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1. 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: 313
2. 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: 382
3. Sherlock Holmes (1964–1968)
50 min | Crime, Drama, History
A series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations, based on the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Stars: Nigel Stock, Peter Cushing, Douglas Wilmer, Peter Madden
Votes: 590
4. 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: 178
5. Passport to Pimlico (1949)
Approved | 84 min | Comedy
Residents of a part of London declare independence after they discover an old treaty, which leads to the need for a "Passport to Pimlico".
Director: Henry Cornelius | Stars: Stanley Holloway, Betty Warren, Barbara Murray, Paul Dupuis
Votes: 5,290
6. 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
7. 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: 114
8. Hancock's Half Hour (1956–1960)
30 min | Comedy
TV version of the popular BBC radio show of the same name, with Tony Hancock as the modern man of the world (in his own eyes). Sid James is there to bring him back to earth.
Stars: Tony Hancock, Sidney James, Johnny Vyvyan, Alec Bregonzi
Votes: 591
9. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
10. Out of the Unknown (1965–1971)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A classic anthology science fiction series which features adaptations of stories by famous authors including Isaac Asimov, J.G. Ballard, Frederik Pohl and John Wyndham.
Stars: John Gabriel, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Erik Chitty, Peter Copley
Votes: 176
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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: 57
15. Scotland Yard (1960– )
Drama
Each episode is based on a true-crime case with the names changed.
Stars: Geoffrey Matthews, Brian Vaughan, Ewan MacDuff, Humphrey Heathcote
Votes: 75
16. 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
18. Dulcimer Street (1948)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
Percy Boon lives with his mother in a shared rented house with an assortment of characters in central London. Although well intentioned, Percy becomes mixed up with gangsters and a murder. ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Gilliat | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Alastair Sim, Wylie Watson, Fay Compton
Votes: 459
19. 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
20. The Portrait of a Lady (1968– )
240 min | Drama
A young American woman contracts a disastrous marriage in 19th century Italy.
Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Suzanne Neve, Sarah Brackett, Beatrix Lehmann
Votes: 128
21. Moonstrike (1963)
50 min | Drama, History, War
Anthology series of one-off thrillers about the covert activities of Allied agents and resistance operatives in occupied Europe during the Second World War.
Stars: Gary Hope, Michael Culver, John Murray Scott, Clive Russell
Votes: 20
22. The World of Tim Frazer (1960–1961)
30 min | Drama
An engineer is drawn into the world of espionage.
Stars: Jack Hedley, Ralph Michael, Francis Matthews, Patricia Haines
Votes: 19
23. First Night (1963–1964)
Drama
Stars: Madge Ryan, Anthony Bate, James Maxwell, Michael Caine
Votes: 104
24. Suspense (1962–1963)
Thriller
Anthology series telling suspenseful tales.
Stars: Bill Meilen, Ray Handy, John Carson, Alex Scott
Votes: 22
25. Poet's Pub (1949)
Not Rated | 79 min | Comedy, Thriller
A struggling young poet in love manages a country inn, and thwarts a kidnapping attempt.
Director: Frederick Wilson | Stars: Derek Bond, Rona Anderson, James Robertson Justice, John McLaren
Votes: 138
26. Boys in Brown (1949)
Approved | 85 min | Crime, Drama
A slice of life in a British Borstal reform institution for young criminals.
Director: Montgomery Tully | Stars: Jack Warner, Richard Attenborough, Dirk Bogarde, Jimmy Hanley
Votes: 304
27. The Jazz Age (1968– )
50 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Anthology series of plays set during the 1920's.
Stars: Kevin McHugh, David Garfield, Arthur Hewlett, Shirley Knight
Votes: 12
28. Saturday Playhouse (1958–1961)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series of dramatisations of plays.
Stars: Elvi Hale, Madoline Thomas, George A. Cooper, Emrys Jones
29. A Chance of Thunder (1961– )
30 min | Thriller
Stars: Clifford Evans, John Meillon, Peter Vaughan, Godfrey Quigley
30. Away from It All (1973– )
50 min | Drama
Anthology series of plays about people's experiences when they are away from home for various reasons.
Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Gayle Hunnicutt, George Cole, Bill Owen
31. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1967)
50 min | Drama
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's non-Sherlock Holmes stories embodying the author's interest in boxing, the supernatural, and medical matters.
Stars: Keith Buckley, Michael Latimer, Michele Dotrice, Christopher Matthews
32. Portrait of Alison (1955)
30 min | Thriller
Stars: Patrick Barr, Lockwood West, Anthony Nicholls, Brian Wilde
34. Bat Out of Hell (1966)
50 min | Thriller
Murdered by his wife and her lover, the dead husband's voice haunts his killers through sinister phone calls.
Stars: Sylvia Syms, John Thaw, Dudley Foster, June Ellis
Votes: 36
35. A Game of Murder (1966)
30 min | Thriller
The once famous athlete Bob Kerry dies mysteriously on a golf course. His son Jack, a detective, suspects murder and decides to investigate the case. He gets caught up in a web of intrigue ... See full summary »
Stars: Gerald Harper, David Burke, June Barry, John Harvey
Votes: 28
36. The Scarf (1959)
180 min | Thriller
The police investigate the strangling of a young woman and find a small town filled with dark secrets.
Stars: Stephen Murray, Donald Pleasence, Bryan Coleman, Peter Halliday
Votes: 14
37. The Dybbuk (1952 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A young bride is possessed by a dybbuk, a malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person, on the eve of her wedding.
Director: Rudolph Cartier | Stars: Maurice Bannister, David Kossoff, Donald Pleasence, Peter Wyngarde
38. Melissa (1964)
30 min | Thriller
Guy Foster's world falls apart when his beloved wife Melissa is murdered. Unfortunately for Guy, all the evidence points to him as the murderer.
Stars: Tony Britton, Helen Christie, Brian McDermott, Brian Wilde
Votes: 16
39. Richard of Bordeaux (1955 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama, History
Director: Victor Menzies | Stars: Philip Guard, Bryan Kendrick, Peter Cushing, Jeanette Sterke
40. The Men from Room 13 (1959–1961)
Crime, Drama
Stars: Brian Wilde, John Welsh, Kenneth MacKintosh, William Fox
41. The Massingham Affair (1964– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: Lyndon Brook, Andrew Keir, Renny Lister, Eileen Atkins
42. The Widow of Bath (1959)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An elderly retired Judge, married to an attractive much younger woman, is found murdered. Then his corpse disappears and the police discover that his widow has a number of dubious associates.
Stars: Guy Rolfe, Barbara Murray, John Justin, Peter Sallis
43. My Friend Charles (1956)
30 min | Thriller
Stars: Stephen Murray, John Arnatt, Anne Ridler, Francis Matthews
Votes: 8
44. Under Milk Wood (1957 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Director: David J. Thomas | Stars: Donald Houston, William Squire, Marion Grimaldi, T.H. Evans
Votes: 8
45. The Desperate People (1963)
25 min | Thriller
The famous photographer Larry Martin is visited by his brother Philip, on leave of absence from his military service in West Germany. Philip is trying to find the wife of a diseased friend ... See full summary »
Stars: Denis Quilley, Hugh Cross, Renny Lister, Garard Green
Votes: 15
46. Great Scott, It's Maynard (1955–1956)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Terry Scott, Bill Maynard, Shirley Eaton, Hugh Lloyd
47. Walk a Crooked Mile (1961– )
180 min | Thriller
The police are called in to investigate a murder on a movie set.
Stars: Raymond Huntley, Philip Bond, Doreen Aris, Victor Baring
Votes: 10
48. As I Was Saying (1955– )
Crime, Drama
Stars: Ronald Simpson, William Fox, Derek Mayhew, Ballard Berkeley
49. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1962 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Dr. Clitterhouse decides that the best way to investigate the criminal mind is to turn criminal himself, and use his own responses as a guide to the psyche of the lawbreaker.
Director: George R. Foa | Stars: Leo McKern, Patsy Rowlands, Jill Dixon, Robert Cawdron
50. Craig's Wife (1957 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
A domineering woman marries a wealthy man for his money, and then uses her position to further her own ambitions for money and power.
Stars: John Bloomfield, Kay Callard, Constance Cummings, Robert Gallico