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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: 39,512
2. Truly Madly Deeply (1990)
PG | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A woman dealing with inconsolable grief over the death of her partner gets another chance when he returns to earth as a ghost.
Director: Anthony Minghella | Stars: Juliet Stevenson, Alan Rickman, Jenny Howe, Carolyn Choa
Votes: 10,006 | Gross: $1.55M
3. Pride and Prejudice (1980)
TV-PG | 265 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
While the arrival of wealthy gentlemen sends her marriage-minded mother into a frenzy, willful and opinionated Elizabeth Bennet matches wits with haughty Mr. Darcy.
Stars: Elizabeth Garvie, David Rintoul, Moray Watson, Priscilla Morgan
Votes: 2,490
4. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–1979)
30 min | Comedy
He story concerns a middle-aged middle manager, Reginald "Reggie" Perrin, and is driven to bizarre behaviour by the pointlessness of his job at Sunshine Desserts.
Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Pauline Yates, John Barron, Sue Nicholls
Votes: 2,174
5. 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: 1,789
6. Top of the Pops (1964–2023)
60 min | Music, News, Talk-Show
A rundown of the latest chart hits, featuring in-studio performances from popular music artists.
Stars: The Ladybirds, Pan's People, Jimmy Savile, Legs & Co
Votes: 1,125
7. The Onedin Line (1971–1980)
TV-PG | 50 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
James Onedin marries Anne Webster in order to get his hands on a ship. However the marriage turns out to be one of true love. James is ruthless in his attempt to get a shipping line started in Liverpool of the 1860s.
Stars: Peter Gilmore, Jessica Benton, Howard Lang, Mary Webster
Votes: 1,115
8. Breaking the Code (1996 TV Movie)
75 min | Biography, Drama
A biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking of the Enigma code, used by the Germans... See full summary »
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Alun Armstrong, Blake Ritson, William Mannering
Votes: 671
9.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Invasion of Time: Part One
(1978)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
After signing a contract in secret, the Doctor returns to Gallifrey with Leela and K9 in order to claim his title as the President of the High Council of the Time Lords.
Director: Gerald Blake | Stars: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Stan McGowan, Tom Kelly
Votes: 498
10.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Invasion of Time: Part Two
(1978)
TV-G | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor orders Leela exiled from the Capitol, then orders K9 to sabotage Gallifrey's defences.
Director: Gerald Blake | Stars: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, John Arnatt, Chris Tranchell
Votes: 444
11.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Invasion of Time: Part Six
(1978)
TV-G | 26 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and his friends take refuge in the TARDIS but find themselves pursued by Stor and Kelner.
Director: Gerald Blake | Stars: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Derek Deadman, John Arnatt
Votes: 444
12.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Invasion of Time: Part Three
(1978)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor allows the Vardans to occupy Gallifrey while Leela and Rodan head out into the wasteland to search for help.
Director: Gerald Blake | Stars: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, John Arnatt, Milton Johns
Votes: 439
13.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Invasion of Time: Part Four
(1978)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor convinces Andred to trust him as he works to expel the Vardans, while Leela gathers the Outsiders for an attack on the Capitol.
Director: Gerald Blake | Stars: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Chris Tranchell, Milton Johns
Votes: 436
14.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Invasion of Time: Part Five
(1978)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and his friends flee from the Sontarans and the Doctor tries to convince Borusa to abandon his sacred office in order to help defeat them.
Director: Gerald Blake | Stars: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Derek Deadman, John Arnatt
Votes: 435
15. 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
16. 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
17. A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A gentleman sleuth solves mysteries and falls in love with a detective novelist.
Stars: Harriet Walter, Edward Petherbridge, Richard Morant, Rowena Cooper
Votes: 330
18.
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
Episode:
Strong Poison: Episode One
(1987)
52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Lord Peter Wimsey investigates after the novelist Harriet Vane is accused of poisoning her former lover.
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Harriet Walter, Edward Petherbridge, Richard Morant, Paul Hastings
Votes: 298
19. Original Sin (1997)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Centers on takeover of Peverell Press by new CEO Gerard Etienne. Etienne wants big changes, but is killed mysteriously. Commander Adam Dalgliesh investigates, believing the motive lies in Peverell's dark history.
Stars: Roy Marsden, Ian Bannen, Cathryn Harrison, Amanda Root
Votes: 292
20. Juliet Bravo (1980–1985)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Inspector Jean Darblay is assigned to Hartley, Lancashire. Initially facing scepticism from sergeants Joe Beck and George Parrish, she gradually earns their respect and admiration as their new female boss at the police station.
Stars: David Ellison, Noel Collins, Stephanie Turner, Anna Carteret
Votes: 282
21.
