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1. 1984 (1984)
R | 113 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In a totalitarian future society, a man, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.
Director: Michael Radford | Stars: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack
Votes: 79,167 | Gross: $8.40M
2. The Vampire Lovers (1970)
R | 91 min | Horror
Seductive vampire Carmilla Karnstein and her family target the beautiful and the rich in a remote area of late eighteenth-century Gemany.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Ingrid Pitt, Pippa Steel, Madeline Smith, Peter Cushing
Votes: 7,486
3. Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
PG | 96 min | Horror
In 1972 London - a century after his final battle with Professor Van Helsing - Count Dracula is resurrected by occultist Johnny Alucard, and goes after his archenemy's descendants.
Director: Alan Gibson | Stars: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham, Christopher Neame
Votes: 7,451
4. And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
R | 91 min | Horror
England, 1795: the young Catherine has just married Charles Fengriffen and moves into his castle. She becomes the victim of an old curse that lays on the family. On her wedding night she is raped by a ghost and gets pregnant.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Peter Cushing, Herbert Lom, Patrick Magee, Stephanie Beacham
Votes: 3,079
5. Minder (1979–1994)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley. Can his ex-boxer bodyguard Terry stay level-headed whilst working for the King of Dodgy Deals?
Stars: George Cole, Glynn Edwards, Dennis Waterman, Gary Webster
Votes: 2,842
6. 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: 2,660
7. Taggart (1983–2010)
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Maryhill CID investigates gruesome murders against the bleak backdrop of the city of Glasgow.
Stars: Blythe Duff, James MacPherson, Robert Robertson, Iain Anders
Votes: 2,013
8. Sharon's Baby (1975)
R | 95 min | Horror
A woman gives birth to a baby, but this is no ordinary one. The child is seemingly possessed by the Devil.
Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: Joan Collins, Eileen Atkins, Ralph Bates, Donald Pleasence
Votes: 1,430
9. The Chairman (1969)
M/PG | 93 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, the US government sends a scientist to China to steal the formula for a new agricultural enzyme developed by the Chinese.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Gregory Peck, Anne Heywood, Arthur Hill, Alan Dobie
Votes: 1,418
10. Thriller (1973–1976)
TV-14 | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
"Thriller" was an anthology series of self-contained episodes, with genres ranging from murder mystery to suspense to psychological and supernatural horror.
Stars: Donna Mills, Gary Collins, Derek Francis, Michael Jayston
Votes: 980
11. Department S (1969–1970)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An elite department within Interpol, Department S inherits those cases which the other member groups have failed to solve.
Stars: Peter Wyngarde, Joel Fabiani, Rosemary Nicols, Dennis Alaba Peters
Votes: 586
12. Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
PG | 123 min | Drama, History, Romance
A noblewoman doomed to a loveless marriage falls into a scandalous affair with the dashing Lord Byron.
Director: Robert Bolt | Stars: Sarah Miles, Jon Finch, Richard Chamberlain, John Mills
Votes: 557
13. Percy (1971)
R | 103 min | Comedy
Edwin Antony (Hywel Bennett) is emasculated in an accident which kills a young philanderer. Doctors successfully replace his member with that of the dead man, but refuse to tell him the ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: Hywel Bennett, Denholm Elliott, Cyd Hayman, Julia Foster
Votes: 469
14. Never the Twain (1981–1991)
30 min | Comedy
Comedy about two rival antique dealers.
Stars: Donald Sinden, Windsor Davies, Derek Deadman, Teddy Turner
Votes: 461
15. Shoestring (1979–1980)
50 min | Drama
Lighthearted detective series set in the West Country, about radio-phone-in detective Eddie Shoestring.
Stars: Trevor Eve, Michael Medwin, Doran Godwin, Liz Crowther
Votes: 449
16. 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: 395
17. Murder Must Advertise (1973–1974)
198 min | Mystery
When one of the copy writers of Pym's Advertising Agency meets his death by falling down a spiral staircase, a new "writer" joins the staff to investigate the matter.
