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1. Nana (1968)
Drama
Adaptation of Emile Zola's novel about a Parisian courtesan.
Stars: Katherine Schofield, Freddie Jones, Roland Curram, John Ringham
Votes: 31
2. 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
3. The Man Who Was Hunting Himself (1972– )
150 min
The Soviet Union plans to replace David Foster, who is to take up a job with NATO intelligence, with a double.
Stars: Garfield Morgan, Donald Burton, David Savile, Conrad Phillips
Votes: 6
4. The Wars of the Roses (1965–1966)
Drama
A filmed theatre production of four of Shakespeare's historical plays condensed down into a trilogy.
Stars: David Warner, Peggy Ashcroft, Donald Burton, Alan Tucker
Votes: 84
5.
The Wars of the Roses (1965–1966)
Episode:
The Lord Protector
(1965)
Drama
The second half of Act 1, Scene 1 of 2 Henry VI (Gloucester unburdening his concerns to the court) and the rest of Act 1, Act 2 and Act 3, Scene 1 (York's revelation of his plans to use Jack Cade to instigate a popular rebellion).
Directors: John Barton, Peter Hall | Stars: David Warner, Peggy Ashcroft, Ian Holm, Katherine Barker
Votes: 7
6. Public Eye (1965–1975)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Cynical, dour and world-weary, private eye Frank Marker is frequently the unwitting stooge in bigger criminal wheels in his attempts to make a tenuous living on the outskirts of London.
Stars: Alfred Burke, Ray Smith, Pauline Delaney, Brenda Cavendish
Votes: 429
7.
Warship (1973–1977)
Episode:
Subsmash
(1973)
Action, Drama
Two sailors from Hero, AB's Wallace and Pomeroy volunteer to go on the submarine HMS Omega during an exercise testing out new sonar equipment. When Lieutenant Commander Aubrey attempts to bottom hits submarine it hits an isolated mine.
Director: Frank Cox | Stars: Donald Burton, David Savile, Norman Eshley, John Lee
Votes: 9
8.
The Roads to Freedom (1970)
Episode:
Episode #1.13
(1970)
Drama, War
17th June 1940 Night. Mathieu and his friend have decided to join the Chasseurs and fight. Brunet arrives tired and ready to surrender after a week of fighting. In the morning the Germans arrive.
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Michael Bryant, Donald Burton, Norman Rossington, Clare Sutcliffe
Votes: 8
9. Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
The lives and fortunes of the Bellamy family and their below-stairs servant staff at 165 Eaton Place play out against the social, political and historical backdrop of Edwardian London from 1903 to 1930.
Stars: Gordon Jackson, David Langton, Jean Marsh, Angela Baddeley
Votes: 3,574
10. Warship (1973–1977)
50 min | Action, Drama
Life in the Royal Navy aboard the fictional HMS Hero.
Stars: David Savile, Andrew Burt, James Cosmo, Donald Burton
Votes: 112
11. Germinal (1970– )
60 min | Drama
BBC serialisation of Emile Zola's novel about a coal miners' strike in northern France.
Stars: Rosemary Leach, Donald Burton, Mark Jones, Ken Jones
Votes: 6
12.
Warship (1973–1977)
Episode:
The Drop
(1973)
Action, Drama
Hero puts in at Malta, where corrupt, violent ship's storekeeper CPO Donovan attempts to renew old business connections and recover loot made years before from selling RN supplies on the ... See full summary »
Director: Lennie Mayne | Stars: Donald Burton, David Savile, Don Henderson, Donald Hewlett
Votes: 5
13.
Warship (1973–1977)
Episode:
Who Runs Across the Sea
(1974)
Action, Drama
HMS Reliant rescue a lone lifeboat but have fallen into a trap by the Special Army Squad for Freedom who want to use their Polaris missiles. As the closest ship Hero is ordered to the area but not to negotiate with terrorists.
Stars: David Ashley, Donald Burton, Norman Eshley, Julian Holloway
Votes: 5
14. The Duchess of Duke Street (1976–1977)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
Louisa Trotter works her way up from being a skivvy to being the queen of cooks, cook to the King, and owner of the Bentinck Hotel. Her life and happenings among the guests and staff of the hotel make up the 31 episodes.
