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1. Remington Steele (1982–1987)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The cases of a female private detective partnered with a former thief who assumes the role of a fictitious detective in the business.
Stars: Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan, Doris Roberts, James Read
Votes: 9,989
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: 8,900
3. The Professionals (1977–1983)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Bodie and Doyle, senior agents of the British intelligence service CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their handler George Cowley fight terrorism and similar high-level crimes.
Stars: Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins, Bridget Brice
Votes: 3,661
4. The New Avengers (1976–1977)
60 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
Secret agent Steed, working for an unnamed branch of British intelligence, is teamed up with two partners to fight evil plots for world domination, dealing with suspended animation, biological warfare, robotics, and other threats.
Stars: Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, Joanna Lumley, Maurice Marsac
Votes: 2,607
5. Bergerac (1981–1991)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Recovering alcoholic and divorced father of a young daughter, DS Jim Bergerac is a true maverick who prefers doing things his own way, and consequently doesn't always carry out his investigations the way his boss would like.
Stars: John Nettles, Terence Alexander, Sean Arnold, Mela White
Votes: 2,232
6. Doomwatch (1972)
PG | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.
Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: Ian Bannen, Judy Geeson, John Paul, Simon Oates
Votes: 1,180
7. Brookside (1982–2003)
25 min | Drama
The everyday life and times of the residents, friends and enemies who live in a suburban street in the city of Liverpool in the north of England.
Stars: Dean Sullivan, Paul Byatt, Claire Sweeney, Alexandra Fletcher
Votes: 949
8. The Terrornauts (1967)
75 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi
A group of scientists are kidnapped and taken into outer space aboard a saucer.
Director: Montgomery Tully | Stars: Simon Oates, Zena Marshall, Charles Hawtrey, Patricia Hayes
Votes: 659
9. 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: 585
10. Jewels (1992)
TV-14 | 241 min | Drama, Romance
Sarah Thompson, an American visiting England, meets and marries William Whitfield, the Duke of Whitfield. They settle in a chateau in France and begin a family. World War II interrupts ... See full summary »
Stars: Annette O'Toole, Anthony Andrews, Jürgen Prochnow, Corinne Touzet
Votes: 571
11. Man in a Suitcase (1967–1968)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
McGill (known as "Mac") is a former U.S. intelligence agent based in London. After being thrown out of the agency for something he did not do, he finds his infamous reputation has preceded ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Bradford, Ricardo Montez, Warren Stanhope, Frank Forsyth
Votes: 462
12. Night Train to Paris (1964)
Approved | 65 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Former OSS officer Alan Holiday, now living in London, is visited on New Year's Eve by Catherine Carrel who says she is a close friend of Jules Lemoine who served with Holiday during the ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Douglas | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Aliza Gur, Dorinda Stevens, Eric Pohlmann
Votes: 365
13. 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
14.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
You Have Just Been Murdered
(1967)
TV-G | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Steed and Mrs. Peel stop a clever blackmailing scheme targeting millionaires.
Director: Robert Asher | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Barrie Ingham, Robert Flemyng
Votes: 310
15. Beasts (1976)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
An anthology series concerning bestial horror, created by Nigel Kneale.
Stars: Pamela Moiseiwitsch, Jane Wymark, Martin Shaw, Patrick Magee
Votes: 280
16. That's My Boy (1981–1986)
30 min | Comedy
Ida Willis goes to her employment agency, and finds herself with a new job - that of housekeeper to Robert Price and his wife. She soon discovers the man is her son Shane, whom she gave up for adoption many years earlier.
Stars: Mollie Sugden, Christopher Blake, Jennifer Lonsdale, Harold Goodwin
Votes: 246
17. 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: 246
18.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Super Secret Cypher Snatch
(1968)
TV-14 | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Secrets are leaking out of Cipher HQ like a sieve, but all of the employees insist that everything has been "perfectly normal." However, The Avengers find a link between the stolen information and a window cleaning service.
