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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: 39,598
2. Porridge (1974–1977)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Crime
The prison life of Fletcher, a criminal serving a five-year sentence, as he strives to bide his time, keep his record clean, and refuses to be ground down by the prison system.
Stars: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Fulton Mackay, Richard Beckinsale
Votes: 6,850
3. An Inspector Calls (1954)
Approved | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A wealthy family is visited by a police inspector, who questions the family about the suicide of a young working-class woman.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Alastair Sim, Arthur Young, Olga Lindo, Brian Worth
Votes: 5,247
4. 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: 3,434
5. Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
Approved | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In early-1900s England, a maid tries to blackmail her master into romancing her when she discovers that he murdered his wife.
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Stewart Granger, Jean Simmons, Bill Travers, Belinda Lee
Votes: 2,209
6. The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)
Approved | 97 min | Action, Drama, War
During World War II, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
Director: José Ferrer | Stars: José Ferrer, Trevor Howard, Dora Bryan, Christopher Lee
Votes: 1,999
7. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The long running television series of the Grange Hill Comprehensive School, and the children's everyday lives.
Stars: Stuart Organ, Gwyneth Powell, Lee Cornes, Sally Geoghegan
Votes: 1,663
8. Miranda (1948)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A young married physician discovers a mermaid, and gives in to her request to be taken to see London. Comedy and romantic entanglements ensue soon after.
Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Glynis Johns, Googie Withers, Griffith Jones, John McCallum
Votes: 1,145
9. Dear Murderer (1947)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A businessman plans to kill his cheating wife's lover and make it look like suicide.
Director: Arthur Crabtree | Stars: Eric Portman, Greta Gynt, Dennis Price, Maxwell Reed
Votes: 1,121
10. The Likely Lads (1964–1966)
30 min | Comedy
Terry and Bob have been friends since childhood. Bob is the sensible one, trying hard to get on with his job and life. Terry is the wild one, always ready to lead Bob astray.
Stars: James Bolam, Rodney Bewes, Don McKillop, Bartlett Mullins
Votes: 771
11. Sailor of the King (1953)
Approved | 83 min | Action, Drama, Romance
In 1940, Canadian sailor Andrew Brown is prisoner on a battle damaged German raider and he plans to delay the raider's at-sea repairs until a British naval task-force can destroy it.
Director: Roy Boulting | Stars: Jeffrey Hunter, Michael Rennie, Wendy Hiller, Bernard Lee
Votes: 697
12.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Terror of the Autons: Episode One
(1971)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
When a Nestene Energy Unit is stolen and a radio telescope sabotaged, the Doctor is contacted by a Time Lord who tells him his old rival the Master is responsible.
Director: Barry Letts | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Roger Delgado, Katy Manning
Votes: 697
13.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Terror of the Autons: Episode Four
(1971)
TV-PG | 22 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor discovers the plastic daffodils are designed to fire a spray that asphyxiates people, causing havoc prior to the Nestene's arrival, but before he can alert anyone he and Jo are captured by the Master.
Director: Barry Letts | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Roger Delgado, Katy Manning
Votes: 619
14. Blue Peter (1958– )
25 min | Family
The British children's magazine program, which has been running since the late 1950s, targets children between the ages of 6 and 14.
Stars: John Noakes, Peter Purves, Valerie Singleton, Simon Groom
Votes: 618
15.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Terror of the Autons: Episode Two
(1971)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Attempting to find out where Jo encountered the Master, the Doctor heads to the circus where he falls foul of Rossini.
Director: Barry Letts | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Roger Delgado, Katy Manning
Votes: 612
16.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Terror of the Autons: Episode Three
(1971)
TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and the Brigadier head to Farrel's factory but the Master and the Autons have already left and are distributing plastic daffodils around the country.
Director: Barry Letts | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Roger Delgado, Katy Manning
Votes: 612
17. Zarak (1956)
Not Rated | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
An Afghan outlaw finally saves a British officer at the cost of his own life.
