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1. Civilisation (1969–1970)
TV-G | 698 min | Documentary, History, Music
Sir Kenneth Clarke walks through the ages exploring the glorious rise of civilization in Western man.
Stars: Kenneth Clark, Ian Richardson, Ronald Lacey, Patrick Stewart
Votes: 1,072
2. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" was a continuation of the dramatic anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) hosted by the Master of Suspense and Mystery.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Hinton Pope, Jimmy Joyce, Lew Brown
Votes: 5,161
3. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.
Stars: Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash, Slim Pickens
Votes: 2,291
4. Detective (1964–1969)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Anthology series featuring adaptations of detective stories.
Stars: Rupert Davies, Ralph Michael, Barbara Couper, Esmond Knight
Votes: 27
5.
Civilisation (1969–1970)
Episode:
The Worship of Nature
(1969)
TV-G | 49 min | Documentary, History, Music
New Age of Naturalism (Mother-Earth goddess and Noble Savage vs. Father-God and Fallen Man of Old Age of Christianity)
Directors: Peter Montagnon, Ann Turner | Stars: Kenneth Clark, Cecil Day-Lewis
Votes: 37
6. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
7. This Man Must Die (1969)
GP | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A man asserts himself within the life of an actress he believes is somehow responsible for his son's death.
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Michel Duchaussoy, Caroline Cellier, Jean Yanne, Anouk Ferjac
Votes: 4,891
8. The Beast Must Die (1952)
95 min | Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
When his child is hit by a car, a writer of thrillers is desperate to avenge his death and goes in search of the murderer.
Director: Román Viñoly Barreto | Stars: Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Guillermo Battaglia, Milagros de la Vega, Nathán Pinzón
Votes: 550
9.
The Beast Must Die (2021– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2021)
TV-14 | 57 min | Crime, Drama
As Frances becomes more embedded in the home, she makes progress with her plan-- she's found her weapon. Things heat up for DI Strangeways as he becomes ever more convinced of the possibility of foul play.
Director: Dome Karukoski | Stars: Cush Jumbo, Jared Harris, Maeve Dermody, Douggie McMeekin
Votes: 92
10.
The Beast Must Die (2021– )
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2021)
TV-14 | 63 min | Crime, Drama
Frances looks set to exact her revenge, when an unexpected turn of events threatens to derail her plans. Having uncovered further leads into Frances' unsolved case, DI Strangeways' strategy is blindsided by a surprising discovery.
Director: Dome Karukoski | Stars: Arthur Bicknell, Kate Parnell, Geraldine James, Billy Howle
Votes: 87
11. 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: 423
12.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Kids Who Knew Too Much
(1980)
Unrated | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A dying man leaves a note in a kid's toy speedboat. The boy and his friends then help a lady reporter solve the case and save the life of a visiting Russian premier.
Director: Robert Clouse | Stars: Sharon Gless, Larry Cedar, Lloyd Haynes, David Sheiner
Votes: 16
13. Aquarius (1970–1977)
39 min | Documentary
An arts magazine programme for ITV, presented by Humphrey Burton. Originally a fortnightly series, it became weekly, while later editions were presented by Peter Hall.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Peter Hall, Russell Harty, Leonard Bernstein
Votes: 30
14.
The Beast Must Die (2021– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2021)
TV-14 | 56 min | Crime, Drama
Staying on as a house guest, Frances must now work out how she's going to see through her murderous plan. While Strangeways continues his own investigation into the case, he begins to question what Frances' presence on the island may mean.
Director: Dome Karukoski | Stars: Jared Harris, Cush Jumbo, Jack Gordon, Richard Frame
Votes: 94
15. The Brains Trust (1955–1996)
45 min | Talk-Show
Series in which eminent people of the time gave spontaneous answers to questions of the day.
Stars: Norman Fisher, Jacob Bronowski, Alan Bullock, Julian Huxley
Votes: 8
16.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
A Tangled Web
(1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A very sweet French maid runs away with, and marries a professional burglar with hopes of making him honest. However, the burglar's "fence" (Karl) has his own hopes in mind.
Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Redford, Zohra Lampert, Barry Morse
Votes: 460
17.
The Beast Must Die (2021– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2020)
TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama
Frances Cairnes begins her search for the person who killed her six-year-old son in a hit and run. DI Strangeways arrives on the Isle of Wight, hoping for a fresh start after the death of his colleague.
Director: Dome Karukoski | Stars: William Llande, Cush Jumbo, Billy Howle, Nathaniel Parker
Votes: 159
18.
The Beast Must Die (2021– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2021)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Having found the man she believes is responsible for the death of her son, Frances sets out to inveigle her way into his home as she plots her revenge.
