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1. Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
TV-14 | 3,431 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Chief Inspector Morse has an ear for Western classical music, a taste for beer, and a nose for crime. He and Detective Sergeant Robert Lewis solve intriguing cases in and around the Oxford area.
Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout, Peter Woodthorpe
Votes: 14,348
2. 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: 13,400
3. 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: 8,886
4. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The last installment of Sherlock Holmes' investigations.
Stars: Jeremy Brett, Rosalie Williams, Edward Hardwicke, Charles Gray
Votes: 8,323
5. The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991–1993)
616 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Holmes and Dr. Watson solve the mysteries of the Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax, Thor Bridge, Shoscombe Old Place, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Illustrious Client and The Creeping Man.
Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Rosalie Williams, Colin Jeavons
Votes: 6,176
6. The Sign of Four (1987 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 103 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
The disappearance of a young woman's father and a mysterious note years later after the strange regular annual delivery of valuable pearls to her puts Sherlock Holmes on the case.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Robin Hunter, Alf Joint
Votes: 4,511
7. X the Unknown (1956)
Approved | 81 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A radioactive, mud-like creature terrorizes a Scottish village.
Directors: Leslie Norman, Joseph Losey | Stars: Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman, Leo McKern, Anthony Newley
Votes: 3,262
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: 2,499
9. Spitfire (1942)
Approved | 90 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Aircraft designer/patriot R. J. Mitchell, alarmed at growing German militarism, works to perfect a defense against the German Messerschmidt at the cost of his health.
Director: Leslie Howard | Stars: Leslie Howard, David Niven, Rosamund John, Roland Culver
Votes: 2,136
10. The Battle of the Sexes (1960)
84 min | Comedy
Angela Barrows, an accomplished business analyst from the US, attempts to contemporise the late MacPherson's tweed factory, shaking the very foundation of a men-only company.
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Peter Sellers, Robert Morley, Constance Cummings, Jameson Clark
Votes: 1,733
11. Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992)
Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of a portly and eccentric criminal law barrister.
Stars: Leo McKern, Jonathan Coy, Julian Curry, Marion Mathie
Votes: 1,720
12.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991–1993)
Episode:
The Master Blackmailer
(1992)
TV-PG | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Holmes and Watson attempt to break the grip of a ruthless blackmailer of their clients.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Robert Hardy, Norma West
Votes: 1,283
13.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991–1993)
Episode:
The Eligible Bachelor
(1993)
TV-PG | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes' problem with disturbing dreams proves to be both an impediment and an aid in the search for a missing woman.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Rosalie Williams, Geoffrey Beevers
Votes: 1,174
14.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
Service of All the Dead
(1987)
TV-14 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The members of a church who attended a particular service start to die one by one.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Angela Morant, John Normington
Votes: 1,047
15. Spring and Port Wine (1970)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
A stern father and lenient mother try to deal with the ups and downs of their four children's lives in working-class Bolton.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: James Mason, Diana Coupland, Hannah Gordon, Susan George
Votes: 991
16. Jack the Ripper (1959)
Not Rated | 84 min | Crime, Drama, History
A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland Yard solve the case.
Directors: Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman | Stars: Lee Patterson, Eddie Byrne, Betty McDowall, Ewen Solon
Votes: 963
17.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988)
Episode:
The Abbey Grange
(1986)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Holmes is called to a manor house to investigate the brutal murder of a country lord with a fireplace poker and reconcile the story of his bruised and battered wife with the facts.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Paul Williamson, Conrad Phillips
Votes: 938
18.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Settling of the Sun
(1988)
TV-MA | 144 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Because Morse is a speaker at a University dinner when a Japanese becomes ill and is later found ritualistically murdered, he becomes everyone's alibi.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Anna Calder-Marshall, Robert Stephens
Votes: 937
19. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
Approved | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Robin of Loxley, otherwise known as Robin Hood, and his band of Merry Men protect England from the evil machinations of Prince John while King Richard the Lionheart is away fighting in the Crusades.