Stars: Gemma Jones, Victoria Plucknett, John Welsh, John Cater
Votes: 1,546
15. Turtle's Progress (1979–1980)
60 min | Comedy
The series was was a mix of drama & comedy and dealt with a petty criminal named Turtle and his minder, "Razor" Eddie, who by accident come into possession of the proceeds of a major bank ... See full summary »
Stars: John F. Landry, Michael Attwell, Ruby Head, Tony London
Votes: 61
16. The Power Game (1965–1969)
60 min | Drama
Sir John Wilder (Patrick Wymark), previously seen in 'The Plane Makers', ruthlessly pursues boardroom machinations and tangled relationships.
Stars: Patrick Wymark, Jack Watling, Clifford Evans, Barbara Murray
Votes: 67
17. The Roads to Freedom (1970)
559 min | Drama, War
Dramatisation of Jean-Paul Sartre's trilogy.
Stars: Michael Bryant, Daniel Massey, Alison Fiske, Georgia Brown
Votes: 172
18.
The Duchess of Duke Street (1976–1977)
Episode:
A Nice Class of Premises
(1976)
TV-PG | 52 min | Drama
All bets are off when HRH becomes His Majesty, King Edward VII and Louisa and Augustus must plan what lies ahead for them.
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Gemma Jones, Donald Burton, Kate Lansbury, Sammie Winmill
Votes: 55
19.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
A Family Gathering
(1973)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama
Elizabeth's affair with Julius is over, James returns to England with his fiancée, Phyllis, and a major event marks the end of an era.
Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Jean Marsh, Nicola Pagett, David Langton, Donald Burton
Votes: 102
20.
The Wars of the Roses (1965–1966)
Episode:
The Inheritance
(1965)
Drama
1 Henry VI Acts 1, 2, 3 and Act 4, Scene 1 (Henry choosing a red rose and inadvertently aligning himself with Somerset).
Directors: John Barton, Peter Hall | Stars: John Normington, David Warner, Peggy Ashcroft, Paul Hardwick
Votes: 8
21. War & Peace (1972–1973)
890 min | Drama, History, War
Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of five aristocratic Russian families.
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood, Alan Dobie, Rupert Davies
Votes: 740
22.
1990 (1977–1978)
Episode:
Ordeal by Small Brown Envelope
(1978)
Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
"Authorised Systematic Harassment has enormous potential. The slow and noiseless steamroller of the State. The daily brown envelope dropping on the mat". The Public Control Department, in ... See full summary »
Director: Kenneth Ives | Stars: Edward Woodward, Lisa Harrow, Robert Lang, David McKail
Votes: 9
23.
The Duchess of Duke Street (1976–1977)
Episode:
A Present Sovereign
(1976)
TV-PG | 52 min | Drama
A feisty, determined, kind hearted young woman embarks on her career 'to be the best cook in England,' when she's employed in the London home of a well connected aristocrat.
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Gemma Jones, Christopher Cazenove, Donald Burton, Bryan Coleman
Votes: 75
24.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
The Fruits of Love
(1973)
TV-14 | 51 min | Drama
Sweet pillow talk is very useful to Elizabeth's new lover, wealthy businessman Julius Karekin and Lady Marjorie and Richard are in the throes of losing their beloved Eaton Place.
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Jean Marsh, Nicola Pagett, Rachel Gurney
Votes: 101
25.
Warship (1973–1977)
Episode:
Away Seaboat's Crew
(1974)
Action, Drama
Two new sailors, L/S Steele and Ord. Jones, join Hero. They quickly come into conflict with AB Radcliffe, who'd had a bad history with Steele in a previous ship. The situation worsens when ... See full summary »
Director: Tristan de Vere Cole | Stars: Donald Burton, Lewis Collins, James Cosmo, Robin Davies
Votes: 5
26.
