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1. The Avengers (1961–1969)
TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners.
Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman, Linda Thorson
Votes: 8,885
2. 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: 6,018
3. Steptoe and Son (1962–1974)
TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy
British sitcom about a father-and-son rag-and-bone business in London. The intergenerational divide between the miserly Steptoe and his ambitious son results in comedy, drama, and tragedy.
Stars: Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Frank Thornton, Tim Buckland
Votes: 3,421
4. 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
5. 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
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: 308
7. The Dick Emery Show (1963–1981)
30 min | Comedy
Comedy skits featuring the talents of Mr Dick Emery.
Stars: Dick Emery, Pat Coombs, Victor Maddern, Helen Fraser
Votes: 212
8. Father, Dear Father (1968–1973)
30 min | Comedy
A comedy of the life of a divorced father and his two daughters.
Stars: Patrick Cargill, Natasha Pyne, Ann Holloway, Noel Dyson
Votes: 195
9. 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
10. No Hiding Place (1959–1967)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Tales of Scotland Yard centering on a detective team. A sort of halfway house between "Dixon of Dock Green" and "'Z' Cars." The detectives are still 1950s-style with good elocution and ... See full summary »
Stars: Raymond Francis, Eric Lander, Johnny Briggs, Michael McStay
Votes: 97
11. 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: 93
12. Mogul (1965–1972)
50 min | Drama
Adventure drama series based around the fictitious Mogul Oil Company and the exploits of its chief "troubleshooter", Peter Thornton (Ray Barrett).
Stars: Geoffrey Keen, Philip Latham, Ray Barrett, Robert Hardy
Votes: 92
13. Wuthering Heights (1967)
50 min | Drama, History, Romance
Emily Bronte's classic story of destructive passion and immortal love.
Stars: Ian McShane, Angela Scoular, John Garrie, Anne Stallybrass
Votes: 92
14. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 87
15. 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: 71
16. 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: 70
17. 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: 69
18. All Gas and Gaiters (1966–1971)
30 min | Comedy
Clerical comedy centered on hapless curate Mervyn Noote.
Stars: Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, John Barron
Votes: 66
19. Mrs Thursday (1966–1967)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
An elderly cleaning lady inherits her boss's house, fortune--and butler.
Stars: Kathleen Harrison, Hugh Manning, Richard Caldicot, George Waring
Votes: 66
20.
Steptoe and Son (1962–1974)
Episode:
Sunday for Seven Days
(1964)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
Steptoe and Son decide to go to the movies, but are split over which film to see. Harold wants to see Fellini's '8½ (1963)', while Albert prefers Nudes of 1964.
Director: Duncan Wood | Stars: Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Michael Brennan, Michael Stainton
Votes: 62
21.
Maigret (1959–1963)
Episode:
Murder in Montmartre
(1960)
52 min | Crime, Drama
Arlette, a Montmartre stripper, rushes into a police station one night to report a planned murder of a mysterious countess. The next morning she withdraws her testimony but is soon found murdered. Was she telling the truth?
Director: Andrew Osborn | Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Helen Shingler, Neville Jason
Votes: 60
22.
Steptoe and Son (1962–1974)
Episode:
Wallah-Wallah Catsmeat
(1963)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
When Hercules the horse seems to be ill, an initially depressed Harold is much cheered when the other rag and bone men bring good quality goods for him to sell since he can't go out totting... See full summary »
Director: Duncan Wood | Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Wilfrid Brambell, John Laurie, Leslie Dwyer
Votes: 58
23. Hugh and I (1962–1967)
30 min | Comedy
Terry Scott is a youngish bachelor who wants to achieve wealth without putting in any hard work. The scheming Terry lives with his mother at 33, Lobelia Avenue in Tooting, London. They have... See full summary »
Stars: Hugh Lloyd, Terry Scott, Vi Stevens, Mollie Sugden
Votes: 47
24. Not in Front of the Children (1967–1970)
30 min | Comedy
Typical married couple from the sixties and their various mishaps with three growing children.