Stars: Ian Carmichael, Mark Eden, Rachel Herbert, Paul Darrow
Votes: 350
18. 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
19. Jason King (1971–1972)
60 min | Action, Adventure
A playboy novelist, who has had a spell of work with an intelligence agency as a sideline, leaves, but finds himself performing new missions around the world.
Stars: Peter Wyngarde, Anne Sharp, Ronald Lacey, Dennis Price
Votes: 334
20. Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Crime, Drama
Constable George Dixon and his colleagues at the Dock Green police station in the East End of London deal with petty crime, successfully controlling it through common sense and human understanding.
Stars: Jack Warner, Peter Byrne, Geoffrey Adams, Arthur Rigby
Votes: 314
21.
Armchair Cinema (1973–1975)
Episode:
Regan
(1974)
77 min | Drama
A Flying Squad officer is led a merry dance by gangsters from a London pub and, although he survives a brutal beating, he subsequently dies. Enter John Thaw's vengeful and unconventional copper Jack Regan.
Director: Tom Clegg | Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Lee Montague, Garfield Morgan
Votes: 271
22. Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973–1974)
30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
"Orson Welles' Great Mysteries" was a United Kingdom hosted anthology mystery and supernatural series, hosted by Orson Welles.
Stars: Orson Welles, Christopher Lee, Dean Stockwell, Joan Collins
Votes: 234
23. Big Deal (1984–1986)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Lighthearted drama series about Robby Box, a small-time London gambler, and his long-suffering family.
Stars: Ray Brooks, Sharon Duce, Pamela Cundell, James Ottaway
Votes: 222
24. Cousin Bette (1971)
250 min | Comedy, Drama
A poor and homely spinster, who feels she's been walked on all her life, teams up with a scheming courtesan to wreak elaborate revenge on her rich and handsome relatives.
Stars: Margaret Tyzack, Thorley Walters, Helen Mirren, Ursula Howells
Votes: 205
25. Special Branch (1969–1974)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Groundbreaking British police drama series following the exploits of the Special Branch of the Metropolitan Police: an elite group of officers tasked with protecting London from spies, terrorists, and subversives.
Stars: Derren Nesbitt, George Sewell, Morris Perry, Fulton Mackay
Votes: 195
26. 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: 176
27.
Thriller (1973–1976)
Episode:
Death in Small Doses
(1973)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Recently widowed Laura Vallance returns home to England after many years living abroad. She knows few people in England, but she desires rest and seclusion in her time of grief. However, ... See full summary »
Director: Robert D. Cardona | Stars: Michael Jayston, Nyree Dawn Porter, Barry Nelson, Thorley Walters
Votes: 171
28. Antony & Cleopatra (1981 TV Movie)
170 min | Drama, History, Romance
After the murder of her lover Julius Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor, Octavius.
Director: Jonathan Miller | Stars: John Paul, Jonathan Adams, Jane Lapotaire, Colin Blakely
Votes: 157
29. Whodunnit? (1972–1978)
45 min | Family, Game-Show, Mystery
British game show in which celebrity panelists were shown a dramatised murder and had to guess the identity of the killer or killers from the clues presented.
Stars: Jon Pertwee, Patrick Mower, Anouska Hempel, Liza Goddard
Votes: 138
30. Love Story (1963–1974)
60 min | Drama
British anthology series of short plays on the theme of romance.
Stars: T.P. McKenna, Frances Cuka, Keith Barron, Patrick Macnee
Votes: 137
31.
The Sweeney (1975–1978)
Episode:
Abduction
(1975)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After Regan gets a tip about an upcoming robbery from a trusted informant, the gang kidnaps his daughter to blackmail him into inaction.
Director: Tom Clegg | Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, Janet Key
Votes: 137
32. 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
33. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
50 min | Crime, Drama
1970s BBC police drama with experienced cops DCS Charlie Barlow and DS John Watt who lead a task force charged with tackling the toughest cases Thamesford has to offer.
Stars: Frank Windsor, Norman Bowler, David Lloyd Meredith, Terence Rigby
Votes: 115
34. A Sharp Intake of Breath (1977–1981)
30 min | Comedy
British sitcom in which happy-go-lucky character Peter Barnes comically and haphazardly tries to deal with the daily frustrations his life throws at him.
