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1. Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
TV-PG | 95 min | Comedy
Comedy that follows two brothers from London's rough Peckham estate as they wheel and deal through a number of dodgy deals and search for the big score that'll make them millionaires.
Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Roger Lloyd Pack, Buster Merryfield
Votes: 56,751
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: 39,549
3. 'Allo 'Allo! (1982–1992)
45 min | Comedy, History, War
In France during World War II, René Artois runs a small café where Resistance fighters, Gestapo men, German Army officers and escaped Allied POWs interact daily, ignorant of one another's true identity or presence, exasperating René.
Stars: Gorden Kaye, Carmen Silvera, Vicki Michelle, Richard Marner
Votes: 27,080
4. Yes Minister (1980–1984)
TV-PG | 679 min | Comedy
The Right Honorable James Hacker has landed the plum job of Cabinet Minister to the Department of Administration. At last he is in a position of power and can carry out some long-needed reforms, or so he thinks.
Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott
Votes: 16,568
5. Are You Being Served? (1972–1985)
TV-PG | 28 min | Comedy
The misadventures of the staff of a retail floor of a major department store.
Stars: Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Frank Thornton, Wendy Richard
Votes: 9,240
6. Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
G | 92 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After a Monsignor accidentally brings Count Dracula back from the dead while exorcising his castle, the vampire preys on the holy man's beautiful niece and her friends.
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies, Veronica Carlson, Barbara Ewing
Votes: 8,198
7. The Saint (1962–1969)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Simon "The Saint" Templar, a wealthy adventurer and 20th-century Robin Hood, travels the world in his white Volvo P1800S, solving unsolvable problems and righting wrongs.
Stars: Roger Moore, Ivor Dean, Leslie Crawford, Justine Lord
Votes: 6,222
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: 6,022
9. Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973–1978)
30 min | Comedy
Accident-prone Frank Spencer fails to navigate the simplest tasks of daily life, while also trying to look after his wife and baby.
Stars: Michael Crawford, Michele Dotrice, Jessica Forte, Dick Bentley
Votes: 4,173
10. 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
11. The Brittas Empire (1991–1997)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
Gordon Brittas is the manager of the Whitbury-Newtown Leisure Centre. Despite his good intentions, everything seems to go wrong when he's around, despite the best efforts of the center staff and his long-suffering wife, Helen.
Stars: Chris Barrie, Harriet Thorpe, Michael Burns, Tim Marriott
Votes: 3,798
12. Dad's Army (1971)
G | 95 min | Comedy, War
The misadventures of a ragtag group of elderly Home Guard local defense volunteers at the onset of WW2.
Director: Norman Cohen | Stars: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie
Votes: 3,670
13. You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993)
50 min | Comedy
Adventures and misadventures of Lord Meldrum, his family and their servants in the 1920s.
Stars: Paul Shane, Jeffrey Holland, Su Pollard, Donald Hewlett
Votes: 3,609
14. Trog (1970)
GP | 93 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A sympathetic anthropologist uses drugs and surgery to try to communicate with a primitive troglodyte who is found living in a local cave.
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Joan Crawford, Michael Gough, Bernard Kay, Kim Braden
Votes: 3,211
15. The Sweeney (1975–1978)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police. They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and - more often than not - successful.
Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, John Alkin
Votes: 2,658
16. Birds of a Feather (1989–2020)
Not Rated | 75 min | Comedy
Comedy series following the lives of sisters Tracey and Sharon who are left to fend for themselves after their husbands are arrested for armed robbery.
Stars: Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph, Pauline Quirke, Alun Lewis
Votes: 2,482
17. Fortysomething (2003)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Paul Slippery (Hugh Laurie), a forty-something doctor, lives with his wife Estelle and three sex-obsessed sons Rory, Daniel and Edwin in the west London suburb of Putney. On top of coping ... See full summary »
Stars: Hugh Laurie, Anna Chancellor, Sheila Hancock, Benedict Cumberbatch
Votes: 2,266
18. ChuckleVision (1987–2009)
20 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Crazy antics ensue when Barry and Paul Chuckle get into various exaggerated situations.
Stars: Paul Chuckle, Barry Chuckle, Jimmy Patton, Brian Patton
Votes: 2,133
19. Hi-de-Hi! (1980–1988)
60 min | Comedy
Comic goings-on in this series. Ted's the camp comic but is always on the lookout for a way to make money. Gladys has her eye on the boss, and Peggy wants to swap her mop and cleaner's outfit for a 'yellow coat.'
Stars: Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland, Felix Bowness
Votes: 1,877
20. The Ghoul (1975)
R | 88 min | Horror, Thriller
A former Priest named Dr. Lawrence harbors a dark and horrible secret in his attic. The locked room serves as a prison cell for his crazed, cannibalistic adult son, who acquired his savage ... See full summary »
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Peter Cushing, John Hurt, Alexandra Bastedo, Gwen Watford
Votes: 1,875
21. It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1981)
30 min | Comedy, War
The comic adventures of a group of misfits who form an extremely bad concert party touring the hot and steamy jungles of Burma entertaining the troops during World War II.
