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1.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The School for Scandal
(1975)
Drama
Scandalmonger Lady Sneerwell controls a nest of gossipy vipers, and young Lady Teazle, bored by her elderly husband Sir Peter, has been lured into the circle too.
Director: Stuart Burge | Stars: Arthur Lowe, Edward Fox, Jeremy Brett, Bernard Lee
Votes: 17
2.
BBC2 Play of the Week (1977–1979)
Episode:
Shooting the Chandelier
(1977)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Jane Howell | Stars: Alun Armstrong, Dave Atkins, Felicity Dean, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 9
3.
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
Episode:
Bermondsey
(1972)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Pip and Bob, both married, are a couple of ordinary working-class blokes in an ordinary London suburb. It's just that they have also been gay lovers for years.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Sharon Duce, Edward Fox, Dinsdale Landen, Rosemary Leach
Votes: 11
4. 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
5. Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery (1974 TV Movie)
70 min | Mystery
While Holmes is away recuperating, Watson is left to help a damsel in distress.
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Edward Fox, Elaine Taylor, Christopher Cazenove, Jeremy Clyde
Votes: 14
6. Wilfred (2000)
14 min | Animation, Short, Drama
The story of war poet Wilfred Owen, told through a combination of live action and animation.
Director: Peter M. Kershaw | Stars: Michael Higgs, Edward Price, Alan Gordon, Karl Morgan
Votes: 34
7. Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (1988)
Documentary, Biography
This documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, T. S. Eliot, Henrik Ibsen, James Joyce, Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann... See full summary »
Stars: Eileen Atkins, Douglas Hodge, Anthony Burgess, George Steiner
Votes: 46
8.
Taboo (2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(2017)
TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A tragic event leads to the betrayal of Delaney, who must use all of his wits and strength to salvage his plans.
Director: Anders Engström | Stars: Tom Hardy, Franka Potente, Richard Katz, Stephen Graham
Votes: 3,985
9. Poirot (1989–2013)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.
Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran
Votes: 52,230
10. Foyle's War (2002–2015)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As WWII rages, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front; investigating crime on the south coast of England. Later series, see the retired detective working as an MI5 agent in the aftermath of the war.
Stars: Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle Weeks, Anthony Howell, Ellie Haddington
Votes: 18,316
11. Horizon (I) (1964– )
50 min | Documentary
British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.
Stars: Paul Vaughan, Jack Fortune, Dilly Barlow, Colin Riach
Votes: 1,149
12.
Taboo (2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2017)
TV-MA | 61 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The plot against Delaney puts Lorna in danger, Delaney enlists help for a scheme of his own, and an invitation to an opulent ball leads to unexpected consequences.
Director: Kristoffer Nyholm | Stars: Tom Hardy, Jessie Buckley, Morgan Walters, Jason Watkins
Votes: 4,443
13. 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: 429
14. The Audience (2013)
173 min | Biography, Drama
For sixty years, Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace, a meeting like no other in British public life, it is private.
Directors: Stephen Daldry, Robin Lough | Stars: Helen Mirren, Paul Ritter, Edward Fox, Richard McCabe
Votes: 519
15.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
Quartermaine's Terms
(1987)
TV-14 | Drama
As St John Quartermaine's world largely consists of the staff-room at the Cull-Loomis School of English for Foreigners, his relationships with his colleagues - not to mention his students -... See full summary »
Director: Bill Hays | Stars: Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Eleanor Bron, Peter Jeffrey
Votes: 55
16. Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014)
Documentary
The life story of the film director, movie star and industry figure who furthered the cause of cinema: Lord Richard Attenborough.
Director: Sally Norris | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Candice Bergen, Michael Douglas, Julian Fellowes
Votes: 42
17.
Taboo (2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2017)
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After being presumed dead, James Delaney resurfaces in London seeking revenge for the death of his father and inheriting the family shipping empire, which threatens the ambitions of his half-sister and the East India Company.
Director: Kristoffer Nyholm | Stars: Tom Hardy, Edward Fox, Martin Wimbush, Larrington Walker
Votes: 6,720
18. Taboo (2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London during the War of 1812 to rebuild his late father's shipping empire. However, both the government and his biggest competitor want his inheritance at any cost--even murder.
