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1. Codename (1970– )
50 min | Drama
Stars: Clifford Evans, Alexandra Bastedo, Anthony Valentine, Brian Peck
Votes: 11
2. 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
3. I, Claudius (1976)
Not Rated | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History
The personal and governmental affairs of the Julio-Claudian dynasty at the beginning of the Roman Empire, as recalled by one of its rulers.
Stars: Derek Jacobi, John Hurt, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed
Votes: 19,403
4. 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
5. The Revenue Men (1967–1968)
50 min | Drama
The Investigation Branch of Customs and Excise headed by Caesar Smith (Ewen Solon) deal with smugglers of arms, drugs and people.
Stars: Ewen Solon, Calum Mill, James Grant, Claire Nielson
Votes: 12
6. Elizabeth R (1971)
520 min | Biography, Drama, History
When Elizabeth Tudor comes to the throne, her (male) advisers know she has to marry. Doesn't she? Thus starts a decades-long political/matrimonial game, during an age of high passions and high achievement.
Stars: Glenda Jackson, Ronald Hines, Robert Hardy, Stephen Murray
Votes: 1,942
7.
Jemima Shore Investigates (1983– )
Episode:
The Damask Collection
(1983)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Jemima attends a wine tasting and finds herself mixed up in a case of murder...
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Patricia Hodge, Ian Hendry, Sally Watts, Larry Lamb
Votes: 8
8. Testament of Youth (1979)
275 min | Drama, Romance, War
Vera Brittain's world falls to pieces around her as, one by one, the young men of her circle are caught up in the Great War.
Stars: Cheryl Campbell, Emrys James, Jane Wenham, Peter Woodward
Votes: 161
9.
Elizabeth R (1971)
Episode:
The Marriage Game
(1971)
TV-14 | 90 min | Biography, Drama, History
The new Queen Elizabeth I is 25 years old - and unmarried. Her council - particularly the man she trusts most, Sir William Cecil - urges her to marry quickly (to ensure the succession, ... See full summary »
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Glenda Jackson, Robert Hardy, Ronald Hines, Esmond Knight
Votes: 106
10. 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: 39,579
11.
I, Claudius (1976)
Episode:
What Shall We Do About Claudius?
(1976)
Not Rated | 52 min | Biography, Drama, History
Six years have passed. Germanicus has joined Tiberius in the Germanian campaign, to avenge the Roman legion slaughtered at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. Claudius remains at home, ... See full summary »
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed, George Baker
Votes: 400
12. Man of Straw (1972)
270 min | Drama
A politically ambitious man rises to power in a German provincial town at the end of the nineteenth century.
Stars: Derek Jacobi, John Phillips, Judy Cornwell, Denis Carey
Votes: 22
13.
ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
Episode:
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
(1961)
78 min | Comedy, Drama
In Victorian England a Puritan sergeant and his three men (who are all deserters and tired of fighting) return from a bloody colonial war, to their colliery hometown. They have with them ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Burge | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Freda Jackson, Donal Donnelly, Jeanne Hepple
Votes: 17
14. The Expert (1968–1976)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Professor John Hardy is a forensic scientist who works not only for the police but also for other interested parties.
Stars: Marius Goring, Ann Morrish, Victor Winding, Michael Farnsworth
Votes: 42
15.
Fraud Squad (1969–1970)
Episode:
Two Kinds of Crash
(1969)
Crime, Drama
Arthur New's troubles really begins when he crashes his new car. Claiming off his insurance proves tricky, especially when it appears that someone has made off with his -and other people's ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Currer-Briggs | Stars: Patrick O'Connell, Joanna Van Gyseghem, Ralph Nossek, Denis Carey
Votes: 5
16.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
Crime Passionel: Part 3
(1977)
TV-14 | Drama
Lady Dupuis claims she was in an relationship with Fortesque but since the stabbing that ended. She believed her husband was unaware of the liaison. Mr. Dorney asks Lady Dubois why her answers, to who made the initial threats, so vague.
Director: Bob Hird | Stars: Richard Caldicot, Keith Barron, Angus MacKay, Frank Middlemass
Votes: 7
17. The Red Shoes (1948)
Not Rated | 135 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann
Votes: 39,226 | Gross: $10.90M
18. The Barchester Chronicles (1982)
385 min | Drama
When a crusade against the Church of England's practice of self-enrichment misfires, scandal taints the cozy community of Barchester when their local church becomes the object of a scathing, investigative report.