Warship (1973–1977)
Episode:
Hot Pursuit
(1973)
Action, Drama
HMS Hero, a Royal Navy frigate, has lost her captain to mental illness and her first lieutenant to the bottle. While in the middle of an overhaul, she gets a new first lieutenant, ... See full summary »
Director: Lennie Mayne | Stars: Donald Burton, David Savile, Don Henderson, Norman Eshley
Votes: 9
27.
Warship (1973–1977)
Episode:
Without Just Cause
(1974)
Action, Drama
Lt. Palfrey escapes Norway and returns to Hero, only to discover the horrific truth of his murder. Nialls successfully pleads, with the Norwegians, for Palfrey to be court martial but he shocks everybody by pleading not guilty.
Director: Cyril Coke | Stars: Philip Bond, Donald Burton, Michael Cochrane, Frank Duncan
Votes: 6
28.
The Wars of the Roses (1965–1966)
Episode:
Margaret of Anjou
(1965)
Drama
Henry VI Act 4, Scene 2 (Lord Talbot confronting the French general at Harfleur), and the first half of Act 1, Scene 1 of 2 Henry VI (up to Henry and Margaret leaving the court).
Directors: John Barton, Peter Hall | Stars: David Warner, Peggy Ashcroft, Ian Holm, Donald Sinden
Votes: 7
29. The Sweeney (1975–1978)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police. They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and - more often than not - successful.
Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, John Alkin
Votes: 2,660
30. The Message (1976)
PG | 177 min | Biography, Drama, History
This epic historical drama chronicles the life and times of Prophet Muhammad and serves as an introduction to early Islamic history.
Director: Moustapha Akkad | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara, Johnny Sekka
Votes: 50,897
31. Nanny (1981–1983)
50 min | Drama
A divorced woman decides to train as a Nanny in 1930s England. The series is unique as, not only, is she a more mature person but she is also modern with 'progressive' ideas.
Stars: Wendy Craig, Natalie Forbes, John Quayle, Jane Booker
Votes: 106
32. Late Starter (1985– )
50 min
When his wife walks out leaving him penniless, a retired university professor finds himself having to start again and having to live in a run down bedsit in North London.
Stars: Peter Barkworth, Rowena Cooper, Akosua Busia, Julia Foster
Votes: 21
33.
Warship (1973–1977)
Episode:
Nobody Said Frigate
(1973)
Action, Drama
HMS Hero are sent on a hush, hush mission to the North African coast to pick up a British asset, code named Max without anybody knowing. Unfortunately if the mission goes wrong Captain Niles is on his own.
Director: Frank Cox | Stars: Donald Burton, David Savile, Norman Eshley, John Lee
Votes: 8
34.
The Onedin Line (1971–1980)
Episode:
A Royal Return
(1980)
TV-PG | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Letty has died from diphtheria caught from nursing sick orphans and Elizabeth has returned from Turkey to manage urgent Fraser business. Sarah is on a Cook's tour of the world, Samuel has ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Gilmore, Jessica Benton, Howard Lang, Christopher Douglas
Votes: 10
35. The Man from Moscow (1985)
55 min | Drama, History, Thriller
British business man Greville Wynne travels to Moscow frequently, and is persuaded to become an MI6 spy.
Stars: David Calder, Christopher Rozycki, Frederick Treves, Fiona Walker
Votes: 26
36. Whodunnit? (1972–1978)
45 min | Family, Game-Show, Mystery
British game show in which celebrity panelists were shown a dramatised murder and had to guess the identity of the killer or killers from the clues presented.
Stars: Jon Pertwee, Patrick Mower, Anouska Hempel, Liza Goddard
Votes: 138
37.
Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
Episode:
To Protect the Innocent...
(1969)
Crime, Drama
It's Christmas time, and Chief Constable Cullen has a special gift for Chief Superintendent Charlie Barlow who finds himself representing Thamesford CID at Her Majesty's prison in Kingsley.... See full summary »
Director: Frank Cox | Stars: Stratford Johns, Frank Windsor, Walter Gotell, David Allister
Votes: 11
38.