Stars: Windsor Davies, Melvyn Hayes, Donald Hewlett, Don Estelle
Votes: 1,792
22. Secret Army (1977–1979)
50 min | Drama, History, War
During World War II, a Belgian resistance movement called Lifeline, based in Brussels, organises the return of Allied airmen who have been shot down by the Luftwaffe to the United Kingdom.
Stars: Bernard Hepton, Angela Richards, Clifford Rose, Juliet Hammond
Votes: 1,618
23. Trial & Retribution (1997–2009)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The team of Det. Supt. Michael Walker, DI North, and DCI Connor follows each case from crime committed, through the pursuit of justice, to the law courts where the efforts of the force will be tested--sometimes to the breaking point.
Stars: David Hayman, Dorian Lough, Victoria Smurfit, Kate Buffery
Votes: 1,215
24. Wycliffe (1993–1998)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set in Cornwall, Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe, who works along with his colleagues DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane, investigates murder cases with his trademark determination and clinical accuracy.
Stars: Jack Shepherd, Helen Masters, Jimmy Yuill, Tim Wylton
Votes: 1,097
25. Citizen Smith (1977–1980)
30 min | Comedy
Wolfie Smith is an unemployed dreamer from Tooting. He leads a small group called the Tooting Popular Front with aspirations to create a communist Britain. However, as a result of being disorganised, his chances range from slim to none.
Stars: Robert Lindsay, Mike Grady, Hilda Braid, Tony Millan
Votes: 1,056
26. The Kenny Everett Television Show (1981–1988)
30 min | Comedy, Music
Zany antics and sketches by the anarchic camp comic.
Stars: Kenny Everett, Cleo Rocos, Sheila Steafel, Andrie Reid
Votes: 1,037
27. The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)
Not Rated | 114 min | Comedy
Young Australian, Barry McKenzie, travels to England with his Aunt Edna after his father dies and a request is revealed in his will.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Barry Crocker, Barry Humphries, Dick Bentley, Peter Cook
Votes: 928
28.
Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
Episode:
Ashes to Ashes
(1982)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
Trigger is feeling sad after the death of his grandmother, and the Trotters console him. Del, being ever-helpful and out to spot a potential 'earner', sees two old urns at the grandmother's... See full summary »
Director: Ray Butt | Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Lennard Pearce, Roger Lloyd Pack
Votes: 601
29.
Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
Episode:
Sleeping Dogs Lie
(1985)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
In an attempt to earn an easy £60 a week, Del persuades Boycie and Marlene to entrust him with the care of their Great Dane puppy, Duke, while they are away on holiday. Whilst out on a walk... See full summary »
Director: Susan Belbin | Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield, John Challis
Votes: 545
30. The Boys in Blue (1983)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Family
Sgt. Cannon (Tommy Cannon) and PC Ball (Bobby Ball) run the police station in the quiet town of Little Botham. When the station's threatened to be shut down, due to a lack of crime, they ... See full summary »
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Bobby Ball, Tommy Cannon, Suzanne Danielle, Roy Kinnear
Votes: 544
31. 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: 525
32. Oh Doctor Beeching! (1995–1997)
29 min | Comedy
The trials and tribulations of the staff at Hatley railway station, who are all wondering if Dr Beeching will close them down.
Stars: Paul Shane, Su Pollard, Jeffrey Holland, Barbara New
Votes: 525
33. Alf 'n' Family (1968)
PG | 96 min | Comedy, War
The film version of Till Death Us Do Part (1965) tells the story of Alf Garnett and his family living through the London Blitz.
Director: Norman Cohen | Stars: Warren Mitchell, Dandy Nichols, Anthony Booth, Una Stubbs
Votes: 520
34. When the Boat Comes In (1976–1981)
50 min | Drama, History
Set in Gallowshields on Tyneside between the 2 World Wars, this story follows the life of ex-sergeant Jack Ford and the Seaton family as they deal with the aftermath of the Great War, the Great 1920s Depression and trade union activists.
Stars: James Bolam, James Garbutt, Jean Heywood, John Nightingale
Votes: 487
35. Fox Mystery Theater (1984)
70 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
"Fox Mystery Theater" was an anthology series of chilling tales with a twist.
Stars: David McCallum, David Carradine, Dean Stockwell, Season Hubley
Votes: 470
36.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Arc of Infinity: Part One
(1983)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
On Gallifrey, someone on the High Council of the Time Lords is perpetrating a treasonous act - transmitting the Doctor's bio-extract data from the space/time Matrix to a mysterious ... See full summary »
Director: Ron Jones | Stars: Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, Leonard Sachs, Michael Gough
Votes: 462
37.
'Allo 'Allo! (1982–1992)
Episode:
The British Are Coming
(1982)
TV-PG | 35 min | Comedy, History, War
World War II is raging, but in the French village of Nouvion, café owner René Artois wants only a quiet life, plus some slap and tickle with his waitress Yvette behind his sour wife Edith's... See full summary »
Director: David Croft | Stars: Gorden Kaye, Richard Marner, Sam Kelly, Vicki Michelle
Votes: 457
38. The Return of 'Allo 'Allo! (2007 TV Movie)
105 min | Documentary, Comedy
A one-off special. René is writing his memoirs and needs help to fill in the "big gaps".