Director: Dome Karukoski | Stars: Cush Jumbo, Mia Tomlinson, Maeve Dermody, Geraldine James
Votes: 123
19. The Kids Who Knew Too Much (1980 TV Movie)
120 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A daring political assassination plot envelops four kids in this fast paced Disney thriller. When a cryptic note is passed to young Bert Hale by a stranger he inadvertently holds the key to... See full summary »
Director: Robert Clouse | Stars: Sharon Gless, Larry Cedar, Lloyd Haynes, David Sheiner
Votes: 89
20. The Beast Must Die (2021– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama
Following the death of her son in a hit and run, all Frances Cairnes wants is to hunt down and kill the man she believes is responsible. When she finally tracks him down, she tricks her way into his house and plots his murder from within.
Stars: Cush Jumbo, Billy Howle, Douggie McMeekin, Mia Tomlinson
Votes: 1,866
21. The Rape of Czechoslovakia (1939)
18 min | Documentary, Short, War
Director: Jirí Weiss
Votes: 17
22. Seeing and Believing (1960–1976)
Family
Stars: Wilfred Harrison, Leonard Pearcey, John Graham, Philip Latham
23. New Release (1965–1967)
40 min | Family
Stars: Alex Glasgow, Julian Jebb, Robert Hughes, Michael Ratcliffe
24. The White Chateau (1938 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Stars: Peter Ashmore, Claude Bailey, Ivor Barnard, George Bishop
25. The Drawings of Leonardo Da Vinci (1953)
Documentary, Short
Director: Adrian de Potier | Stars: Cecil Day-Lewis, Laurence Olivier
26. From Cover to Cover (1958– )
25 min | Family
Stars: Robert Cartland, Deidre Day, Nigel Anthony, Irene Prador
27.
Detective (1964–1969)
Episode:
End of Chapter
(1964)
50 min | Crime, Drama
A publishing house ask Nigel Strangeways to look into a scandal involving General Thorseby's new book which is considered libelous but instead it's murder.
Director: Patrick Dromgoole | Stars: Rupert Davies, Glyn Houston, Jennifer Jayne, Joan Heal
28.
Detective (1964–1969)
Episode:
The Beast Must Die
(1968)
Crime, Drama
When his son is killed by an unidentified hit-and-run driver, Felix Lane writes in his diary that he intends to find the man responsible and kill him. But when the man actually is killed, is someone else the killer?
Director: Tina Wakerell | Stars: Andrew Downie, Christine Finn, Simon Fisher-Turner, Yvonne Gilan
29.
The Brains Trust (1955–1996)
Episode:
Episode #1.259
(1961)
Talk-Show
Stars: Cecil Day-Lewis, Norman Fisher, George Earl of Harewood, Yehudi Menuhin
30.
The Brains Trust (1955–1996)
Episode:
Episode #2.4
(1961)
Talk-Show
Stars: Cecil Day-Lewis, Norman Fisher, Margaret Lane, Bernard Williams
31.
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
The Final Test
(1951)
Drama
The world of cricket.
Director: Royston Morley | Stars: Patrick Barr, Harold Siddons, John Witty, James Dale
32.
Jackanory (1965–1996)
Episode:
The Otterbury Incident: Part 5 - Grand Assault
(1983)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Nel Romano | Star: Martin Jarvis
33.
Jackanory (1965–1996)
Episode:
The Otterbury Incident: Part 3 - The Detectives Get to Work
(1983)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Nel Romano | Star: Martin Jarvis
34.
Jackanory (1965–1996)
Episode:
The Otterbury Incident: Part 1 - The Ambush in Abbey Lane
(1983)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Nel Romano | Star: Martin Jarvis
35.
Jackanory (1965–1996)
Episode:
The Otterbury Incident: Part 2 - Operation Glazier
(1983)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Nel Romano | Star: Martin Jarvis
36.
Jackanory (1965–1996)
Episode:
The Otterbury Incident: Part 4 - The Clue of the Bitten Half-Crown
(1983)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Nel Romano | Star: Martin Jarvis
37.
From Cover to Cover (1958– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1958)
Family
Director: Geoff Rimmer | Stars: Robert Cartland, Nigel Anthony, Deidre Day, Cecil Day-Lewis
38.
Aquarius (1970–1977)
Episode:
Rosemary Brown/The Modern Composer/J.B. Priestley on Breugel/Ed Ruscha/Kes/William Wordsworth
(1970)
40 min | Documentary
A varied edition, including a lady who claims to receive spiritual compositions from dead composers, and a look at experimental artist Ed Ruscha. John Wells also essays a new character, "the modern composer".
Director: Derek Bailey | Stars: Humphrey Burton, Rosemary Brown, Cecil Day-Lewis, Edward Ruscha
39.
New Release (1965–1967)
Episode:
Who Is Edmund Blunden?
(1966)
Family
Directors: Leo Aylen, Tristram Powell | Stars: Cecil Day-Lewis, Zulfikar Ghose, William Plomer, Peter Porter
40.
Seeing and Believing (1960–1976)
Episode:
Hills in Perspective
(1962)
Family
Star: Cecil Day-Lewis
41.
Seeing and Believing (1960–1976)
Episode:
The Working Cross
(1962)
Family
Stars: Noel Calvin, Cecil Day-Lewis, Tommy Eytle