Stars: David Jason, Jacqueline Clarke, Richard Wilson, Alun Armstrong
Votes: 112
35. Up the Elephant and Round the Castle (1983–1985)
30 min | Comedy
James 'Jim' London becomes a man of property when a relative dies, leaving him the run-down Victorian abode of 17 Railway Terrace, in Elephant and Castle (south London). He's troubled by ... See full summary »
Stars: Jim Davidson, John Bardon, Brian Hall, Sue Nicholls
Votes: 107
36. The Adventurer (1972–1974)
30 min | Adventure
Basically an updating of Gene Barry's "Amos Burke, Secret Agent" character, Gene Bradley is a wealthy government agent, who, posing as an American movie star, travels the globe in search of adventure, intrigue and danger.
Stars: Gene Barry, Barry Morse, Catherine Schell, Garrick Hagon
Votes: 106
37. 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
38. Paul Temple (1969–1971)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Crime-novelist Paul Temple solves mysteries with the help of his wife Steve.
Stars: Francis Matthews, Ros Drinkwater, June Ellis, George Sewell
Votes: 95
39. Heart of the Country (1987)
60 min | Drama
Natalie is a devoted wife and mother of two, who is abandoned by her husband and left with months of unpaid taxes, mortgage, school fees and grocery bills. She finds that in order to ... See full summary »
Stars: Susan Penhaligon, Sophie Cook, Christian Bale, Ilona Pike
Votes: 92
40. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 88
41. Napoleon and Love (1974)
469 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatized account of Napoleon's love life and his many women. From first love, marriage, and betrayal with Josephine, liaisons with actresses, his love for the beautiful patriotic Marie ... See full summary »
Stars: Ian Holm, Billie Whitelaw, Peter Bowles, Peter Jeffrey
Votes: 86
42. 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
43.
Minder (1979–1994)
Episode:
Whose Wife Is It Anyway?
(1980)
TV-14 | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Arthur goes to the hospital to visit his friend Alex, who has been the victim of a hit-and-run incident. Whether or not it was an accident is a moot point as Terry discovers when he agrees ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: George Cole, Dennis Waterman, Janet Key, David Daker
Votes: 86
44. New Scotland Yard (1972–1974)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Detectives at New Scotland Yard solve extraordinary, mysterious crimes.
Stars: John Woodvine, John Carlisle, Michael Turner, Clive Francis
Votes: 71
45. Telford's Change (1979)
50 min | Drama
Telford had worked for many years in a bank, and had progressed to a senior role which involved him travelling overseas. He decided that he wanted a change, so he applied for the job of ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Barkworth, Hannah Gordon, Albert Welling, Veronica Sowerby
Votes: 70
46. Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music (2002– )
180 min | Documentary, Music
Traces the story of how Caribbean island conquered the world through its music. With interviews and commentary from reggae legends as well as people on the ground, Lloyd Bradley takes up ... See full summary »
Stars: Byron Lee, Ranking Miss P., Rita Marley, Jimmy Cliff
Votes: 61
47. Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television.
Stars: Robin Chadwick, Donald Sinden, Helen Lindsay, Paul Moriarty
Votes: 57
48.
Department S (1969–1970)
Episode:
One of Our Aircraft Is Empty
(1969)
Action, Adventure, Crime
An aeroplane carrying a hundred and thirty passengers on a flight from New York asks for landing clearance in London but, having safely landed, it is discovered that there is nobody at all ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Dickson | Stars: Peter Wyngarde, Joel Fabiani, Rosemary Nicols, Dennis Alaba Peters
Votes: 57
49. Worlds Beyond (1986)
25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Worlds Beyond" was a half-hour supernatural anthology series adapted from real cases of the Society for Psychical Research.
Stars: Darren McGavin, Paul Freeman, Nancy Travis, Judi Bowker
Votes: 53
50. Sutherland's Law (1973–1976)
50 min | Drama
Follows the cases of John Sutherland, the procurator fiscal in a small Scottish town.
Stars: Iain Cuthbertson, Martin Cochrane, Edith MacArthur, Victor Carin
Votes: 52