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1. 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
2. If Looks Could Kill: The Power of Behaviour (1986 Video)
Short, Mystery
People who deal professionally with the public - in government departments, airports, railway stations, offices, shops - often don't realise what effects their own behaviour can have on the... See full summary »
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Tom Bell, Michael Deeks, Diane Fletcher, Richard Griffiths
Votes: 18
3. Theatre Night (1957–1961)
45 min | Drama
A BBC television series of forty-five-minute excerpts from stage plays running in London.
Stars: Cicely Courtneidge, Evelyn Laye, Dora Bryan, Hugh Williams
Votes: 69
4. 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
5.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Hedda Gabler
(1972)
Drama
Hedda Gabler is a beautiful woman married to the solid and respectable academic George Tesman. Then an old flame, the dreamer Eilert Lovborg, turns up on the scene with tragic results.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Janet Suzman, Ian McKellen, Tom Bell, Jane Asher
Votes: 59
6. No Bananas (1996– )
500 min | Drama
Stars: Alison Steadman, Michael Elwyn, Rachel Power, Tim Matthews
Votes: 40
7. King's Royal (1982–1983)
50 min | Drama
Family saga about Scottish whisky producers in the nineteenth century. The first series was adapted from John Quigley's novel by Ewart Alexander, who continued the story in the second series.
Stars: Louie Ramsay, Eric Deacon, Sally Osborne, Heather James
Votes: 5
8. Prime Suspect (1991)
TV-14 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A female police detective investigates a series of serial murders while dealing with sexist hostility from her male comrades.
Stars: Helen Mirren, John Benfield, Tom Bell, Craig Fairbrass
Votes: 9,242
9.
Spender (1991–1993)
Episode:
Puck
(1993)
Action, Drama
Director: Suri Krishnamma | Stars: Jimmy Nail, Sammy Johnson, Berwick Kaler, Peter Guinness
Votes: 6
10.
Out (1978)
Episode:
The Moment He Opened His Envelope
(1978)
51 min | Crime, Drama
McGrath hires a contract killer to eliminate Ross. The ex-con has other plans, including the shakedown of a money launderer and reconciliation with his son. An explosive turnabout brings Frank closer to the truth behind his arrest.
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Tom Bell, Brian Croucher, Lynn Farleigh, Brian Cox
Votes: 20
11.
Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
Episode:
Shutdown
(1983)
TV-MA | 51 min | Crime, Drama
Stali presses a reluctant Dzerzhinsky to execute Reilly as the Cheka chief resists Stalin's efforts to dismantle 'The Trust.'
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Sam Neill, Norman Rodway, Tom Bell, Laura Davenport
Votes: 63
12.
Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
Episode:
The Last Journey
(1983)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama
Dzerzhinsky's organization "The Trust" needs Western funding, so he guarantees Sidney's safety in Russia in return for his help in raising funds.
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Sam Neill, Norman Rodway, Tom Bell, Laura Davenport
Votes: 62
13. Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act (2006)
91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Approaching retirement, Jane Tennison investigates the murder of a missing girl. But the cracks soon begin to show as Jane struggles with an alcohol problem and her father's death.
Stars: Helen Mirren, Stephen Tompkinson, Laura Greenwood, Eve Best
Votes: 3,501
14. Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
TV-MA | 720 min | Crime, Drama
A dramatization of the missions and adventures of the greatest spy in British history.
Stars: Sam Neill, Michael Bryant, Norman Rodway, Tom Bell
Votes: 1,692
15. ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
60 min | Drama
Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
Stars: Campbell Singer, Thomas Heathcote, Richard Caldicot, June Brown
Votes: 66
16.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
A Night Out
(1960)
53 min | Drama
Mother's boy Albert finally rebels, and goes to a works party. But things start to go wrong when he is accused of molesting a female colleague.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Madge Ryan, Tom Bell, Vivien Merchant, Arthur Lowe
Votes: 26
17.
Prime Suspect (1991)
Episode:
Price to Pay: Part 2
(1991)
TV-14 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the opening series, D.C.I. Tennison seizes the opportunity to head a murder investigation--something she should have done long ago, had she not been passed over by her male superiors ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Helen Mirren, Tom Bell, John Benfield, Gary Whelan
Votes: 415
18. Prime Suspect 3 (1993)
104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Assigned to a Vice squad, Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison (Dame Helen Mirren) investigates a child murder and discovers a sinister link to the police.
Stars: Helen Mirren, Tom Bell, Karen Tomlin, David Thewlis
Votes: 4,010
19. Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960–1965)
60 min | Drama, Mystery
Armchair Mystery Theatre is a 60-minute United Kingdom television anthology mystery series. Thirty-four episodes aired from 1960-65. It was hosted by Donald Pleasence and produced by Leonard White.
Stars: Donald Pleasence, Ian Hendry, Thomas Heathcote, Charles Gray
Votes: 19
20.
