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1. The Silver Sword (1957–1958)
30 min | Drama
On a cold, dark night in Warsaw in 1942, the Balicki children watch in horror as Nazi stormtroopers arrest their mother. Now they are lone. With the war raging around them, food and shelter... See full summary »
Stars: Melvyn Hayes, Ingrid Sylvester, Pat Pleasance, Frazer Hines
Votes: 34
2. 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
3. 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
4. David Copperfield (1956)
30 min | Drama
A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.
Stars: Robert Hardy, Sonia Dresdel, Edna Morris, Richard Goolden
Votes: 11
5.
The Onedin Line (1971–1980)
Episode:
The Passenger
(1974)
TV-PG | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Caroline and James are returning from Baltimore, where she has been sorting out her husband's affairs. There is a new crew, hastily gathered by the shifty Bartholomew and a passenger called... See full summary »
Director: Peter Graham Scott | Stars: Peter Gilmore, Jessica Benton, Michael Billington, Howard Lang
Votes: 16
6. The Prisoner (1967–1968)
TV-PG | 1,010 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
After he resigns, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is actually a bizarre prison. He refuses to give his warders information while attempting to escape.
Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Angelo Muscat, Peter Swanwick, Peter Brace
Votes: 15,068
7. Hancock's Half Hour (1956–1960)
30 min | Comedy
TV version of the popular BBC radio show of the same name, with Tony Hancock as the modern man of the world (in his own eyes). Sid James is there to bring him back to earth.
Stars: Tony Hancock, Sidney James, Johnny Vyvyan, Alec Bregonzi
Votes: 592
8. Vendetta (1966–1968)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Intrigue from the Mediterranean Islands as Danny Scipio dispenses his own brand of revenge against organized crime outfits around Europe.
Stars: Neil McCallum, Stelio Candelli, Kieron Moore, Kenneth J. Warren
Votes: 21
9. Brendon Chase (1980–1981)
30 min | Adventure, Family
TV adaptation of the classic children's novel by 'BB' - three young brothers run away from their aunt and live in the forest of Brendon Chase.
Stars: Craig McFarlane, Howard Taylor, Paul Erangey, Rosalie Crutchley
Votes: 144
10. Knight Errant Limited (1959–1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Adam Knight's agency is there to help people in all kinds of ways.
Stars: Kay Callard, John Turner, Richard Carpenter, Hugh David
Votes: 14
11. The Pursuers (1961–1962)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Inspector Bollinger pursues criminals and scoundrels on the mean streets of London with the aid of his trusty German Shepherd dog.
Stars: Louis Hayward, Gaylord Cavallaro, Robert Gallico, Geoffrey Hibbert
Votes: 18
12. Charlie Drake (1958–1960)
Comedy
Stars: Charlie Drake, Michael Henry, Sam Kydd, Robert MacKenzie
Votes: 9
13. 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
14. Tom, Dick and Harriet (1982–1983)
30 min | Comedy
Richard & Harriet's lives are disrupted when Richard's father Tom comes to live with them.
Stars: Lionel Jeffries, Ian Ogilvy, Brigit Forsyth, Hazel Bainbridge
Votes: 69
15. Secret Agent (1964–1967)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
John Drake is a special operative for M9, specializing in security assignments against any subversive element that threatens world peace.
Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Peter Madden, Frank Maher, Peter Brayham
Votes: 1,542
16. Marked Personal (1973–1974)
30 min
Afternoon show about the dramas that enfold around the human resources department of a large organization.
Stars: Heather Chasen, Stephanie Beacham, Frankie Jordan, Carl Rigg
Votes: 12
17. The Cheaters (1960–1962)
30 min | Mystery
Cases of an Insurance Claims Investigator.
Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Ann Hanslip, Colin Tapley
Votes: 32
18. Boyd Q.C. (1956–1964)
30 min | Drama
A barrister named Richard Boyd Q.C. is involved in a variety of cases in London.
Stars: Michael Denison, Charles Leno, Owen Berry, Weyman Mackay
Votes: 23
19.
