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1.
South Riding (1974)
Episode:
A Time to Live and a Time to Die
(1974)
48 min | Drama
Sarah Burton is determined to secure improvements for her school building as term time begins and attracts the notice of councillor and vicar Alfred Huggins in her bid to gain funding. ... See full summary »
Director: Alastair Reid | Stars: Judi Bowker, Lesley Dunlop, Bernard Kay, June Brown
Votes: 7
2.
South Riding (1974)
Episode:
A Land of Hope and Glory?
(1974)
50 min | Drama
Sarah checks out her new school and teachers ready for the term to come, but is less than impressed by both the conditions of the building and the staff's lack approach to teaching. She ... See full summary »
Director: James Ormerod | Stars: Nigel Davenport, Peter Madden, Judi Bowker, Dorothy Tutin
Votes: 6
3.
South Riding (1974)
Episode:
Take What You Want ~ and Pay for It
(1974)
51 min | Drama
Mrs Beddows is disturbed to hear rumours that Maplethorpe may be sold while visiting the local asylum and goes to see Robert Carne. But she is equally perturbed to find School teacher Sarah... See full summary »
Director: Alastair Reid | Stars: Dorothy Tutin, Ray Mort, John Cater, Clive Swift
Votes: 6
4. 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
5.
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
Episode:
The News-Benders
(1968)
30 min | Crime, Drama
The News-Benders.
Director: Rudolph Cartier | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Nigel Davenport, Sarah Brackett
Votes: 56
6. Lilli Palmer Theatre (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Lilli Palmer, Roddy Hughes, Ian Fleming, Brian Wilde
Votes: 25
7.
South Riding (1974)
Episode:
The Number of Our Days
(1974)
50 min | Drama
It's now 1934 and Robert Carne is battling to hold on to his house and his seat in the local election against new candidate Stanley Dollan, a man backed by Anthony Snaith, who is suing ... See full summary »
Director: Alastair Reid | Stars: Bernard Kay, June Brown, Peter Madden, John Cater
Votes: 6
8. Prospects (1986)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Prospects is a comedy drama series originally shown on Channel 4. The 12 episodes followed two East End 'geezer' characters - Jimmy 'Pincy' Pince played by Gary Olsen and Billy 'Bill' ... See full summary »
Stars: Gary Olsen, Brian Bovell, Peter Lovstrom, Chrissie Cotterill
Votes: 205
9. Zero One (1962–1965)
30 min | Drama
Television series about International Air Security, whose call sign is "Zero One".
Stars: Nigel Patrick, William Smith, Katya Douglas, Hugh McDermott
Votes: 60
10.
South Riding (1974)
Episode:
The Powers That Be
(1974)
51 min | Drama
Sarah Burton returns to her childhood home after many years away to apply for the new vacant position of headmistress at the local school. Her personality wins over many people, but at ... See full summary »
Director: Alastair Reid | Stars: Judi Bowker, Roy Kinnear, Richard Borthwick, Kevin Brennan
Votes: 8
11.
The Detectives (1993–1997)
Episode:
Studs
(1993)
29 min | Comedy, Crime
The constables are sent to Jersey where they team up with Jim Bergerac to investigate a Arab sheik racehorse semen theft racket.
Director: Ed Bye | Stars: Nigel Davenport, Raad Rawi, George Sewell, Frank Windsor
Votes: 37
12. The Avengers (1961–1969)
TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners.
Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman, Linda Thorson
Votes: 8,898
13. Trainer (1991–1992)
50 min | Drama
Up and coming horse racing trainer Mike Hardy is seeking to succeed in the Sport of Kings.
Stars: Mark Greenstreet, Susannah York, David McCallum, Floyd Bevan
Votes: 24
14. Bird of Prey (1982– )
50 min | Thriller
A minor bureaucrat battles a ruthless international criminal organization.
Stars: Richard Griffiths, Carole Nimmons, Jeremy Child, Nigel Davenport
Votes: 160
15.
The Name of the Game (1968–1971)
Episode:
Lady on the Rocks
(1969)
TV-PG | 75 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
In London, Glenn Howard wonders if the marriage of an ambitious British politician is all that it seems.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Gene Barry, Nigel Davenport, Peter Davies, Laurence Naismith
Votes: 13
16. The Biko Inquest (1984 TV Movie)
102 min | Drama, History
Based on the official transcripts of the investigation that followed after the very suspicious notorious death in prison of one of the most important leading men of the South African anti-apartheid movement, Steven Biko.
