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1. Chariots of Fire (1981)
PG | 125 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.
Director: Hugh Hudson | Stars: Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nicholas Farrell, Nigel Havers
Votes: 65,809 | Gross: $58.97M
2. Straw Dogs (1971)
R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment.
Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T.P. McKenna
Votes: 64,448
3. Kes (1969)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Family
A working-class English boy spends his free time caring for and training his pet kestrel.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: David Bradley, Brian Glover, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie
Votes: 22,909
4. A Dry White Season (1989)
R | 106 min | Drama, Thriller
A white middle class South African suburbanite with no interest in politics agrees to help his black gardener find his jailed son. His investigation opens his eyes to the horrors committed by the secret police and turns him into a target.
Director: Euzhan Palcy | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae, Jürgen Prochnow
Votes: 6,153 | Gross: $3.77M
5. War of the Buttons (1994)
PG | 94 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The children of Ballydowse and Carrickdowse engage in battles in which they cut off the buttons, shoelaces, and underwear of their captured opponents, in order to get the boys in trouble ... See full summary »
Director: John Roberts | Stars: Gregg Fitzgerald, Gerard Kearney, Darragh Naughton, Brendan McNamara
Votes: 4,589 | Gross: $0.01M
6. Yanks (1979)
R | 138 min | Drama, War
Joining WWII, USA ships soldiers to UK. Matt and John arrive in 1942. Each see a local woman - married or to be engaged with soldiers serving faraway.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Richard Gere, Lisa Eichhorn, Vanessa Redgrave, William Devane
Votes: 3,715 | Gross: $3.93M
7. The Sweeney (1975–1978)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police. They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and - more often than not - successful.
Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, John Alkin
Votes: 2,644
8. Villain (1971)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.
Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Richard Burton, Ian McShane, Nigel Davenport, Donald Sinden
Votes: 2,032
9. Sweeney! (1977)
98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When one of his informants is murdered, Detective Inspector Jack Regan is drawn into a deadly political game. He is soon a marked man and, after being framed, is suspended from duty. This doesn't stop him searching for the truth.
Director: David Wickes | Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Barry Foster, Ian Bannen
Votes: 1,603
10. Twice in a Lifetime (1985)
R | 111 min | Drama, Romance
A 50-year-old married man begins an extramarital relationship which creates uncomfortable friction in his family between his long-time wife and grown children.
Director: Bud Yorkin | Stars: Gene Hackman, Ann-Margret, Ellen Burstyn, Amy Madigan
Votes: 1,426 | Gross: $8.40M
11. Trial & Retribution (1997–2009)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The team of Det. Supt. Michael Walker, DI North, and DCI Connor follows each case from crime committed, through the pursuit of justice, to the law courts where the efforts of the force will be tested--sometimes to the breaking point.
Stars: David Hayman, Dorian Lough, Victoria Smurfit, Kate Buffery
Votes: 1,190
12. Bramwell (1995–1998)
TV-MA | 54 min | Drama
This lavish period drama tells the story of Eleanor Bramwell (Jemma Redgrave), a pioneering female doctor in the late nineteenth century, and the struggles she has with her friends, her colleagues and society.
Stars: Jemma Redgrave, Ruth Sheen, David Calder, Kevin McMonagle
Votes: 1,089
13. The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (1990 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Adventure, Biography, War
Ian Fleming's life (1908-64) as a journalist and a naval intelligence officer was a lot like the womanizing James Bond, about whom he would later write 12 spy novels.
Director: Ferdinand Fairfax | Stars: Jason Connery, Kristin Scott Thomas, Joss Ackland, Patricia Hodge
Votes: 649
14. Dancin' Thru the Dark (1990)
91 min | Comedy
Linda's out on her hen night, her fiance is out on his stag night. Linda is having major doubts about getting married, when both groups arrive at a club, to find the band fronted by her ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Ockrent | Stars: Ben Murphy, Con O'Neill, Peter Beckett, Julian Littman
Votes: 441 | Gross: $0.36M
15. Jackanory (1965–1996)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
A celebrity reads a story, enhancing it in ways that will entice the most restless of children.
Stars: Bernard Cribbins, Kenneth Williams, Martin Jarvis, John Grant
Votes: 422
16. 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
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. 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
19.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Blue Remembered Hills
(1979)
72 min | Comedy, Drama
"When we dream of childhood," said Dennis Potter, "we take our present selves with us. It is not the adult world writ small; childhood is the adult world writ large." Since Potter viewed ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: Colin Welland, Michael Elphick, Robin Ellis, John Bird
Votes: 302
20.