Secret Agent (1964–1967)
Episode:
Have a Glass of Wine
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Drake follows a young lady, who has been selling secrets, to France where he confronts her with what he knows. Kathleen is being blackmailed and her role is to take the information to France. She offers to help Drake find who employs her.
Director: Peter Maxwell | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Ann Lynn, Warren Mitchell, George Benson
Votes: 95
20. The December Rose (1986)
25 min | Adventure, Family
Period children's drama about the adventures of a young chimney sweep in Victorian London.
Stars: Courtney Roper-Knight, Tony Haygarth, Ian Hogg, Judy Cornwell
Votes: 15
21. 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: 5,908
22. The Copter Kids (1976)
57 min | Adventure, Family
Helicopter pilots help children to track down cattle rustlers.
Director: Ronald Spencer | Stars: Sophie Neville, Sophie Ward, Jonathan Scott-Taylor, Paul Chambers
Votes: 28
23. Sanctuary (1967– )
60 min | Drama
Drama about the life and work of a convent.
Stars: Fay Compton, Peggy Thorpe-Bates, Joanna Dunham, Tenniel Evans
Votes: 7
24.
Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986)
Episode:
The Bogeyman
(1985)
48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Dempsey becomes obsessed with catching a tough guy called Keith Lymon. Makepeace thinks it's because the two men are different sides of the same coin.
Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Ray Smith, Nick Brimble
Votes: 60
25. The Flaxton Boys (1969–1973)
30 min | Family, Adventure, Mystery
Four generations of boys have various adventures at Flaxton Hall in Yorkshire, beginning with Jonathan and his friend Archie in 1854.
Stars: Gerry Cowan, Victor Winding, Richard Gale, Alan Guy
Votes: 70
26. Your Favorite Story (1953–1955)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
TV comedy anthology series
Stars: Adolphe Menjou, John Hamilton, Dan White, Gertrude Michael
Votes: 31
27.
New Scotland Yard (1972–1974)
Episode:
We Do What We Can
(1972)
51 min | Crime, Drama
When Donald Macey came out of prison two years ago, Detective Sergeant Ward helped get him a job. Now his wife Jenny suspects he is mixing with villains, and pleads with Ward to stop him returning to a life of crime.
Director: John Reardon | Stars: John Woodvine, John Carlisle, Robert Morris, Susan Glanville
Votes: 12
28. Steptoe and Son (1962–1974)
TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy
British sitcom about a father-and-son rag-and-bone business in London. The intergenerational divide between the miserly Steptoe and his ambitious son results in comedy, drama, and tragedy.
Stars: Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Frank Thornton, Tim Buckland
Votes: 3,433
29. The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959–1965)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mystery crime stories with sometimes different cops and many now-famous faces.
Stars: John Wilder, George Hilsdon, Bernard Lee, Stanley Morgan
Votes: 199
30. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
31. Mickey Dunne (1967)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Half hour British comedy/drama series loosely based upon the 1966 Michael Caine movie "Alfie". Only lasted 1 season but had some laughs. Not available on video of any format.
Stars: Dinsdale Landen, Jennifer Croxton, David Lander, Laurie Webb
Votes: 16
32. Cooperama (1966)
35 min | Comedy
Stars: Tommy Cooper, Derek Bond, Peter Knight, John Junkin
Votes: 8
33.
Hancock's Half Hour (1956–1960)
Episode:
The Big Night
(1959)
Comedy
Tony and Sid plan a big night out in East Cheam with two ladies which doesn't pan out as planned after Mrs Cravatte doesn't do her duties as expected, leaving the boys to their own devices.
Director: Duncan Wood | Stars: Tony Hancock, Sidney James, Sam Kydd, Michael Balfour
Votes: 25
34. 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
35. Odd Man Out (1977)
30 min | Comedy
Neville Sutcliffe (John Inman) leaves the safety of his Blackpool fish and chip shop to take over his deceased father's seaside rock factory in Littlehampton with his step-sister Dorothy.
