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1.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978)
Episode:
Giulia
(1978)
53 min | Drama
An admirer of all thing Italian, including Mussolini and fascism, Miss Brodie develops a special interest in an Italian student. When the girl's father explains the real reason for the ... See full summary »
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Lynsey Baxter, Georgine Anderson, Tim Barlow
Votes: 10
2.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978)
Episode:
Mary MacGregor
(1978)
51 min | Drama
Graceless, unkempt Mary is the opposite of the well-groomed, confident girls Miss Brodie cultivates in her class. Nevertheless, when Miss Brodie learns more about Mary, she decides to taker her under her wing.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Lynsey Baxter, Penelope Allsopp, Julie Brennan
Votes: 11
3.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
FAT'AC
(1989)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
PC Smith attends a fatal road traffic accident and makes some poor decisions because of shock,this leads him to question his commitment to police work.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Eric Richard, Robert Hudson, Roger Leach, Nula Conwell
Votes: 49
4. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1985)
TV-PG | 688 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson solve the mysteries of copper beeches, a Greek interpreter, the Norwood builder, a resident patient, the red-headed league, and one final problem.
Stars: Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Rosalie Williams, Eric Porter
Votes: 24,184
5. The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988)
TV-PG | 781 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson solve the mysteries of the devil's foot, Silver Blaze, Wisteria Lodge and the Bruce-Partington Plans.
Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Rosalie Williams, Colin Jeavons
Votes: 13,387
6. Poirot (1989–2013)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.
Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran
Votes: 51,967
7.
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
8.
The Woman in White (1982– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1982)
Mystery, Thriller
On Hampstead Heath, artist Walter Hartright meets a strange woman clad in white - and later becomes convinced that she has a connection with two sisters whom he is hired to teach.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Diana Quick, Ian Richardson, Daniel Gerroll, Jenny Seagrove
Votes: 39
9.
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
10.
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
11.
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
12. 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: 39,490
13.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1985)
Episode:
The Red Headed League
(1985)
TV-PG | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
What seems at first to be a harmless prank played upon a red-headed man is soon revealed to be much more: a sinister scheme devised by the Napoleon of Crime.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Roger Hammond, Tim McInnerny
Votes: 1,156
14. The Bretts (1987–1989)
60 min | Drama
1920s family of actors deals with the day to day of the theater business.
Stars: Norman Rodway, Barbara Murray, Belinda Lang, George Winter
Votes: 78
15.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1985)
Episode:
The Speckled Band
(1984)
TV-PG | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young woman asks for Holmes' help when her ill-tempered stepfather moves her into the same room where her sister died under mysterious circumstances.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Jeremy Kemp, Rosalyn Landor
Votes: 1,245
16.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
For Interest Only
(1998)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama
Ch Supt Brownlow attempts to solve an old jewellery robbery with the help of a criminal on his deathbed and DCI Meadows, although Ch Insp Conway doesn't prove much assistance.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Peter Ellis, Ben Roberts, Simon Rouse, Colin Tarrant
Votes: 35
17.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Paid in Full
(1993)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
Sgt. Boyden foils a ram-raid on an electrical shop, but Insp. Monroe is unimpressed when Boyden accepts a reward from the owner.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Tony O'Callaghan, Eric Richard, Andrew Paul, Colin Tarrant
Votes: 29
18.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Night Beat
(1995)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
Sgt Cryer is taken hostage at gunpoint by an aggrieved husband who has decided to take drastic action over a custody case.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Eric Richard, Tony O'Callaghan, Jeff Stewart, Tom Butcher
Votes: 31
19.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
No More Milk
(1997)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
WDC Rawton and WPC Page have to deal with a 14-year-old tearaway and half a million pounds in counterfeit money.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Libby Davison, Lisa Geoghan, Alan Westaway, Tony O'Callaghan
Votes: 31
20. The Bill Podcast (2017 Podcast Series)
45 min | Documentary
The stars of "The Bill" share their memories of making the series in these new exclusive interviews, celebrating their lives and careers.