Stars: Wendy Craig, Jill Riddick, Ronald Hines, Hugo Keith-Johnston
Votes: 43
25. The Arthur Haynes Show (1956–1966)
30 min | Comedy
Hobo Haynes and a series of other working class characters fight back against the authorities and anybody else who might look down on them. Many musical acts of the time also appear to add a little variety to proceedings.
Stars: Arthur Haynes, Nicholas Parsons, Leslie Noyes, Jack Parnell Orchestra
Votes: 43
26.
Maigret (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Mistake
(1960)
53 min | Crime, Drama
Gouin may be a brilliant man in his field, but, according to Maigret, he doesn't understand "what makes people tick".
Director: Andrew Osborn | Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, John Robinson, Peggy Thorpe-Bates
Votes: 42
27. Hark at Barker (1969–1970)
30 min | Comedy
Hark at Barker was a 1969 British comedy series combining elements of sitcom and sketch show, which starred Ronnie Barker. It was made for the ITV network by LWT.
Stars: Ronnie Barker, Frank Gatliff, Josephine Tewson, Mary Baxter
Votes: 41
28.
Maigret (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Madman of Vervac
(1962)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Maigret sets out on a fishing holiday but becomes personally involved in a rural murder case.
Director: Andrew Osborn | Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Laurence Payne, Pauline Yates
Votes: 39
29.
Maigret (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Lost Sailor
(1961)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Maigret finds a man wandering the streets who cannot speak and seems to have lost his mind. The Chief Inspector sets out to discover how the man came to be as he is.
Director: Gerard Glaister | Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Alan Wheatley, Peter Welch
Votes: 37
30. Undermind (1965)
60 min | Sci-Fi
Personnel Officer Drew Heriot returns to England after working in Australia to discover his brother behaving oddly, to the distress of his sister-in-law Anne. Investigating together they ... See full summary »
Stars: Jeremy Wilkin, Rosemary Nicols, Denis Quilley, John Barron
Votes: 35
31. Meet the Wife (1963–1966)
30 min | Comedy
The humorous ups and downs of a middle-aged married couple.
Stars: Thora Hird, Freddie Frinton, Barbara Miller, David Morrell
Votes: 34
32.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Toy Trap
(1961)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Dr. Keel agrees to help the daughter of an old friend find her missing roommate. He traces the girl to the seamy underworld of prostitution.
Director: Don Leaver | Stars: Ian Hendry, Patrick Macnee, Brandon Brady, Lionel Burns
Votes: 33
33. Pardon the Expression (1965–1966)
30 min | Comedy
Sitcom spin-off from Coronation Street following Leonard Swindley (Arthur Lowe) and his misadventures as a department store deputy manager.
Stars: Arthur Lowe, Betty Driver, Joy Stewart, Robert Dorning
Votes: 32
34. Drama 61-67 (1961–1967)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Brian Haines, Robert Cartland, Alister Williamson, Joe Ritchie
Votes: 30
35. The Marriage Lines (1961–1966)
25 min | Comedy
Newlyweds Kate and George Starling begin with George toiling as a junior clerk and Kate toiling as a homemaker; she's is soon bored with domesticity and he longs to go out with the boys. After several years, daughter Helen joins them.
Stars: Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Edward de Souza, Diana King
Votes: 28
36. Sykes and A... (1960–1965)
30 min | Comedy, Family
Sykes and A - follows the life and times of an immature, often clumsy twin brother and sister as they deal with their eccentric life's.
Stars: Eric Sykes, Hattie Jacques, Richard Wattis, Deryck Guyler
Votes: 28
37. The Largest Theatre in the World: Heart to Heart (1962 TV Movie)
80 min | Drama
A television interviewer is determined to get a coup on a dodgy cabinet minister.
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: Kenneth More, Ralph Richardson, Angela Baddeley, Wendy Craig
Votes: 28
38.