Directors: Graham Evans, Albert Finney | Stars: Michael Aldridge, Nigel Davenport, Mark Dignam, Albert Finney
Votes: 36
17. Boyd Q.C. (1956–1964)
30 min | Drama
A barrister named Richard Boyd Q.C. is involved in a variety of cases in London.
Stars: Michael Denison, Charles Leno, Owen Berry, Weyman Mackay
Votes: 22
18. South Riding (1974)
50 min | Drama
Headmistress Sarah Burton, a left-wing feminist, is disgusted by the social injustices faced by her pupils. In spite of her beliefs, she reluctantly finds herself falling in love with a Tory landowner whose wife is suffering from insanity.
Stars: Dorothy Tutin, Hermione Baddeley, Nigel Davenport, Judi Bowker
Votes: 60
19. ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
60 min | Drama
Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
Stars: Campbell Singer, Thomas Heathcote, Richard Caldicot, June Brown
Votes: 67
20. Prince Regent (1979)
50 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life and times of George (1762-1830), Prince of Wales, from his early days of debauchery to his ascent to the throne as George IV. His two marriages (one legal, one not), his mistresses... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Egan, Nigel Davenport, Bosco Hogan, Frances White
Votes: 57
21. Looks Familiar (1970– )
Family, Game-Show, Talk-Show
Nostalgia based panel chat show.
Stars: Denis Norden, Bob Monkhouse, Arthur Askey, Ted Ray
Votes: 29
22. Sword of Freedom (1957– )
25 min | Adventure, Family
In sixteenth century Florence, Marco del Monte, a dashing Robin Hood-like figure, leads the Republicans against the tyrannical Duke de Medici and his minions.
Stars: Edmund Purdom, Martin Benson, Adrienne Corri, Roland Bartrop
Votes: 39
23.
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
Episode:
The Frightened Tailor
(1957)
Not Rated | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A list is circulating of those loyal to King Richard. On the verge of being discovered a tailor takes a very novel course of action to hide the list from the sheriff.
Director: Anthony Squire | Stars: Richard Greene, Hugh Burden, Bernadette O'Farrell, Archie Duncan
Votes: 21
24.
Man of the World (1962–1963)
Episode:
Double Exposure
(1963)
Crime, Drama
Mike plays chauffeur to an eccentric old lady on her holidays in order to investigate whether a military leader behind the Iron Curtain is actually dead and now being impersonated by somebody else.
Director: Jeremy Summers | Stars: Craig Stevens, Cicely Courtneidge, Erika Remberg, Nigel Davenport
Votes: 6
25. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A veteran Detective Chief Inspector and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.
Stars: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson, Neil Dudgeon
Votes: 39,525
26. Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy
A snobbish housewife is determined to climb the social ladder, in spite of her family's working class connections and the constant chagrin of her long suffering husband.
Stars: Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Hughes, Judy Cornwell
Votes: 17,895
27.
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
Episode:
The Path of True Love
(1957)
Not Rated | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Family
While visiting the countryside around his family's old manor, Robin discovers that Sir Charles plans to break the agreement made with Robin's father and deny the tenant farmers their security.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Richard Greene, Bernadette O'Farrell, Alan Wheatley, Lionel Jeffries
Votes: 25
28.
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
Episode:
The Road in the Air
(1957)
Not Rated | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Robin must think of a way to cross the land approaching Tom's mill: Sir William, Tom's landlord, has imposed an import duty on grain taken from the mill and his guards are gathered to repel... See full summary »
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Richard Greene, James Hayter, Bernadette O'Farrell, Alan Wheatley
Votes: 21
29.
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
Episode:
Too Many Earls
(1957)
Not Rated | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The outlaws of Sherwood are desperately in need of money, and Marion hatches a scheme involving her bird-watching uncle, an archery tournament and a letter of safe conduct signed by the sheriff.
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Richard Greene, Bernadette O'Farrell, Alan Wheatley, Archie Duncan
Votes: 24
30. 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: 2,838
31. A Christmas Carol (1984 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A bitter old miser who rationalizes his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence, Edward Woodward
Votes: 18,347
32. The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959–1965)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mystery crime stories with sometimes different cops and many now-famous faces.
Stars: John Wilder, George Hilsdon, Bernard Lee, Stanley Morgan
Votes: 199
33. Masada (1981)
394 min | Action, Drama, History
After the destruction of the Second Temple, nine hundred Jewish zealots hold out against a five thousand man Roman legion on the mountaintop fortress of Masada.