Stars: Oliver Crocker, Ben Peyton, Johnny Fleming, Andrew Mackintosh
Votes: 14
21.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
A Hard Rain
(1997)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
DS Boulton and WDC Croft have to deal with rival drug dealers when a customer suffers tragic consequences.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Russell Boulter, Kerry Peers, Iain Fletcher, Andrew Mackintosh
Votes: 33
22.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Loyal to the Last
(1997)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
WPC Blake arrests a woman for assault and DS Beech tries to persuade her to help convict her husband for forgery.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Billy Murray, Lolita Chakrabarti, Alan Westaway, Tony O'Callaghan
Votes: 24
23. Strangers (1978–1982)
60 min | Crime, Thriller
The eccentric police detective George Kitchener Bulman is reluctantly transferred to a station in the North of England.
Stars: Don Henderson, Dennis Blanch, Fiona Mollison, John Ronane
Votes: 111
24. To Have and to Hold (1986)
60 min | Drama
Tough times are ahead for one family when the liberated Viv agrees to bear a surrogate baby for her childless sister Ann, and promptly falls in love with her brother-in-law Ken after they ... See full summary »
Stars: Amanda Redman, Marion Bailey, Brian Protheroe, Eamon Boland
Votes: 11
25.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988)
Episode:
The Second Stain
(1986)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Holmes is asked by the country's Prime Minister to aid in the recovery of a stolen diplomatic letter, which, if published, might lead England into war.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Harry Andrews, Patricia Hodge
Votes: 960
26.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1985)
Episode:
The Dancing Men
(1984)
TV-PG | 54 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A gentleman is baffled when the childish drawings of little dancing men terrify his American wife. Sherlock Holmes soon discovers why.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Tenniel Evans, Betsy Brantley
Votes: 1,349
27. Take Three Girls (1969–1971)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Centres on the lives of three single girls living in bedsit-land in London SW3. It featured daffy cellist Victoria (Liza Goddard) actress Kate (Susan Jameson), and cockney art student Avril... See full summary »
Stars: Liza Goddard, Barra Grant, Angela Down, Susan Jameson
Votes: 31
28.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Broken
(1993)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
Insp. Monroe deals with an assault on a staunch trade-unionist ex-coal miner. Suspicion falls on a factory owner believed to be exploiting his workers.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Colin Tarrant, Eric Richard, Tony O'Callaghan, Lisa Geoghan
Votes: 40
29.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
One Big Happy Family
(1997)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
When P.C. Garfield complains that Ch. Supt. Brownlow and Ch. Insp. Conway are out of touch with real police work, it brings about an unexpected response.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Peter Ellis, Ben Roberts, Colin Tarrant, Tony O'Callaghan
Votes: 33
30.
Strangers (1978–1982)
Episode:
Right and Wrong
(1978)
Crime, Thriller
Convinced that a local politician is taking bribes, but frustrated that his enquires have brought no results. DS Singer assigns Willis and Doran to pose as newly-weds and move into the house opposite.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Dennis Blanch, Frances Tomelty, John Ronane, David Hargreaves
Votes: 7
31. Don't Forget to Write! (1977–1979)
50 min | Comedy
The misadventures of an unsuccessful playwright, who is forced to make ends meet by writing screenplays which no-one ever seems to want to make into films (unless they're very bad).
Stars: George Cole, Gwen Watford, Francis Matthews, Clare Walker
Votes: 44
32.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Edna The Inebriate Woman
(1971)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Edna is a drunk, and a homeless one. The play follows her through the streets, the police station, the psychiatric ward and a hostel, which for a while looks like it may become somewhere she can stay.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Patricia Hayes, Barbara Jefford, Geraldine Sherman, Cheryl Hall
Votes: 165
33.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Iris in the traffic... ...Ruby in the rain.