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992–1993)
Episode:
Young Indiana Jones and the Phantom Train of Doom
(1993)
TV-G | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Family
November, 1916. Indiana Jones and Remy Baudouin have managed to get a transfer from the European trenches to the plains of Africa. On arrival they both receive a promotion to the rank of ... See full summary »
Director: Peter MacDonald | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Ronny Coutteure, Paul Freeman, Freddie Jones
Votes: 200
21.
Holocaust (1978)
Episode:
Part 4: 1944-1945
(1978)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, History, Romance
Erik Dorf complains to the other S.S. leaders that the executions of the Jews are not being efficiently done. An order is placed by Erik for Zyklon B (a lethal gas) for use at Auschwitz and... See full summary »
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Tom Bell, Joseph Bottoms, Tovah Feldshuh, Rosemary Harris
Votes: 196
22.
Prime Suspect (1991)
Episode:
Price to Pay: Part 1
(1991)
TV-14 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DCI Jane Tennison has paid her dues; she has risen through the ranks of the various branches of London's Metropolitan Police, attaining the heretofore unheard rank (for women) of Detective ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Helen Mirren, Tom Bell, John Benfield, John Bowe
Votes: 497
23.
Prime Suspect 3 (1993)
Episode:
Keeper of Souls: Part 2
(1993)
103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The investigation into a youth's death leads to a larger pedophile ring, possibly involving the police themselves.
Director: David Drury | Stars: Helen Mirren, Karen Tomlin, Andrew Woodall, Tom Bell
Votes: 263
24. Holocaust (1978)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, History, Romance
The saga of a Jewish family's struggle to survive the horror of Nazi Germany's systematic marginalization and extermination of their community.
Stars: Joseph Bottoms, Tovah Feldshuh, Rosemary Harris, Tony Haygarth
Votes: 5,508
25.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Angels Are So Few
(1970)
63 min | Comedy, Drama
For the BBC's WEDNESDAY PLAY series, Dennis Potter offered one of his "visitation dramas": Housewife Cynthia Nicholls is married to prudish Richard Nicholls. One day, her mundane household ... See full summary »
Director: Gareth Davies | Stars: Tom Bell, Christine Hargreaves, Susan Richards, Erik Chitty
Votes: 46
26.
Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act (2006)
Episode:
Part 2
(2006)
93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Tennison's dad has died. She is faced with making a very tough decision.
Director: Philip Martin | Stars: Helen Mirren, Stephen Tompkinson, Laura Greenwood, Eve Best
Votes: 175
27. Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Drama series following a team of detectives who investigate unsolved murders using modern technology.
Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson, Tara Fitzgerald
Votes: 6,440
28. Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A docu-drama covering the rise and the fall of the Roman world, including the establishment of strong individual rule by Julius Caesar and the rebuilding of Rome under Nero.
Stars: Lyall B. Watson, Michael Sheen, James D'Arcy, Pip Torrens
Votes: 1,972
29. Masterpiece Theatre: Sons and Lovers (1981– )
Drama
BBC adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's novel about a sensitive young man growing up in a Nottinghamshire mining community.
Stars: Eileen Atkins, Tom Bell, Karl Johnson, Amanda Parfitt
Votes: 31
30. Hope It Rains (1991–1992)
30 min | Comedy
When her mother dies, independent but unemployed Jace goes to live with her cantankerous godfather who runs a dilapidated wax museum in a seedy English seaside resort.
Stars: Tom Bell, Holly Aird, Eamon Boland, Jenny Lee
Votes: 28
31.
Out (1978)
Episode:
I Wouldn't Take Your Hand If I Was Drowning
(1978)
51 min | Crime, Drama
As the police tighten their net around McGrath, Frank and a friend brutally beat corrupt ex-cop Hallam for vital information about Detective Inspector Bryce's secret dealings. After a shootout with Ross, McGrath makes a desperate move.
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Tom Bell, Norman Rodway, John Junkin, Brian Cox
Votes: 19
32.
Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
Episode:
After Moscow
(1983)
TV-MA | 51 min | Crime, Drama
After the failure of the promised Btitish troops at Archangel and the failed assassination of Lenin as well as the assassinations of the Romanoffs, Sidney's hope for political control of ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Sam Neill, Norman Rodway, Tom Bell, Lindsay Duncan
Votes: 67
33.
Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
Episode:
Gambit
(1983)
TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama
In the early days of the 1917 Russian Revolution, Reilly works on behalf of the British to topple the Bolsheviks and get Russia back in the war.
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Sam Neill, Norman Rodway, Tom Bell, Brian Protheroe
Votes: 67
34.