Screen One (1985–2002)
Episode:
A Question of Attribution
(1991)
70 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Sir Anthony Blunt, who was a Soviet agent for 25 years, is routinely questioned and gives no answers, but is knighted and works as Director of the Courtauld Institute, and presents his ... See full summary »
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: James Fox, Gregory Floy, David Calder, Edward de Souza
Votes: 267
22. 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: 244
23. Jim'll Fix It (1975–2007)
35 min | Game-Show, Music, Mystery
Children write to Jimmy Savile asking him to make a dream come true for them on national television.
Stars: Jimmy Savile, Frank Bruno, Rod Hull, Val Doonican
Votes: 222
24.
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
Episode:
Have His Carcase: Episode One
(1987)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
While on a walking tour of the West Country, Harriet stumbles on the body of a bearded man with his throat cut on a rocky outcropping near the sea.
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Harriet Walter, Edward Petherbridge, Richard Morant, Rowena Cooper
Votes: 208
25. Cymbeline (1982 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 175 min | Drama, Comedy
Cymbeline (Richard Johnson), the King of Britain, is angry that his daughter Imogen (Dame Helen Mirren) has chosen a poor (but worthy) man for her husband. So he banishes Posthumus (Michael... See full summary »
Director: Elijah Moshinsky | Stars: Richard Johnson, Michael Pennington, Claire Bloom, Robert Lindsay
Votes: 198
26.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
Hotel du Lac
(1986)
TV-14 | 75 min | Drama
An authoress, whose career is more successful than her private life, arrives at a Swiss hotel and finds her life changing in unexpected ways.
Director: Giles Foster | Stars: Anna Massey, Denholm Elliott, Googie Withers, Julia McKenzie
Votes: 189
27. Supernatural (1977)
50 min | Horror
Chilling anthology series where membership to the secret society, The Club of the Damned, is granted through telling horror stories.
Stars: Andre Van Gyseghem, Billie Whitelaw, Ian Hendry, Charles Kay
Votes: 168
28. Timewatch (1982– )
50 min | Documentary, History
BBC investigative documentary series noted for its new perspectives on historical events.
Stars: Michael Praed, Peter France, Christopher Andrew, John Tusa
Votes: 155
29. Screen One (1985–2002)
120 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Anthology of unconnected movies of different genres.
Stars: Mark Chapman, Alfred Molina, Julie Walters, Geraldine James
Votes: 139
30. The Secret Rapture (1993)
R | 97 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Katherine Coleridge (Joanne Whalley-Kilmer) is a basically miserable and mentally unstable woman who is married to even-aged Isobel's father, Robert (Peter Whitaker), who is the only one ... See full summary »
Director: Howard Davies | Stars: Juliet Stevenson, Joanne Whalley, Penelope Wilton, Neil Pearson
Votes: 130
31. The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 137 min | Comedy
In 16th century Italy, two inseparable friends suddenly become rivals for the love of a noblewoman.
Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Frank Barrie, Tessa Peake-Jones, Hetta Charnley, Tyler Butterworth
Votes: 129
32. The Basil Brush Show (1968–1980)
Comedy, Family
Jokes and comical stories told by the red fox puppet "Basil Brush" with the help of guests.
Stars: Basil Brush, Bert Hayes, Derek Fowlds, Roy North
Votes: 128
33. Love's Labour's Lost (1985 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Romance
A scholarly king and his three companions swear off the society of women for three years, only to have a diplomatic visit from a French princess and her three ladies-in-waiting thwart their intentions.
Director: Elijah Moshinsky | Stars: Jonathan Kent, Christopher Blake, Geoffrey Burridge, Mike Gwilym
Votes: 126
34.
Performance (1991–1998)
Episode:
The Deep Blue Sea
(1994)
100 min | Drama
A woman unhappy in her passionless marriage leaves her husband for a younger and more ardent lover.
Director: Karel Reisz | Stars: Carmel McSharry, Stephen Tompkinson, Geraldine Somerville, Penelope Wilton
Votes: 115
35. Play School (1964–1988)
20 min | Family
Stories, fun, and things to make and do for pre-school children.
Stars: Carol Chell, Brian Cant, Julie Stevens, Johnny Ball
Votes: 111
36.
Performance (1991–1998)
Episode:
Uncle Vanya
(1991)
128 min | Drama
When Vanya's brother-in-law declares his intention to sell the family's house, polite facades begin to crumble and long repressed feelings start to emerge with devastating consequences.
Director: Gregory Mosher | Stars: David Warner, Ian Holm, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Ian Bannen
Votes: 106
37. Performance (1991–1998)
180 min | Drama
An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.
Stars: Ian Holm, Elizabeth McGovern, Ronald Pickup, Jane Horrocks
Votes: 92
38.
