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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: 39,547
2. Peeping Tom (1960)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Karlheinz Böhm, Anna Massey, Moira Shearer, Maxine Audley
Votes: 39,308 | Gross: $0.08M
3. 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: 13,154
4. Splitting Heirs (1993)
PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy, Crime
A duke dies and leaves the title and wealth to his adult son. But who's the real son: the found baby raised in USA or the abandoned baby raised by a Hindi family in London? Comedy follows.
Director: Robert Young | Stars: Eric Idle, Rick Moranis, Barbara Hershey, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Votes: 4,589 | Gross: $3.25M
5. 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: 3,913
6. 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: 3,694
7. The Man in the Iron Mask (1977 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Adventure, History
D'Artagnan and his fellow Musketeers plot to replace the ineffectual Louis XIV of France with his secretly imprisoned twin brother Phillipe, who is the firstborn and rightful King.
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Patrick McGoohan, Louis Jourdan, Jenny Agutter
Votes: 3,370
8. The New Statesman (1987–1994)
TV-14 | 70 min | Comedy
The ultra right-wing Alan B'Stard, the most selfish, greedy, dishonest, sadistic and sociopathic Conservative MP of them all, plots to achieve his meglomaniacal ambitions.
Stars: Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan, Terence Alexander
Votes: 2,809
9. Nightmare (1964)
Not Rated | 82 min | Mystery, Thriller
The nights of young private-school student Janet are troubled by horrible dreams in which her mother, who is actually locked up in a mental institution, haunts her. When her persistent ... See full summary »
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: David Knight, Moira Redmond, Jennie Linden, Brenda Bruce
Votes: 2,500
10. Bergerac (1981–1991)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Recovering alcoholic and divorced father of a young daughter, DS Jim Bergerac is a true maverick who prefers doing things his own way, and consequently doesn't always carry out his investigations the way his boss would like.
Stars: John Nettles, Terence Alexander, Sean Arnold, Mela White
Votes: 2,231
11. The Tenth Man (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, War
Based on the novel by Graham Greene, this is a story of a French advocate Chavel (Sir Anthony Hopkins), who, while imprisoned by the Germans during the occupation, trades his material ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Kristin Scott Thomas, Derek Jacobi, Cyril Cusack
Votes: 1,910
12. I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
Approved | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A young Irish woman hates England so much she becomes a spy for Germany.
Director: Frank Launder | Stars: Deborah Kerr, Trevor Howard, Raymond Huntley, Michael Howard
Votes: 1,762
13. That'll Be the Day (1973)
PG | 91 min | Drama, Music
Musical drama set in the 1950s ,starring David Essex and Ringo Starr, loosely-based on John Lennon's early years. A gifted but wayward young man finally discovers a sense of purpose when he decides to turn his love of music into a career.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: David Essex, Ringo Starr, Rosemary Leach, James Booth
Votes: 1,379
14. Little Dorrit (1987)
G | 357 min | Drama, Romance
Arthur returns to London after working abroad for many years with his now deceased father. Almost at once he becomes involved in the problems of his mother's seamstress Amy and of her father residing in the Marshalsea debtors' prison.
Director: Christine Edzard | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Max Wall
Votes: 1,238 | Gross: $1.03M
15. Swallows and Amazons (1974)
Not Rated | 92 min | Adventure, Family
Set in 1929, and based upon Arthur Ransome's immortal children's novel, "Swallows and Amazons" is the story of a group of children who man two sailing dinghies,'Swallow' and 'Amazon', and plan mock 'sea-battles'.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Virginia McKenna, Ronald Fraser, Simon West, Sophie Neville
Votes: 1,143
16. Millions Like Us (1943)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, War
A young woman called into service at a factory during World War II falls in love with a member of the RAF.
Directors: Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder | Stars: Patricia Roc, Eric Portman, Gordon Jackson, Anne Crawford
Votes: 1,105
17. All Creatures Great and Small (1975 TV Movie)
92 min | Biography, Drama
The story of a young veterinarian's apprenticeship to a somewhat eccentric older vet in the English countryside, and the young man's hesitating courtship of the daughter of a local farmer.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Brenda Bruce, Christine Buckley, John Collin, Jane Collins
Votes: 930
18. Steaming (1985)
R | 95 min | Drama
Three female frequenters of a steam room decide to fight its closure.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, Diana Dors, Patti Love
Votes: 666
19. 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: 591
20.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Paradise Towers: Part One
(1987)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Mel visit Paradise Towers, a apartment complex in the 21st century, only to find it rat-infested and ruined. Paradise Towers is inhabited by Rezzies (elderly women, at least ... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Mallett | Stars: Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford, Richard Briers, Clive Merrison
Votes: 527
21. The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, War
A group of young British soldiers billeted in Singapore of the year 1950 dreaming about winning the love of the daughter of the Regimental Sergeant Major.
