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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: 39,509
2. A Bridge Too Far (1977)
PG | 175 min | Drama, History, War
Operation Market Garden, September 1944: The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Sean Connery, Ryan O'Neal, Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier
Votes: 61,502 | Gross: $50.80M
3. 'Allo 'Allo! (1982–1992)
45 min | Comedy, History, War
In France during World War II, René Artois runs a small café where Resistance fighters, Gestapo men, German Army officers and escaped Allied POWs interact daily, ignorant of one another's true identity or presence, exasperating René.
Stars: Gorden Kaye, Carmen Silvera, Vicki Michelle, Richard Marner
Votes: 27,041
4. Battle of Britain (1969)
G | 132 min | Action, Drama, History
In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel as a prelude to a possible Axis invasion of the U.K.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Harry Andrews, Curd Jürgens
Votes: 24,499 | Gross: $4.36M
5. The Brothers (1972–1976)
50 min | Drama
Robert Hammond has died while "doing the deed" with his secretary and mistress Jennifer, and now his three sons have inherited the family trucking company, and each one will try to run the business in his own way.
Stars: Jean Anderson, Robin Chadwick, Jennifer Wilson, Derek Benfield
Votes: 142
6. Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
The lives and fortunes of the Bellamy family and their below-stairs servant staff at 165 Eaton Place play out against the social, political and historical backdrop of Edwardian London from 1903 to 1930.
Stars: Gordon Jackson, David Langton, Jean Marsh, Angela Baddeley
Votes: 3,562
7. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced out of semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.
Stars: Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate, George Sewell
Votes: 9,617
8. Crossroads (1964–1988)
30 min | Drama
The four-or-five-times-a-week adventures of a motel owner and her son, daughter and staff. Drama was never far away from the ringing of the reception bell.
Stars: Noele Gordon, Roger Tonge, Susan Hanson, Jane Rossington
Votes: 414
9. Poldark (1975–1977)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
In 1783, Ross Poldark returns from the American wars to his native Cornwall to right wrongs and reunite with the love of his life.
Stars: Robin Ellis, Angharad Rees, Clive Francis, Jill Townsend
Votes: 1,196
10. The Tomorrow People (1973–1979)
30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A group of teens with psychic and other paranormal abilities use their special gifts to battle evil.
Stars: Nicholas Young, Philip Gilbert, Elizabeth Adare, Peter Vaughan-Clarke
Votes: 839
11. Cry Freedom (1987)
PG | 157 min | Biography, Drama, History
South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the Black anti-Apartheid activist Steve Biko.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Denzel Washington, Kevin Kline, Josette Simon, Wabei Siyolwe
Votes: 14,458 | Gross: $5.90M
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: 381
13. The Duchess of Duke Street (1976–1977)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
Louisa Trotter works her way up from being a skivvy to being the queen of cooks, cook to the King, and owner of the Bentinck Hotel. Her life and happenings among the guests and staff of the hotel make up the 31 episodes.
Stars: Gemma Jones, Victoria Plucknett, John Welsh, John Cater
Votes: 1,540
14. Man About the House (1973–1976)
30 min | Comedy
Sitcom exploring the trials and tribulations created by one man and two women flat-sharing in the 70s.
Stars: Richard O'Sullivan, Paula Wilcox, Sally Thomsett, Yootha Joyce
Votes: 1,576
15. 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: 244
16. The Girl in a Swing (1988)
R | 119 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A London art broker goes to Copenhagen where he requires the services of a secretary fluent in Danish, English, and German. He falls deeply in love with the woman, despite the fact that he ... See full summary »
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Meg Tilly, Rupert Frazer, Nicholas Le Prevost, Elspet Gray
Votes: 819 | Gross: $0.75M
17. Secret Army (1977–1979)
50 min | Drama, History, War
During World War II, a Belgian resistance movement called Lifeline, based in Brussels, organises the return of Allied airmen who have been shot down by the Luftwaffe to the United Kingdom.
Stars: Bernard Hepton, Angela Richards, Clifford Rose, Juliet Hammond
Votes: 1,616
18. The Godsend (1980)
R | 93 min | Drama, Horror
When a strange woman has her baby at the Marlowe's house, then disappears, Kate Marlowe is forced to keep the baby, Bonnie. She loves the child, but when her own children are systematically killed, suspicion turns to Bonnie.
