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1. Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.
Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 100,040
2. Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
The original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe.
Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle
Votes: 78,716
3.
Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
Episode:
The Hotel Inspectors
(1975)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
Basil Fawlty goes on the alert when he hears there are hotel inspectors in the area.
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 2,230
4. Monitor (1958–1965)
Documentary, Talk-Show
Fortnightly arts show from the BBC, covering the worlds of theatre, film, literature, painting, sculpture, architecture and music.
Stars: Huw Wheldon, Jonathan Miller, John Berger, Robert Robinson
Votes: 97
5. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.
Stars: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker
Votes: 39,494
6.
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974)
Episode:
The Cycling Tour
(1972)
TV-14 | 32 min | Comedy
Mr Pither; Clodagh Rogers; Trotsky; Smolensk; Bingo-crazed Chinese (British Ambassador); 'Jack in a Box'.
Director: Ian MacNaughton | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones
Votes: 874
7. Life of Brian (1979)
R | 94 min | Comedy
Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.
Director: Terry Jones | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam
Votes: 421,646 | Gross: $20.05M
8. Forever Green (1989–1992)
60 min | Drama
Jack Boult, a former rally driver, and his second wife Harriet, who used to be a nurse, move from the bustle of London to start a new life in a cottage in the Somerset countryside, together... See full summary »
Stars: Pauline Collins, John Alderton, Paola Dionisotti, Wendy van der Plank
Votes: 98
9.
Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
Episode:
Like Any Other Friday...
(1970)
Crime, Drama
The Thursday Man, a notorious burglar, has kept Thamesford task force busy for quite some time. But the team is hard on his trail when he strikes again at the home of a former war hero. ... See full summary »
Director: Vere Lorrimer | Stars: Stratford Johns, Frank Windsor, Norman Bowler, David Allister
Votes: 9
10. Maigret (1959–1963)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Televisations of the Maigret novels by Georges Simenon.
Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Helen Shingler, Neville Jason
Votes: 373
11.
Department S (1969–1970)
Episode:
The Man in the Elegant Room
(1969)
Action, Adventure, Crime
An estate agent shows a client a warehouse on a trading estate in which, to their shock, they discover that the entire ground floor of an elegant house has been constructed - furthermore ... See full summary »
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Peter Wyngarde, Joel Fabiani, Rosemary Nicols, Dennis Alaba Peters
Votes: 64
12. The Mask of Janus (1965)
50 min | Thriller
Thriller series set in the fictional European country of Amalia and dealing with the political interests of the British, American and Communist espionage communities within.
Stars: Dinsdale Landen, Simon Oates, Peter Dyneley, Hamilton Dyce
Votes: 7
13.
Monitor (1958–1965)
Episode:
Elgar: Portrait of a Composer
(1962)
55 min | Documentary, Talk-Show
A partly dramatised account of the life of Sir Edward Elgar classical composer. Huw Wheldon narrates the life story over backdrops of beautiful mountain scenery, especially memorable is the... See full summary »
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Huw Wheldon, Peter Brett, Rowena Gregory, George McGrath
Votes: 278
14.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Doctor Who and the Silurians: Episode 6
(1970)
TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
While the Doctor and Liz try to find a cure to the virus spread by Baker, the Young Silurian kills the Old Silurian and takes control of his people.
Director: Timothy Combe | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 625
15. No Hiding Place (1959–1967)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Tales of Scotland Yard centering on a detective team. A sort of halfway house between "Dixon of Dock Green" and "'Z' Cars." The detectives are still 1950s-style with good elocution and ... See full summary »
Stars: Raymond Francis, Eric Lander, Johnny Briggs, Michael McStay
Votes: 97
16.
Maigret (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Crystal Ball
(1962)
50 min | Crime, Drama
The death of a fortune-teller is predicted - and the prediction comes true.
Director: John Harrison | Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Veronica Turleigh, Neal Arden
Votes: 32
17.
Monitor (1958–1965)
Episode:
Bela Bartok
(1964)
50 min | Documentary, Talk-Show
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Boris Ranevsky, Pauline Boty, Sandor Elès, Peter Brett
Votes: 18
18.
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974)
Episode:
Party Political Broadcast
(1974)
TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy
A spoof of British political-party broadcasts includes the finals of "the worst family in Britain" contest, a violent cricket match and a housewife who revolutionized beekeeping.
Director: Ian MacNaughton | Stars: Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones
Votes: 748
19. Department S (1969–1970)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An elite department within Interpol, Department S inherits those cases which the other member groups have failed to solve.
Stars: Peter Wyngarde, Joel Fabiani, Rosemary Nicols, Dennis Alaba Peters
Votes: 582
20. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
50 min | Crime, Drama
1970s BBC police drama with experienced cops DCS Charlie Barlow and DS John Watt who lead a task force charged with tackling the toughest cases Thamesford has to offer.
Stars: Frank Windsor, Norman Bowler, David Lloyd Meredith, Terence Rigby
Votes: 114
21.
The Baron (1966–1967)
Episode:
Farewell to Yesterday
(1966)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama
An airline steward is found dead with a gold medallion in his possession - it is one of several stolen from the Vatican and links him to one of the biggest art smuggling rings in the world.... See full summary »
Director: Leslie Norman | Stars: Steve Forrest, Sylvia Syms, William Sylvester, Colin Gordon
Votes: 27
22.
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974)
Episode:
The Golden Age of Ballooning
(1974)
TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy
The Montgolfier brothers prepare for the first balloon flight.