Trial & Retribution (1997–2009)
Episode:
Trial & Retribution I - Part One
(1997)
TV-14 | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A drama of a child murder from the discovery of the crime to police investigation, then through the ensuing trial.
Director: Aisling Walsh | Stars: David Hayman, Kate Buffery, John Abbott, Richard Addison
Votes: 282
21. 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: 244
22. Screen Two (1985–1998)
TV-14 | 120 min | Drama
In 1984 Kenith Trodd joined BBC team responding to Channel 4 releases, leading to transition from BBC studio plays to Screen One/Two anthology series. Trodd oversaw first group of titles in these series in 1985.
Stars: Jude North, Roger Brierley, Geoffrey Chater, Norman Jones
Votes: 243
23. The South Bank Show (1978– )
53 min | Documentary
ITV's long-running arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg.
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Ian McKellen, David Hockney, Victoria Wood
Votes: 216
24. The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982 TV Special)
News
Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of ... See full summary »
Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Johnny Carson, Debbie Allen, Karen Allen, Peter Allen
Votes: 156
25. Screen One (1985–2002)
120 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Anthology of unconnected movies of different genres.
Stars: Mark Chapman, Alfred Molina, Julie Walters, Geraldine James
Votes: 139
26.
The Sweeney (1975–1978)
Episode:
Faces
(1975)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A masked gang robs a security van and Carter's informant names ex-soldier Tober as its leader. Regan trails the gang to their junk shop hide-out where they plot their next heist for their ... See full summary »
Director: William Brayne | Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, Colin Welland
Votes: 122
27. Cinema (1964–1975)
30 min | Documentary
Weekly film magazine, featuring film reviews, interviews with celebrities and historical lookbacks.
Stars: Michael Scott, Michael Parkinson, Brian Trueman, Clive James
Votes: 121
28.
Trial & Retribution (1997–2009)
Episode:
Trial & Retribution I - Part Two
(1997)
TV-14 | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dunn's trial does not, initially, go well for the police due to tainted evidence - the washing line that supposedly strangled Julie as planted. Also an alibi turns up and a Not Guilty ... See full summary »
Director: Aisling Walsh | Stars: David Hayman, Kate Buffery, Dorian Lough, Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Votes: 121
29. British Film Forever (2007)
90 min | Documentary, History
Stars: Jessica Hynes, Timothy Spall, Nick Moran, Ronald Neame
Votes: 112
30. The Fix (1997 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama, History, Sport
Lives of numerous football players and coaches have changed after they were accused of participating in contractual matches.
Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: Steve Coogan, Jason Isaacs, Maggie O'Neill, Michael Elphick
Votes: 109
31. For the Love of Ada (1970–1971)
30 min | Comedy
The series gently charts the relationship between Yorkshireman Walter Bingley and Londoner Ada Cresswell, septuagenarians who meet while Ada is visiting her late husband's grave.
Stars: Irene Handl, Wilfred Pickles, Barbara Mitchell, Jack Smethurst
Votes: 104
32. 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
33.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Kisses at Fifty
(1973)
69 min | Comedy, Drama
A fifty-year-old factory worker leaves his wife of many years for another woman.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Bill Maynard, Rosemarie Dunham, Marjorie Yates, Lori Wells
Votes: 98
34. Screenplay (1986–1993)
Drama
An anthology drama series.
Stars: John Kavanagh, Tony Doyle, Michael Liebmann, Benjamin Whitrow
Votes: 94
35. The Good Old Days (1953–1983)
60 min | Comedy, Musical
A re-creation of the Music Hall variety shows that were popular in the late Victorian and the Edwardian periods (late 1800s and early 1900s). Entertainers performed musical, comedy, magic ... See full summary »
Stars: Leonard Sachs, Dudley Stevens, Jenny Wren, Penny Rigden
Votes: 90
36.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
The Hallelujah Handshake
(1970)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
A lonely young man longing to be accepted lies his way into a local church. The priest and his congregation soon begin to unravel his tales as his actions become versatile.
Director: Alan Clarke | Stars: Tony Calvin, Jeremy Wilkin, John Phillips, Lynn Farleigh
Votes: 84
37.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Leeds United!
(1974)
117 min | Comedy, Drama
The true story of a strike in 1970 by female textile-factory workers in Leeds who wanted to be paid the same as their male colleagues, but whose efforts were undermined by the trade union that they belonged to.