(1981)
63 min | Comedy, Drama
Iris is a young girl looking for employment, while Ruby is an embattled social worker fighting a cold. In a divided Belfast beset by protests and armed patrols, fate constantly tries to draw the two women together.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Frances Tomelty, Aingeal Grehan, Leila Webster, Bryan Murray
Votes: 12
34.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Desirable Property
(1993)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
D.S. Greig and P.C. Quinnan investigate a series of burglaries which all occurred in houses which are up for sale, while P.C. Jarvis deals with a teenage graffiti artist.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Andrew Mackintosh, Simon Rouse, Christopher Ellison, Kevin Lloyd
Votes: 41
35.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Dead Men Don't Drive Cars
(1994)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
P.C. Quinnan and P.C. Loxton investigate when a driving examiner realises that a man has been taking driving tests using false names. But why is he taking tests for men who are all dead?
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Eric Richard, Andrew Paul, Tom Butcher, Colin Tarrant
Votes: 39
36.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Shattered
(1998)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
Sgt Cryer tries to save the life of a girl found dying on the common, and gets a complaint filed against him
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Eric Richard, Lisa Geoghan, Colin Tarrant, Ben Roberts
Votes: 29
37.
Village Hall (1974–1975)
Episode:
Mark Massey Is Dead
(1974)
Comedy, Drama
Members of a writers' group forget that the pen is mightier than the sword, and spend more time fighting than writing.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Colin Welland, Priscilla Morgan, Thorley Walters, Gwen Taylor
Votes: 7
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: 392
39. The Moneymen (1987 TV Movie)
Drama
Drama about the world of deregulated financial trading in the City of London during the Thatcher era.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Alan Bennion, Caroline Bliss, Sara Bracci, Trevor Byfield
Votes: 8
40.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Kate the Good Neighbour
(1980)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
An elderly English spinster lady lives alone, is heartily disliked, and will not accept aid from anyone. She has lived a life of total denial, but preserves her past in the diaries she ... See full summary »
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Rachel Kempson, Sherrie Hewson, John Vine, John Price
Votes: 9
41.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Paying the Price
(1994)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
Ch Insp Conway clips the wing-mirror of a car and finds himself listening to a man's confession to an attempted armed robbery.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Ben Roberts, Graham Cole, Trudie Goodwin, Tony O'Callaghan
Votes: 29
42.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Call Waiting
(1996)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
DC Skase and WDC Croft investigate a series of hoax phone calls that are tearing a family apart.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Kerry Peers, Iain Fletcher, Tom Butcher, Andrea Mason
Votes: 33
43. Rooms (1974– )
49 min | Drama
Two-part weekly dramas concerning the various drifters who rent rooms in a lodging-house.
Stars: Anne Dyson, Ian Redford, Jenny Twigge, William Marlowe
Votes: 89
44. 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: 249
45. Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Short dramas each with a twist of some kind; across the first four seasons most of these are from short stories by Roald Dahl.
Stars: Roald Dahl, Andrew Ray, Forbes Collins, Richard Johnson
Votes: 2,494
46. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978)
60 min | Drama
The series tells the story of an educator's effect on impressionable young ladies at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh, revealing the challenges they face growing up in 1930s Scotland.
Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Lynsey Baxter, Amanda Kirby, Vivienne Ross
Votes: 138
47. Village Hall (1974–1975)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Anthology series with each episode a different story set in a village hall.
Stars: Reginald Barratt, Priscilla Morgan, Frank Crompton, Stella Moray
Votes: 31
48.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Out of Hand
(1998)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
The officers investigate an assault at a multi-storey car park.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Michael Higgs, Andrea Mason, Graham Cole, Huw Higginson
Votes: 31
49.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Racer
(1998)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
PC Ashton tries to help a reformed teenage joyrider.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Scott Neal, Graham Cole, Huw Higginson, Matthew Crompton
Votes: 30
50.
Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode:
The Case of the Missing Will
(1993)
TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A terminally ill man asks Poirot to be executor of his new will but is murdered before he can write it, and it is later discovered the old will has been stolen.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran
Votes: 1,384