Director: John Hough | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Linda Thorson, Allan Cuthbertson, Ivor Dean
Votes: 198
19. Doomwatch (1970–1972)
50 min | Sci-Fi, Drama
Doomwatch is the nickname for the Department of Measurement of Scientific Work. Under the leadership of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Dr. Spencer Quist, the Doomwatch team struggled, for ... See full summary »
Stars: John Paul, Joby Blanshard, Simon Oates, Vivien Sherrard
Votes: 197
20. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (1980)
25 min | Mystery
Shot in Polish-British co-production series of short stories based on themes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - "father" of the world's most famous detective: Sherlock Holmes. Each episode is a ... See full summary »
Stars: Geoffrey Whitehead, Donald Pickering, Patrick Newell, Tommy Godfrey
Votes: 184
21. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
22. Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)
50 min | Drama
Dr. Finlay is a member of a medical practice in the Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s.
Stars: Bill Simpson, Andrew Cruickshank, Barbara Mullen, Eric Woodburn
Votes: 143
23. 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
24. 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
25. The Main Chance (1969–1975)
60 min | Drama
Maverick lawyer David Main commutes between his twin bases in London and Leeds. His seemingly devil-may-care attitude is contrasted with the steady and cautious approach of his crusty Leeds partner Henry Castleton.
Stars: John Stride, Margaret Ashcroft, John Wentworth, Anna Palk
Votes: 135
26. BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
60 min | Drama
BBC Sunday-Night Play is the anthology drama series which replaced Sunday Night Theatre in 1960.
Stars: Brian Rix, Joby Blanshard, Cyril Luckham, John Bennett
Votes: 131
27. You're Only Young Twice (1977–1981)
30 min | Comedy
Comedy about the residents of Paradise Lodge, retirement home for Gentle folk.
Stars: Peggy Mount, Pat Coombs, Lally Bowers, Diana King
Votes: 120
28.
The Professionals (1977–1983)
Episode:
Need to Know
(1980)
TV-MA | 47 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Andy Drake, a protege of Cowley, is arrested on suspicion of spying for the Chinese. Anxious to find out about Chinese security the K.G.B. plan to spring Drake whilst he is in transit from ... See full summary »
Director: William Brayne | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins, Patrick O'Connell
Votes: 106
29.
Remington Steele (1982–1987)
Episode:
Steele Searching: Part 1
(1985)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Laura and Mildred head to the U.K. to look for Mr. Steele who has disappeared looking for his mysterious father. Steele discovers his father may be an Earl - and a modern day Jack the Ripper.
Director: Seymour Robbie | Stars: Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan, Doris Roberts, Cassandra Harris
Votes: 99
30. 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
31. The Rag Trade (1961–1963)
30 min | Comedy
Fenner Fashions makes women's clothing. Reg Turner (Reg Varney) is the downtrodden foreman on the shop floor. The machinists are all women, led by their union rep, Paddy Fleming (Miriam ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Jones, Miriam Karlin, Reg Varney, Wanda Ventham
Votes: 96
32. The Three Musketeers (1966–1967)
25 min | Drama
Naive but avid for adventure, young D'Artagnan travels from Gascony to Paris in 1625 to become a Musketeer like his father. He is at once plunged into intrigue.
Stars: Jeremy Brett, Brian Blessed, Jeremy Young, Gary Watson
Votes: 94
33.
Remington Steele (1982–1987)
Episode:
Steele Searching: Part 2
(1985)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Remington is accidentally confused with a hit man and given the job of assassinating a British royal, who just might be Steele's father.
Director: Christopher Hibler | Stars: Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan, Doris Roberts, Cassandra Harris
Votes: 93
34. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 88
35.
Beasts (1976)
Episode:
The Dummy
(1976)
Drama, Horror, Mystery
A washed-up actor has a nervous breakdown and believes that he really is the movie monster that he has been hired to play.