Stars: Donald Pleasence, Janet Maw, Nigel Hawthorne, Angela Pleasence
Votes: 1,222
19. Big Deal (1984–1986)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Lighthearted drama series about Robby Box, a small-time London gambler, and his long-suffering family.
Stars: Ray Brooks, Sharon Duce, Pamela Cundell, James Ottaway
Votes: 222
20. The Devil's Crown (1978)
55 min | Biography, Drama, History
Henry Plantagenet (later King Henry II), sees his opportunity to seize the crown of England and create a kingdom of law and order.
Stars: Jane Lapotaire, John Duttine, Christopher Gable, Brian Cox
Votes: 106
21. Blake's 7 (1978–1981)
Not Rated | 50 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.
Stars: Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, Peter Tuddenham, Jan Chappell
Votes: 4,504
22. Marie Curie (1977)
50 min | Biography, Drama
Based on Robert Reid's biography of the famed Polish scientist Marie Curie this 5-part mini-series shows essential key moments from the life of of Marie Curie: How she discovered radium and polonium and received the Nobel prize.
Stars: Jane Lapotaire, Nigel Hawthorne, Penelope Lee, James Berwick
Votes: 59
23.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
(1967)
60 min | Drama
Two partners in tailoring, one Catholic and the other Jewish, spend the time settling their differences.
Director: Patrick Dromgoole | Stars: John Bluthal, Frank Finlay, Christopher Benjamin, Denis Carey
Votes: 13
24.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
Crime Passionel: Part 1
(1977)
TV-14 | Drama
Jasper Fortesque and Sir Harold Dupuis have been at odds for years. However matters escalated dramatically when Sir Harold objected to a letter about the future of Gibraltar from Fortesque ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Hird | Stars: Richard Caldicot, Keith Barron, Angus MacKay, Frank Middlemass
Votes: 11
25.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
Crime Passionel: Part 2
(1977)
TV-14 | Drama
Lady Dupois rejected Jasper Fortesque's offer of marriage as she would not leave her husband. P.C. Simpson saw Fortesque with a dagger and Sir Harold Dupuis wounded. Fortesque says Dupois' dog was barking so he countered with loud music.
Director: Bob Hird | Stars: Richard Caldicot, Keith Barron, Angus MacKay, Frank Middlemass
Votes: 7
26. The First Lady (1968–1969)
50 min | Drama
Stories of a local councillor and her various projects
Stars: Thora Hird, Henry Knowles, Bob Keegan, James Grout
Votes: 11
27.
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
28.
Testament of Youth (1979)
Episode:
1918
(1979)
Drama, Romance, War
Vera returns to Oxford, where she strikes up a friendship with a fellow student, before beginning to concentrate on writing.
Director: Moira Armstrong | Stars: Cheryl Campbell, Joanna McCallum, Emrys James, Jane Wenham
Votes: 9
29.
The Shadow of the Tower (1972)
Episode:
Do the Sheep Sin?
(1972)
Biography, Drama, History
Heavy-handed tax policies lead the peasants of Cornwall to march peacefully in protest on London, but an ambitions nobleman wants to use the pilgrimage to his own advantage.
Director: Prudence Fitzgerald | Stars: James Maxwell, John Castle, John Woodvine, Richard Warwick
Votes: 15
30. The Day of the Jackal (1973)
PG | 143 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the aftermath of France allowing Algeria's independence, a group of resentful military veterans hire a professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" to kill President Charles de Gaulle.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel
Votes: 44,994 | Gross: $16.06M
31. 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
32. Stalky & Co. (1982– )
300 min | Drama
Stars: Robert Addie, David Parfitt, Robert Burbage, John Woodnutt
Votes: 32
33. My Son, My Son (1979– )
440 min | Drama
A father that indulged his son too much and the unfortunate events that it lead to.
Stars: Michael Williams, Frank Grimes, Kate Binchy, Patsy Rowlands
Votes: 10
34. Rooms (1974–1977)
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: 90
35. The Shadow of the Tower (1972)
Biography, Drama, History
A series recording the key events in the reign of Henry Tudor and his founding of the Tudor Dynasty
Stars: James Maxwell, Bruce Hodgkins, Norma West, Hugh Sullivan
Votes: 230
36. Sutherland's Law (1973–1976)
50 min | Drama
Follows the cases of John Sutherland, the procurator fiscal in a small Scottish town.