Stars: Tom Hardy, David Hayman, Jonathan Pryce, Oona Chaplin
Votes: 149,259
19. 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: 8,902
20.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1971)
Drama
Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Eileen Atkins, Robert Stephens, Lynn Redgrave, Amanda Barrie
Votes: 10
21.
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
Episode:
The Abdication
(1978)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
With all avenues now exhausted, King Edward VIII accepts his situation and proceeds with the abdication. In his broadcast to the nation, he appeals for understanding and tells his people ... See full summary »
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, Peggy Ashcroft, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 18
22. Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DI Robert Lewis and DS James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.
Stars: Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox, Clare Holman, Rebecca Front
Votes: 15,929
23. The Expert (1968–1976)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Professor John Hardy is a forensic scientist who works not only for the police but also for other interested parties.
Stars: Marius Goring, Ann Morrish, Victor Winding, Michael Farnsworth
Votes: 42
24. The Good Guys (1992– )
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Two men named Guy spend their days trying to right wrongs.
Stars: Nigel Havers, Keith Barron, Hilary Whitehall, Godfrey James
Votes: 26
25.
A Dance to the Music of Time (1997– )
Episode:
The Twenties
(1997)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
In flashback to 1920's Britain, Nicholas Jenkins reminisces about his school days, where he met Widmerpool and Jean.
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: Robin Bailey, Gillian Barge, Alan Bennett, Jonathan Cake
Votes: 42
26.
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
Episode:
The New King
(1978)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
The new King assembles his new staff and his mother, Queen Mary, sees it as a positive beginning. He also assures Wallis that his new position will not change anything but he does make it ... See full summary »
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, Peggy Ashcroft, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 19
27.
Hard Times (1977– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1977)
50 min | Drama
Louisa's emotional breakdown forces Gradgrind to reevaluate his worldview. From love for Louisa, Sissy delivers an ultimatum to Harthouse. From rage, Bounderby delivers a different ... See full summary »
Stars: Patrick Allen, Rosalie Crutchley, Michelle Dibnah, Alan Dobie
Votes: 6
28.
The Gentlemen (2024)
Episode:
Refined Aggression
(2024)
TV-MA | 67 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When the Duke of Halstead dies, his second son inherits everything, including the title, house and grounds - plus a whole heap of trouble.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, Joely Richardson
Votes: 3,530
29. The Gentlemen (2024)
TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it's home to a huge weed empire, and its proprietors aren't going anywhere.
Stars: Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, Joely Richardson
Votes: 102,248
30. Richard Attenborough: A Life (2014 TV Movie)
60 min | Biography
Channel 4 tribute focusing on Richard the man as well as the filmmaker. Not to be confused with the BBC's similarly-titled Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014).
Director: David Batty | Stars: Hermione Norris, Richard Attenborough, David Attenborough, Melvyn Bragg
Votes: 15
31.
Foyle's War (2002–2015)
Episode:
The German Woman
(2002)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The German wife of a rich and influential aristocrat exempted from wartime internment is found decapitated in the midst of anti-German feeling.
Director: Jeremy Silberston | Stars: David Horovitch, Elizabeth Bell, Robert Pickavance, Neil Conrich
Votes: 1,129
32.
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
Episode:
Proposals
(1978)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
With the chances of getting the government's support for his marriage to Wallis ever diminishing, the King attempts to get their support for a morganatic marriage. Used in some countries ... See full summary »
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, Peggy Ashcroft, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 19
33.
Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode:
Intelligent Design: Part 1
(2013)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The day after an alcoholic college professor who killed a young girl in a drunken accident is released from prison and returns home, he is run over by his own car.
Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: Stephen Churchett, Alison Steadman, Crystal Leaity, Ariyon Bakare
Votes: 545
34.
Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode:
Intelligent Design: Part 2
(2013)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While Benison College is being renovated, the desiccated body of a student who disappeared 15 years earlier is found in an attic and linked to Seager's murder.
Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: Edward Fox, Alison Steadman, Miranda Raison, Ariyon Bakare
Votes: 487
35.
Taboo (2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2017)
TV-MA | 61 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Delaney receives medical help from an unexpected source, before outwitting the East India Company, which turns its attentions to Delaney's new ally, Lorna.
