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1. Horror of Dracula (1958)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama, Horror
When Jonathan Harker rouses the ire of Count Dracula for accepting a job at the vampire's castle under false pretenses, his friend Dr. Van Helsing pursues the predatory villain.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling
Votes: 28,014
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: 8,903
3. The Persuaders! (1971–1972)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two worlds collide when Lord Brett Sinclair, a titled British man, and Danny Wilde, a Bronx-raised, self-made American, reluctantly join forces to right wrongs and protect the innocent.
Stars: Tony Curtis, Roger Moore, Laurence Naismith, Juliet Harmer
Votes: 5,910
4. The League of Gentlemen (1960)
Unrated | 116 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A disgruntled veteran recruits a group of disgraced colleagues to perform a bank robbery with military precision.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Roger Livesey, Richard Attenborough
Votes: 5,289
5. 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
6. Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)
R | 90 min | Comedy
An optimistic and inept window cleaner fully 'satisfies' his customers, bed hopping from one unsatisfied housewife to another, until he meets a successful female police officer, who will have none of his sexual advances.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Robin Askwith, Anthony Booth, Sheila White, Dandy Nichols
Votes: 1,715
7. Benny Hill (1962–1963)
25 min | Comedy
This timeless modern slapstick-format doesn't really have a plot, but is an irresistible rapid succession of independent short, comical scenes, mostly without any text, often using ... See full summary »
Stars: Benny Hill, Graham Stark, Patricia Hayes, Ronnie Brody
Votes: 1,373
8. Ghost Ship (1952)
Approved | 74 min | Horror
A luxury ship is haunted by the ghosts of a crew that had disappeared off the ship years before.
Director: Vernon Sewell | Stars: Dermot Walsh, Hazel Court, Hugh Burden, John Robinson
Votes: 929
9. The Secret Partner (1961)
91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A wealthy London-based shipping magnate is blackmailed by an evil dentist which threatens to reveal an old case of fraud, while the dentist himself is threatened by a mysterious masked man.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Stewart Granger, Bernard Lee, Haya Harareet, Hugh Burden
Votes: 792
10. Crucible of Terror (1971)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Horror
An obsessed sculptor kills a young woman to make a perfect bronze sculpture of her. Years later at his secluded home a number of people become trapped in a web of revenge, murder and horror.
Director: Ted Hooker | Stars: Mike Raven, James Bolam, Mary Maude, Ronald Lacey
Votes: 678
11. The Safecracker (1958)
Approved | 96 min | Crime, Drama, War
A British safe cracker goes to prison but when World War II starts he's recruited by army intelligence and is sent to German-occupied Belgium to crack the safe of a German Abwehr unit located in a chateau.
Director: Ray Milland | Stars: Ray Milland, Barry Jones, Jeanette Sterke, Victor Maddern
Votes: 451
12. Crossroads (1964–1988)
30 min | Drama
The four-or-five-times-a-week adventures of a motel owner and her son, daughter and staff. Drama was never far away from the ringing of the reception bell.
Stars: Noele Gordon, Roger Tonge, Susan Hanson, Jane Rossington
Votes: 415
13. Ivanhoe (1958–1959)
30 min | Adventure, History
The adventures of Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a noble knight and champion of justice during the rule of the evil Prince John.
Stars: Roger Moore, Robert Brown, Andrew Keir, Martin Wyldeck
Votes: 371
14. 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
15. Crow Hollow (1952)
69 min | Thriller
1952. Drama. Directed by Michael McCarthy. Starring Natasha Parry & Donald Houston. In a spooky mansion, one of three sinister spinsters tries to poison her nephew's wife to steal a large inheritance.
Director: Michael McCarthy | Stars: Donald Houston, Natasha Parry, Patricia Owens, Esma Cannon
Votes: 331
16. Only When I Larf (1968)
G | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A master conman leads a pair of British accomplices on an international adventure of highly profitable dirty tricks.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Richard Attenborough, David Hemmings, Alexandra Stewart, Nicholas Pennell
Votes: 313
17.
The Persuaders! (1971–1972)
Episode:
Powerswitch
(1971)
52 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The unexplained drowning of a go-go dancer and former 500m swimming champion will have Brett and Danny searching for answers in the mansion of a very large international financier.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Tony Curtis, Roger Moore, Annette Andre, Laurence Naismith
Votes: 298
18. Decameron Nights (1953)
Approved | 93 min | Drama, Adventure, Romance
The main story combines bits of Giovanni Boccaccio's own life (maybe and maybe not) with three of his most fabulous stories of love. It has Boccaccio following Fiametta to a country villa ... See full summary »
Director: Hugo Fregonese | Stars: Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Godfrey Tearle, Joan Collins
Votes: 293
19. Noose for a Lady (1953)
76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A woman has been sentenced to death by hanging. Her cousin believes she is innocent and he works against time to prove it before she is executed.