Drama 61-67 (1961–1967)
Episode:
Studio '64: The Crunch
(1964)
60 min | Drama
A megalomaniac dictator, in charge of a former colony, installs a nuclear bomb in its London Embassy. He threatens to set it off, unless a huge ransom is paid. The question for the government is whether he will set it off anyway?
Director: Michael Elliott | Stars: Harry Andrews, Maxwell Shaw, Wolfe Morris, Anthony Bushell
Votes: 27
39. Studio 4 (1962)
60 min | Drama
Anthology series of plays filmed at the BBC TV centre's newly constructed Studio Four.
Stars: Marjorie Wilde, Frederick Farley, David Spenser, Dallas Cavell
Votes: 25
40. Harry Worth (1966–1970)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Harry Worth, Mary Jordan, Dudley Foster, Norman Bird
Votes: 23
41. Sat'day While Sunday (1967– )
30 min | Drama
A view of young people's lives in the north of England, centering around a rich young woman named Charlotte, her relationships with a wealthy man named Peter and a poor yet intriguing boy named Frankie, and their weekend adventures.
Stars: Roger McGough, Sarah-Jane Gwillim, Malcolm McDowell, Gordon Reid
Votes: 22
42. Compact (1962–1965)
30 min | Drama
BBC series set in the offices of a glossy women's magazine.
Stars: Frances Bennett, Robert Desmond, Ronald Allen, Louise Dunn
Votes: 21
43.
No Hiding Place (1959–1967)
Episode:
Whoever's Right, Sweeney's Wrong
(1965)
Crime, Drama
An ex prisoner trying to go straight gets caught up with a group of safe cracking villains.
Directors: Ian Fordyce, Adrian Cooper | Stars: Raymond Francis, Johnny Briggs, Michael McStay, Peter Dyneley
Votes: 19
44. The Fellows (1967)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Sequel series to "The Man in Room 17" ; having resigned from the "Room 17" department Oldenshaw rejoined his former partner Dimmock at the Peel Research Fellowship at All Saints College, ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Vernon, Michael Aldridge, Jill Booty, James Ottaway
Votes: 16
45. Taxi! (1963–1964)
45 min | Comedy, Drama
Sidney James stars as a cabbie who takes Ray Brooks under his wing and helps him become a taxi driver. They become pals and share working a London black cab.
Stars: Sidney James, Ray Brooks, Bill Owen, Diane Aubrey
Votes: 15
46. Market in Honey Lane (1967–1969)
Drama
Soap drama set in an east end market place following the lives of the Cockney vendors.
Stars: Ivor Salter, John Bennett, Ray Lonnen, Brian Rawlinson
Votes: 14
47.
Father, Dear Father (1968–1973)
Episode:
The Proposal
(1968)
25 min | Comedy
Patrick is worried that he is losing control of his daughters, so he decides to seek advice from a priest, who tells him they need a woman's influence. From this, Patrick decides he needs ... See full summary »
Director: William G. Stewart | Stars: Patrick Cargill, Natasha Pyne, Ann Holloway, Sally Bazely
Votes: 13
48. Catch Hand (1964– )
40 min | Drama
Drama series about the adventures of two building workers (i.e. "catch hands") and their efforts to find odd jobs around the country.
Stars: Mark Eden, Anthony Booth, Thomas Heathcote, Barry Jackson
Votes: 10
49.
ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
Episode:
The Rise and Fall of Nellie Brown
(1964)
70 min | Comedy, Drama
An incredibly joyous TV musical about a young woman's search for her long-lost cousin.
Director: John Jacobs | Stars: Elizabeth Welch, Harry Baird, George Betton, Virginia Clay
Votes: 10
50. Deadline Midnight (1960–1961)
60 min | Drama
A series about life on a London daily newspaper.
Stars: Armine Sandford, Jeremy Young, Glyn Houston, Bruce Beeby
Votes: 9