Director: Martin Dennis | Stars: Gorden Kaye, Vicki Michelle, Kirsten Cooke, Sue Hodge
Votes: 412
39. 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
40.
'Allo 'Allo! (1982–1992)
Episode:
The British 'ave Come
(1984)
29 min | Comedy, History, War
Colonel von Strohm wants to hand René over to the Gestapo along with the painting of the fallen Madonna with the big boobies by van Klomp to get rid of Herr Flick, but René convinces them ... See full summary »
Director: David Croft | Stars: Gorden Kaye, Francesca Gonshaw, Vicki Michelle, Carmen Silvera
Votes: 377
41.
Yes Minister (1980–1984)
Episode:
Jobs for the Boys
(1980)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
The Minister goes on the BBC to extol the virtues of a public-private partnership project but when he learns that the private firm involved may soon go bankrupt, it is up to Sir Humphrey to... See full summary »
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Richard Vernon
Votes: 350
42.
'Allo 'Allo! (1982–1992)
Episode:
Pigeon Post
(1984)
TV-PG | 32 min | Comedy, History, War
The airmen, wearing German uniforms, are captured by the Maquis but escape and burn the uniforms, taking clothes off scarecrows instead before disguising themselves as onion sellers. Von ... See full summary »
Director: David Croft | Stars: Gorden Kaye, Carmen Silvera, Jack Haig, Guy Siner
Votes: 326
43.
'Allo 'Allo! (1982–1992)
Episode:
Savile Row to the Rescue
(1984)
TV-PG | 28 min | Comedy, History, War
Michelle brings a bottle of nitroglycerin to the café for safe keeping until it is time for her to use it to blow up a German train. However, as it is in a gin bottle, Edith thinks it ... See full summary »
Director: David Croft | Stars: Carmen Silvera, Gorden Kaye, Vicki Michelle, Francesca Gonshaw
Votes: 311
44.
'Allo 'Allo! (1982–1992)
Episode:
The Execution
(1984)
31 min | Comedy, History, War
General von Klinkerhoffen of the German High Command is to arrive in Nouvion by train. Von Strohm and Geering are not keen to see him as he will find out about their incompetence and allow ... See full summary »
Director: David Croft | Stars: Gorden Kaye, Kirsten Cooke, Sam Kelly, Richard Marner
Votes: 305
45.
'Allo 'Allo! (1982–1992)
Episode:
The Funeral
(1984)
32 min | Comedy, History, War
René's funeral is to be arranged by the village undertaker Monsieur Alfonse. Herr Flick, along with his girlfriend, Private Helga, will be watching on the off-chance that the mourners will ... See full summary »
Director: David Croft | Stars: Gorden Kaye, Richard Marner, Sam Kelly, Kim Hartman
Votes: 300
46.
'Allo 'Allo! (1982–1992)
Episode:
The Dance of Hitler Youth
(1984)
TV-PG | 33 min | Comedy, History, War
Hearing that Flick intends to send the painting back to Berlin the next day, von Strohm directs René to make the switch that night. A diversion is arranged in the form of a Hitler Youth ... See full summary »
Director: David Croft | Stars: Gorden Kaye, Francesca Gonshaw, Kirsten Cooke, Carmen Silvera
Votes: 291
47. Chance in a Million (1984–1986)
25 min | Comedy
Tom Chance's life is filled with coincidences, leading to his meeting Alison and frequent wrongful arrests. Despite evidence, the Police Sergeant instructs officers not to arrest him due to the pattern of coincidences.
Stars: Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn, Bill Pertwee, Deddie Davies
Votes: 289
48.
'Allo 'Allo! (1982–1992)
Episode:
Reds Nick Colonel
(1984)
29 min | Comedy, History, War
The Resistance capture von Strohm and Geering, whom they intend to shoot in return for the death of the late café owner. The task of shooting them is to be given to René in revenge for his ... See full summary »
Director: David Croft | Stars: Gorden Kaye, John D. Collins, Nicholas Frankau, Francesca Gonshaw
Votes: 283
49.
'Allo 'Allo! (1982–1992)
Episode:
The Gateau from the Chateau
(1985)
TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, History, War
The balloon crashes and the airmen end up back at the café, disguised by moose heads. General von Klinkerhoffen assumes control of the whole area, thereby making many enemies. The ... See full summary »
Director: David Croft | Stars: Gorden Kaye, Francesca Gonshaw, Vicki Michelle, Kirsten Cooke
Votes: 283
50.
'Allo 'Allo! (1982–1992)
Episode:
Six Big Boobies
(1985)
TV-PG | 32 min | Comedy, History, War
René is annoyed when the airmen return and sends them away dressed as nuns with instructions to hide in the local convent. Edith, officially a widow, finds René's will, naming her as sole ... See full summary »
Director: David Croft | Stars: Gorden Kaye, Guy Siner, Carmen Silvera, Vicki Michelle
Votes: 276