Director: Ian MacNaughton | Stars: Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
Votes: 835
23. The Baron (1966–1967)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama
Stories of an antique dealer who is really an undercover agent.
Stars: Steve Forrest, Sue Lloyd, Paul Ferris, Colin Gordon
Votes: 321
24. Softly Softly (1966–1969)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Thie West Country police force solving local crime. its a spin-off from another BBC drama series, Z Cars (1962).
Stars: Stratford Johns, Frank Windsor, Norman Bowler, John Barron
Votes: 122
25. King & Castle (1986–1988)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Tough ex-cop Ronald King sets up a debt collection agency with a naive young partner, David Castle, and find themselves embroiled in more than just unpaid bills.
Stars: Nigel Planer, Derek Martin, Mary Healey, Andrew Cruickshank
Votes: 22
26. Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Crime, Drama
Constable George Dixon and his colleagues at the Dock Green police station in the East End of London deal with petty crime, successfully controlling it through common sense and human understanding.
Stars: Jack Warner, Peter Byrne, Geoffrey Adams, Arthur Rigby
Votes: 308
27. French Dressing (1964)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama
A drab little English seaside town tries to improve its image--and increase its revenues--by holding a film festival. When a famous continental star agrees to attend, things get out of hand.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: James Booth, Roy Kinnear, Marisa Mell, Alita Naughton
Votes: 453
28. The Spies (1966)
50 min | Thriller
Thriller series about the espionage operations of the British secret service agents stationed in the fictional European country of Amalia.
Stars: Dinsdale Landen, Simon Oates, Peter Arne, Peter Dyneley
29. The Victorians (1963)
480 min | Drama
A series of 8 plays reflecting different aspects of life in Victorian Britain.
Stars: John Wood, Charles Kay, Barrie Ingham, Michael Barrington
30. Trial (1971– )
50 min | Crime, Drama
Drama series depicting a murder trial.
Stars: Godfrey James, Hector Ross, Barrie Cookson, Janet Key
31.
Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Episode:
Castles in the Air
(1965)
Crime, Drama
Director: Vere Lorrimer | Stars: Geoffrey Adams, Robert Arnold, Peter Brett, Peter Byrne
32.
Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Episode:
Find the Lady
(1968)
Crime, Drama
Director: Vere Lorrimer | Stars: Robert Arnold, Vincent Ball, Peter Brett, Peter Byrne
33.
Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Episode:
Shadows
(1970)
Crime, Drama
Director: Vere Lorrimer | Stars: Geoffrey Adams, Bernard Archard, Robert Arnold, Vincent Ball
34.
Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Episode:
The Man from the Ministry
(1971)
Crime, Drama
Director: Vere Lorrimer | Stars: Geoffrey Adams, Barbara Bermel, Peter Brett, Peter Byrne
35.
Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Episode:
The World of Silence
(1966)
Crime, Drama
Director: David Askey | Stars: Geoffrey Adams, James Appleby, Robert Arnold, Leslie Bates
36.
Forever Green (1989–1992)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(1989)
Drama
Freddy's check up at the Doctors shows improvement. Jack finds a very rare car in a barn and Hilly's horse is unwell. Hilly is persuaded to enter a local music contest and astonishes the audience.
Director: David Giles | Stars: Pauline Collins, John Alderton, Paola Dionisotti, Wendy van der Plank
37.
King & Castle (1986–1988)
Episode:
Friends
(1986)
Crime, Drama
Director: Peter Cregeen | Stars: Nigel Planer, Derek Martin, Laura Davenport, Andrew Cruickshank
38.
The Mask of Janus (1965)
Episode:
The Sleeper
(1965)
Thriller
The Embassy are struggling to break a new cipher. They ask for Mark Cavelet from the Hungarian Consul. Cadell's meets Victor Tridy but he doesn't want to be Calvet after 20 years of inactivity. Cadell is told to get him back or kill him.
Director: Philip Dudley | Stars: Dinsdale Landen, Simon Oates, Hamilton Dyce, Lawrence Dane
39.
Softly Softly (1966–1969)
Episode:
Right to Search
(1969)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Interpol make a request for help to find how high quality fake £5 notes are getting from Germany into England. Det. Chief Supt. Barlow is put in charge of the case with information that they coming through the Bristol area.
Director: Vere Lorrimer | Stars: Stratford Johns, John Barron, Norman Bowler, Gavin Campbell
40.
The Spies (1966)
Episode:
It Hurts the Same Whoever You Are
(1966)
Thriller
Director: William Slater | Stars: Peter Dyneley, Simon Oates, Julia Lockwood, Frederick Bartman
41.
Trial (1971– )
Episode:
Counsel for the Prosecution
(1971)
Crime, Drama
Director: Vere Lorrimer | Stars: Godfrey James, Michael Atha, Brian Badcoe, Elizabeth Bell
42.
No Hiding Place (1959–1967)
Episode:
Date for Deception
(1962)
Crime, Drama
Directors: Geoffrey Hughes, Richard Sidwell | Stars: Raymond Francis, Eric Lander, Margaret Robertson, Lawrence Davidson
43.
No Hiding Place (1959–1967)
Episode:
A Moment of Freedom
(1965)
Crime, Drama
Director: Marc Miller | Stars: Raymond Francis, Johnny Briggs, Michael McStay, Max Kirby
44.
The Victorians (1963)
Episode:
The Ticket-of-Leave Man
(1963)
Drama
Director: Stuart Latham | Stars: Michael Barrington, Geoffrey Bayldon, Peter Brett, Alan Foss