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1. Poirot (1989–2013)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.
Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran
Votes: 51,973
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: 39,493
3. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1985)
TV-PG | 688 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson solve the mysteries of copper beeches, a Greek interpreter, the Norwood builder, a resident patient, the red-headed league, and one final problem.
Stars: Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Rosalie Williams, Eric Porter
Votes: 24,185
4. The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988)
TV-PG | 781 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson solve the mysteries of the devil's foot, Silver Blaze, Wisteria Lodge and the Bruce-Partington Plans.
Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Rosalie Williams, Colin Jeavons
Votes: 13,388
5. EastEnders (1985– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The everyday lives of working-class inhabitants of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough. The square includes the Queen Vic pub and a street market.
Stars: Adam Woodyatt, Steve McFadden, Letitia Dean, June Brown
Votes: 9,216
6. 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: 4,093
7. 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: 3,687
8. Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Short dramas each with a twist of some kind; across the first four seasons most of these are from short stories by Roald Dahl.
Stars: Roald Dahl, Andrew Ray, Forbes Collins, Richard Johnson
Votes: 2,494
9.
Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode:
The Case of the Missing Will
(1993)
TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A terminally ill man asks Poirot to be executor of his new will but is murdered before he can write it, and it is later discovered the old will has been stolen.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran
Votes: 1,385
10.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1985)
Episode:
The Dancing Men
(1984)
TV-PG | 54 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A gentleman is baffled when the childish drawings of little dancing men terrify his American wife. Sherlock Holmes soon discovers why.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Tenniel Evans, Betsy Brantley
Votes: 1,349
11.
Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode:
The Underdog
(1993)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Poirot investigates when the cruel CEO of a chemical company is bludgeoned to death in his home after the company's formula for a revolutionary new synthetic rubber is targeted by a thief.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Pauline Moran, Ann Bell
Votes: 1,314
12.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1985)
Episode:
The Speckled Band
(1984)
TV-PG | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young woman asks for Holmes' help when her ill-tempered stepfather moves her into the same room where her sister died under mysterious circumstances.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Jeremy Kemp, Rosalyn Landor
Votes: 1,245
13.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1985)
Episode:
The Red Headed League
(1985)
TV-PG | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
What seems at first to be a harmless prank played upon a red-headed man is soon revealed to be much more: a sinister scheme devised by the Napoleon of Crime.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Roger Hammond, Tim McInnerny
Votes: 1,156
14.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988)
Episode:
The Second Stain
(1986)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Holmes is asked by the country's Prime Minister to aid in the recovery of a stolen diplomatic letter, which, if published, might lead England into war.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Harry Andrews, Patricia Hodge
Votes: 960
15.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Dominators: Episode 1
(1968)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS arrives on the planet Dulkis where the Doctor, Zoe and Jamie decide to have a quiet holiday. Only to find the Evil Dominators and their robotic slaves, The Quarks have arrived on... See full summary »
Director: Morris Barry | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Ronald Allen, Kenneth Ives, Arthur Cox
Votes: 505
16.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Dominators: Episode 5
(1968)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Jamie and Cully manage to rescue the Doctor's party and together they try to find a way to stop the Dominators before they destroy the entire planet.
Director: Morris Barry | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Kenneth Ives, Giles Block, Felicity Gibson
Votes: 454
17.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Dominators: Episode 3
(1968)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Zoe and Cully are captured by the Dominators and put to work alongside the survey team while the Doctor and Jamie decide to return to the island to help.
Director: Morris Barry | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Kenneth Ives, Ronald Allen, John Hicks
Votes: 453
18.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Dominators: Episode 2
(1968)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Jamie are captured by the Dominators, who subject them to an intelligence test, while Zoe and Cully attempt to convince the Dulcian council of the threat.
Director: Morris Barry | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Kenneth Ives, Ronald Allen, Frazer Hines
Votes: 450
19.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Dominators: Episode 4
(1968)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Zoe are interrogated by Rago, who is planning to present his terms to the Dulcian council, while Jamie and Cully try to find a way to strike back against the Quarks.
Director: Morris Barry | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Kenneth Ives, John Hicks, Gary Smith
Votes: 449
20. 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: 392
21. 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
22. 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: 346
23. The Woman in White (1982– )
55 min | Mystery, Thriller
In Victorian England, Laura and her half-sister Marian are entwined in a terrifying web of deceit. Laura's doppelganger, a mysterious woman dressed all in white, may hold the key to unlock the mystery.
Stars: Diana Quick, Ian Richardson, John Shrapnel, Jenny Seagrove
Votes: 249
24.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode:
Parson's Pleasure
(1980)
TV-14 | 27 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
'Parson' Cyril Boggis has a method of getting antiques on the cheap. - Maybe too cheap.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Roald Dahl, John Gielgud, Bernard Miles, Lee Montague
Votes: 249
25.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode:
The Best of Everything
(1981)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Arthur Price is in love with the boss's daughter but lacks confidence. Then he meets Charlie Prince.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Michael Kitchen, Jeremy Clyde, Brewster Mason, Rachel Kempson
Votes: 217
26.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Edna The Inebriate Woman
(1971)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Edna is a drunk, and a homeless one. The play follows her through the streets, the police station, the psychiatric ward and a hostel, which for a while looks like it may become somewhere she can stay.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Patricia Hayes, Barbara Jefford, Geraldine Sherman, Cheryl Hall
Votes: 165
27. Miss Morison's Ghosts (1981 TV Movie)
103 min | Fantasy, Thriller
Two British women claim to have been thrown into a time warp where they saw Marie Antoinette as they were strolling through the gardens at Versailles Palace in France. After they tell their... See full summary »
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Wendy Hiller, Hannah Gordon, Bosco Hogan, Vivian Pickles
Votes: 143
28. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978)
60 min | Drama
The series tells the story of an educator's effect on impressionable young ladies at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh, revealing the challenges they face growing up in 1930s Scotland.
Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Lynsey Baxter, Amanda Kirby, Vivienne Ross
Votes: 138
29. 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
30. Strangers (1978–1982)
60 min | Crime, Thriller
The eccentric police detective George Kitchener Bulman is reluctantly transferred to a station in the North of England.
Stars: Don Henderson, Dennis Blanch, Fiona Mollison, John Ronane
Votes: 111
31. Screenplay (1986–1993)
Drama
An anthology drama series.
Stars: John Kavanagh, Tony Doyle, Michael Liebmann, Benjamin Whitrow
Votes: 94
32. Rooms (1974– )
49 min | Drama
Two-part weekly dramas concerning the various drifters who rent rooms in a lodging-house.
Stars: Anne Dyson, Ian Redford, Jenny Twigge, William Marlowe
Votes: 89
33. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 87
34. The Bretts (1987–1989)
60 min | Drama
1920s family of actors deals with the day to day of the theater business.
Stars: Norman Rodway, Barbara Murray, Belinda Lang, George Winter
Votes: 79
35. Sutherland's Law (1973–1976)
50 min | Drama
Follows the cases of John Sutherland, the procurator fiscal in a small Scottish town.
Stars: Iain Cuthbertson, Martin Cochrane, Edith MacArthur, Victor Carin
Votes: 52
36. Scorpion Tales (1978– )
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Anthology series of stories "with a sting in the tail."
Stars: Trevor Howard, David Robb, Jack Shepherd, Anthony Bate
Votes: 50
37.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
FAT'AC
(1989)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
PC Smith attends a fatal road traffic accident and makes some poor decisions because of shock,this leads him to question his commitment to police work.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Eric Richard, Robert Hudson, Roger Leach, Nula Conwell
Votes: 49
38. BBC2 Play of the Week (1977–1979)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length movies.
Stars: Judi Dench, Richard O'Callaghan, Frederick Treves, Clive Swift
Votes: 46
39. Don't Forget to Write! (1977–1979)
50 min | Comedy
The misadventures of an unsuccessful playwright, who is forced to make ends meet by writing screenplays which no-one ever seems to want to make into films (unless they're very bad).
Stars: George Cole, Gwen Watford, Francis Matthews, Clare Walker
Votes: 44
40.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
What a Pair
(1993)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
W.P.C. Ackland and P.C. Loxton investigate when a woman finds she has been robbed after taking a male escort to a party.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Trudie Goodwin, Tom Butcher, Andrew Paul, Huw Higginson
Votes: 43
41.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Desirable Property
(1993)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
D.S. Greig and P.C. Quinnan investigate a series of burglaries which all occurred in houses which are up for sale, while P.C. Jarvis deals with a teenage graffiti artist.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Andrew Mackintosh, Simon Rouse, Christopher Ellison, Kevin Lloyd
Votes: 41
42.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Broken
(1993)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
Insp. Monroe deals with an assault on a staunch trade-unionist ex-coal miner. Suspicion falls on a factory owner believed to be exploiting his workers.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Colin Tarrant, Eric Richard, Tony O'Callaghan, Lisa Geoghan
Votes: 40
43.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
White Cliffs of Dover
(2001)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama
A notorious armed robber reappears in Sun Hill to make an deal with DCI Meadows.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Simon Rouse, Mark Wingett, Jane Wall, Matthew Crompton
Votes: 40
44.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Dead Men Don't Drive Cars
(1994)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
P.C. Quinnan and P.C. Loxton investigate when a driving examiner realises that a man has been taking driving tests using false names. But why is he taking tests for men who are all dead?
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Eric Richard, Andrew Paul, Tom Butcher, Colin Tarrant
Votes: 39
45.
The Woman in White (1982– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1982)
Mystery, Thriller
On Hampstead Heath, artist Walter Hartright meets a strange woman clad in white - and later becomes convinced that she has a connection with two sisters whom he is hired to teach.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Diana Quick, Ian Richardson, Daniel Gerroll, Jenny Seagrove
Votes: 39
46.
The Woman in White (1982– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1982)
Mystery, Thriller
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Alan Badel, Diana Quick, Ian Richardson, John Shrapnel
Votes: 38
47.
The Woman in White (1982– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1982)
Mystery, Thriller
The charismatic Count Fosco seems charming, but what is his real motive?
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Alan Badel, Diana Quick, Ian Richardson, John Shrapnel
Votes: 38
48.
The Woman in White (1982– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1982)
Mystery, Thriller
Encounters with the terrified Anne Catherick add to the general unease.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Alan Badel, Diana Quick, Ian Richardson, John Shrapnel
Votes: 38
49.
The Woman in White (1982– )
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1982)
Mystery, Thriller
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Alan Badel, Diana Quick, Ian Richardson, John Shrapnel
Votes: 38
50.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Corroboration
(1993)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
D.C. Carver, P.C. Jarvis and Insp. Monroe attend the trial of a robbery suspect, where the evidence seems to be on the thin side, but the defendant's own stupidity saves the day.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Mark Wingett, Stephen Beckett, Colin Tarrant, Lynne Miller
Votes: 37