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1. Blackadder (1982–1983)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
In the Middle Ages, Prince Edmund the Black Adder constantly schemes and endeavors to seize the crown from his father and brother.
Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Brian Blessed, Elspet Gray, Tim McInnerny
Votes: 41,116
2. 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: 39,565
3. Merlin (1998)
Not Rated | 61 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Legendary wizard Merlin tells his story of his war against Queen Mab of the Sidhe and his creation of Camelot.
Stars: Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, John Gielgud, Rutger Hauer
Votes: 22,552
4. The Great Train Robbery (1978)
PG | 110 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
England, 1850s. A master criminal aims to rob a train of a large sum of gold. Security is incredibly tight and the task seems an impossible one. However, he has a plan and just the right people to carry it out.
Director: Michael Crichton | Stars: Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down, Alan Webb
Votes: 19,577 | Gross: $13.03M
5. Tess (1979)
PG | 186 min | Drama, Romance
A strong-willed young peasant girl attracts the affection of two men.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, John Collin
Votes: 18,305
6. Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993)
TV-PG | 55 min | Comedy
Bertram Wooster, a well-intentioned, wealthy layabout, has a habit of getting himself into trouble and it's up to his brilliant valet, Jeeves, to get him out.
Stars: Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Richard Dixon, Robert Daws
Votes: 13,157
7. 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: 8,770
8. Coronation Street (1960– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Romance
The world's longest-running television soap, Coronation Street focuses on the everyday lives of working-class people in Manchester, England.
Stars: William Roache, Helen Worth, Barbara Knox, Sally Dynevor
Votes: 6,026
9. The Shout (1978)
86 min | Drama, Horror
A traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learned to displace his host.
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski | Stars: Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt, Robert Stephens
Votes: 5,226
10. All Creatures Great and Small (1978–1990)
TV-PG | 50 min | Comedy, Drama
The trials and misadventures of the staff of a country veterinary office in Yorkshire from the 1930s to the 1950s.
Stars: Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy, Peter Davison, Lynda Bellingham
Votes: 4,408
11. Putney Swope (1969)
R | 84 min | Comedy
The board of directors at a Madison Avenue ad agency must elect a new chairman. In the maneuvering to make sure that enemies don't get votes, all the members accidentally cast their ballot for the board's token black man, Putney Swope.
Director: Robert Downey Sr. | Stars: Arnold Johnson, Stan Gottlieb, Allen Garfield, Archie Russell
Votes: 4,369 | Gross: $2.73M
12. 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: 4,118
13. Hawk the Slayer (1980)
PG | 90 min | Adventure, Fantasy
With the aid of his companions, a man seeks to defeat his evil brother who has taken a nun hostage.
Director: Terry Marcel | Stars: Jack Palance, John Terry, Bernard Bresslaw, Ray Charleson
Votes: 4,104
14. 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: 4,082
15. Lovejoy (1986–1994)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lovejoy is an irresistible rogue with a keen eye for antiques. The part-time detective scours the murky salerooms, auction halls and stately homes of Britain, always on the lookout for a find.
Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury, Phyllis Logan
Votes: 3,922
16. Casualty (1986– )
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
The everyday lives of the people frequenting the frenetic Accident and Emergency department of Holby City Hospital.
Stars: Derek Thompson, Tony Marshall, Suzanne Packer, Ian Bleasdale
Votes: 3,698
17. Cry of the Banshee (1970)
GP | 91 min | Horror
In 1500s England, a cruel witch-hunting magistrate, who often tortures innocent villagers for his entertainment, runs afoul of a witch who conjures a banshee to kill the magistrate and his family.
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Vincent Price, Elisabeth Bergner, Essy Persson, Hugh Griffith
Votes: 2,900
18. TV Burp (2001–2012)
23 min | Comedy
Harry Hill stars in this surreal comedy show, revolving around the previous week's shows on British television.
Stars: Harry Hill, Steve Benham, Ronne Coyles, Dave Thompson
Votes: 2,240
19. Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992)
Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of a portly and eccentric criminal law barrister.
Stars: Leo McKern, Jonathan Coy, Julian Curry, Marion Mathie
Votes: 1,728
20.
Blackadder (1982–1983)
Episode:
The Foretelling
(1983)
TV-PG | 35 min | Comedy
Prince Edmund (Black Adder) arrives late to the Battle of Bosworth Field, accidentally killing King Richard III, thinking he was stealing his horse.