Holocaust (1978)
Episode:
Part 2: 1941-1942
(1978)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, History, Romance
Inga is desperate to reunite with Karl, but her parents don't want to risk hiding her Jewish in-laws. Rudi runs away from their hiding place. Erik Dorf helps Heydrich plan and execute his ... See full summary »
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Tom Bell, Joseph Bottoms, Tovah Feldshuh, Rosemary Harris
Votes: 216
35.
Holocaust (1978)
Episode:
Part 1: 1935-1940
(1978)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, History, Romance
In 1935 Berlin, the Weisses celebrate son Karl's marriage to Inga Helms. When Erik Dorf is unable to find work as a lawyer, wife Marta urges him to apply for a Nazi government job. Erik ... See full summary »
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Tom Bell, Joseph Bottoms, Tovah Feldshuh, Marius Goring
Votes: 239
36.
Prime Suspect 3 (1993)
Episode:
Keeper of Souls: Part 1
(1993)
103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After being passed over for Detective Superintendant and giving notice, Jane briefly reunites with a very old flame who is now a famous crime writer. But, again, Jane breaks off the ... See full summary »
Director: David Drury | Stars: Helen Mirren, Peter Capaldi, Michael Shannon, Greg Saunders
Votes: 266
37.
Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act (2006)
Episode:
Part 1
(2006)
96 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Tennison is thrust into the world of teenage girls after a 14 year old girl is missing. Tennison is nearing retirement.
Stars: Helen Mirren, Stephen Tompkinson, Laura Greenwood, Eve Best
Votes: 186
38. 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: 393
39.
Out (1978)
Episode:
A Little Heart to Heart with Miss Bangor
(1978)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Recovering from a suicide attempt, Eve tells Frank of her twisted feelings towards their son, Paul. Ross follows a new lead to an ex-call girl in hiding and learns a dark secret about crime... See full summary »
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Tom Bell, Victoria Fairbrother, Brian Croucher, Katherine Schofield
Votes: 21
40.
Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
Episode:
Endgame
(1983)
TV-MA | 51 min | Crime, Drama
Reilly's plan to overthrow the Bolshevik government and install himself as head of state hits a bump in the road when Lenin's intelligence chief Dzerzhinsky convinces him to postpone a ... See full summary »
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Sam Neill, Tom Bell, Brian Protheroe, Hugh Fraser
Votes: 66
41.
Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
Episode:
The Trust
(1983)
TV-MA | 51 min | Crime, Drama
Sidney auctions off his collection of Napoleana to finance a Russian counterrevolutionary group and convinces Henry Ford to finance an invading German army.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Sam Neill, Norman Rodway, Tom Bell, Clive Merrison
Votes: 65
42. Out (1978)
60 min | Crime, Drama
After an eight-year stint for a failed bank heist, Frank Ross (Tom Bell, Prime Suspect) returns to his old gangland haunts to find the snitch who sent him to jail. The smooth, streetwise ... See full summary »
Stars: Tom Bell, Brian Croucher, John Junkin, Norman Rodway
Votes: 316
43. Four Fathers (1999)
200 min | Drama
Harry Clancy's daughter is growing up fast. His life gets complicated with the arrival of another daughter from his distant past.
Stars: Ruth Gemmell, Eva Pope, Kate Lonergan, Neil Dudgeon
Votes: 24
44. Echo of Barbara (1961)
58 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Sidney Hayers | Stars: Mervyn Johns, Maureen Connell, Paul Stassino, Ronald Hines
Votes: 9
45.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Breaking Glass: Part 2
(2003)
TV-14 | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The team are racing against the clock as they try to establish the identity of the care-home pedophilic murderer. Meanwhile, he is being hunted down by two of his victims: Tanner, the dead ... See full summary »
Director: David Thacker | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Holly Aird, Claire Goose
Votes: 120
46. The Virginian (1962–1971)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Personable Western series based in Wyoming from the 1890s onward.
Stars: Doug McClure, James Drury, Lee J. Cobb, Sara Lane
Votes: 3,163
47. Spender (1991–1993)
50 min | Action, Drama
Jimmy Nail plays Spender, a Northeast England police detective with marital problems.
Stars: Jimmy Nail, Sammy Johnson, Berwick Kaler, Denise Welch
Votes: 357
48. Pollyanna (2003 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Family
Wealthy, impossible to please lady Polly, whom only gardener Tom's irresistibly charming, indomitably cheerful son Tim, the chauffeur-handyman, can handle, grudgingly lets her late sister's... See full summary »
Director: Sarah Harding | Stars: Amanda Burton, Kenneth Cranham, Georgina Terry, Aden Gillett
Votes: 1,257
49. 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
50.
Spender (1991–1993)
Episode:
Christmas Special - The French Collection
(1993)
95 min | Action, Drama
Spender is sent to France to escort Tommy Thornton who has been extradited to the UK.
Director: Matt Forrest | Stars: Jimmy Nail, Sammy Johnson, Peter Guinness, Tom Bell
Votes: 15