Stars: John Inman, Josephine Tewson, Peter Butterworth, Avril Angers
Votes: 87
36. Here's Harry (1960–1965)
30 min | Comedy
Accident-prone magnet of calamity Harry Worth comes up against various forms of authority, resulting in fallout and failure.
Stars: Harry Worth, Jack Woolgar, Joe Gladwin, Geoffrey Hibbert
Votes: 23
37. Taxi! (1963–1964)
45 min | Comedy, Drama
Sidney James stars as a cabbie who takes Ray Brooks under his wing and helps him become a taxi driver. They become pals and share working a London black cab.
Stars: Sidney James, Ray Brooks, Bill Owen, Diane Aubrey
Votes: 15
38. Aggie (1956–1957)
30 min | Comedy
Adventures of a Fashion Designer on International Assignments.
Stars: Joan Shawlee, Michael Ward, Patrick McGoohan, Vernon Greeves
Votes: 30
39. The Onedin Line (1971–1980)
TV-PG | 50 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
James Onedin marries Anne Webster in order to get his hands on a ship. However the marriage turns out to be one of true love. James is ruthless in his attempt to get a shipping line started in Liverpool of the 1860s.
Stars: Peter Gilmore, Jessica Benton, Howard Lang, Mary Webster
Votes: 1,122
40. 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: 246
41. The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (1969–1971)
52 min | Drama, Crime
Mr J.G. Reeder is an employee of The Department of Public Prosecutions, unassuming in appearance but blessed with a razor-sharp mind. He solves mysteries under the watchful eye of his larger-than-life boss, Sir Jason Toovey.
Stars: Hugh Burden, Willoughby Goddard, Mona Bruce, Gillian Lewis
Votes: 123
42. The Worker (1965–1970)
30 min | Comedy
In twenty years Charlie has had a thousand jobs. Each week sees Charlie attend the Labour Exchange to try and get a new one.
Stars: Charlie Drake, Henry McGee, Percy Herbert, Kathleen Byron
Votes: 37
43. You and Me (1974–1992)
15 min | Family
Humans and puppets interact, tell stories and have fun to provide entertainment to 4 and 5 year old pre-school viewers.
Stars: Jacqui McDonald, Christopher Neil, Bridie O'Donnell, Vicki Luke
Votes: 39
44. Mike (1964– )
26 min | Drama, Family
Stars: Denis Gilmore, Deborah Cranston, Laurie Heath, Billy Hamon
Votes: 5
45.
The Persuaders! (1971–1972)
Episode:
The Man in the Middle
(1971)
52 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Someone inside British Intelligence has turned traitor, but when Brett and Danny's efforts to smoke out the traitor are intercepted, Brett's faint-hearted cousin must come to his rescue.
Director: Leslie Norman | Stars: Tony Curtis, Roger Moore, Terry-Thomas, Suzy Kendall
Votes: 251
46.
Odd Man Out (1977)
Episode:
Sink or Swim
(1977)
24 min | Comedy
Neville looks for a way to increase sales and decides to have a cross-channel swim to publicise the company. He organises a training session down at the sea but it turns out none of the staff, including Neville, can swim.
Director: Anthony Parker | Stars: John Inman, Josephine Tewson, Avril Angers, Vivienne Johnson
Votes: 15
47. Batman (1989)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure
The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being Jack Napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal Joker.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl
Votes: 404,779 | Gross: $251.19M
48. Play School (1964–1988)
20 min | Family
Stories, fun, and things to make and do for pre-school children.
Stars: Carol Chell, Brian Cant, Julie Stevens, Johnny Ball
Votes: 111
49. Dial 999 (1958–1959)
30 min | Crime
Robert Beatty stars as Detective Inspector Mike Maguire, a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman posted to New Scotland Yard, in this popular 1950s series depicting London's fight against crime.
Stars: Robert Beatty, John Howlett, Richard Bebb, Hugh Moxey
Votes: 109
50. The Rescue Squad (1963)
54 min | Family
Six children lose a toy plane in a high ruined tower.
Director: Colin Bell | Stars: Christopher Brett, Shirley Joy, Malcolm Knight, Gareth Tandy
Votes: 8