Director: Wolf Rilla | Stars: Dennis Price, Rona Anderson, Ronald Howard, Pamela Alan
Votes: 282
20. Journey to the Unknown (1968– )
60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
"Journey to the Unknown" was a British anthology series about everyday people finding themselves put into unusual circumstances...many of them supernatural in nature.
Stars: Stefanie Powers, Vera Miles, Julie Harris, Robert Reed
Votes: 266
21. Paris by Night (1988)
103 min | Drama, Thriller
Clara Paige (Charlotte Rampling) is a busy Euro Member of Parliament with a husband and child at home and a high powered career, but on a trip to Paris, her ordered existence is overturned by a murder and a chance encounter.
Director: David Hare | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Michael Gambon, Iain Glen, Robert Hardy
Votes: 217
22. The Dick Emery Show (1963–1981)
30 min | Comedy
Comedy skits featuring the talents of Mr Dick Emery.
Stars: Dick Emery, Pat Coombs, Victor Maddern, Helen Fraser
Votes: 213
23. William Tell (1958–1959)
30 min | Adventure, Family, History
Depicts the legend of William Tell, who, as the stories say, shot an apple off of his son's head and lead the rebellion to free Switzerland.
Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard, Jennifer Jayne, Richard Rogers
Votes: 212
24. Out of the Clouds (1955)
88 min | Drama
A busy day at London Airport. Follow the lives and loves of the crew and passengers.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Anthony Steel, Robert Beatty, David Knight, Margo Lorenz
Votes: 187
25. 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
26. Wide Boy (1952)
67 min | Crime, Drama
Benny steals Caroline's purse and finds a letter revealing her affair with married surgeon Mannering. Benny blackmails them, leading to murder.
Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Sydney Tafler, Susan Shaw, Melissa Stribling, Colin Tapley
Votes: 181
27. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
28. Behind the Headlines (1956)
65 min | Crime, Drama
Newspaper reporters compete with London police to solve a murder.
Director: Charles Saunders | Stars: Magda Miller, Arthur Rigby, Trevor Reid, Alfie Bass
Votes: 164
29. The Four Just Men (1959–1960)
30 min | Drama
Four men: a British politician, an American journalist in Paris, a lawyer in the U.S., and a Roman hotelier, band together to fight injustice wherever they find it.
Stars: Richard Conte, Jack Hawkins, Dan Dailey, Arthur Gomez
Votes: 158
30. The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1957–1958)
30 min | Mystery
Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan is called in to help solve baffling cases, aided by his #1 son. The first five episodes were filmed in the US, then production switched to the UK for the rest of the series.
Stars: J. Carrol Naish, James Hong, Rupert Davies, Arthur Gomez
Votes: 142
31.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
School for Traitors
(1963)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Steed investigates the alleged suicide of a college instructor and discovers that the weapon the man used to kill himself was a pistol with a silencer attached.
Director: Jonathan Alwyn | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Julie Stevens, Melissa Stribling, Anthony Nicholls
Votes: 119
32.
The New Avengers (1976–1977)
Episode:
Angels of Death
(1977)
50 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
A nefarious crew of health spa workers plot to bring the Empire to its knees by killing off key government workers through "natural causes".
Director: Ernest Day | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, Joanna Lumley, Dinsdale Landen
Votes: 98
33. 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
34. ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.
Stars: Derek Francis, Alfred Burke, Arthur Hewlett, Esther Lawrence
Votes: 94
35. Rheingold Theatre (1953–1957)
23 min | Drama
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. narrated, produced, and frequently starred in this anthology series, which presented everything from drama to mystery to farce.
Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Christopher Lee, Ron Randell, Barbara Mullen
Votes: 74
36. Road to Saint Tropez (1966)
31 min | Comedy, Short
A woman has a brief amorous liaison while on a trip along the South of France to Saint Tropez, but returns disillusioned.
Director: Michael Sarne | Stars: Melissa Stribling, Udo Kier, Gabriella Licudi, Fenella Fielding
Votes: 63
37.
