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1.
Screenplay (1986–1993)
Episode:
The Spirit of Man
(1989)
Drama
In pursuit of faith, God and the Devil, spells are cast, buckets of water thrown and men with black beards dance and sing.
Directors: Peter Barnes, Geoff Feld | Stars: Peter Bayliss, Dilys Laye, Clive Merrison, John Turner
Votes: 37
2. The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988)
TV-PG | 60 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: 13,416
3. Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (1988)
Documentary, Biography
This documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, T. S. Eliot, Henrik Ibsen, James Joyce, Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann... See full summary »
Stars: Eileen Atkins, Douglas Hodge, Anthony Burgess, George Steiner
Votes: 46
4. Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992)
Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of a portly and eccentric criminal law barrister.
Stars: Leo McKern, Jonathan Coy, Julian Curry, Marion Mathie
Votes: 1,726
5.
Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992)
Episode:
Rumpole and the Eternal Triangle
(1992)
Not Rated | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After becoming enamored of a beautiful violinist, Rumpole finds himself defending her husband on a charge of murdering her lover.
Director: Robert Tronson | Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Peter Blythe, Julian Curry
Votes: 79
6. Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
TV-MA | 720 min | Crime, Drama
A dramatization of the missions and adventures of the greatest spy in British history.
Stars: Sam Neill, Michael Bryant, Norman Rodway, Tom Bell
Votes: 1,692
7.
Drop the Dead Donkey (1990–1998)
Episode:
Lady Merchant
(1993)
24 min | Comedy
Sexual harassment raises its ugly head in the newsroom - but for once its not Henry's. Meanwhile, Damien is busy invading every bit of privacy he can to track down a Nazi war criminal.
Director: Liddy Oldroyd | Stars: Robert Duncan, Ingrid Lacey, Neil Pearson, Jeff Rawle
Votes: 23
8. Between the Lines (1992–1994)
50 min | Crime, Drama
British police drama following the team at the Complaints Investigation Bureau - the unit that polices the police.
Stars: Neil Pearson, Tom Georgeson, Siobhan Redmond, Tony Doyle
Votes: 632
9. The Rocking Horse Winner (1983)
33 min | Drama, Short, Fantasy
In Paul's family, there is always talk about needing more money. The tension in the household over lack of funds weighs heavily on Paul's young mind. After Paul's uncle cracks a joke about ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Bierman | Stars: Eleanor David, Charles Keating, Charles Hathorn, Gabriel Byrne
Votes: 17
10.
Between the Lines (1992–1994)
Episode:
Honourable Men
(1993)
Crime, Drama
Government Minister Nicholas Shaw has a reputation of attacking the Met. When pictures of him frolicking with his secretary are leaked to the press Clark is brought into investigate his protection officer for corruption.
Director: Robert Bierman | Stars: Neil Pearson, Tom Georgeson, Siobhan Redmond, Robin McCallum
Votes: 19
11. Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
R | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music
A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, James Laurenson, Eleanor David
Votes: 85,419 | Gross: $22.24M
12. The Professionals (1977–1983)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Bodie and Doyle, senior agents of the British intelligence service CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their handler George Cowley fight terrorism and similar high-level crimes.
Stars: Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins, Bridget Brice
Votes: 3,662
13. Drop the Dead Donkey (1990–1998)
Comedy
Political satire about television news company Globe Link and its team of workers such as anchors Henry and Sally, reporter Damien, editor Dave, execs George and Helen, assistant Joy and manager Gus Hedges.
Stars: Neil Pearson, Jeff Rawle, David Swift, Stephen Tompkinson
Votes: 1,617
14. Paradise Postponed (1986)
569 min | Drama
A clergyman, famous for his support of left-wing causes, dies, and surprises his family by leaving a great deal of money to a Conservative Member of Parliament. Why?
Stars: Annette Crosbie, Paul Shelley, Peter Egan, David Threlfall
Votes: 141
15. 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: 39,505
16.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988)
Episode:
The Man with the Twisted Lip
(1986)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Responding to a grieving wife, Holmes investigates the apparent murder of her husband in an apartment above an opium den.
Director: Patrick Lau | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Clive Francis, Eleanor David
Votes: 899
17. Lovejoy (1986–1994)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lovejoy is an irresistible rogue with a keen eye for antiques. The part-time detective scours the murky salerooms, auction halls and stately homes of Britain, always on the lookout for a find.
Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury, Phyllis Logan
Votes: 3,912
18. The Last Detective (2003–2007)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
"Dangerous" Davies always gets the cases no one else wants, and no one notices when he eventually succeeds. But his old-fashioned decency and dogged determination have won him legions of loyal fans.
Stars: Peter Davison, Sean Hughes, Rob Spendlove, Charles De'Ath
Votes: 1,924
19.
Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode:
Highland Fling: Part One
(1992)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lovejoy journeys to Scotland with Jane to help her friend who needs him to help her raise money to maintain her expensive estate.
Director: Francis Megahy | Stars: Ian McShane, Phyllis Logan, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury
Votes: 59
20.
Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
Episode:
The Trust
(1983)
TV-MA | 51 min | Crime, Drama
Sidney auctions off his collection of Napoleana to finance a Russian counterrevolutionary group and convinces Henry Ford to finance an invading German army.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Sam Neill, Norman Rodway, Tom Bell, Clive Merrison
Votes: 65
21.
Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode:
Highland Fling: Part Two
(1992)
TV-14 | 54 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lovejoy helps the Brooksbys save their estate by discovering the secrets of the 18th Century Greek Revival pigsty in the woods near the manor.
Director: Francis Megahy | Stars: Ian McShane, Phyllis Logan, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury
Votes: 54
22. Alleyn Mysteries (1990–1994)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Drawing on her love of theatre and art, New Zealand author Ngaio Marsh created elegant crime-puzzlers full of quirky characters with hidden agendas, all brought meticulously to life in this BBC series.
Stars: William Simons, Patrick Malahide, Belinda Lang, Tim Dutton
Votes: 755
23. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 142 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Paris, 1792: After France becomes a republic, aristocrats are guillotined. The English Sir Percy tries to save as many as he can as The Scarlet Pimpernel in disguises.
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Ian McKellen, James Villiers
Votes: 5,159
24. The Rotters' Club (2005)
172 min | Drama
Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais' adaptation of the novel by Jonathan Coe about three friends growing up in Birmingham in the 1970s.
Stars: Geoffrey Breton, Kevin Doyle, Rebecca Front, Alice O'Connell
Votes: 197
25. All for Love (1982–1983)
60 min | Romance
Anthology of stories about love, many adapted from short stories or novels.
Stars: Alick Hayes, Dilys Worsfold, Joan Plowright, Geraldine McEwan
Votes: 17
26.
The Last Detective (2003–2007)
Episode:
Tricia
(2003)
71 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Dangerous juggles several cases at the same time: a robbery, a reported murder, and a burglary.
Director: Pip Broughton | Stars: Peter Davison, Sean Hughes, Emma Amos, Rob Spendlove
Votes: 136
27.
Alleyn Mysteries (1990–1994)
Episode:
Dead Water
(1994)
TV-14 | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Alleyn's old French teacher, the landlord of an idyllic Scottish island is receiving death threats because she's blocking its development as a health spa.
Director: John Woods | Stars: Ewen Bremner, Jane Lapotaire, Eleanor David, Margaret Tyzack
Votes: 123
28.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
Tainted Fruit
(2001)
TV-14 | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When the body of a local beauty is discovered by the pool at her manor house, Barnaby and Troy uncover a seedy world of adultery and deceit within the affluent rural community.
Director: Peter Smith | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Ann Bell
Votes: 969
29.
Paradise Postponed (1986)
Episode:
Enigma Variations
(1986)
50 min | Drama
Dr. Salter finally breathes his last, as if Leslie Titmus being a member of Parliament is too much for him to bear. His daughter, Agnes, meanwhile, tires of Henry's infidelities and walks ... See full summary »
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: Michael Hordern, Annette Crosbie, Colin Blakely, Paul Shelley
Votes: 8
30. Shroud for a Nightingale (1984)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a student nurse with a penchant for petty blackmail is lethally poisoned during a routine procedure, Commander Dalgliesh and Inspector Massingham have to discover which, of the many ... See full summary »
Stars: Roy Marsden, Joss Ackland, Sheila Allen, Liz Fraser
Votes: 394
31.
The Professionals (1977–1983)
Episode:
Fugitive
(1980)
TV-MA | 47 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
C15 are pursuing a German terrorist cell who, having thrown a CIA agent off a balcony, are planning a new operation. Doyle captures a female member but Bodie, posing as an arms merchant, ... See full summary »
Director: Dennis C. Lewiston | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins, Michael Byrne
Votes: 107
32. 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
PG | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
True story of a transatlantic business correspondence about used books that developed into a close friendship.
Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, Judi Dench, Jean De Baer
Votes: 11,230 | Gross: $1.08M
33. Chancer (1990–1991)
TV-14 | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A business adviser uses all means necessary to help his friends out of financial ruins. However he has a moral code. Also, his unresolved family past won't leave him alone.
Stars: Clive Owen, Simon Shepherd, Susannah Harker, Leslie Phillips
Votes: 453
34. The Borgias (1981)
50 min | Biography, Drama, History
The ruthless Rodrigo Borgia intends to become Pope and will not let anything stand in his way.