Director: John Dexter | Stars: Lynn Redgrave, Hywel Bennett, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Patrick
Votes: 477
22.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Paradise Towers: Part Two
(1987)
TV-G | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor reunites with the Red Kangs to question why no one questions the steady number of deaths at Paradise Towers. Elsewhere, Mel meets the Blue Kangs who reveal that Pex, the lone ... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Mallett | Stars: Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford, Richard Briers, Clive Merrison
Votes: 469
23.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Paradise Towers: Part Three
(1987)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor discovers that Paradise Towers' great architect, Kroagnon, was also responsible for Miracle City, an infamous killer habitat. Though chance circumstances permit Mel to avoid a ... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Mallett | Stars: Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford, Richard Briers, Clive Merrison
Votes: 462
24. Night Boat to Dublin (1946)
Approved | 100 min | Thriller, War
The allies plan to rescue a Swedish atomic scientist from under the noses of the Nazis.
Director: Lawrence Huntington | Stars: Robert Newton, Raymond Lovell, Guy Middleton, Muriel Pavlow
Votes: 404
25. Play for Today (1970–1984)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
A British television anthology drama series that aired on BBC1 between 1970 and 1984.
Stars: Alison Steadman, Nigel Hawthorne, Tony Caunter, David Daker
Votes: 393
26. A Family at War (1970–1972)
60 min | Drama, History, War
The lower middle class Ashton family of the city of Liverpool deal with life on the home front during the Second World War.
Stars: Colin Douglas, Barbara Flynn, Lesley Nunnerley, Coral Atkins
Votes: 391
27. Macbeth (1983 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 148 min | Drama
Macbeth and his wife murder Duncan in order to gain his crown, but the bloodbath doesn't stop there, and things supernatural combine to bring the Macbeths down.
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Brenda Bruce, Eileen Way, Anne Dyson, Mark Dignam
Votes: 390
28. December Bride (1990)
88 min | Drama
At the beginning of the 20th century, a young servant provokes an independent Irish farm community by her relationship with two brothers. Pregnant, she refuses to reveal the name of the father.
Director: Thaddeus O'Sullivan | Stars: Donal McCann, Saskia Reeves, Ciarán Hinds, Patrick Malahide
Votes: 365 | Gross: $0.07M
29. Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992–1994)
TV-Y7 | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Condensed animated adaptations of plays by William Shakespeare.
Stars: Alec McCowen, Michael Kitchen, Suzanne Burden, John Warner
Votes: 360
30.
Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993)
Episode:
Bertie Is in Love (or, Golf Tournament)
(1990)
TV-PG | 51 min | Comedy
Bertie's current love interest sets him up by giving both him and his rival Barmy the same idea for a practical joke, then gives away the terrier belonging to his Aunt Agatha which he is ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Young | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Mary Wimbush, Brenda Bruce
Votes: 358
31. Crown Court (1972–2007)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama
A courtroom drama in which each case is usually presented in three episodes. At the end of the third episode, a jury of "ordinary people" comes to a verdict on the evidence presented.
Stars: Peter Wheeler, Joseph Berry, Richard Colson, Derek Hockridge
Votes: 348
32.
Screenplay (1986–1993)
Episode:
Antonia and Jane
(1990)
R | 71 min | Drama
Plain Jane Hartman hates her life. She's goofy, boring and only has sex if she reads Iris Murdoch novels out loud to her loopy boyfriend. Her oldest friend Antonia McGill knows about ... See full summary »
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Saskia Reeves, Imelda Staunton, Patricia Leventon, Alfred Hoffman
Votes: 340 | Gross: $1.00M
33. Behind the Mask (1958)
99 min | Drama
Newly qualified surgeon takes the blame for his drug addict colleague after the death of their patient through neglect.
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst | Stars: Michael Redgrave, Tony Britton, Carl Möhner, Niall MacGinnis
Votes: 331
34. Law and Disorder (1958)
76 min | Comedy, Crime
A British petty criminal lies to his son about his frequent prison terms by inventing honorable plausible explanations for his absences from home, but things get complicated when his son becomes a judge's assistant.