Director: Martin Shardlow | Stars: Peter Cook, Brian Blessed, Peter Benson, Robert East
Votes: 1,278
21. The Royal (2003–2011)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Set in the 1960s, this British medical drama follows the staff and patients of St Aidan's Royal Free Hospital.
Stars: Linda Armstrong, Robert Daws, Wendy Craig, Michelle Hardwick
Votes: 1,217
22. Tenko (1981–1984)
50 min | Drama, War
After the Japanese invasion of Singapore in February 1942, a group of British, Dutch and Australian women are held in a Japanese internment camp on a Japanese-occupied island between Singapore and Australia.
Stars: Ann Bell, Stephanie Cole, Claire Oberman, Emily Bolton
Votes: 837
23.
The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978–1985)
Episode:
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
(1980)
TV-14 | 210 min
Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the Prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.
Directors: Rodney Bennett, John Gorrie | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Claire Bloom, Patrick Stewart, Eric Porter
Votes: 665
24. Peak Practice (1993–2002)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama
Beth Glover and Will Preston are doctors in partnership at a Derbyshire clinic when they hire Jack who's returned from Africa. The next several years deal with their personal and professional lives with Jack and Beth marrying.
Stars: Gary Mavers, Simon Shepherd, Esther Coles, Margery Mason
Votes: 526
25. Scarlet and Black (1993)
238 min | Drama, Romance
The story of an ambitious but impoverished young man who seduces women of social class in order to improve his own prospects in 19th century France.
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Fulford, Alice Krige, T.P. McKenna
Votes: 516
26.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Terminus: Part Three
(1983)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Since the Doctor's party represents neither lazars nor handlers, they're presumed to be investigators, which is enough to spark the disgruntled Valgard into challenging Eirak over ... See full summary »
Director: Mary Ridge | Stars: Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding, Liza Goddard
Votes: 408
27.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Terminus: Part Four
(1983)
TV-G | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In attempting to reopen a doorway into the TARDIS, Turlough activates Terminus' automated fuel-jettisoning sequence. The first time this sequence was engaged, it flung its first of two ... See full summary »
Director: Mary Ridge | Stars: Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding, Liza Goddard
Votes: 405
28.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Terminus: Part Two
(1983)
TV-G | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor's party remains divided and scattered as the immense transport docks at the Terminus space station, which turns out to be a leper colony at the exact center of the known universe... See full summary »
Director: Mary Ridge | Stars: Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding, Liza Goddard
Votes: 403
29.
A Touch of Frost (1992–2010)
Episode:
Widows and Orphans
(1994)
TV-14 | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Frost investigates two serial criminals preying on senior women, a burglar and a serial killer while working with a beautiful new partner.
Director: Roy Battersby | Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander, Sally Dexter, Neil Phillips
Votes: 364
30. A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A gentleman sleuth solves mysteries and falls in love with a detective novelist.
Stars: Harriet Walter, Edward Petherbridge, Richard Morant, Rowena Cooper
Votes: 331
31.
A Touch of Frost (1992–2010)
Episode:
Private Lives
(1999)
TV-14 | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A woman is discovered in critical condition in a quiet village on the outskirts of Denton, the apparent victim of a hit-and-run incident. Frost's investigation exposes the secret life of a rural England corner.
Director: David Reynolds | Stars: David Jason, Philip Jackson, Bruce Alexander, Peter Egan
Votes: 293
32. 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: 247
33. Richard III (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 239 min | Drama
Richard of Gloucester uses murder and manipulation to claim England's throne.
Director: Jane Howell | Stars: Peter Benson, Antony Brown, David Burke, Michael Byrne
Votes: 235
34.
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
Episode:
Have His Carcase: Episode One
(1987)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
While on a walking tour of the West Country, Harriet stumbles on the body of a bearded man with his throat cut on a rocky outcropping near the sea.
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Harriet Walter, Edward Petherbridge, Richard Morant, Rowena Cooper
Votes: 208
35.
Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993)
Episode:
Aunt Dahlia, Cornelia and Madeline (or, Comrade Bingo)
(1992)
TV-PG | 51 min | Comedy
Wearing a false beard, Bingo Little pretends to be a friend of the workers to impress Charlotte Corday Rowbotham, daughter of a socialist orator, to the disgust of her other admirer Comrade... See full summary »
Director: Ferdinand Fairfax | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, John Turner, Patricia Lawrence
Votes: 205
36.
Merlin (1998)
Episode:
Part 1
(1998)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the Dark Ages, Merlin the magician finds himself in opposition to Queen Mab and her cohorts.