Director: Roy Battersby | Stars: Lynne Perrie, Elizabeth Spriggs, Lori Wells, Josie Lane
Votes: 73
38.
Bramwell (1995–1998)
Episode:
Loose Women
(1998)
TV-MA | 120 min | Drama
A brothel fire causes dark secrets to be revealed and the relationships between Eleanor, Joe and Major Quarrie to be finally resolved.
Director: Tim Whitby | Stars: Jemma Redgrave, Kevin McMonagle, Ruth Sheen, Jenny Agutter
Votes: 72
39. Comedy Playhouse (1961–2017)
30 min | Comedy
Anthology series of one-off, unrelated situation comedies.
Stars: Frank Thornton, John Le Mesurier, Robert Dorning, Bernard Cribbins
Votes: 71
40. To theatro tis Defteras (1970–2004)
Comedy, Drama
Stars: Spyros Konstadopoulos, Nikitas Tsakiroglou, Trifon Karatzas, Iakovos Psarras
Votes: 69
41. After They Were Famous (1999–2005)
60 min | Documentary
A series of specials reminiscing mainly on well known television series or institutions and reuniting and catching up with surviving cast members.
Stars: Matthew Kelly, Mark Lester, Heather Ripley, Marilyn
Votes: 60
42. Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979–1982)
Talk-Show
A BBC talk show which had a different celebrity host each week and went out twice on consecutive nights at the start of the weekend. It was said that the host always had a free hand in the selection of the guests.
Stars: John Wells, Ned Sherrin, Tim Rice, Jane Walmsley
Votes: 53
43. Man at the Top (1970–1972)
60 min | Drama
The continuing trials and tribulations of Joe Lampton, a Northern lad trying to make it in the South as he wheels and deals in the cutthroat business world of 1970s England.
Stars: Kenneth Haigh, Zena Walker, Paul Hardwick, Avice Landone
Votes: 51
44. Cowboys (1980–1981)
30 min | Comedy
Geyser (Colin Welland), Wobbly Ron (David Kelly) and Eric (James Wardroper) are a useless shower of handymen who worked for Joe Jones Limited because no-one else would employ them The ... See full summary »
Stars: Colin Welland, Roy Kinnear, David Kelly, James Wardroper
Votes: 45
45.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
Say Goodnight to Your Grandma
(1970)
Drama
A dangerous game of oneupmanship develops between three women - a wife, her mother, and her mother-in-law - when they gather around the newest born addition to the family.
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Susan Jameson, Colin Welland, Madge Ryan, Mona Bruce
Votes: 45
46. Fraud Squad (1969–1970)
60 min | Crime, Drama
A well-remembered police procedural drama from the late 1960s, this show showcases the exploits of Detective Inspector Gamble (Patrick O'Connell) and his aide, Detective Sergeant Vicky ... See full summary »
Stars: Patrick O'Connell, Joanna Van Gyseghem, Ralph Nossek, Elizabeth Weaver
Votes: 43
47. For the Greater Good (1991)
150 min | Drama
Three politicians try to reform Britain's brutal prison system. Before they can do so, the tabloid press destroys their careers by publishing exposés of their sex lives.
Stars: Martin Shaw, Roy Dotrice, Nicholas Jones, Nicholas Woodeson
Votes: 43
48.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
A Passage to England
(1975)
81 min | Comedy, Drama
Anand, his pretty cousin and their sick uncle. Stranded in Amsterdam. To them England is still the land of fair play and the village green. They seem prepared to offer all they have to get ... See full summary »
Director: John Mackenzie | Stars: Colin Welland, Tariq Yunus, Niall Padden, Jake D'Arcy
Votes: 35
49.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Your Man from Six Counties
(1976)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
When his father becomes the latest bomb victim Jimmy leaves Belfast and goes to begin a new life on his uncle's farm in the remote west of Ireland. But even here there are links with the past and Jimmy's new start is soon under threat.
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Donal McCann, Brenda Fricker, Joseph Reynolds, Paul Antrim
Votes: 33
50.
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969–1974)
Episode:
Roll on Four O'Clock
(1970)
60 min | Drama
Set in a city comprehensive school of low expectations and ambitions. Pupil Latimer does not conform to the macho culture and is labeled a homosexual, leading to bullying by both the pupils and some of the teachers.
Director: Roy Battersby | Stars: George A. Cooper, Bill Dean, Colin Edwynn, Frank Heaton
Votes: 32