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1. Octopussy (1983)
PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A fake Fabergé egg recovered from the body of a fellow agent leads James Bond to uncover a jewel smuggling operation led by the mysterious Octopussy, and a plot to blow up a NATO air base.
Director: John Glen | Stars: Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Kristina Wayborn
Votes: 112,945 | Gross: $67.90M
2. The Living Daylights (1987)
PG | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond is sent to investigate a KGB policy to kill all enemy spies, and uncovers an arms deal that potentially has major global ramifications.
Director: John Glen | Stars: Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Jeroen Krabbé, Joe Don Baker
Votes: 105,804 | Gross: $51.19M
3. Lifeforce (1985)
R | 101 min | Action, Horror, Mystery
A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Steve Railsback, Mathilda May, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay
Votes: 29,449 | Gross: $11.60M
4. Space: 1999 (1975–1977)
TV-14 | 50 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon from Earths orbit and into deep space.
Stars: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Nick Tate, Zienia Merton
Votes: 9,424
5. 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: 8,885
6. Brannigan (1975)
PG | 111 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Chicago Police Lieutenant Jim Brannigan is sent to the U.K. to escort organized crime boss Ben Larkin back to the U.S., but Larkin's hitmen prepare an ambush for Brannigan.
Director: Douglas Hickox | Stars: John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, Mel Ferrer
Votes: 6,392
7. Venom (1981)
R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
Terrorists in the process of kidnapping a child get trapped in a house with an extremely deadly snake.
Directors: Piers Haggard, Tobe Hooper | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Oliver Reed, Nicol Williamson, Sarah Miles
Votes: 3,220 | Gross: $5.23M
8. 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: 2,604
9. The Shuttered Room (1967)
Unrated | 99 min | Horror
A series of horrific murders is traced to a creature that inhabits a very strange house.
Director: David Greene | Stars: Oliver Reed, Gig Young, Carol Lynley, Flora Robson
Votes: 1,883
10. The Winston Affair (1964)
Approved | 94 min | Drama, War
In WW2, a US lieutenant stationed in India shoots dead a British NCO and admits his crime but his reason for the murder is so bizarre that it puzzles his defense counsel.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Robert Mitchum, France Nuyen, Barry Sullivan, Trevor Howard
Votes: 827
11. The Protectors (1972–1974)
TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Challenges abound for worldwide crime-fighting team The Protectors. Organised into a global secret society, their mission is to protect the innocent and apprehend the guilty. Starring Emmy winner Robert Vaughn "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.".
Stars: Robert Vaughn, Nyree Dawn Porter, Tony Anholt, Yasuko Nagazumi
Votes: 572
12. Psyche 59 (1964)
Approved | 94 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
In London, the pregnant wife of an industrialist falls down the stairs, loses her sight and has no recollection of the events but suspects that a mentally traumatic experience prior to the fall caused her accident.
Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Curd Jürgens, Patricia Neal, Samantha Eggar, Ian Bannen
Votes: 569
13. Joanna (1968)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A provincial girl is entangled in the mod morality of London.
Director: Michael Sarne | Stars: Geneviève Waïte, Christian Doermer, Calvin Lockhart, Donald Sutherland
Votes: 495
14. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1980)
102 min | Comedy, Crime
Released from a British prison, an American is hired as an electrician for a London bank but his criminal acquaintances show-up and force the reluctant Yank to join them as the inside-man in a well-planned bank heist.
Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: Richard Jordan, Oliver Tobias, David Niven, Elke Sommer
Votes: 488
15. Das Verrätertor (1964)
80 min | Crime, Drama
A businessman organises a caper to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Albert Lieven, Gary Raymond, Margot Trooger, Catherine Schell
Votes: 417
16. Macbeth (1983 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 148 min | Drama
Macbeth and his wife murder Duncan in order to gain his crown, but the bloodbath doesn't stop there, and things supernatural combine to bring the Macbeths down.
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Brenda Bruce, Eileen Way, Anne Dyson, Mark Dignam
Votes: 389
17. Z Cars (1962–1978)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
A gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional town of Newtown in the North of England.
