, Sydney Tafler
Votes: 32
50.
Maigret (1959–1963)
Episode:
A Man Condemned
(1963)
50 min | Crime, Drama
A man convicted of murdering his wife is to be executed in 12 hours but Maigret thinks the man is innocent.
Director: Terence Williams | Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Trader Faulkner, Terence de Marney
Votes: 35