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Michael Redgrave, Robert Morley, Ronald Squire, Elizabeth Sellars
Votes: 327
35. My Brother's Keeper (1948)
Approved | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
War hero George Martin escapes prison handcuffed to crook Willie Stannard. They obtain railway tickets. Pursued by police and press, George aims to break free from Willie and escape.
Director: Alfred Roome | Stars: Jack Warner, Jane Hylton, George Cole, Bill Owen
Votes: 316
36.
Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993)
Episode:
How Does Gussie Woo Madeline? (or, Hunger Strike)
(1990)
TV-PG | 49 min | Comedy
Bertie tries to play Cupid without Jeeves' help. His friend Gussie is in love with Madeline, who happens to be staying at Bertie's Aunt Dahlia's house, so Bertie arranges for him to visit. ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Young | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Brenda Bruce, Ralph Michael
Votes: 300
37.
Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993)
Episode:
Will Anatole Return to Brinkley Court? (or, the Matchmaker)
(1990)
TV-PG | 50 min | Comedy
Bertie is offended because Jeeves was dispatched to convince Anatole to return to Brinkley Court, so he continues to attempt to reunite Tuppy and Angela and bring Gussie and Madeline ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Young | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Brenda Bruce, Ralph Michael
Votes: 299
38. They Came to a City (1944)
Not Rated | 78 min | Drama, Fantasy
Adapted from a J.B. Priestley play with many of the original actors. The tale of various people who have come to live in an "ideal" city and their hopes and reasons for doing so.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: John Clements, Googie Withers, Raymond Huntley, Renee Gadd
Votes: 293
39. They Met at Midnight (1946)
Approved | 100 min | Drama, War
During WWII, Anna marries Michael before leaving for Singapore. Her ship sinks but she survives on an island. Believing her dead, Michael remarries and has a child. After 3 years Anna returns and learns Michael has moved on.
Director: Herbert Wilcox | Stars: Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Michael Laurence, Reginald Owen
Votes: 275
40. Budgie (1971–1972)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Chirpy Cockney petty crook Ronald "Budgie" Bird is the main character in this British television series.
Stars: Adam Faith, Iain Cuthbertson, Lynn Dalby, June Lewis
Votes: 274
41. Armchair Thriller (1978–1981)
25 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Suspense and mystery-themed anthology series.
Stars: Frank Duncan, James Bolam, Maria Aitken, Zena Walker
Votes: 256
42. A Yank in London (1945)
106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In 1943 England, an American Army Air Force gunner falls in love with a corporal in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force who has long been expected to marry a British paratrooper Major, prompting him to go back to combat duty.
Director: Herbert Wilcox | Stars: Anna Neagle, Rex Harrison, Dean Jagger, Robert Morley
Votes: 253
43. The Final Test (1953)
Approved | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Sam Palmer is a cricketer about to play the final test match of his career. His schoolboy son Reggie is a budding poet who disappoints him by not attending the penultimate day's play. ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: Jack Warner, Robert Morley, George Relph, Adrianne Allen
Votes: 247
44. 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: 246
45. Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
60 min | Drama
This show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.
Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Billie Whitelaw, Neil McCallum
Votes: 246
46. Henry IV Part I (1979 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 148 min | Drama
Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son, (nicknamed "Hotspur"). Henry's son, Hal, the ... See full summary »
Director: David Giles | Stars: Jon Finch, David Gwillim, Rob Edwards, Robert Brown
Votes: 224
47. Harnessing Peacocks (1993 TV Movie)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The beautiful Hebe Rutter has been cast out by her family after a teenage pregnancy to a masked stranger during a fiesta in Italy. She makes ends meet and pays for her son's school fees by ... See full summary »
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Serena Scott Thomas, Peter Davison, John Mills, Nicholas Le Prevost
Votes: 191
48. Riders (1993 TV Movie)
199 min | Drama
Arrogant aristocrat Rupert Campbell-Black has a high social position, woman at his feet, money and fame in the world of show jumping. But Rupert has a rival - the brooding gypsy Jake Lovell... See full synopsis »
Director: Gabrielle Beaumont | Stars: Marcus Gilbert, Michael Praed, Arabella Holzbog, Caroline Harker
Votes: 188
49. 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
50. Carnival (1946)
Approved | 93 min | Drama, Romance
A dancer attempts to escape from the narrow conventions of society and from the fate foretold for her at her birth.
Director: Stanley Haynes | Stars: Sally Gray, Michael Wilding, Stanley Holloway, Bernard Miles
Votes: 166