Director: Kristoffer Nyholm | Stars: Donovan Louie, Evelyn Van Marle, Alfie Mackay, Ruby-May Martinwood
Votes: 4,361
36. Gandhi (1982)
PG | 191 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, Rohini Hattangadi, Roshan Seth
Votes: 240,318 | Gross: $52.77M
37. The Battle for The Battle of Britain (1969 TV Movie)
51 min | Documentary
From July 10 to October 31, 1940, England stood alone against Hitler'S Germany. The Battle of Britain does an excellent depiction of the first battle In history fought totally as an air war prior to U.S. entry into WWII.
Directors: Paul Annett, Christopher Doll | Stars: Michael Caine, Winston Churchill, Harry Saltzman, Benjamin Fisz
Votes: 49
38. Redcap (1964–1966)
50 min | Crime, Drama
The cases & adventures of tough Sergeant John Mann, officer of Her Majesty's Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch.
Stars: John Thaw, Keith Barron, James Grout, James Kerry
Votes: 52
39. Voor koningin en vaderland (1979)
Drama, War
Based on the true story of a group of students from Leiden, The Netherlands, their experiences, different paths, and roles in World War II, either as a collaborators or in the resistance. ... See full summary »
Stars: Rutger Hauer, Edward Fox, Jeroen Krabbé, Derek de Lint
Votes: 249
40.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Ross
(1970)
Drama
Ross, it seems, is just an ordinary airman in the RAF, albeit more private, more of a loner, than most. But why is he so alarmingly scarred, and who is he, really?
Director: Cedric Messina | Stars: Ian McKellen, Charles Gray, Barrie Ingham, John Bennett
Votes: 39
41.
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
Episode:
Venus at the Prow
(1978)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
With Wallis firmly established as his mistress and his hostess, gossip and muttering begins. When her instructions to the household staff are ignored, the Prince lets it be known in no ... See full summary »
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, Peggy Ashcroft, Marius Goring
Votes: 20
42.
Hard Times (1977– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1977)
51 min | Drama
Bounderby and Gradgrind's fact-bound worlds come crashing down. After an unknown person robs Bounderby's bank, the investigation focuses on the "fugitive" Stephen Blackpool. However, Louisa... See full summary »
Stars: Sally Adams, Patrick Allen, Rosalie Crutchley, Michelle Dibnah
Votes: 6
43. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A veteran Detective Chief Inspector and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.
Stars: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson, Neil Dudgeon
Votes: 39,560
44. Marple (2004–2013)
TV-14 | 2,090 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An elderly spinster living in the village of St. Mary Mead helps her friends and relatives solve mysterious murders.
Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Julia McKenzie, Stephen Churchett, Isabella Parriss
Votes: 10,735
45.
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
Episode:
The Little Prince
(1978)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales performs his official duties well and is loved by those around him and his people. He enjoys entertaining his friends and has an active social life. ... See full summary »
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, Marius Goring, David Waller
Votes: 26
46.
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
Episode:
The Divorce
(1978)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
As Wallis proceeds with her divorce, away from London, there is increasing concern in official circles as to what the future may hold. The American press are having a field day with the ... See full summary »
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, Maurice Denham, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 19
47.
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
Episode:
The Decision
(1978)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
With Wallis Simpson's interim divorce decree issued, the King makes his intentions known. He advises his friend Walter Monkton and Prime Minister Baldwin that he has every intention of ... See full summary »
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, Peggy Ashcroft, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 20
48.
Strauss Dynasty (1991– )
Episode:
Anna
(1991)
Drama, Music
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Anthony Higgins, Stephen McGann, John Gielgud, Edward Fox
Votes: 7
49. The Day of the Jackal (1973)
PG | 143 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the aftermath of France allowing Algeria's independence, a group of resentful military veterans hire a professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" to kill President Charles de Gaulle.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel
Votes: 44,996 | Gross: $16.06M
50. W. Somerset Maugham (1969–1970)
50 min | Drama
An anthology series based on the varied stories by W. Somerset Maugham divided into three categories: "Rule Britannia" about colonial life, "Women of the World" which focus on female characters, and "Victims of Fate".
Stars: Kim Kee Lim, Ken Nazarin, Ahmad Jamal, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 19