Stars: Iain Cuthbertson, Martin Cochrane, Edith MacArthur, Victor Carin
Votes: 52
37. The Legend of King Arthur (1979)
110 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The classic story of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table.
Stars: Felicity Dean, David Robb, Maureen O'Brien, Andrew Burt
Votes: 50
38.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Keeper of Traken: Part One
(1981)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Tardis is drawn towards Traken, a harmonious planet. The Keeper of Traken appears inside the Tardis to warn the Doctor and Adric of his nearing death and of an evil being known as Melkur that threatens Traken's peaceful ways.
Director: John Black | Stars: Tom Baker, Matthew Waterhouse, Anthony Ainley, Sheila Ruskin
Votes: 575
39.
The Shadow of the Tower (1972)
Episode:
The White Hart
(1972)
49 min | Biography, Drama, History
The year is 1494 and King Henry is alarmed that the powerful and arrogant Sir William Stanley may be implicated in a plot against his crown .
Director: Moira Armstrong | Stars: James Maxwell, John Franklyn-Robbins, Denis Carey, Noel Johnson
Votes: 16
40. 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
41. Doctor Who: Shada (1992 Video)
110 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
A compilation of footage from this then unfinished story (from the television series Doctor Who (1963)) was released on BBC Video, introduced by and with to camera linking material from Tom... See full summary »
Director: Pennant Roberts | Stars: Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, Christopher Neame, Denis Carey
Votes: 531
42.
The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
Episode:
A Beast with Two Backs
(1968)
71 min | Drama
Part of the BBC's celebrated 'Wednesday Play' series of the 1960s, this early work by Dennis Potter is set in an isolated New Forest community in 19th Century Britain. A young local girl is... See full summary »
Director: Lionel Harris | Stars: Patrick Barr, Terence Sewards, Roger Gartland, Anthony Andrews
Votes: 29
43.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Keeper of Traken: Part Two
(1981)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Tremas claims counselor privilege to protect the Doctor and Adric from execution, though it binds his fate to theirs if they're found guilty of murder. Melkur strengthens his hold over ... See full summary »
Director: John Black | Stars: Tom Baker, Matthew Waterhouse, Anthony Ainley, Sheila Ruskin
Votes: 513
44.
The Shadow of the Tower (1972)
Episode:
The Crowning of Apes
(1972)
50 min | Biography, Drama, History
Henry forms an army to defend himself against the Irish-German army coming against him from Ireland.
Director: Prudence Fitzgerald | Stars: James Maxwell, James Laurenson, Michael Johnson, Gawn Grainger
Votes: 19
45.
The Shadow of the Tower (1972)
Episode:
The Schooling of Apes
(1972)
49 min | Biography, Drama, History
Henrys enemies represent commoner Lambert Simmel as the Earl of Warwick, the York pretender. The Earl of Lincoln leaves for Ireland to head the army that is forming against Henry,
Director: Prudence Fitzgerald | Stars: James Maxwell, James Laurenson, Michael Johnson, Rachel Kempson
Votes: 17
46. General Hospital (1972–1980)
30 min | Drama, Romance
Stars: Tony Adams, David Garth, Lewis Jones, James Kerry
Votes: 84
47. Paul Temple (1969–1971)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Crime-novelist Paul Temple solves mysteries with the help of his wife Steve.
Stars: Francis Matthews, Ros Drinkwater, June Ellis, George Sewell
Votes: 95
48. The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
75 min | Drama
Series of one-off plays made by BBC television, which gave breaks to a wide range of writers and directors in the late 1960s, such as Dennis Potter, Ken Loach, David Mercer, and John ... See full summary »
Stars: Edwin Brown, Neville Smith, Tony Selby, Ken Jones
Votes: 132
49. Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
90 min | Drama
Drama anthology series transmitted on BBC Two.
Stars: Michael Bryant, Judi Dench, Maurice Denham, Margery Mason
Votes: 48
50. This Man Craig (1966–1967)
50 min | Drama
Ian Craig is an upbeat science teacher at a secondary school in fictional Straithard, Scotland. He deals with the troubles of his students and colleagues in an optimistic fashion and shares their triumphs.
Stars: John Cairney, Ellen McIntosh, Leonard Maguire, Joan Alcorn
Votes: 17