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1. The Goodies (1970–1982)
30 min | Comedy
The adventures of a crazy trio whose motto is "we do anything, anytime, anywhere."
Stars: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, Corbet Woodall
Votes: 1,886
2. BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)
60 min | Drama
BBC2 Playhouse was a British one-hour episode anthology television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Stars: Ralph G. Morse, Gawn Grainger, John Bluthal, Trevor Laird
Votes: 138
3. 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
4. No Hiding Place (1959–1967)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Tales of Scotland Yard centering on a detective team. A sort of halfway house between "Dixon of Dock Green" and "'Z' Cars." The detectives are still 1950s-style with good elocution and ... See full summary »
Stars: Raymond Francis, Eric Lander, Johnny Briggs, Michael McStay
Votes: 97
5. 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
6. Call My Bluff (II) (1965–1988)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Two teams of three alternate between giving and guessing the meanings of obscure English words.
Stars: Robert Robinson, Frank Muir, Patrick Campbell, Arthur Marshall
Votes: 86
7. 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
8. 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
9. All Gas and Gaiters (1966–1971)
30 min | Comedy
Clerical comedy centered on hapless curate Mervyn Noote.
Stars: Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, John Barron
Votes: 66
10.
The Goodies (1970–1982)
Episode:
Caught in the Act
(1970)
29 min | Comedy
The Goodies are employed by a female government minister after she was caught and photographed having an indiscretion with a waiter at the Playgirl club. A female version of the famous ... See full summary »
Directors: Jim Franklin, John Howard Davies | Stars: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, Liz Fraser
Votes: 64
11.
The Goodies (1970–1982)
Episode:
The Greenies
(1970)
29 min | Comedy
The Goodies arrive at the village of Penrudden Cove to enjoy a relaxing holiday only to discover the town strangely deserted with the exception of the local vicar. They quickly deduct a ... See full summary »
Directors: Jim Franklin, John Howard Davies | Stars: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, George Benson
Votes: 55
12. The Plane Makers (1963–1965)
60 min | Drama
The day-to-day story of a multi-million pound aerospace company, its new jet plane, its test-pilot, its workers and its ruthless and hard-nosed managing director John Wilder, the embodiment of modern, unflinching capitalism.
Stars: Jack Watling, Patrick Wymark, Norma Ronald, Reginald Marsh
Votes: 44
13. Probation Officer (1959–1962)
60 min | Drama
An early hit for ATV, this absorbing, rigorously researched and very human drama series centres on the work of a team of probation officers based in London, and the lives of the men and ... See full summary »
Stars: John Paul, John Scott, Jessica Spencer, David Davies
Votes: 30
14. Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
60 min | Crime
Police drama series, created by Ted Willis, set in a small town in Northamptonshire.
Stars: Ewan Hooper, Davyd Harries, Duncan Preston, Charles Rea
Votes: 21
15.
All Gas and Gaiters (1966–1971)
Episode:
Pilot: The Bishop Rides Again
(1966)
Comedy
The Bishop needs to secure a substantial bequest, but in order to do so must re-enact a medieval custom of dispensing forty pairs of white socks to forty virgins.
Director: Stuart Allen | Stars: Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, John Barron
Votes: 13
16. Cheri (1973)
45 min | Drama
Stars: Scott Antony, Yvonne Mitchell, Brenda Bruce, Lorna Heilbron
Votes: 10
17.
The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
Episode:
On the Eve of Publication
(1968)
55 min | Drama
An author hosts a dinner party to celebrate the publication of his new novel.
Director: Alan Bridges | Stars: Leo McKern, Michele Dotrice, Thorley Walters, Rosalind Knight
Votes: 9
18.
ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
Episode:
You in Your Small Corner
(1962)
82 min | Comedy, Drama
TV drama exploring a mixed-race, mixed-class relationship.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Pauline Devaney, Ronald Falk, Charles Hyatt, Elizabeth MacLennan
Votes: 8
19.
All Gas and Gaiters (1966–1971)
Episode:
The Bishop Sees a Ghost
(1967)
Comedy
Director: Stuart Allen | Stars: Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, John Barron
Votes: 8
20.
All Gas and Gaiters (1966–1971)
Episode:
The Bishop Gets the Sack
(1967)
Comedy
Director: Stuart Allen | Stars: Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, John Barron
Votes: 6
21.
All Gas and Gaiters (1966–1971)
Episode:
The Bishop Loves His Neighbour
(1970)
Comedy
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, John Barron
Votes: 6
22. 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
23. Four Tall Tinkles (1967– )
30 min | Comedy
Written by N F Simpson following his film One Way Pendulum about the eccentric Groomkirby family starring Eric Sykes, Julia Foster, Mona Washbourne, and unforgettably Jonathan Miller teaching a choir of Speak Your Weight machines to sing.
Stars: Pauline Devaney, Edwin Apps, Avis Bunnage, Geoffrey Hibbert
24. Three Rousing Tinkles (1966– )
30 min | Comedy
Surreal comedy created by N. F. Simpson, featuring characters from his stage play 'A Resounding Tinkle', in which normal life is distorted to the point of insanity but the characters never sense this themselves.
Stars: Pauline Devaney, Edwin Apps, Michael Robbins, Robin Parkinson
25. Summer Comedy Hour (1965)
60 min | Comedy
Stars: Frank Pettingell, Sam Kydd, Edwin Apps, Richard Briers
26.
The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
Episode:
The Bond
(1965)
75 min | Drama
Newlyweds Chris and Sally are young and attractive, with successful careers and a beautiful home. Their future is rosy. However, trying to make marriage work is not easy.