Director: Steve Barron | Stars: Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, John Gielgud, Rutger Hauer
Votes: 202
37. The Borgias (1981)
50 min | Biography, Drama, History
The ruthless Rodrigo Borgia intends to become Pope and will not let anything stand in his way.
Stars: Oliver Cotton, Maurice O'Connell, Louis Selwyn, Adolfo Celi
Votes: 195
38.
Merlin (1998)
Episode:
Part 2
(1998)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the Dark Ages, Merlin the magician finds himself in opposition to Queen Mab and her cohorts.
Director: Steve Barron | Stars: Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, John Gielgud, Rutger Hauer
Votes: 186
39. Great Expectations (1981)
30 min | Drama
A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
Stars: Gerry Sundquist, Tim Munro, Derek Francis, Colin Jeavons
Votes: 177
40. The Winter's Tale (1981 TV Movie)
173 min | Comedy, Drama
King Leontes of Bohemia suspects his wife, Hermione, and his friend, Polixenes, of betraying him. When he forces Polixenes to flee for his life, Leontes sets in motion a chain of events ... See full summary »
Director: Jane Howell | Stars: John Welsh, David Burke, Robert Stephens, Jeremy Kemp
Votes: 161
41. The First Part of Henry the Sixth (1983 TV Movie)
188 min | Drama, History
Following his father's early death and the loss of possessions in France, young Henry VI comes to the throne, under the protection of the Duke of Gloucester. He is unaware that there are ... See full summary »
Director: Jane Howell | Stars: John Benfield, Peter Benson, Brenda Blethyn, Antony Brown
Votes: 150
42. BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)
60 min | Drama
BBC2 Playhouse was a British one-hour episode anthology television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Stars: Ralph G. Morse, Gawn Grainger, John Bluthal, Trevor Laird
Votes: 139
43. Paul Merton: The Series (1991–1993)
25 min | Comedy
Fresh from his appearances on Whose Line is it Anyway?, Paul starred in his own comedy series on Channel 4, featuring a mix of surreal sketches, links and stand-up routines
Stars: Paul Merton, John Irwin, Robert Harley, Neil Mullarkey
Votes: 135
44. Will Shakespeare (1978)
60 min | Biography, Drama
Biography of William Shakespeare.
Stars: Tim Curry, Paul Freeman, John Normington, Ron Cook
Votes: 125
45. The Second Part of Henry the Sixth (1983 TV Movie)
203 min | Drama, History
Following his father's early death and the loss of possessions in France young Henry VI comes to the throne, under the protection of the duke of Gloucester. He is unaware that there are ... See full summary »
Director: Jane Howell | Stars: John Benfield, Peter Benson, Antony Brown, David Burke
Votes: 124
46. The Third Part of Henry the Sixth (1983 TV Movie)
211 min | Drama, History
Following his father's early death and the loss of possessions in France young Henry VI comes to the throne, under the protection of the duke of Gloucester. He is unaware that there are ... See full summary »
Director: Jane Howell | Stars: John Benfield, Peter Benson, Gerald Blackmore, Antony Brown
Votes: 117
47. The Chief (1990–1995)
50 min | Drama
Focussing on the politics at the top of a typical English police force in its continual battle to solve the problems the times, in this case the fictional Eastland of East Anglia.
Stars: Gillian Martell, Martin Shaw, Karen Archer, Dean Lepley
Votes: 106
48. The Devil's Crown (1978)
55 min | Biography, Drama, History
Henry Plantagenet (later King Henry II), sees his opportunity to seize the crown of England and create a kingdom of law and order.
Stars: Jane Lapotaire, John Duttine, Christopher Gable, Brian Cox
Votes: 106
49. Vanity Fair (1987)
35 min | Drama
In the time of Napoleon, Becky Sharp, a poor orphan girl, schemes for money and position. Her most-used stepladder is her old school friend, Amelia Sedley. Both women marry soldiers, and both of them are affected by the Battle of Waterloo.
Stars: Eve Matheson, Rebecca Saire, Simon Dormandy, Jack Klaff
Votes: 92
50.
Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992)
Episode:
Rumpole and the Family Pride
(1992)
Not Rated | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The suspicious drowning of an anonymous old woman on an estate prompts the Lord to invite his cousins, the Rumpoles, for the weekend, and he asks Horace to represent him at the inquest.
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Abigail McKern, Denis Lill
Votes: 80