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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: 39,545
2. 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: 8,896
3. 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
4. Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Three old men from Yorkshire who have never grown up face the trials of their fellow town citizens and everyday life and stay young by reminiscing about the days of their youth and attempting feats not common to the elderly.
Stars: Peter Sallis, Jane Freeman, Kathy Staff, Robert Fyfe
Votes: 3,659
5. Carry on Cabby (1963)
91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
A taxi company is threatened when an all-female firm sets itself up in business and starts to steal their customers.
Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Sidney James, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey
Votes: 3,021
6. Lillie (1978)
672 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Seen on Masterpiece Theatre, starring Francesca Annis in an award-winning performance, Lillie vividly captures the complex woman who became one of the most notorious and respected figures of the Victorian era.
Stars: Francesca Annis, Catherine Feller, Peggy Ann Wood, Anton Rodgers
Votes: 682
7. 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, Carol Lynley, Dean Stockwell
Votes: 470
8.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Evil of the Daleks: Episode 1
(1967)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Trying to find the stolen TARDIS, the Second Doctor and Jamie are lured into a trap by the Doctor's old enemies the Daleks.
Director: Derek Martinus | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Alec Ross, Griffith Davies
Votes: 452
9. Heartland (1979–1980)
60 min | Drama
A series of plays concerning the theme of love.
Stars: Judy Loe, Malcolm Stoddard, Judy Parfitt, Donald Churchill
Votes: 450
10.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Evil of the Daleks: Episode 2
(1967)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Jamie investigate Waterfield's antiques shop, where they are knocked unconscious and transported back to the 19th century.
Director: Derek Martinus | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Griffith Davies, Robert Jewell, Frazer Hines
Votes: 449
11. 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
12.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Murdersville
(1967)
TV-G | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Mrs. Peel drives her childhood friend, Major Croft, to the picture postcard village of Little Storping, where he just purchased a country home. Unfortunately, the entire population are ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Asher | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Colin Blakely, John Ronane
Votes: 376
13. 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
14. The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971–1973)
13+ | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.
Stars: Peter Vaughan, Peter Barkworth, Douglas Wilmer, Ronald Hines
Votes: 344
15. 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
16. Strange Report (1969–1971)
60 min | Drama, Mystery
Retired Scotland Yard commissioner Adam Strange investigates bizarre mysteries in "Swinging Sixties" London.
Stars: Anthony Quayle, Kaz Garas, Anneke Wills, Charles Lloyd Pack
Votes: 175
17.
Fox Mystery Theater (1984)
Episode:
The Sweet Scent of Death
(1984)
73 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
An overworked American ambassador working in the UK attempts to spend more time with his wife by visiting a countryside mansion, but soon the trip turns into a nightmare with his wife haunted by a stalker seemingly from her past.
Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: Dean Stockwell, Shirley Knight, Michael Gothard, Carmen Du Sautoy
Votes: 127
18.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Concerto
(1964)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Stefan Veliko, a young Russian pianist, is making his concert debut in London. However, he is being used as a pawn in a game to wreck Anglo-Soviet relationships. First a young woman is ... See full summary »
Director: Kim Mills | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Honor Blackman, Nigel Stock, Sandor Elès
Votes: 125
19. If You See God, Tell Him (1993)
43 min | Comedy
An elderly man receives a head injury which affects his attention-span and leads him to become a devout believer in television commercials.
Stars: Richard Briers, Adrian Edmondson, Imelda Staunton, Enn Reitel
Votes: 115
20. The Night We Got the Bird (1961)
83 min | Comedy
Cecil's family is unaware that he and his cabinet-maker employee are making and selling false antique furniture. It is only when he dies and his salesman Bernie marries his widow Julie that... See full summary »
Director: Darcy Conyers | Stars: Brian Rix, Dora Bryan, Ronald Shiner, Leo Franklyn
Votes: 113
21. ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969–1974)
78 min | Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Balfour, Madoline Thomas, Diane Cilento, Jim Dale
Votes: 98
22. 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
23. 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
24.
Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode:
Loveknots
(1992)
TV-14 | 55 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When Lady Jane puts a Berber rug into auction it is bought by elderly Harriet Fisher for her Irish wolfhound, but young Moroccan Abdel is also after it and steals it from her house. Lovejoy... See full summary »
Director: Baz Taylor | Stars: Ian McShane, Phyllis Logan, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury
Votes: 67
25. Turtle's Progress (1979–1980)
60 min | Comedy
The series was was a mix of drama & comedy and dealt with a petty criminal named Turtle and his minder, "Razor" Eddie, who by accident come into possession of the proceeds of a major bank ... See full summary »
Stars: John F. Landry, Michael Attwell, Ruby Head, Tony London
Votes: 61
26.
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971–1973)
Episode:
Anonymous Letters
(1973)
13+ | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A recently married Habsburg countess hires dashing private detective Dagobert Trostler to find out who has been sending her obscene letters. The writer clearly knows her most intimate ... See full summary »
Director: Dennis Vance | Stars: Ronald Lewis, Nicola Pagett, Carolyn Jones, Michael Aldridge
Votes: 60
27.
Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010)
Episode:
Who's Looking After the Cafe Then?
(1985)
TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy
Ivy has an appointment but with no one to supervise Crusher she decides to shut down the café for the day - but Foggy thinks she is over reacting, so the trio "supervise" things ... Now if only there was someone to supervise them.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell | Stars: Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Brian Wilde, Jane Freeman
Votes: 54
28. Crane (1963–1965)
60 min | Adventure
The adventures of Richard Crane, cafe owner & part-time smuggler, around the coast of Morocco, aided (and sometimes abetted) by his ex-Foreign Legion sidekick Orlando, waitress Halina, and local cop Colonel Mahmoud.
Stars: Patrick Allen, Sam Kydd, Gerald Flood, Laya Raki
Votes: 50
29. Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1952–1961)
30 min | Comedy
Bunter is up to his usual pranks; falling asleep in class, stealing jam and cakes from other boys' lockers, chalking rude things on the blackboard, failing to turn up for cricket, and even being threatened with expulsion.
Stars: Gerald Campion, Jack Melford, Julian Yardley, Kynaston Reeves
Votes: 49
30. Call Me Mister (1986)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Australian ex-cop Bartholomew (Bisley) goes to Britain when he discovers he is heir to a family title, not really getting on with his newly discovered family he starts working as a private Detective.
Stars: Steve Bisley, Dulice Liecier, David Bamber, Dermot Crowley
Votes: 43
31.
Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010)
Episode:
Set the People Free
(1987)
TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy
Wally Batty and Howard are confined to their homes by their wives. Seymour, Norman and Compo attempt to liberate them for a few hours.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell | Stars: Michael Aldridge, Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Joe Gladwin
Votes: 43
32. The Monsters (1962– )
50 min | Sci-Fi
A couple honeymooning in a small lakeside Northern England village, get involved in the mysterious death of a government agent, possibly caused by strange creatures that locals claim lurk in the lake - or maybe not?
Stars: William Greene, Elizabeth Weaver, Mark Dignam, Clifford Cox
Votes: 36
33. Drama 61-67 (1961–1967)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Brian Haines, Robert Cartland, Alister Williamson, Joe Ritchie
Votes: 30
34. Bust (1987–1988)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Unsuccessful businessman Neil Walsh tries to rebuild his life after being made bankrupt.
Stars: Paul Nicholas, Ron Emslie, Phyllis Logan, Belinda Lang
Votes: 25
35.
Strange Report (1969–1971)
Episode:
Report 2641: Hostage - If You Won't Learn, Die!
(1969)
60 min | Drama, Mystery
A Chinese diplomat is kidnapped and a ransom note delivered. Strange must battle against the time table of the kidnappers and the outrage of the Chinese government to locate the missing man and secure his safe release.
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Anthony Quayle, Kaz Garas, Anneke Wills, Kenneth Haigh
Votes: 25
36.
Armchair Thriller (1978–1981)
Episode:
The Circe Complex: Part 1
(1980)
25 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Tom Foreman kills a policeman after stealing jewellery worth a fortune. Caught and incarcerated, he refuses to reveal the loot's whereabouts - even to prison psychiatrist Ollie Milton.
