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1. A Hard Day's Night (1964)
G | 87 min | Comedy, Musical
Over two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Sir Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Votes: 48,141 | Gross: $13.78M
2. The Servant (1963)
Unrated | 116 min | Drama
Upper-class Tony hires servant Hugo Barrett, who turns out to have a hidden agenda.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig, James Fox
Votes: 13,846 | Gross: $0.04M
3. I'm All Right Jack (1959)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy
A naive aristocrat in search of a career becomes caught up in the struggles between his profit-minded uncle and an aggressive labor union.
Director: John Boulting | Stars: Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, Richard Attenborough
Votes: 4,372
4. The Concrete Jungle (1960)
TV-14 | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the UK, after pulling a racetrack robbery, repeat offender Johnny Bannion hides the loot in a farmer's field but the police and the local mob come looking for Johnny and the money.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Stanley Baker, Sam Wanamaker, Grégoire Aslan, Margit Saad
Votes: 1,767
5. Jet Storm (1959)
88 min | Thriller
Sir Richard Attenborough plays Ernest Tilley, a man who lost his daughter in a hit-and-run accident. He tracks down the man responsible for the accident and boards the same plane, ... See full summary »
Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Stanley Baker, Hermione Baddeley, Bernard Braden
Votes: 528
6. 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
7. 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
8. Every Day Except Christmas (1957)
37 min | Documentary, Short
A day in the working class market at Covent Garden in London, where fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers are sold.
Director: Lindsay Anderson | Star: Alun Owen
Votes: 238
9. You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' (1996 Video)
62 min | Documentary, Music
Thirty years after A Hard Day's Night, its producer, director, writer and others describe its making. United Artists Records came to Walter Shenson, asking him to produce a movie so UA ... See full summary »
Stars: Phil Collins, Micky Dolenz, Roger Ebert, Michael Friend
Votes: 183
10. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
11. BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
120 min | Drama
Monthly anthology series featuring televised versions of plays.
Stars: Charles Gray, Eric Porter, Jeremy Brett, Lally Bowers
Votes: 178
12. 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
13. Male of the Species (1969 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Never trust a man whoever he is. This is the bitter lesson learned by Mary MacNeil in her relationships with three different men: her father, a mendacious womanizer; a smooth-talking office... See full summary »
Directors: Charles Jarrott, Anthony Page | Stars: Paul Scofield, Michael Caine, Anna Calder-Marshall, Sean Connery
Votes: 132
14. 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
15. First Night (1963–1964)
Drama
Stars: Madge Ryan, Anthony Bate, James Maxwell, Michael Caine
Votes: 104
16. 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
17. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 88
18. Hollywood U.K. British Cinema in the Sixties (1993– )
48 min | Documentary
A five-part history of British cinema in the 1960s presented by American director Richard Lester.
Stars: Richard Lester, Michael Caine, Roman Polanski, Julie Christie
Votes: 87
19. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1955– )
30 min | Adventure, Family
Sir Percy Blakeney, Baronet, is a notorious fop and hedonistic member of the Prince Regent's court, but he is secretly "the Scarlet Pimpernel", a mysterious figure who rescues innocents ... See full summary »
Stars: Marius Goring, Stanley Van Beers, Patrick Troughton, Anthony Newlands
Votes: 82
20. The Vise (1954–1961)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
This British production featured lesser-known actors in filmed plays showing people caught in "the vise" of fate created by their own deeds.
Stars: Donald Gray, Colin Tapley, Ron Randell, Robert Arden
Votes: 75
21. 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
22. 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
23. The Eamonn Andrews Show (1964–1969)
Talk-Show
A 45-minute late-night chat and music program from ABC hosted by the genial Irishman in which a collection of guests, some daring, some downright boring, had Eamonn's forehead in an even greater lather than usual.
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Spike Milligan, Sandie Shaw, Peter Cook
Votes: 57
24. Dee Time (1967–1969)
45 min | Music
Dee Time starred charismatic former BBC Radio 1 DJ Simon Dee in a series of hip talk shows in which he interviewed the big names in the TV and film showbiz-set as well as stars of the world of popular music.
Stars: Simon Dee, The Alyn Ainsworth Orchestra, Leonard Martin, Anita Harris
Votes: 57
25.
Half Hour Story (1967– )
Episode:
George's Room
(1967)
25 min | Drama
A man is interviewed by a young widow as a potential lodger, and learns some disturbing facts about the woman's relationship with her dead husband.
Director: Alan Clarke | Stars: John Neville, Geraldine Moffat
Votes: 56
26. Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
90 min | Drama
Drama anthology series transmitted on BBC Two.
Stars: Michael Bryant, Judi Dench, Maurice Denham, Margery Mason
Votes: 48
27. Hark at Barker (1969–1970)
30 min | Comedy
Hark at Barker was a 1969 British comedy series combining elements of sitcom and sketch show, which starred Ronnie Barker. It was made for the ITV network by LWT.
Stars: Ronnie Barker, Frank Gatliff, Josephine Tewson, Mary Baxter
Votes: 41
28. Maybury (1981– )
50 min | Drama
Dr. Edward Roebuck, a psychiatric consultant at Maybury General Hospital, deals with numerous difficult cases.
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Stuart Fox, Yvonne Brewster, Michael Melia
Votes: 38
29.
Half Hour Story (1967– )
Episode:
Shelter
(1967)
27 min | Drama
Two strangers sheltering from the rain, discover they are both sheltering from unhappiness.
Director: Alan Clarke | Stars: Colin Blakely, Wendy Craig
Votes: 38
30. Valley of Song (1953)
80 min | Drama, Comedy
Rivalry among members of the male voice choir!