Director: Terence Young | Stars: Victor Mature, Michael Wilding, Anita Ekberg, Bonar Colleano
Votes: 447
18. The Intruder (1953)
84 min | Drama, War
Ex regimental commander Colonel Merton catches one of his former NCOs burgling his house and investigates to find the reason behind this desperate act.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Michael Ripper, Jack Hawkins, Hugh Williams, Michael Medwin
Votes: 445
19. 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: 314
20. Omnibus (1967–2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern
Votes: 294
21. Not Only... But Also (1965–1970)
45 min | Comedy
Not Only...But Also, most famously showcased Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in there so-called 'Dagenham dialogues' in which Pete (a nasal know-all who has utter confidence in his surreal and ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Chris Karan, Peter McGuirk
Votes: 216
22.
Porridge (1974–1977)
Episode:
New Faces, Old Hands
(1974)
TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy, Crime
New Year's Day, and Slade Prison has a new intake of three: old hands Norman Stanley Fletcher and Heslop, along with the young Lennie Godber, experiencing his first time inside.
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Fulton Mackay, Richard Beckinsale
Votes: 214
23. 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: 213
24.
Porridge (1974–1977)
Episode:
The Hustler
(1974)
TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy, Crime
After his first week inside Slade Prison, Fletcher tries to take advantage of the gambling culture by setting up various bets. But in order to make sure everything goes smoothly, he has to stay a step ahead of the guards and Horrible Ives.
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Fulton Mackay, Richard Beckinsale
Votes: 190
25. The Blind Goddess (1948)
87 min | Drama
Lord Brasted is in charge of a postwar fund for displaced persons. His secretary, Derek Waterhouse, visits the Prime Minister to accuse Brasted of taking money from the fund. This results ... See full summary »
Director: Harold French | Stars: Eric Portman, Anne Crawford, Hugh Williams, Michael Denison
Votes: 168
26. When the Bough Breaks (1947)
78 min | Drama
Emotional strains of adoption. A young mother hands over her baby to foster parents, but struggles to let go emotionally. Her obsession affects the lives of those around her, including the child.
Director: Lawrence Huntington | Stars: Patricia Roc, Rosamund John, Bill Owen, Brenda Bruce
Votes: 154
27. Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)
50 min | Drama
Dr. Finlay is a member of a medical practice in the Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s.
Stars: Bill Simpson, Andrew Cruickshank, Barbara Mullen, Eric Woodburn
Votes: 142
28. 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
29. Wings Over Everest (1934)
22 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about the first flight over Mt Everest.
Directors: Geoffrey Barkas, Ivor Montagu | Stars: Alexander John, David Timson, Michael Kilgarriff
Votes: 129
30. Clochemerle (1972)
230 min | Comedy
A rural French town attempts to erect a public urinal.
Stars: Peter Ustinov, Roy Dotrice, Wendy Hiller, Larry Noble
Votes: 114
31. 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
32. It Started in Paradise (1952)
88 min | Drama
As she rises in the fashion world, a talented dress designer loses contact with her own humanity. She also forgets that you meet the same people on the way up as on the way down.
Director: Compton Bennett | Stars: Jane Hylton, Ian Hunter, Terence Morgan, Muriel Pavlow
Votes: 62
33. 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
34.
Steptoe and Son (1962–1974)
Episode:
Is That Your Horse Outside
(1963)
TV-PG | 31 min | Comedy
Harold meets and falls for Dorothia, a wealthy woman who has been separated from her husband for five years. He thinks they have a future together. His father thinks that she is merely ... See full summary »
Director: Duncan Wood | Stars: Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Patricia Haines, Richard Shaw
Votes: 57
35.
Steptoe and Son (1962–1974)
Episode:
A Musical Evening
(1963)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
Harold plans a musical evening with some old 78rpm records, while Steptoe Sr. insists on noisily mending his shoes.