Stars: James Ellis, John Slater, Douglas Fielding, Bernard Holley
Votes: 381
18. Cosmic Princess (1982 TV Movie)
91 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
_Space: 1999_ (1975) season 2 episodes The Metamorph and Space Ward were edited together to create this movie about the adrift in space crew of Moonbase Alpha that meets shape-shifting alien Maya and her father who wants their brains.
Directors: Charles Crichton, Peter Medak | Stars: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell, Tony Anholt
Votes: 374
19.
Space: 1999 (1975–1977)
Episode:
The Metamorph
(1976)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
An Eagle is sent onto the surface of the planet Psychon, which has titanium needed for repairs to the Alpha Base. It fails to return and is used by Psychon scientist Mentor as bait with ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell, Tony Anholt
Votes: 319
20.
Space: 1999 (1975–1977)
Episode:
The Exiles
(1976)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
With Maya now a crew member, the Alphans discover a young couple called Cantor and Zova who have been in suspended animation for some while. They claim that they are exiles from the planet ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Austin | Stars: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell, Tony Anholt
Votes: 266
21. All Coppers Are... (1972)
87 min | Drama
A young policeman and a small-time crook are both involved with the same girl.
Director: Sidney Hayers | Stars: Martin Potter, Julia Foster, Nicky Henson, Wendy Allnutt
Votes: 249
22.
Space: 1999 (1975–1977)
Episode:
Space Warp
(1976)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Koenig and Verdeschi are sucked into a space warp. A feverish Maya is stricken with a fever that causes her to transform into a repulsive space monster.
Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell, Tony Anholt
Votes: 222
23. 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
24. The Idol (1966)
109 min | Drama
Arrogant young art student Marco is friendly with medical student Timothy and his girlfriend Sarah. Timothy is dominated by his beautiful mother Carol, who is divorcing her husband. Marco ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Jennifer Jones, Michael Parks, John Leyton, Jennifer Hilary
Votes: 178
25.
The New Avengers (1976–1977)
Episode:
The Eagle's Nest
(1976)
50 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
Steed investigates the death of a colleague while Gambit witnesses the kidnapping of Professor Von Claus. Purdey scuba dives to the remote island of St. Dorca, where a monastery hides a secret and Germany's greatest treasure.
Director: Desmond Davis | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, Joanna Lumley, Peter Cushing
Votes: 157
26.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
The Charmers
(1964)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Agent Vinkel is the latest spy from 'the other side' to get polished off and, as ever, Steed is implicated but he persuades the opposition it would be best for the two camps to team up and ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Honor Blackman, Fenella Fielding, Warren Mitchell
Votes: 129
27. Soldier's Revenge (1986)
Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Drama, War
Frank Morgan risked his life for his country in the Vietnam War, but when he came home, no hero's welcome awaited him; instead he was branded a traitor. Nonetheless, he's about to make one ... See full summary »
Director: David Worth | Stars: John Savage, María Socas, Edgardo Moreira, Paul Lambert
Votes: 107
28. First Night (1963–1964)
Drama
Stars: Madge Ryan, Anthony Bate, James Maxwell, Michael Caine
Votes: 104
29. 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
30. Life in Emergency Ward 10 (1959)
86 min | Drama
A new registrar, with a revolutionary heart lung machine he has bought from America, joins a small county hospital, and has to win over his colleagues, including the senior house surgeon, ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Christopher Witty, Rupert Davies, Dorothy Alison, Joan Sims
Votes: 91
31. 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: 70
32. ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
60 min | Drama
Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
Stars: Campbell Singer, Thomas Heathcote, Richard Caldicot, June Brown
Votes: 66
33. The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978–1985)
BBC adaptations of all 37 plays wholly and authoritatively credited to William Shakespeare.
Stars: Brenda Bruce, Jon Finch, David Gwillim, Rob Edwards
Votes: 52
34. The Search for Alexander the Great (1981)
Adventure, Biography, Drama
Friends, contemporaries and even enemies of Alexander the Great gather to tell his tale through their eyes.
Stars: James Mason, Jane Lapotaire, Robert Stephens, Julian Glover
Votes: 51
35. The Year of the French (1982)
Drama, History, War
In 1798, a small force of French troops sail to Ireland to support the local rebels against the British forces under Lord Cornwallis.