Director: Gabrielle Beaumont | Stars: Malcolm Stoddard, Cyd Hayman, Angela Pleasence, Patrick Barr
Votes: 1,264
19. Bugs (1995–1999)
50 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Ed, Ros, Alex and Beckett form the high-tech crime fighting team who work for the mysterious, secretive Bureau 2 chief, Jan, and are only assigned the most difficult and dangerous cases.
Stars: Jaye Griffiths, Jesse Birdsall, Craig McLachlan, Jan Harvey
Votes: 584
20. 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
21. Timeslip (1970–1971)
30 min | Family, Sci-Fi
Simon and Liz were teenage friends who fell into a time hole and found themselves trapped in various periods of the 20th century, where they encounter all sorts of adventures. Many of them ... See full summary »
Stars: Cheryl Burfield, Spencer Banks, Denis Quilley, Iris Russell
Votes: 238
22. Anna Karenina (1977)
500 min | Drama, History, Romance
Anna Karenina is the young wife of an older husband. She has an affair with the handsome Count Vronsky. By following her desires, Anna complicates her life.
Stars: Nicola Pagett, Stuart Wilson, Eric Porter, Robert Swann
Votes: 289
23. A Horseman Riding By (1978)
50 min | Drama
Having been invalided out of the Boer War, Paul Craddock buys Shallowford, a manor house and estate in Devon, with money from his late father's scrap-yard business. He soon becomes a ... See full summary »
Stars: Nigel Havers, Glyn Houston, Prunella Ransome, Wendy Holloway
Votes: 156
24. The Men Who Killed Kennedy (1988–2003)
Documentary, History
A detailed examination of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, with emphasis on the discrepancies and inconsistencies in the government's official version of events.
Stars: Hilary Minster, Robert J. Groden, Cyril H. Wecht, Gary Mack
Votes: 655
25. Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974)
364 min | Biography, Drama, History
Jennie Jerome was born in the United States in 1845, eventually becoming Lady Randolph Churchill and the mother of Winston Churchill.
Stars: Lee Remick, Barbara Parkins, Ronald Pickup, Rachel Kempson
Votes: 186
26. 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
27. The Last of the Mohicans (1971)
344 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Three trappers protect a British colonel's daughters in the midst of the French and Indian War.
Stars: Andrew Crawford, Tim Goodman, Kenneth Ives, John Abineri
Votes: 229
28. 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: 58
29. The Long Chase (1972– )
Adventure, Drama
Tom Corby and his son John are bird watching, by the cliffs, when he spots a number of strangers. John goes to help a girl cut off from land. When he returns his dad has vanished.
Stars: Glyn Houston, Simon Fisher-Turner, Jan Francis, Brian Peck
Votes: 48
30. Countdown to War (1989 TV Movie)
78 min | Drama, History, War
Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between the UK, France, Poland, Nazi Germany, and the U.S.S.R. from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until Britain's declaration of war on Germany, caused by Hitler's invasion of Poland.
Director: Patrick Lau | Stars: Ian McKellen, Michael Aldridge, Tony Britton, John Woodvine
Votes: 204
31. OTT (1982)
52 min | Animation, Comedy, Music
A late night risqué sketch show featuring most of the TISWAS team, designed to appeal to the large adult audience of the children's Saturday morning show. Critically slated, it ran to just one series.
Stars: Lenny Henry, Chris Tarrant, Bob Carolgees, Helen Atkinson Wood
Votes: 48
32. Owen, M.D. (1971–1973)
50 min | Drama
Stars: Nigel Stock, Joan Newell, Alan Moore, Maggie Hanley
Votes: 16
33. The Golden Bowl (1972– )
270 min | Drama
Henry James's highly charged study of adultery, jealousy and possession.
Stars: Cyril Cusack, Daniel Massey, Gayle Hunnicutt, Barry Morse
Votes: 118
34. Hawkeye, the Pathfinder (1973– )
50 min | Adventure
Stars: Patrick Troughton, Jan Francis, Windsor Davies, Paul Massie
Votes: 17
35. Jackanory Playhouse (1972–1985)
30 min | Drama, Family
A spin-off series from "Jackanory", was "Jackanory Playhouse" (1972-85), which was a series of thirty-minute dramatisations.