Stars: Peter O'Toole, Peter Strauss, Barbara Carrera, Alan Feinstein
Votes: 2,435
34. Longitude (2000)
200 min | Drama, History
In two parallel stories, the clockmaker John Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea in the 18th Century and the horologist Rupert Gould becomes obsessed with restoring it in the 20th Century.
Stars: Jeremy Irons, Anna Chancellor, Emma Kay, Samuel West
Votes: 2,431
35. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
36. Goodbye Darling (1979–1981)
50 min
A series of eight plays on the theme of lost love.
Stars: Neville Jason, Sheila Gish, Renée Asherson, Stella Tanner
Votes: 15
37. Mickey Dunne (1967)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Half hour British comedy/drama series loosely based upon the 1966 Michael Caine movie "Alfie". Only lasted 1 season but had some laughs. Not available on video of any format.
Stars: Dinsdale Landen, Jennifer Croxton, David Lander, Laurie Webb
Votes: 16
38.
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
Episode:
The Infidel
(1957)
Not Rated | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Sir James devises a plot to inherit his uncle's fortune. Blame for the crime will point at an innocent man - Ali ben Azra - and the Sheriff has been informed. Can Robin teach Sir James a ... See full summary »
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Richard Greene, Bernadette O'Farrell, Archie Duncan, Francis Matthews
Votes: 22
39.
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
Episode:
The Mystery of Ireland's Eye
(1957)
Approved | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Word reaches Marion, that her uncle Sir Edward is in danger over in Ireland. Marion, Robin and his merry men head to save the man. What starts as a simple task quickly develops into a ... See full summary »
Director: Terry Bishop | Stars: Richard Greene, Alexander Gauge, Bernadette O'Farrell, Eddie Byrne
Votes: 27
40. A Man for All Seasons (1966)
G | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Robert Shaw, Leo McKern
Votes: 37,179 | Gross: $28.35M
41. Man of the World (1962–1963)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Michael Strait is a high-flying photo-journalist and a real Man of the World. His business takes him to every corner of the world and every corner of society and with his eye for trouble it proves to be an irresistible combination.
Stars: Craig Stevens, Tracy Reed, Paul Maxwell, Ricardo Montez
Votes: 57
42. Espionage (1963–1964)
48 min | Drama, War
An anthology series telling different and unrelated stories of espionage set in many countries and historical periods.
Stars: Victor Platt, Martin Lyder, Maxwell Shaw, Alan Tilvern
Votes: 81
43.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
The Danger Makers
(1966)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Someone's organising a group of danger-craving psychopaths. Steed and Mrs. Peel must stop them before their next caper; stealing the crown jewels.
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Nigel Davenport, Douglas Wilmer
Votes: 312
44. Peeping Tom (1960)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Karlheinz Böhm, Anna Massey, Moira Shearer, Maxine Audley
Votes: 39,314 | Gross: $0.08M
45. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
Approved | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Robin of Loxley, otherwise known as Robin Hood, and his band of Merry Men protect England from the evil machinations of Prince John while King Richard the Lionheart is away fighting in the Crusades.
Stars: Richard Greene, Victor Woolf, Archie Duncan, Alexander Gauge
Votes: 879
46. The Name of the Game (1968–1971)
TV-PG | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Sandy, a young woman in the research dept of Howard Publications has wild romantic daydreams about her boss Glenn Howard that confuse her sense of reality, hampering Howard in an investigation.
Stars: Gene Barry, Susan Saint James, Robert Stack, Anthony Franciosa
Votes: 697
47. Dial M for Murder (1967 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama, Mystery
An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to murder his wife. When things go wrong, he improvises a brilliant plan B.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Laurence Harvey, Diane Cilento, Hugh O'Brian, Cyril Cusack
Votes: 41
48. Othello (1955 TV Movie)
108 min | Drama, Romance
The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Gordon Heath, Rosemary Harris, Paul Rogers, Edmund Willard
Votes: 28
49.
BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
Episode:
A Subject of Scandal and Concern
(1960)
65 min | Drama
A dramatized account of a Victorian cause celebre, written by John Osborne and concerning the true story of the last person in England to be tried for blasphemy. Richard Burton plays John ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Richard Burton, Rachel Roberts, George Howe, Colin Douglas
Votes: 48
50.
Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995)
Episode:
The Commodore
(1993)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Acting on her moral sense of duty, Hyacinth volunteers to pick up the guest speaker for the ladies' luncheon. But finding the seafaring commodore turns out to be a little harder than expected.
Director: Harold Snoad | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Josephine Tewson, Judy Cornwell, Geoffrey Hughes
Votes: 253