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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: 39,509
2. Soldier of Orange (1977)
R | 165 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
During World War II, Dutch students join the resistance movement against the German occupation of the Netherlands.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Jeroen Krabbé, Susan Penhaligon, Edward Fox
Votes: 13,871
3. 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: 9,971
4. A Touch of Frost (1992–2010)
TV-MA | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DI Jack Frost is an unconventional policeman with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice. Sloppy, disorganized, and disrespectful, he attracts trouble like a magnet.
Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander, John Lyons, Arthur White
Votes: 8,738
5. The Land That Time Forgot (1974)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Fantasy
During World War I, a German U-boat sinks a British ship and takes the survivors on board. After it takes a wrong turn, the submarine takes them to the unknown land of Caprona, where they find dinosaurs and neanderthals.
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Doug McClure, John McEnery, Susan Penhaligon, Keith Barron
Votes: 7,020
6. Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008)
R | 103 min | Documentary, History
The story of the Australian exploitation genre cinema of 1970s and 80s.
Director: Mark Hartley | Stars: Phillip Adams, Glory Annen, Christine Amor, Victoria Anoux
Votes: 4,682 | Gross: $0.02M
7. Patrick: Evil Awakens (2013)
Not Rated | 96 min | Horror
At a private clinic, a young nurse soon discovers that one of the comatose patients is quite sinister.
Director: Mark Hartley | Stars: Sharni Vinson, Rachel Griffiths, Charles Dance, Peta Sergeant
Votes: 4,190
8. Patrick (1978)
Unrated | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A comatose hospital patient harasses and kills through his powers of telekinesis to claim his private nurse as his own.
Director: Richard Franklin | Stars: Susan Penhaligon, Robert Helpmann, Rod Mullinar, Bruce Barry
Votes: 3,962
9. Casualty (1986– )
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
The everyday lives of the people frequenting the frenetic Accident and Emergency department of Holby City Hospital.
Stars: Derek Thompson, Tony Marshall, Suzanne Packer, Ian Bleasdale
Votes: 3,690
10. Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
The lives and fortunes of the Bellamy family and their below-stairs servant staff at 165 Eaton Place play out against the social, political and historical backdrop of Edwardian London from 1903 to 1930.
Stars: Gordon Jackson, David Langton, Jean Marsh, Angela Baddeley
Votes: 3,563
11. Emmerdale Farm (1972– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A soap opera set in a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales.
Stars: Christopher Chittell, Lucy Pargeter, Mark Charnock, Dominic Brunt
Votes: 3,525
12. 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: 2,498
13. 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: 2,224
14. The Uncanny (1977)
Not Rated | 89 min | Horror
Wilbur Gray, a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret, that cats are supernatural creatures who really call the shots. In a desperate attempt to get others to believe him, Wilbur spews three tales of feline horror.
Director: Denis Héroux | Stars: Peter Cushing, Ray Milland, Joan Greenwood, Roland Culver
Votes: 2,194
15. Count Dracula (1977 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 150 min | Drama, Horror
The vampire count leaves his Transylvanian home to wreak havoc across the world.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Louis Jourdan, Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon, Judi Bowker
Votes: 1,791
16. Doctors (2000–2024)
30 min | Drama
The daily lives of staff at a Birmingham medical practice, including their often-dramatic involvements with their patients.
Stars: Adrian Lewis Morgan, Jan Pearson, Matthew Chambers, Diane Keen
Votes: 1,698
17. Top Dog (2014)
92 min | Crime, Drama
London bad boy Billy Evans gets in over his head when he joins a dangerous criminal gang.
Director: Martin Kemp | Stars: Tom Davis, Vincent Regan, Jason Flemyng, Susan Penhaligon
Votes: 1,666
18. Loose Women (1999– )
60 min | Talk-Show
Lively daytime TV show, in which four "loose women" chat about news, issues and life in general.
Stars: Coleen Nolan, Andrea McLean, Carol McGiffin, Kaye Adams
Votes: 1,387
19. The Confessional (1976)
R | 104 min | Horror
The story follows a young woman, who seeks out his church. There, she is manipulated into giving confession to Father Xavier Meldrum. Meldrum uses his status and crazed persistence to work his way into Jenny's life by any means necessary.