Stars: Peter Settelen, Maurice Denham, Patsy Smart, George Innes
Votes: 18
36. Premiere (1977–1980)
30 min | Drama
A series of anthologies highlighting the initial projects of directors venturing into television drama filmmaking.
Stars: Phil Daniels, Johnny Allan, David Parfitt, Brian Poyser
Votes: 9
37. Strike It Rich! (1986– )
50 min | Drama
The shareholders of a news agency have their changed lives forever when they receive a huge financial windfall from their dividends.
Stars: Tom Adams, Victor Winding, John Stone, Robert McIntosh
38. A Family Affair (1979)
50 min | Drama
Stars: Barry Foster, Wendy Gifford, Jan Harvey, Frank Middlemass
Votes: 8
39. Stage 2 (1971–1973)
Drama
Stars: Tom Courtenay, Eileen Atkins, Colin Blakely, Coral Browne
Votes: 7
40. Late Call (1975– )
54 min
Angus Wilson (1913-1991) wrote his novel "Late Call" in 1964, and 20 years later, Anthony Burgess ranked it as one of the 99 best novels written since 1939. This led to its inclusion in the... See full summary »
Stars: Dandy Nichols, Michael Bryant, Leslie Dwyer, Timothy Morand
Votes: 24
41. Woodstock (1973– )
45 min | History
Stars: Judy Loe, Stephen Moore, Richard Morant, James Garbutt
42. One Last Shock (1979)
21 min | Short
Director: Ron Tanner | Stars: David Daker, Hilary Minster, Derek Benfield
43. Meanwhile on BBC2 (1971– )
Stars: Kenneth Williams, The Young Generation, Nigel Lythgoe, Anne Chapman
44. Magic Micro Mission (1983)
24 min | Family
Children's edutainment series about current computer technology.
Stars: Adrian Hedley, Jo Wheeler, Hilary Minster, John Barker
45.
The Men Who Killed Kennedy (1988–2003)
Episode:
The Truth Shall Set You Free
(1995)
50 min | Documentary, History
Director: Nigel Turner | Stars: Hilary Minster, Jack Brazil, Fidel Castro, John Connally
Votes: 120
46.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
In the Secret State
(1985)
TV-14 | 90 min | Drama
A department head within the British secret service uncovers some unpleasant secrets when he investigates the apparent suicide of a colleague.
Director: Christopher Morahan | Stars: Frank Finlay, Matthew Marsh, Geoffrey Chater, Michael Byrne
Votes: 16
47.
'Allo 'Allo! (1982–1992)
Episode:
Ribbing the Bonk
(1988)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, History, War
In order to free Von Strohm, Gruber, Bertorelli (and Mimi and the paintings), René and the others have to rob a bank to pay ransom to the communists.
Director: Martin Dennis | Stars: Gorden Kaye, Sue Hodge, Gavin Richards, Richard Marner
Votes: 186
48.
'Allo 'Allo! (1982–1992)
Episode:
Puddings Can Go Off
(1989)
23 min | Comedy, History, War
To prevent the Germans from getting it, the resistance will bring 1,000 kilo of explosives to René, disguised as 500 Christmas puddings.
Director: Martin Dennis | Stars: Gorden Kaye, Carmen Silvera, Vicki Michelle, Kirsten Cooke
Votes: 183
49.
'Allo 'Allo! (1982–1992)
Episode:
An Enigma Variation
(1989)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, History, War
René and his personnel have to impersonate the Excelsior Quartet at the château.
Director: Richard Boden | Stars: Gorden Kaye, Carmen Silvera, Vicki Michelle, Richard Marner
Votes: 192
50.
'Allo 'Allo! (1982–1992)
Episode:
Wedding Bloss
(1989)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, History, War
Monsieur Alphonse has proposed to Edith and René is scared he'll lose the café and the gold in the cuckoo's clock, so he decides to marry Edith.
Director: Richard Boden | Stars: Gorden Kaye, Vicki Michelle, Carmen Silvera, Kenneth Connor
Votes: 184