Rooms (1974–1977)
Episode:
Unwanted Callers
(1977)
Drama
It's curtains when Mrs Beale applies for a dodgy homeworker job; Brian speaks to Ruth for the first time since hitting her; Ruth's oily husband talks her into their reuniting and oily Malcolm persuades Lesley to put a skirt on.
Director: John Russell | Stars: Anne Dyson, Julie Shipley, William Marlowe, Jill Gascoine
Votes: 5
39. Two's Company (1975–1979)
30 min | Comedy
An American author hires a British butler and discovers that they are polar opposites.
Stars: Elaine Stritch, Donald Sinden, John Savident, Penelope Keith
Votes: 275
40.
The Duchess of Duke Street (1976–1977)
Episode:
Honour and Obey
(1976)
TV-PG | 52 min | Drama
Hardly flattered and severely compromised, Louisa has caught the eye of the Prince of Wales and is pressed into marrying Augustus Trotter.
Director: Cyril Coke | Stars: Gemma Jones, Donald Burton, Bryan Coleman, Michael Culver
Votes: 57
41.
Jake and the Fatman (1987–1992)
Episode:
Where or When: Part 2
(1991)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
Jake encounters deadly thieves when he goes undercover as an illegal arms dealer to help a private eye (Robert Forster) solve a murder in the conclusion of this two-part episode.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: William Conrad, Joe Penny, Alan Campbell, Robert Forster
Votes: 26
42.
Public Eye (1965–1975)
Episode:
The Trouble with Jenny
(1973)
50 min | Crime, Drama
When Marker spends the night at a dingy hotel, the strange activities of a young female guest come to his attention.
Director: David Wickes | Stars: Alfred Burke, Donald Houston, Petra Markham, Marjie Lawrence
Votes: 35
43.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
A Special Mischief
(1972)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama
Elizabeth joins the suffragette movement, but in her effort to protect her, Rose is imprisoned.
Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Jean Marsh, Nicola Pagett, Donald Burton, Christopher Beeny
Votes: 102
44. Minder (1979–1994)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley. Can his ex-boxer bodyguard Terry stay level-headed whilst working for the King of Dodgy Deals?
Stars: George Cole, Glynn Edwards, Dennis Waterman, Gary Webster
Votes: 2,842
45. 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: 395
46. The Consultant (1983– )
50 min | Thriller
An ambitious computer consultant is hired to detect fraud in a major bank's computer system and finds himself involved in a complex scheme of lies, blackmail and murder.
Stars: Hywel Bennett, Donald Burton, Jonathon Morris, Geoffrey Whitehead
Votes: 35
47.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
When the Bough Breaks
(1971)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
An ultra-realistic procedural drama of a social worker's investigation into the case of a battered infant received critical acclaim.
Director: James Ferman | Stars: Hannah Gordon, Cheryl Kennedy, Neil McCarthy, Donald Burton
Votes: 16
48.
Bergerac (1981–1991)
Episode:
A Horse of a Different Colour
(1988)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Valuable stud horse Crimson Cavalier is stolen from unpopular breeder Chester Ackerman and a ransom note for three million pounds delivered. Jim suspects that another stable owner, Miles ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Robinson | Stars: John Nettles, Terence Alexander, Liza Goddard, Tony Haygarth
Votes: 51
49.
Fraud Squad (1969–1970)
Episode:
The Price of a Copper
(1970)
Crime, Drama
Fraud, extortion, vice - The Dysart Brothers are in for a percentage of everything. Outwardly respectable, their legitimate business is a front for criminal activities. Gamble is intent on ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Annett | Stars: Patrick O'Connell, Joanna Van Gyseghem, Ralph Nossek, Donald Burton
Votes: 5
50.
Warship (1973–1977)
Episode:
The Raid
(1974)
Action, Drama
Hero is assigned a mission off the Norwegian coast. The Royal Marines lead by Lt. Palfrey, the son of a highly decorated officer, attempt to take key instillations but are captured. Palfrey escapes but doesn't realise it's an exercise.
Director: Cyril Coke | Stars: Donald Burton, Michael Cochrane, Norman Eshley, Steve Gardner
Votes: 6