Stars: Richard Greene, Victor Woolf, Archie Duncan, Alexander Gauge
Votes: 877
20. Operation Disaster (1950)
Approved | 102 min | Drama, History, War
The crew of a submarine is trapped on the sea floor when it sinks. How can they be rescued before they run out of air?
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: John Mills, Nigel Patrick, Peter Hammond, Andrew Crawford
Votes: 848
21.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988)
Episode:
Wisteria Lodge
(1988)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A bored Holmes eagerly accepts a case involving the disappearance of an amateur Spanish cartographer as well as his servants from his rented country lodge.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Freddie Jones, Kika Markham
Votes: 829
22.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Sins of the Fathers
(1990)
TV-14 | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The managing director and heir apparent to a venerable family-owned brewery in dire financial straits is found drowned in a vat of his own ale.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Andy Bradford, Trevor Martin
Votes: 812
23. Battle Hell (1957)
Approved | 113 min | Drama, History, War
In 1949, during the Chinese Civil War, British warship H.M.S. Amethyst sails up the Yangtse river but on the return trip, finds its way blocked by a barrage of fire from the Communist Chinese shore batteries.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Richard Todd, William Hartnell, Akim Tamiroff, Donald Houston
Votes: 773
24.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994)
Episode:
The Three Gables
(1994)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A dead young man's affair with a beautiful widow brings odd, dangerous events to his grandmother's house.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Rosalie Williams, Claudine Auger
Votes: 753
25.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994)
Episode:
The Mazarin Stone
(1994)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes has disappeared into the Highlands, while Mycroft investigates the theft of the Mazarin diamond and Watson suspects a trap in an offer of $5 million to a former professor if he can find a third man surnamed Garrideb.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Charles Gray, Rosalie Williams
Votes: 728
26.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994)
Episode:
The Golden Pince-Nez
(1994)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes and his brother Mycroft investigate the murder of an amanuensis who clutches a pince-nez and whose last words were, "The professor--it was she."
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Charles Gray, Rosalie Williams, Frank Finlay
Votes: 717
27. Waterloo Road (1945)
76 min | Drama, Romance, War
A drama set during World War II. A tale of adultery and desertion.
Director: Sidney Gilliat | Stars: John Mills, Stewart Granger, Alastair Sim, Joy Shelton
Votes: 690
28. Holiday Camp (1947)
Approved | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The Huggett family go to a holiday camp, and get involved in crooked card players, a murderer on the run, and a pregnant young girl and her boyfriend missing from home.
Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Flora Robson, Dennis Price, Jack Warner, Hazel Court
Votes: 550
29. Here Come the Huggetts (1948)
Approved | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
The return of the Huggett family. After first meeting the family at the Holiday Camp, this is on the home front. The Huggetts are about to have their first telephone installed. In today's ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Jane Hylton, Susan Shaw
Votes: 342
30. Shades of Darkness (1983–1986)
60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Shades of Darkness" was an anthology of short mysterious dramas, each with a supernatural twist.
Stars: Norma West, Annette Wilkie-Miller, Francesca Annis, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 332
31. Spin a Dark Web (1956)
Approved | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A Canadian living in London is trying to succeed as a prizefighter, without much luck. He meets the sister of a local mob leader, and she soon draws him into the gang's activities. When he ... See full summary »
Director: Vernon Sewell | Stars: Faith Domergue, Lee Patterson, Rona Anderson, Martin Benson
Votes: 330
32. The Huggetts Abroad (1949)
Approved | 89 min | Comedy
A family makes a lengthy and fraught journey across South Africa by truck when their son-in-law gets a job in the country.
Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Dinah Sheridan, Susan Shaw
Votes: 252
33. Vote for Huggett (1949)
84 min | Comedy
A firm of solicitors do battle with the head of the local council over a parcel of river front land, owned by the Huggett family, in order to build a lido/community center.
Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Susan Shaw, Petula Clark
Votes: 251
34. Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
60 min | Drama
This show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.
Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Billie Whitelaw, Neil McCallum
Votes: 245
35. 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
36.