Director: Don Leaver | Stars: Bernard Horsfall, Clive Swift, Glyn Houston, Thorley Walters
Votes: 87
36. Strangers and Brothers (1984)
780 min | Drama
As World War II looms in Europe, an ambitious young English lawyer embarks on his tempestuous career, and even stormier romantic life.
Stars: Shaughan Seymour, Paul Hastings, Edward Hardwicke, Sheila Ruskin
Votes: 80
37.
The New Avengers (1976–1977)
Episode:
Hostage
(1977)
50 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
Purdey is kidnapped and Steed is given instructions to copy some top secret documents in order to get her back. Unable to tell anyone what he's doing, the Ministry begins to suspect Steed ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Hayers | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, Joanna Lumley, William Franklyn
Votes: 80
38. Ghost Squad (1961–1964)
60 min | Crime, Drama
The adventures of the agents of Scotland Yard's secret undercover crime unit, dubbed "The Ghost Squad".
Stars: Anthony Marlowe, Claire Nielson, Michael Quinn, Neil Hallett
Votes: 77
39. 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
40. The Play on One (1988–1991)
Drama
Various plays from each of the home nations.
Stars: Kenneth Cranham, Tom Watson, Susan Wooldridge, Phyllis Logan
Votes: 58
41.
Department S (1969–1970)
Episode:
The Trojan Tanker
(1969)
Action, Adventure, Crime
In rural England a petrol tanker skids and collides with a van, killing its driver. When the van driver investigates, he finds that the tanker is not carrying fuel but its interior is ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Austin | Stars: Peter Wyngarde, Joel Fabiani, Rosemary Nicols, Dennis Alaba Peters
Votes: 58
42. 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
43. The Expert (1968–1976)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Professor John Hardy is a forensic scientist who works not only for the police but also for other interested parties.
Stars: Marius Goring, Ann Morrish, Victor Winding, Michael Farnsworth
Votes: 42
44.
Man in a Suitcase (1967–1968)
Episode:
Web with Four Spiders
(1968)
52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dr. Norbert is a lawyer on an advisory committee concerned with the international legislation of space travel and he is set up by an opponent of the committee who photographs him in a ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Tronson | Stars: Richard Bradford, Ray McAnally, Jacqueline Ellis, Ralph Michael
Votes: 41
45.
Bergerac (1981–1991)
Episode:
The Waiting Game
(1991)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Solicitor Lesgate from the Economic Advisors' Office asks Jim to investigate a company's application for a Jersey trading licence but there is no evidence that the firm existed. Danielle ... See full summary »
Director: Colm Villa | Stars: John Nettles, Terence Alexander, Jack Watling, Thérèse Liotard
Votes: 35
46.
Doomwatch (1970–1972)
Episode:
The Plastic Eaters
(1970)
Sci-Fi, Drama
A plane dissolves in mid-air, its plastic components eaten away. Doomwatch faces its first challenge: to halt the disastrous spread of a man-made virus with the power to melt all plastic.
Director: Paul Ciappessoni | Stars: John Paul, Simon Oates, Robert Powell, Joby Blanshard
Votes: 33
47. Breakaway (1980)
30 min | Mystery, Thriller
Much as detective inspector Sam Harvey would like to retire to devote himself full-time to his hobby of writing children's books, he has to solve a couple of intricate and baffling murder cases first.
Stars: Martin Jarvis, Judy Geeson, Glyn Houston, Angela Browne
Votes: 32
48.
Doomwatch (1970–1972)
Episode:
Tomorrow, the Rat
(1970)
Sci-Fi, Drama
Doomwatch are alerted to reports of a number of attacks on humans by rats. Toby and Bradley investigate the house of Mr. and Mrs. Chambers, victims of a recent attack; the two scientists ... See full summary »
Director: Terence Dudley | Stars: John Paul, Simon Oates, Robert Powell, Joby Blanshard
Votes: 31
49. Detective (1964–1969)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Anthology series featuring adaptations of detective stories.
Stars: Rupert Davies, Ralph Michael, Barbara Couper, Esmond Knight
Votes: 27