Journey to the Unknown (1968– )
Episode:
The New People
(1968)
Drama, Horror, Mystery
Hank and Ann move into the country and are taken aback by how friendly the local people are. They soon become part of the community but Hank begins to distrust Luther who seems to lead the local social scene.
Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: Robert Reed, Jennifer Hilary, Patrick Allen, Milo O'Shea
Votes: 60
38. 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
39. Affairs of a Rogue (1948)
91 min | Drama, History
The story of a romance between the daughter of the Prince Regent and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg.
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti | Stars: Jean-Pierre Aumont, Joan Hopkins, Cecil Parker, Margaretta Scott
Votes: 57
40. The Man in Room 17 (1965–1966)
60 min | Crime, Thriller, Drama
Crime series about a secret government department, "Room 17", set up to deal with crimes that baffle police and government agencies. Headed by veteran World War II Agent Oldenshaw (Richard ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Vernon, Michael Aldridge, Denholm Elliott, Willoughby Goddard
Votes: 53
41. Destination Death (1956)
31 min | Crime, Short
When Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a man in the London airport, the trail leads to Lisbon and a international currency smuggling gang.
Director: Montgomery Tully | Stars: Edgar Lustgarten, Russell Napier, Arthur Gomez, Paula Byrne
Votes: 51
42. Mr. Rose (1967–1968)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Chief Inspector Rose, previously seen in 'The Odd Man' and 'It's Dark Outside', has retired from the police and intends to write his memoirs - but is constantly distracted by intriguing mysteries.
Stars: William Mervyn, Donald Webster, Gillian Lewis, Graham Armitage
Votes: 51
43. Whose Child Am I? (1976)
R | 90 min | Drama
A couple attempt artificial insemination in order to have a child.
Director: Gerry O'Hara | Stars: Kate O'Mara, Paul Freeman, Edward Judd, Bob Sherman
Votes: 46
44. Journey Into Darkness (1968)
107 min | Horror
"Journey Into Darkness" consisted of two episodes from the UK TV series "Journey to the Unknown (1968)" (1968): 'Journey to the Unknown: The New People (1968)" (Episode 1.1) and "Journey to the Unknown: Paper Dolls (1968)" (Episode 1.16).
Directors: James Hill, Peter Sasdy | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Robert Reed, Jennifer Hilary, Michael Tolan
Votes: 43
45.
The Four Just Men (1959–1960)
Episode:
The Deserter
(1959)
30 min | Drama
A British officer disappears for 6 weeks and then is court-martialed for desertion. He refuses to defend himself and Manfred wants to know why.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Jack Hawkins, Richard Johnson, Ronald Howard, Melissa Stribling
Votes: 36
46.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Hunt the Man Down
(1961)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Frank Preston is released from prison with only one thing on his mind - the recovery of 100,000 pounds that he hid after his final robbery. Frank isn't the only one after his ill-gotten ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Ian Hendry, Patrick Macnee, Ingrid Hafner, Susan Castle
Votes: 29
47. The Passenger (1971)
45 min | Thriller
After a shock discovery, David Walker picks up a young hitchhiker, Judy Clayton. After breaking down, she disappears, and soon after David is questioned when Judy is found, strangled.
Stars: Peter Barkworth, Joanna Dunham, Arthur Pentelow, Melissa Stribling
Votes: 26
48. A Little Bit of Wisdom (1974–1976)
30 min | Comedy
A series of occurrences launch Norman on a succession of remarkable and unpredictable adventures.Unconnected comedy stories over 3 Series that sees Norman taking a job as a clerk in an office where he is pursued by the boss's daughter.
Stars: Norman Wisdom, Neil McCarthy, Bob Keegan, Frances White
Votes: 23
49. Patrol Car (1954–1956)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Dramatization of murder investigations and other criminal cases that Detective Superintendent Robert Fabian, a real-life Scotland Yard Inspector and the host of the show, worked on.
Stars: Bruce Seton, Robert Raglan, Philip Dale, Jack Melford
Votes: 23
50.
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (1980)
Episode:
The Case of the Speckled Band
(1979)
Mystery
Sherlock Holmes reported to be a lady, Dora Langley, asking famous detective, to accompany her on a trip to the continent. Mrs. Langley going to Bavaria, where he lived her niece, Helen, ... See full summary »
Directors: Freddie Francis, Sheldon Reynolds | Stars: Geoffrey Whitehead, Donald Pickering, Patrick Newell, Wladyslaw Baranski
Votes: 23