Stars: Jean-Claude Drouot, Keith Buckley, François Perrot, Niall O'Brien
Votes: 31
36.
The Protectors (1972–1974)
Episode:
Baubles, Bangles and Beads
(1973)
TV-14 | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Following a jewel theft in Denmark, a con artist named Bergen is responsible for double-crossing a number of people. The swindled parties want revenge and seize Bergen's daughter, Kate, who... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Summers | Stars: Robert Vaughn, Nyree Dawn Porter, Frederick Jaeger, Yvonne Antrobus
Votes: 29
37. Moonstrike (1963)
50 min | Drama, History, War
Anthology series of one-off thrillers about the covert activities of Allied agents and resistance operatives in occupied Europe during the Second World War.
Stars: Gary Hope, Michael Culver, John Murray Scott, Clive Russell
Votes: 20
38.
New Scotland Yard (1972–1974)
Episode:
The Palais Romeo
(1972)
50 min | Crime, Drama
When a woman is found dead on a canal towpath, Kingdom finds himself investigating the third of a series of murders. All the victims are attractive middle-aged women and, despite Inspectors... See full summary »
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: John Woodvine, John Carlisle, Richard O'Callaghan, Barry Warren
Votes: 16
39. Canterbury Tales (1969)
50 min
Adaptation of Chaucer's tales, told by pilgrims on their journey from London to Canterbury.
Stars: Joss Ackland, William Squire, John Cater, Timothy Bateson
Votes: 7
40.
Follyfoot (1971–1973)
Episode:
The Innocents
(1972)
Family, Drama
When Dora is told that miners at the local coal pit are on strike and that they have left their pit ponies below, she decides to interfere despite being warned not to intensify a delicate situation, but Dora can't stand by and do nothing.
Director: Desmond Davis | Stars: Gillian Blake, Steve Hodson, Arthur English, Christian Rodska
Votes: 7
41.
Paul Temple (1969–1971)
Episode:
Kill or Cure
(1970)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Paul and Steve Temple's friend Ilse is kidnapped soon after arriving in London. Paul and Steve begin to suspect that maybe her Uncle is involved somehow but with no immediate evidence, set about trying to track her down.
Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: Francis Matthews, Ros Drinkwater, Blake Butler, Wolfgang Preiss
Votes: 5
42. Merry-Go-Round (1963–1983)
20 min | Documentary, Family
An educational series aimed at primary school children, covering many diverse school topics.
Stars: Tom Gibbs, Richard Carpenter, Max Mason, Gabriel Woolf
43. The Chiffy Kids (1976–1980)
30 min | Comedy, Family
Gang go round solving things.
Stars: Luke Batchelor, Lesley Saunders, Philip Sadler, Wayne Kebell
44. St. Ives (1967– )
25 min | Adventure
Stars: David Sumner, Gay Hamilton, Colin Jeavons, Hamilton Dyce
45. Smuggler's Bay (1964)
30 min | Adventure
Stars: Frazer Hines, John Phillips, Suzanne Neve, Robert Brown
46. Mischief (1969)
57 min | Family
Director: Ian Shand | Stars: Paul Fraser, Iain Burton, Adrienne Byrne, Michael Newport
47.
Moonstrike (1963)
Episode:
Home by Four
(1963)
Drama, History, War
Director: James MacTaggart | Stars: Michael Anthony, Don Archell, Leslie Bates, Tony Bilbow
48.
Z Cars (1962–1978)
Episode:
Special Relationship: Part 1
(1968)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Director: Paddy Russell | Stars: Paul Angelis, Derek Benfield, Edward Colliver, Ron Davies
49.
Z Cars (1962–1978)
Episode:
Special Relationship: Part 2
(1968)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Director: Paddy Russell | Stars: Paul Angelis, Derek Benfield, Amber Blare, Edward Colliver
50.
Moonstrike (1963)
Episode:
A Clear Field
(1963)
Drama, History, War
Director: Terence Dudley | Stars: Robin Chapman, Denis Cleary, John Collin, Gerald Cross