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1.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Gordon of Khartoum
(1966)
Drama
The story of General Charles "Chinese" Gordon, a brilliant but eccentric military commander, and his death defending Khartoum in 1885.
Director: Rudolph Cartier | Stars: Alan Badel, Charles Carson, Peter Ashmore, Faith Hines
Votes: 12
2.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Trilby
(1976)
Drama
Trilby, a young Irish girl in Paris, falls under the influence of the sinister hypnotist Svengali.
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Alan Badel, Sinéad Cusack, Stuart Fox, Michael Anthony
Votes: 12
3.
BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
Episode:
The Prisoner
(1963)
Drama
Not to be confused with the 1967 TV series of the same name (also starring Patrick McGoohan), this adaptation of Bridget Boland's 1954 stage play depicts the conflict between a Cardinal (... See full summary »
Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Alan Badel, Warren Mitchell, Gary Hope
Votes: 155
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. 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: 1,145
6.
The Woman in White (1982– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1982)
Mystery, Thriller
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Alan Badel, Diana Quick, Ian Richardson, John Shrapnel
Votes: 38
7.
The Woman in White (1982– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1982)
Mystery, Thriller
The charismatic Count Fosco seems charming, but what is his real motive?
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Alan Badel, Diana Quick, Ian Richardson, John Shrapnel
Votes: 38
8.
The Woman in White (1982– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1982)
Mystery, Thriller
Encounters with the terrified Anne Catherick add to the general unease.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Alan Badel, Diana Quick, Ian Richardson, John Shrapnel
Votes: 38
9.
The Woman in White (1982– )
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1982)
Mystery, Thriller
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Alan Badel, Diana Quick, Ian Richardson, John Shrapnel
Votes: 38
10. Omnibus (1952–1961)
55 min | Drama, History, Music
Omnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest. This level of programing excellence has not been achieved again.
Stars: Alistair Cooke, Leonard Bernstein, Joseph N. Welch, Helen Hayes
Votes: 216
11. A Raging Calm (1974– )
420 min | Drama
Dramatisation of Stan Barstow's novel about illicit relationships, infidelity and betrayal in a Yorkshire town.
Stars: Alan Badel, Frances White, Michael Williams, Diana Coupland
Votes: 14
12.
Bill Brand (1976)
Episode:
Anybody's
(1976)
Drama
Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Jack Shepherd, Alan Badel, Geoffrey Palmer, Stephanie Cole
Votes: 7
13.
Bill Brand (1976)
Episode:
Revisions
(1976)
Drama
Director: Stuart Burge | Stars: Jack Shepherd, Rosemary Martin, Douglas Campbell, James Giles
Votes: 7
14.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
Unlimited Credit
(1964)
Adventure
Edmond arrives in Paris and meets both Danglars and Fernand, who fail to recognize him. But Mercedes does.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, Sandor Elès, Gary Hope
Votes: 8
15.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
Dishonour
(1964)
Adventure
Publicly disgraced, Fernand finally recognizes Edmond. In the meantime, Cavalcanti is murdered by Benedetto, and the latter's arrest ruins the Danglars family's engagement party. But Bertuccio, on Edmond's behalf, makes a deal with him.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, Valerie Sarruf, Jerome Willis
Votes: 8
16.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
Evidence of a Crime
(1964)
Adventure
Edmond continues to ingratiate himself with his intended victims and their families, and discovers that the wife of Danglars was once De Villefort's mistress, and bore him an illegitimate child. But what happened to the infant?
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Anna Palk, Edward de Souza, Valerie Sarruf
Votes: 8
17.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
News from Janina
(1964)
Adventure
Edmond's machinations set Danglars against Fernand, break up the engagement of Albert and Eugenie and deeply alarm De Villefort and Madame Danglars.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, Austin Trevor, Morris Perry
Votes: 8
18.
Bill Brand (1976)
Episode:
Now and in England
(1976)
Drama
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg | Stars: Jack Shepherd, Lynn Farleigh, Bernard Atha, Allan Surtees
Votes: 7
19.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
An End to Revenge
(1964)
Adventure
More than twenty years after his unjust imprisonment, Edmond comes to the end of his quest for vengeance.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, Morris Perry, John Baker
Votes: 7
20. Shogun (1980)
TV-MA | 547 min | Adventure, Drama, History
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in the complex political games in feudal Japan.
Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Furankî Sakai
Votes: 15,069
21.
Shogun (1980)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1980)
TV-14 | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Anjin-san's assimilation of Japanese ways is evident in his exemplary conduct. Toranaga decides to return the Erasmus to Anjin-san. Mariko tells Father Alvito of a plot to murder a Christian lord on the Council of Regents.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Furankî Sakai
Votes: 237
22.
Shogun (1980)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1980)
TV-14 | 132 min | Adventure, Drama, History
After Lord Toronaga rescues Blackthorn from prison, he enlists him as his aide and names him, 'Anjin-san'. Mariko is directed to tutor Anjin-san in the language and customs of Japan.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Furankî Sakai
Votes: 263
23.
Shogun (1980)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1980)
TV-14 | 134 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Blackthorne and Mariko begin a romance; Toronaga continues to build his army for a battle with Ishido. Anjin-san proves his mettle during an earthquake and is honored by Toranaga for bravery. Mariko's husband Buntaro, arrives in Anjiro.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Furankî Sakai
Votes: 244
24.