Director: Gilbert Gunn | Stars: Mervyn Johns, Clifford Evans, Maureen Swanson, John Fraser
Votes: 35
31.
Half Hour Story (1967– )
Episode:
Stella
(1968)
26 min | Drama
Stella escapes an unhappy relationship to live in a bedsit. She meets another man which forces her to make decisions about her life.
Director: Alan Clarke | Stars: Geraldine Moffat, Ray Smith
Votes: 32
32. Half Hour Story (1967– )
30 min | Drama
18 short plays written especially for TV, an opportunity for up and coming directors such as floor manager Alan Clarke, who landed up doing 10 of the episodes. Some top ranking performers were attracted to the series.
Stars: Geraldine Moffat, George Cole, David Graham, Angela Baddeley
Votes: 30
33. Looks Familiar (1970– )
Family, Game-Show, Talk-Show
Nostalgia based panel chat show.
Stars: Denis Norden, Bob Monkhouse, Arthur Askey, Ted Ray
Votes: 29
34.
Half Hour Story (1967– )
Episode:
Thief
(1968)
26 min | Drama
A lady catches the attention of a compulsive gambler.
Director: Alan Clarke | Stars: Alan Lake, Siân Phillips
Votes: 29
35. The Ten Commandments (1971– )
60 min | Drama
A series where the 10 commandments were interpreted in a modern (1970) scenario by different writers.
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Judy Parfitt, Tom Bell, Graham Crowden
Votes: 28
36.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
Lena, O My Lena
(1960)
60 min | Drama
Tom, a sensitive Liverpool student, takes a job on a loading dock in a Lancashire factory town. He becomes smitten with a girl named Lena who works in the machine shop next door, and ... See full summary »
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Billie Whitelaw, Peter McEnery, Scott Forbes, Jeanne Hepple
Votes: 28
37. ITV Sunday Night Drama (1959–1980)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
ITV Sunday Night Drama is a UK television anthology series produced by ABC Weekend Television, Associated Television (ATV), Associated-Rediffusion Television, and Granada Television.
Stars: André Morell, Victor Platt, Anthony Mayne, Donald Houston
Votes: 27
38.
Hollywood U.K. British Cinema in the Sixties (1993– )
Episode:
A Very British Picture
(1993)
Documentary
Stars: Richard Lester, Lindsay Anderson, Dirk Bogarde, E.R. Braithwaite
Votes: 24
39.
The Play on One (1988–1991)
Episode:
Unexplained Laughter
(1989)
85 min | Drama
Lydia has had her heart broken and retreats to the Welsh hills for a consoling visit to her old friend Betty. But things may not be as amiable as they seem.
Director: Gareth Davies | Stars: Diana Rigg, Elaine Paige, Joanna David, Jon Finch
Votes: 20
40. 2nd House (1973–1976)
45 min | Talk-Show
BBC Arts program derived from Full House (1972).
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Edwin Mullins, Roger McGough, Struan Rodger
Votes: 19
41. Come Home Charlie and Face Them (1990)
177 min
Dramatisation of R.F. Delderfield's novel about a young bank clerk in North Wales who gets involved in complicated relationships and criminal activities.
Stars: Tom Radcliffe, Dafydd Hywel, Peter Sallis, Nicholas Jones
Votes: 19
42. Playdate (1961–1964)
60 min
Stars: Christopher Plummer, Gillie Fenwick, Norman Welsh, Gerard Parkes
Votes: 19
43. The Company of Five (1968– )
51 min | Drama
The same five actors and actresses appeared each week in this London Weekend Television anthology series for ITV.
Stars: John Neville, Ann Bell, Gwen Watford, Ray Smith
Votes: 19
44.
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969–1974)
Episode:
Cornelius
(1969)
25 min | Drama
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Anna Calder-Marshall, Michael Bates, Janet Key, Michael Caine
Votes: 16
45. In the Wake of a Stranger (1959)
69 min | Thriller
Suspected of killing a man while on shore leave, sailor Tom Cassidy sets out to prove his innocence.
Director: David Eady | Stars: Tony Wright, Shirley Eaton, Danny Green, Willoughby Goddard
Votes: 14
46.
The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
Episode:
No Trams to Lime Street
(1970)
50 min | Drama
Three young merchant seamen from Liverpool take shore leave in their home city after three years away.
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Rosemary Nicols, Anthony May, Paul Greenwood, Eilian Wyn
Votes: 12
47.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The Making of Jericho
(1966)
Drama
Director: Bill Hays | Stars: John Thaw, Neville Smith, Pauline Collins, Peter Jeffrey
Votes: 11
48.
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1955– )
Episode:
The Lady in Distress
(1955)
30 min | Adventure, Family
Chauvelin uses the Pimpernel's strong sense of chivalry to bait a trap with the beautiful Cecille as the bait. Informed that Madame la Guillotine awaits her pretty neck, Sir Percy plans a rescue.
Director: Dennis Vance | Stars: Marius Goring, Stanley Van Beers, Alexander Gauge, Lucie Mannheim
Votes: 9
49.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
The Hard Knock
(1962)
Drama
A short tempered Irishman returns home after his brother was hanged for murder during a robbery. Though at first determined he was actually innocent, family and friends slowly convince him otherwise.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Colin Blakely, J.G. Devlin, Sylvia Kay, Ronald Lacey
Votes: 8
50.
Hark at Barker (1969–1970)
Episode:
Meet Lord Rustless
(1969)
30 min | Comedy
Director: Maurice Murphy | Stars: Ronnie Barker, Frank Gatliff, Josephine Tewson, Noel Dyson
Votes: 8