Director: Pete Walker | Stars: Anthony Sharp, Susan Penhaligon, Stephanie Beacham, Norman Eshley
Votes: 1,239
20. Wycliffe (1993–1998)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set in Cornwall, Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe, who works along with his colleagues DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane, investigates murder cases with his trademark determination and clinical accuracy.
Stars: Jack Shepherd, Helen Masters, Jimmy Yuill, Tim Wylton
Votes: 1,093
21. Under Milk Wood (1971)
PG | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
One night while the townsfolk wrestle with their dreams, seedy Captain Tom Cat and a stranger walk the streets. Captain Cat is a blind, retired sea Captain, recalling memories of drowned ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Sinclair | Stars: Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter O'Toole, Glynis Johns
Votes: 857
22. A Fine Romance (1981–1984)
30 min | Comedy, Romance
British sitcom about the simple relationship between Mike (Michael Williams) and Laura (Dame Judi Dench), two fairly unlikely individuals who come together and form an unmarried union. ... See full summary »
Stars: Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Susan Penhaligon, Richard Warwick
Votes: 739
23. No Sex Please - We're British (1973)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy
A mistaken address causes a newlywed couple's apartment to fill up with mail-order Swiss porn... right before a visit by the wife's father, a bank president who happens to be the husband's new employer. From the Broadway play.
Director: Cliff Owen | Stars: Ronnie Corbett, Beryl Reid, Arthur Lowe, Ian Ogilvy
Votes: 718
24. Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
From cold, rock-strewn moors to comfortable suburban estates, award-winning writer Ruth Rendell explores the dark fissures between friends and family members that motivate murder.
Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay, Ken Kitson
Votes: 693
25. Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death (1984 TV Movie)
72 min | Crime, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes investigates the case of a string of mysterious deaths with no apparent causes and the case of a missing German Prince that could cause war between England and Germany.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Peter Cushing, John Mills, Anne Baxter, Ray Milland
Votes: 595
26. Return of the Saint (1978–1979)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Crime
This series chronicles the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.
Stars: Ian Ogilvy, Gayle Hunnicutt, Stratford Johns, Derren Nesbitt
Votes: 581
27. The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Mike Douglas, aided by a different celebrity co-host every week, interviews a variety of figures from the world of entertainment.
Stars: Mike Douglas, Ellie Frankel, Ellie Frankel Sextet, Stan Kann
Votes: 579
28. The Dead Room (2018 TV Movie)
30 min | Horror
Long-running radio horror series and its veteran presenter Aubrey Judd discovers that all is not quiet in the eerie radio studio and that elements of his own past are not as dead and buried as he perhaps hoped.
Director: Mark Gatiss | Stars: Simon Callow, Anjli Mohindra, Susan Penhaligon, Joshua Oakes-Rogers
Votes: 493
29.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Time Monster: Episode Six
(1972)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor enters the labyrinth to try and protect Jo from the minotaur but the Master has seized control of Atlantis and prepares to summon Kronos again.
Director: Paul Bernard | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Roger Delgado, Katy Manning, Nicholas Courtney
Votes: 448
30.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Time Monster: Episode Five
(1972)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Both TARDISes reach Atlantis, where the Doctor befriends King Dalios while the Master enlists the help of Queen Galleia to try and obtain the crystal of Kronos.
Director: Paul Bernard | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Roger Delgado, Katy Manning, George Cormack
Votes: 445
31. Public Eye (1965–1975)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Cynical, dour and world-weary, private eye Frank Marker is frequently the unwitting stooge in bigger criminal wheels in his attempts to make a tenuous living on the outskirts of London.
Stars: Alfred Burke, Ray Smith, Pauline Delaney, Brenda Cavendish
Votes: 427
32. Nasty Habits (1977)
PG | 96 min | Comedy
In a Philadelphia convent, two nuns battle it out to be elected to the position of head abbess, and neither is about to let anything stand in the way of getting what she wants.
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg | Stars: Glenda Jackson, Melina Mercouri, Geraldine Page, Sandy Dennis
Votes: 406
33. The Taming of the Shrew (1980 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 127 min | Comedy, Romance
The swaggering Petruchio agrees to marry the spitting hellcat, Katherine.