Shogun (1980)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1980)
TV-14 | 138 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Treachery, tragedy and turns of events occur.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Furankî Sakai
Votes: 229
25.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
A Perilous Journey
(1964)
Adventure
After fourteen years in prison, Edmond makes his escape.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, John Wentworth, Philip Madoc
Votes: 8
26.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
The Isle of Monte Cristo
(1964)
Adventure
The tiny, uninhabited island of Monte Cristo is, as only Edmond knows, a hiding-place for a huge treasure - if only he can find it.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, David Calderisi, Andreas Malandrinos, Bernard Finch
Votes: 8
27.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
A Garden in Auteuil
(1964)
Adventure
Now immensely rich, Edmond begins preparing his revenge.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, Walter Sparrow, Peter Thomas
Votes: 8
28. The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
25 min | Adventure
A TV adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious ... See full summary »
Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, Morris Perry, Philip Madoc
Votes: 160
29. The Lover (1963 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
A sophisticated suburban couple try to enliven their sterile marriage with erotic role-playing, but find their new games even more repressive than before.
Director: Joan Kemp-Welch | Stars: Alan Badel, Vivien Merchant, Michael Forrest
Votes: 25
30.
Shogun (1980)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1980)
TV-14 | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Set in early 17th-century Japan, shipwrecked English navigator John Blackthorne finds intrigue and culture shock in a feudal society that puts a premium on honor. A rival Lord sentences Blackthorne to death.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Furankî Sakai
Votes: 286
31.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
The Plotters
(1964)
Adventure
Edmond Dantes is a brilliant seaman, but, in other ways, a rather naive young man. When he becomes a ship's captain, his enemies plot against him.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, Anthony Newlands, Michael Bilton
Votes: 10
32.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
The Chateau D'If
(1964)
Adventure
Accused by an anonymous letter of being an agent for Bonaparte, Edmond is arrested and imprisoned without trial in the notorious Chateau D'If prison.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, Philip Madoc, Michael Robbins
Votes: 9
33.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
The Abbe Faria
(1964)
Adventure
Despairing in his confinement, Edmond meets another prisoner, from whom he learns a great deal.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, Walter Randall, Michael Miller
Votes: 8
34.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
A Challenge
(1964)
Adventure
Fernand must face disgrace after allegations are made against his honor, and Albert challenges Edmond to a duel. To save her son's life, Mercedes must finally confront Edmond alone.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, Charles Lamb, Gary Hope
Votes: 8
35. Shogun (1980 TV Movie)
159 min | Adventure, Drama, History
An English navigator becomes both pawn and player in the deadly political games in feudal Japan.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Furankî Sakai
Votes: 4,986
36.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The Winslow Boy
(1977)
113 min | Drama
In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.
Director: David Giles | Stars: Jonathan Scott-Taylor, Simon Chandler, Ann Beach, Eric Porter
Votes: 39
37. 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: 44,751 | Gross: $16.06M
38. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
39. The Woman in White (1982– )
55 min | Mystery, Thriller
In Victorian England, Laura and her half-sister Marian are entwined in a terrifying web of deceit. Laura's doppelganger, a mysterious woman dressed all in white, may hold the key to unlock the mystery.
Stars: Diana Quick, Ian Richardson, John Shrapnel, Jenny Seagrove
Votes: 245
40. Bill Brand (1976)
60 min | Drama
Bill Brand is a new left-wing firebrand MP who gets involved with the political issues of the day (mid 1970s), while experiencing frustration with the remoteness of parliamentary politics and complications with his personal life.
Stars: Jack Shepherd, Allan Surtees, Lynn Farleigh, Rosemary Martin
Votes: 42
41. 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: 241
42.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The Critic
(1982)
120 min | Drama
In this classic eighteenth-century satire, Mr. Puff, a foppish, would-be playwright-critic, invites his literary-minded associates to see a production of his horrendous and nonsensical ... See full summary »
Director: Don Taylor | Stars: John Gielgud, Hywel Bennett, Nigel Hawthorne, Rosemary Leach
Votes: 20
43. This Sporting Life (1963)
Not Rated | 134 min | Drama, Sport
Despite success on the field, a rising rugby star senses the emerging emptiness of his life as his inner angst begins to materialize through aggression and brutality, so he attempts to woo his landlady in hopes of finding reason to live.
Director: Lindsay Anderson | Stars: Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel, William Hartnell
Votes: 7,109
44. The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
75 min | Drama
Series of one-off plays made by BBC television, which gave breaks to a wide range of writers and directors in the late 1960s, such as Dennis Potter, Ken Loach, David Mercer, and John ... See full summary »
Stars: Edwin Brown, Neville Smith, Tony Selby, Ken Jones
Votes: 131
45. The Stranger Left No Card (1952)
23 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
A strangely-garbed and eccentric-acting stranger arrives in a small English town. But, after several days on being in the town, the citizens accept him as a harmless, though a bit daft, ... See full summary »
Director: Wendy Toye | Stars: Alan Badel, Cameron Hall, Geoffrey Bayldon, Eileen Way
Votes: 235
46. Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
90 min | Drama
Drama anthology series transmitted on BBC Two.
Stars: Michael Bryant, Judi Dench, Maurice Denham, Margery Mason
Votes: 48
47. The Agatha Christie Hour (1982)
519 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A collection of ten hour-long dramas based on short stories by Agatha Christie.
Stars: Maurice Denham, Angela Easterling, Christopher Wren, Cy Town
Votes: 403
48. BBC2 Play of the Week (1977–1979)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length movies.
Stars: Judi Dench, Richard O'Callaghan, Frederick Treves, Anthony Jackson
Votes: 46
49. Where Adam Stood (1976 TV Movie)
77 min | Drama
"Where Adam Stood" is "based on" the 1907 autobiography, "Father and Son", by Christian fundamentalist and naturalist Edmund Gosse, but Dennis Potter adapted only one section of the book, ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: Alan Badel, Max Harris, Ronald Hines, Heather Canning
Votes: 41
50. 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: 91