Director: Duncan Wood | Stars: Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett
Votes: 57
36.
Steptoe and Son (1962–1974)
Episode:
The Holiday
(1962)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
Albert wants to go to Bognor Regis on holiday - the same resort they have always been to but Harold fancies something more exotic, a holiday abroad, skiing perhaps. Albert can see no virtue... See full summary »
Director: Duncan Wood | Stars: Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Colin Gordon, Charlie Bird
Votes: 56
37.
Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1978)
21 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The new comprehensive looks intimidating to Justin Bennett and Judy Preston. Trisha Yates makes it clear that she's not putting up with any nonsense from Tucker Jenkins and Ann Wilson has some difficulty finding the school at all.
Director: Colin Cant | Stars: Graham Ashley, Stella Haime, Michael Percival, Dorothea Phillips
Votes: 54
38. A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958–1994)
Comedy, Music
Stars: The Television Toppers, Jack Warner, Dick Emery, The Mitchell Minstrels
Votes: 40
39. The World About Us (1967–1987)
60 min | Documentary
A documentary series with a broad remit of geography, anthropology, and natural history subjects.
Stars: Hugh Falkus, David Attenborough, Barry Paine, Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Votes: 36
40. The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (1963– )
Drama
Stars: Joss Ackland, Kenneth Fortescue, Patrick Westwood, Barry Letts
Votes: 36
41. The Best of... What's Left of... Not Only... But Also (1990– )
30 min | Comedy, Music
Pete and Dud reunite after 20 years apart to introduce a six part trip to memory lane. Of all the material from their 1965-1970 television shows which had not been wiped by the British ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore
Votes: 36
42.
Black and Blue (1973)
Episode:
Secrets
(1973)
53 min | Drama
Secrets Chocolates receive an unexpected sales boost when three maintenance workers fall into the chocolate vat and are fed through the production line.
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Warren Mitchell, Clifford Rose, Julian Holloway, David Collings
Votes: 36
43. Take Three Girls (1969–1971)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Three single women, including cellist Victoria and art student Avril, navigate life, relationships, careers, and family dynamics while living in bedsits in London's SW3 area.
Stars: Liza Goddard, Barra Grant, Angela Down, Susan Jameson
Votes: 32
44. Scene (1968–2007)
24 min | Drama, Family
Mixture of fictional and non-fictional thought-provoking short films aimed at students of school and college.
Stars: Nick Ross, Ken Jones, Mark Draper, Paddy Feeny
Votes: 31
45.
Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1978)
25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Benny's keen on Football - trouble is, he doesn't have any football boots....
Director: Colin Cant | Stars: Brenda Cavendish, Michael Percival, Roger Sloman, George Armstrong
Votes: 31
46.
The Likely Lads (1964–1966)
Episode:
Rocker
(1966)
Comedy
Bob buys a moped in the hopes that it will give him a cool image and enable him to get pretty young girls as pillion passengers. Terry offers to help him with lessons to enable him to pass ... See full summary »
Director: Dick Clement | Stars: James Bolam, Rodney Bewes, Carole Mowlam, Derek Sydney
Votes: 29
47.
Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1978)
19 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
It could be curtains for Grandpapa's pen unless Judy Preston can thwart Jackie Heron, the resident school bully.
Director: Colin Cant | Stars: Graham Ashley, Michael Percival, Abigail Brown, Todd Carty
Votes: 29
48. 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
49.
The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (1963– )
Episode:
The Tomb of His Ancestors
(1964)
Drama
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Joss Ackland, Kenneth Fortescue, Patrick Westwood, Ian McKellen
Votes: 28
50.
Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(1978)
Comedy, Drama, Family
Tucker and Benny are in trouble for messing around at a building site.
Director: Colin Cant | Stars: Derek Anders, Stella Haime, Denys Hawthorne, Michael Percival
Votes: 27