Director: Mary Ridge | Stars: Hannah Gordon, Barry Lowe, Susan Williamson, Clifford Parrish
27.
The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
Episode:
Anyone for Tennis?
(1968)
75 min | Drama
Garry committed suicide to escape disgrace and imprisonment. Does he now have the chance to change the circumstances leading to his downfall?
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Clifford Evans, Rachel Kempson, Joseph O'Conor, Ernest Clark
28.
BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)
Episode:
Fothergill
(1981)
Drama
John Fothergill, aesthete and scholar, becomes the proprietor of the Spread Eagle, in Thame, Oxfordshire, with the intent of turning it into the most celebrated Inn in England, catering to the brightest lights in London's literati.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Robert Hardy, Lynn Farleigh, John Carson, Patrick Newell
29.
Comedy Playhouse (1961–2017)
Episode:
The Bishop Rides Again
(1966)
30 min | Comedy
Pilot for BBC's "All Gas And Gaiters" series.
Stars: Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, John Barron
30.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Care and Protection
(1973)
Crime
Two separate cases, both concerning children, DS Smith and his colleagues with a harsh look at reality and the detective must find the link which connects both events.
Director: Ron Francis | Stars: Pauline Devaney, Elaine Donnelly, Davyd Harries, Ewan Hooper
31.
The Plane Makers (1963–1965)
Episode:
A Job for the Major
(1964)
Drama
Major Mortimer Crabbe as been added to the management team to beef up security. He introduces a new tabulating system which a causes a backlash from the workers. When he makes weekend training compulsory they start to revolt.
Director: John Cooper | Stars: Reginald Marsh, Jack Watling, Peter Copley, Fulton Mackay
32.
All Gas and Gaiters (1966–1971)
Episode:
The Bishop Loses His Chaplain
(1971)
Comedy
Director: Robin Nash | Stars: Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, Ernest Clark
33.
All Gas and Gaiters (1966–1971)
Episode:
Only Three Can Play
(1967)
Comedy
This famous episode entitled "Only Three Can Play " is the one where Noote (the Chaplain, Reverend Mervyn Noote), the Bishop and The Archdeacon play a board game that Noote has invented. ... See full synopsis »
Director: Stuart Allen | Stars: Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, John Barron
34.
All Gas and Gaiters (1966–1971)
Episode:
The Bishop Buys a Car
(1970)
Comedy
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, John Barron
35.
All Gas and Gaiters (1966–1971)
Episode:
The Bishop Gives a Shove
(1967)
Comedy
Director: Michael Mills | Stars: Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, Ernest Clark
36.
All Gas and Gaiters (1966–1971)
Episode:
The Bishop Keeps His Diary
(1969)
Comedy
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, Ernest Clark
37.
All Gas and Gaiters (1966–1971)
Episode:
The Bishop Learns the Facts
(1969)
Comedy
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, Ernest Clark
38.
All Gas and Gaiters (1966–1971)
Episode:
The Bishop Takes Up Business
(1970)
Comedy
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, John Barron
39.
All Gas and Gaiters (1966–1971)
Episode:
The Bishop Warms Up
(1971)
Comedy
Director: Robin Nash | Stars: Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, John Barron
40.
All Gas and Gaiters (1966–1971)
Episode:
The Dean Goes Primitive
(1967)
Comedy
Director: Michael Mills | Stars: Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, Ernest Clark
41.
No Hiding Place (1959–1967)
Episode:
A Surprise for Mr. Kemp
(1962)
Crime, Drama
A young woman's search for romance in the big city takes a dangerous turn.
Directors: Bill Hitchcock, Adrian Cooper | Stars: Raymond Francis, Eric Lander, Frank Sieman, Bryan Coleman
42.
Comedy Playhouse (1961–2017)
Episode:
Sitting Pretty
(1974)
Comedy
Stars: Nicky Henson, Una Stubbs, James Cossins, Anne Jameson
43.
The Plane Makers (1963–1965)
Episode:
The Short Run
(1963)
Drama
Some men measure promotion in terms of power, others - in money. But to Don Cotter, working in the drawing office of Scott Furlong, an unexpected vacancy could provide a final chance of re-planning his life.
Director: Geoffrey Nethercott | Stars: Richard Vernon, Gary Watson, Robert Cartland, Victor Brooks
44.
ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
Episode:
For King and Country #2: The Barricade
(1963)
Comedy, Drama
Director: Julian Amyes | Stars: Polly Adams, Philip Anthony, Bernard Brown, David Buck
45.
ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
Episode:
The Edwardians #4: The Madras House
(1965)
Comedy, Drama
Philip Madras is the boss of a Bond Street, London, fashion-house, facing a take-over bid from a wealthy American. The American bid for the Madras family business sets the it in motion, and... See full synopsis »
Director: Julian Amyes | Stars: Gene Anderson, Edwin Apps, Pamela Buckley, Frances Cuka
46.
ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
Episode:
Time and the Conways
(1963)
Comedy, Drama
Director: Derek Bennett | Stars: Anne Brooks, Helen Christie, John Collin, Pauline Devaney
47.
All Gas and Gaiters (1966–1971)
Episode:
Give a Dog a Bad Name
(1967)
Comedy
Director: Michael Mills | Stars: Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, Ernest Clark
48.
All Gas and Gaiters (1966–1971)
Episode:
The Affair at Cookham Lock
(1969)
Comedy
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, Ernest Clark
49.
All Gas and Gaiters (1966–1971)
Episode:
The Bishop Beats the System
(1970)
Comedy
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, John Barron
50.
All Gas and Gaiters (1966–1971)
Episode:
The Bishop Buys a Mug
(1970)
Comedy
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, John Barron