Director: Robert D. Cardona | Stars: Trevor Martin, Beth Morris, Alan David, Michael Deeks
Votes: 23
37.
Lillie (1978)
Episode:
Fifty Cents a Dance
(1978)
53 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Lillie grieves over Bertie's death. Jeanne still holds the past against Lillie and refuses to see her. Prince Louis asks Jeanne to forgive him and Lillie. In New York, Lillie patronizes a ... See full summary »
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: Francesca Annis, John Castle, Ann Firbank, James Warwick
Votes: 23
38. Suspense (1962–1963)
Thriller
Anthology series telling suspenseful tales.
Stars: Bill Meilen, Ray Handy, John Carson, Alex Scott
Votes: 22
39. One-Upmanship (1974– )
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Richard Briers, Peter Jones, Frederick Jaeger, Donald Gee
Votes: 22
40. Virgin of the Secret Service (1968– )
60 min | Adventure
The dashing adventures of the British Secret Service's most heroic officer, Captain Robert Virgin. Aided in his task by the fiesty Mrs Cortez and his loyal batman Doublett, Virgin traveled ... See full summary »
Stars: Clinton Greyn, Alexander Doré, John Cater, Veronica Strong
Votes: 20
41. Somerset Maugham Hour (1960–1963)
60 min
Stars: Hugh Williams, Daniel Farson, Ian Hunter, Jill Bennett
Votes: 19
42.
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks (2021)
Episode:
Episode 1
(2021)
25 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Trying to find the stolen TARDIS, the Second Doctor and Jamie are lured into a trap by the Doctor's old enemies the Daleks.
Directors: Timothy Combe, AnneMarie Walsh | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Alec Ross, Griffith Davies
Votes: 12
43.
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks (2021)
Episode:
Episode 2
(2021)
27 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The Doctor and Jamie investigate Waterfield's antiques shop, where they are knocked unconscious and transported back to the 19th century.
Directors: Timothy Combe, AnneMarie Walsh | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Griffith Davies, Robert Jewell, Frazer Hines
Votes: 12
44. Bonehead (1957–1962)
30 min | Comedy, Family
In each weekly episode the boss masterminds a new criminal escapade, but the inept trio (comprising the obese Boss, the stupid Bonehead, and the melancholy Happy) fail in their attempts.
Stars: Colin Douglas, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Douglas Blackwell, Hope Jackman
Votes: 11
45.
If You See God, Tell Him (1993)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1993)
43 min | Comedy
A blow on the head causes a car crash that leaves Godfrey paralysed, a tragic holiday in Hamburg forces him to turn to his estranged nephew for help, and the sale of his house leads to a two-month stretch in prison.
Director: Marcus Mortimer | Stars: Richard Briers, Barbara Grant, Roger Brierley, Adrian Edmondson
Votes: 10
46.
Armchair Thriller (1978–1981)
Episode:
The Circe Complex: Part 2
(1980)
25 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Ollie and Tom's wife, Val, enlist the help of ex-con "Cat" Devlin in their plot to locate the hidden jewels.
Director: Robert D. Cardona | Stars: Beth Morris, Alan David, Trevor Martin, Michael Deeks
Votes: 10
47.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
Ignorance in the Field: Part 1
(1982)
TV-14 | Drama
Seventeen year old Arthur Holland is charged with the murder of his twenty six year old step-mother. Mrs. Holland died after consuming poisonous mushrooms which had been offered to her by ... See full summary »
Director: David Carson | Stars: Robert Flemyng, T.P. McKenna, Jeremy Child, David Carlton-Young
Votes: 7
48. Harpers West One (1961–1963)
60 min | Drama
The life and loves of a big department store in the West End of London.
Stars: Jan Holden, Jane Muir, Philip Latham, Vivian Pickles
49. Do You Remember? (1978– )
60 min | Drama
Short series of plays by leading British dramatists.
Stars: Richard Vernon, Brenda Bruce, Ian Holm, Gwen Watford
50. Hotel Imperial (1958–1960)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Vic Oliver, Brian Oulton, Tom Gill, Leslie Heritage