Shades of Darkness (1983–1986)
Episode:
The Maze
(1983)
60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A couple moves into a country estate that turns out to be haunted.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Francesca Annis, James Bolam, Sky Macaskill, Philip Sayer
Votes: 244
37.
Shades of Darkness (1983–1986)
Episode:
The Demon Lover
(1986)
60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Kathleen Drover and her family have closed their London house and relocated to the countryside for the duration of the war. It's 1941 and relatively speaking, all is well. She is happily ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Dorothy Tutin, Hugh Grant, Arabella Weir, Amanda Waring
Votes: 226
38. Shop Spoiled (1954)
82 min | Drama
One day in the lives and loves of the staff in a large department store.
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Joan Rice, Josephine Griffin, Freda Jackson, Patricia Marmont
Votes: 221
39. Helter Skelter (1949)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A radio 'detective' gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping due to the machinations of a ghostly cupid who works his magic to cause mayhem and laughter throughout the film.
Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: Carol Marsh, David Tomlinson, Mervyn Johns, Peter Hammond
Votes: 216
40. William Tell (1958–1959)
30 min | Adventure, Family, History
Depicts the legend of William Tell, who, as the stories say, shot an apple off of his son's head and lead the rebellion to free Switzerland.
Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard, Jennifer Jayne, Richard Rogers
Votes: 212
41. The Deadliest Sin (1955)
74 min | Crime, Drama
A falling-out between thieves over the proceeds of a stickup results in several killings and a priest being marked for murder because of a confession he heard from one of the gang members.
Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Sydney Chaplin, Audrey Dalton, Jefferson Clifford, John Bentley
Votes: 203
42. Model for Murder (1959)
73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An American officer, searching England for his dead brother's girlfriend, becomes involved in a jewel robbery.
Director: Terry Bishop | Stars: Keith Andes, Hazel Court, Jean Aubrey, Michael Gough
Votes: 201
43.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode:
The Moles
(1982)
TV-14 | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
An unlikely ensemble come together to rob a bank.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Fulton Mackay, Bill Owen, Harry H. Corbett, Joe Gladwin
Votes: 194
44. The Buccaneers (1956–1957)
30 min | Adventure, Drama
The Crown takes Tempest's stronghold. The ex-pirate wins a pardon and becomes a privateer. He and Deputy Gov. Beamish fight Spanish raiders despite their unease. They defend the Caribbean.
Stars: Robert Shaw, Paul Hansard, Brian Rawlinson, Edwin Richfield
Votes: 188
45. Follyfoot (1971–1973)
30 min | Family, Drama
Young Dora is sent to stay with her uncle on his farm in rural England while her parents travel overseas for a year. Seeing as she has a love for horses, her uncle suggests she visit ... See full summary »
Stars: Gillian Blake, Steve Hodson, Arthur English, Christian Rodska
Votes: 185
46. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
47. Wuthering Heights (1978)
300 min | Drama
An eternally romantic love story between Heathcliff and Catherine.
Stars: Ken Hutchison, Brian Wilde, Pat Heywood, John Duttine
Votes: 178
48. Out of the Unknown (1965–1971)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A classic anthology science fiction series which features adaptations of stories by famous authors including Isaac Asimov, J.G. Ballard, Frederik Pohl and John Wyndham.
Stars: John Gabriel, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Erik Chitty, Peter Copley
Votes: 175
49. Fortune in Diamonds (1951)
Approved | 74 min | Adventure, Drama
Peter Brandt is a soldier journeying across the countryside of South Africa after the Boer War.
Director: David MacDonald | Stars: Dennis Price, Jack Hawkins, Siobhan McKenna, Peter Hammond
Votes: 175
50.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Bullseye
(1962)
TV-14 | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The Home Office becomes concerned when gunrunning to Africa increases and the stockholders of a prominent British gun manufacturer are being murdered one by one. Cathy buys 20 percent of the company's stock to investigate their activities.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Honor Blackman, Ronald Radd, Charles Carson
Votes: 172