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–1979)
Episode:
The Sunday Extraordinary Business Meeting
(1976)
Comedy
Elizabeth has gone to stay with her sick mother so Reggie uses the opportunity for some afternoon delight with his glamorous secretary Joan, who proves herself to be up for it. Sadly, just ... See full summary »
Director: Gareth Gwenlan | Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Pauline Yates, Sue Nicholls, Tim Preece
Votes: 82
39.
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–1979)
Episode:
The Speech to the British Fruit Association
(1976)
Comedy
A nervous Reggie is to address the British Fruit Association and mixes Dutch courage with sedative pills, with the result that the speech is a disaster and he has to be dragged off the ... See full summary »
Director: Gareth Gwenlan | Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Pauline Yates, Terence Conoley, Sue Nicholls
Votes: 78
40.
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
Episode:
Strong Poison: Episode Three
(1987)
51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Lord Peter asks his secretary Miss Climpson to find out what Urquhart's nurse Miss Booth knows. Faking a seance Miss Booth admits that Urquhart has forged Philip Boyes Will to make him the sole beneficiary but can Lord Peter break him.
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Harriet Walter, Edward Petherbridge, Richard Morant, Clive Francis
Votes: 78
41.
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
Episode:
Strong Poison: Episode Two
(1987)
51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Lord Peter asks Miss Murchison to go undercover has a secretary at Norman Urquhart's law firm. She learns he was illegitimate and now paying for a nurse to care for his mother. Insp. Parker confirms Philip Boyes was definitely poisoned.
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Edward Petherbridge, Harriet Walter, Richard Morant, David Quilter
Votes: 76
42.
Supernatural (1977)
Episode:
Mr. Nightingale
(1977)
48 min | Horror
A prim 35-year-old Englishman, Nightingale, goes to Hamburg for business reasons and finds that a mysterious double is haunting him.
Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Lesley-Anne Down, Susan Maudslay, Bruce Purchase
Votes: 74
43.
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–1979)
Episode:
The Memorial Service
(1976)
Comedy
Calling himself Martin Wellbourne, an alleged friend of the deceased newly arrived from Brazil, and sporting a curly beard, Reggie gate-crashes his own memorial service where a vague vicar ... See full summary »
Director: Gareth Gwenlan | Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Pauline Yates, John Barron, Sue Nicholls
Votes: 72
44.
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
Episode:
Have His Carcase: Episode Two
(1987)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mrs. Weldon says she intended to marry dancer Paul Alexis and believes he was murdered. Lord Peter tells journalist Salcombe Hardy that the owner of the razor was the murderer. Peter and Harriet attempt to recreate Alexis last movements.
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Edward Petherbridge, Harriet Walter, Richard Morant, Rowena Cooper
Votes: 68
45.
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
Episode:
Have His Carcase: Episode Four
(1987)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Peter and Harriet solve Paul Alexis coded letter and learn he was plotting to restore the monarchy to Russia. However his arranged meeting took place two hours before he died and witness Jem Pollock only saw Alexis meet with a young woman.
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Edward Petherbridge, Harriet Walter, Richard Morant, Jeremy Sinden
Votes: 67
46.
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
Episode:
Have His Carcase: Episode Three
(1987)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Old Pollock tells the police he sold Paul Alexis 300 gold sovereigns. Lord Peter and Harriet attempt to deal with his infatuation and her fragile state of mind. Looking for Mrs. Weldon's husband, Bunter has more questions than answers.
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Harriet Walter, Edward Petherbridge, Richard Morant, Rowena Cooper
Votes: 65
47.
Supernatural (1977)
Episode:
Dorabella
(1977)
52 min | Horror
A handsome young man tells the story of his escape from a female vampire in Eastern Europe.
Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Jeremy Clyde, David Robb, Ania Marson, John Justin
Votes: 50
48.
It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1981)
Episode:
My Lovely Boy
(1974)
29 min | Comedy, War
RSM Williams argues with the well-educated pianist Gunner Graham over spelling but loses the argument. Young Parkin identifies a picture of a woman in Williams' tent as being his mother and... See full summary »
Director: David Croft | Stars: Michael Bates, George Layton, Windsor Davies, Melvyn Hayes
Votes: 49
49.
Pride and Prejudice (1980)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1980)
TV-PG | 54 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When Mr. Bingley comes to live in the neighborhood, Mrs. Bennet considers him the rightful property of one of her five unmarried daughters.
Director: Cyril Coke | Stars: Elizabeth Garvie, David Rintoul, Moray Watson, Priscilla Morgan
Votes: 47
50.
Performance (1991–1998)
Episode:
Old Times
(1991)
78 min | Drama
A married couple are visited by a friend from their past, who causes them unease and even embarrassment.
Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: John Malkovich, Kate Nelligan, Miranda Richardson
Votes: 44