Director: Jonathan Miller | Stars: Simon Chandler, Anthony Pedley, John Franklyn-Robbins, Frank Thornton
Votes: 397
34. 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
35. Miracles Still Happen (1974)
87 min | Adventure, Drama
A seventeen-year-old schoolgirl is the sole survivor of a plane crash in the Peruvian Amazon.
Director: Giuseppe Maria Scotese | Stars: Susan Penhaligon, Paul Muller, Graziella Galvani, Clyde Peters
Votes: 332
36. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
30 min | Documentary, Biography
The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers... See full summary »
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Michael Aspel, Elizabeth Dawn, June Whitfield
Votes: 323
37. Blankety Blank (1978–2023)
35 min | Game-Show
Comedy game show with celebrity guests and cheap prizes.
Stars: Les Dawson, Terry Wogan, Paul O'Grady, Bradley Walsh
Votes: 277
38.
A Touch of Frost (1992–2010)
Episode:
Mistaken Identity: Part 1
(2002)
TV-14 | 74 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A body with no identification is found in a local reservoir. The investigation of a brutal murder of a couple leads to a worker in their home.
Director: Roger Bamford | Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander, Susan Penhaligon, John Lyons
Votes: 256
39. Private Road (1971)
89 min | Drama, Romance
Love story between a young depressive girl and a talented young writer and the first steps into their adult life.
Director: Barney Platts-Mills | Stars: Susan Penhaligon, Bruce Robinson, Michael Feast, George Fenton
Votes: 249
40.
A Touch of Frost (1992–2010)
Episode:
Mistaken Identity: Part 2
(2002)
TV-14 | 74 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The police have Mike Patterson under custody but he denies having anything to do with the death of the Harrises. Frost thinks the solution may lie somewhere else.
Director: Roger Bamford | Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander, Susan Penhaligon, John Lyons
Votes: 237
41. An Audience with Victoria Wood (1988 TV Special)
52 min | Comedy
Victoria Wood giving her observations on life and songs that reflect what it's like to be a in a relationship.
Director: David G. Hillier | Stars: Victoria Wood, Tony Adams, Dave Allen, Joan Bakewell
Votes: 226
42. Say Hello to Yesterday (1971)
GP | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
An affluent, middle-aged housewife in a failing marriage is romantically pursued by a young man while running errands in London.
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: Jean Simmons, Leonard Whiting, Evelyn Laye, Derek Francis
Votes: 201
43.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode:
Decoy
(1982)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Chief Inspector McLintock sets up WPC Mary Bryan as a decoy to catch a serial killer.
Director: John Jacobs | Stars: Susan Penhaligon, Tim Woodward, Frank Wylie, Ian Redford
Votes: 193
44. 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
45. Bouquet of Barbed Wire (1976)
350 min | Drama
Drama about a troubled middle-class family.
Stars: Frank Finlay, Sheila Allen, Susan Penhaligon, James Aubrey
Votes: 177
46.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode:
Hit and Run
(1983)
TV-14 | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Dr. Roger Ashburn is heart-broken when his beloved but selfish wife Mary leaves him, in highly public fashion, leaving her wedding ring to be found during a dinner party Roger is giving for... See full summary »
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: John Duttine, Susan Penhaligon, Ray Lonnen, Brenda Blethyn
Votes: 163
47. Leopard in the Snow (1978)
PG | 94 min | Drama
A beautiful young woman is driving through the English countryside during a terrible snowstorm. She wrecks her car, and is found by a bitter, reclusive former American racecar driver, who ... See full summary »
Director: Gerry O'Hara | Stars: Susan Penhaligon, Keir Dullea, Jeremy Kemp, Billie Whitelaw
Votes: 143
48. Junk (1999 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Tar and Gemma, 14-year-olds, run away to Bristol, but soon become involved in drugs and prostitution.
Director: Marcus D.F. White | Stars: Trevor Byfield, Ben Cato, Ben Clough, Anita Dobson
Votes: 140
49. 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
50.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
A Cry for Help
(1971)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
Richard's genuine concern for the new house parlormaid has eyebrows raised and tongues wagging.
Director: Derek Bennett | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Angela Baddeley, David Langton, Raymond Huntley
Votes: 129