Stars: Oliver Cotton, Maurice O'Connell, Louis Selwyn, Adolfo Celi
Votes: 195
35. Thief Takers (1995– )
60 min | Crime, Drama
The life and adventures of the members of The Armed Robbery Squad. Amid numerous security van robberies, bank robberies and gem heists with a lot of car chases, shouting and guns blazing, ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Willox, Gary McDonald, Lynda Steadman, David Sterne
Votes: 106
36. Topsy-Turvy (1999)
R | 160 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Set in the 1880s, the story of how, during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado.
Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Dexter Fletcher, Sukie Smith
Votes: 13,483 | Gross: $6.20M
37.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Double Enmity
(1993)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
D.C. Woods goes undercover as a hitman when a woman is suspected of wanting her husband murdered.
Director: Paul Unwin | Stars: Tom Cotcher, Mary Jo Randle, Tony Scannell, Simon Rouse
Votes: 34
38. Frost in May (1982– )
85 min | Drama
Adaptation of a series of novels by Antonia White about a young girl challenging her authoritarian Catholic environment as she grows up.
Stars: John Carson, Elizabeth Shepherd, Janet Maw, Daniel Day-Lewis
Votes: 33
39.
All for Love (1982–1983)
Episode:
Combat
(1982)
60 min | Romance
The possessive mother of a 30-year-old is constantly pushing him into marriage. He isn't interested. He is living with a man, a hard fact that his mother must recognize and understand.
Director: Brian Mills | Stars: Joyce Redman, Rupert Frazer, Nigel Havers, Ceri Jackson
Votes: 17
40.
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1984)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Accusations fly around following the bizarre death of the Nurse. Adam is under real pressure to get the case solved.
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: Roy Marsden, Joss Ackland, Sheila Allen, Margaret Whiting
Votes: 31
41.
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1984)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Nightingale Hospital holds a person of interest for Dalgleish, and one of its student nurses has a taste for minor blackmail.
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: Roy Marsden, Joss Ackland, Sheila Allen, Liz Fraser
Votes: 30
42.
Paradise Postponed (1986)
Episode:
The Wrongs of Man
(1986)
48 min | Drama
The death of a local poacher is thought to be accidental. But Fred isn't convinced. Why did Dr. Salter always pretend he didn't know the man? The good doctor and the poacher may share more ... See full summary »
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: Michael Hordern, Annette Crosbie, Paul Shelley, Colin Blakely
Votes: 8
43. Headhunters (1994– )
50 min
Simon Hall is a partner in a firm of recruitment consultants. Troubles at work and at home lead him to question the values and morality of the business in which he has been so successful.
Stars: James Fox, Francesca Annis, James Fleet, Eleanor David
Votes: 10
44.
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1984)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Nightingale is comparable to a goldfish bowl, everyone knows one another's business, and now Adam has three deaths to investigate.
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: Roy Marsden, Joss Ackland, Sheila Allen, Margaret Whiting
Votes: 30
45.
Paradise Postponed (1986)
Episode:
Death of a Saint
(1986)
79 min | Drama
From the time Leslie Titmuss was a young boy, Reverend Simcox encouraged his endeavors. Now an accounts clerk at the Simcox brewery, Titmuss shows every sign of being on the way up. The ... See full summary »
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: Michael Hordern, Annette Crosbie, Peter Egan, Paul Shelley
Votes: 12
46.
Paradise Postponed (1986)
Episode:
The Temptation of Henry Simcox
(1986)
49 min | Drama
The relationship between Fred, the jazz-drumming medical student, and Agnes, the local doctor's daughter, hits a sour note. Meanwhile, Henry finds out that he and his brother have more in ... See full summary »
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: Michael Hordern, Annette Crosbie, Peter Egan, Paul Shelley
Votes: 11
47. Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
From cold, rock-strewn moors to comfortable suburban estates, award-winning writer Ruth Rendell explores the dark fissures between friends and family members that motivate murder.
Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay, Ken Kitson
Votes: 693
48. The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish (2004)
124 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The story of Tulse Luper, whose life is reconstructed through the evidence from 92 suitcases. He is the author and project manager, and constantly end up in prisons around the world.
Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: JJ Feild, Roger Rees, Stephen Billington, Nur Al Levi
Votes: 479
49.
Chancer (1990–1991)
Episode:
Sacrifice
(1991)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Derek Love, now working for Franklyn's ailing "build British, buy British" campaign, discovers his main weapon is to pour scorn on the bankers who refuse to back it.
Director: Alan Grint | Stars: Clive Owen, Leslie Phillips, Peter Vaughan, Michael Kitchen
Votes: 13
50.
Paradise Postponed (1986)
Episode:
Living in the Past
(1986)
52 min | Drama
Henry and Agnes get married and have a child, and the brothers finally reconcile. But as he's coming to terms with his current life, Fred also begins to probe some mysteries in his past. ... See full summary »
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: Michael Hordern, Annette Crosbie, Peter Egan, Paul Shelley
Votes: 9