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1.
Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
Episode:
The Kipper and the Corpse
(1979)
TV-PG | 32 min | Comedy
One of the guests has died in his sleep, but Basil thinks it's due to serving him spoiled food.
Director: Bob Spiers | Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 2,105
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. Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.
Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 100,294
4.
The Citadel (1983)
Episode:
Part 1
(1983)
Drama
Andrew Manson arrives in Drineffy to take up his first appointment as assistant to a doctor in a Welsh mining community.
Director: Peter Jefferies | Stars: Ben Cross, Clare Higgins, Gareth Thomas, Tenniel Evans
Votes: 13
5. Moonstrike (1963)
50 min | Drama, History, War
Anthology series of one-off thrillers about the covert activities of Allied agents and resistance operatives in occupied Europe during the Second World War.
Stars: Gary Hope, Michael Culver, Peter Tory, John Murray Scott
Votes: 20
6. Yes Minister (1980–1984)
TV-PG | 679 min | Comedy
The Right Honorable James Hacker has landed the plum job of Cabinet Minister to the Department of Administration. At last he is in a position of power and can carry out some long-needed reforms, or so he thinks.
Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott
Votes: 16,583
7. To Serve Them All My Days (1980–1981)
673 min | Drama
David Powlett-Jones has just returned to England from the trenches of WWI. He was injured and shell-shocked and, after a spell in hospital he gets a job teaching in a boys boarding school ... See full summary »
Stars: John Duttine, Frank Middlemass, Alan MacNaughtan, Patricia Lawrence
Votes: 671
8. Knight Errant Limited (1959–1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Adam Knight's agency is there to help people in all kinds of ways.
Stars: Kay Callard, John Turner, Richard Carpenter, Hugh David
Votes: 14
9. 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: 39,596
10. Scotland Yard (1960– )
Drama
Each episode is based on a true-crime case with the names changed.
Stars: Geoffrey Matthews, Brian Vaughan, Ewan MacDuff, Humphrey Heathcote
Votes: 75
11.
Please Sir! (1968–1972)
Episode:
Situations Vacant
(1970)
25 min | Comedy
Mr Hedges is growing increasingly worried about Dennis' lack of a job when he leaves school. One possibility is working as a stable boy at the local brewery, but will Dennis' father allow it?
Director: Alan Wallis | Stars: John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Noel Howlett, Joan Sanderson
Votes: 13
12. Making Out (1989–1991)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
A mixed comedy and drama portraying the factory floor women at New Lyne Electronics in Manchester; tackling their personal lives and issues of recession, redundancy and retrenchment as the factory goes through various crises and takeovers.
Stars: Margi Clarke, Rachel Davies, Tracie Bennett, Alan David
Votes: 165
13. The Citadel (1960–1961)
30 min | Drama
The story of an idealistic doctor, his struggles, his successes, his compromises and his stand on a matter of principle.
Stars: Eric Lander, Zena Walker, Jack May, Barry Keegan
Votes: 28
14.
Please Sir! (1968–1972)
Episode:
Dress Circle
(1969)
24 min | Comedy
Sir fools the class into deciding to go see a production of Romeo and Juliet. On the day of the show two of the girls dress provocatively causing further scandal through-out the school.
Director: Mark Stuart | Stars: John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Noel Howlett, Joan Sanderson
Votes: 13
15.
Whoops Apocalypse (1982)
Episode:
Autumn Cannibalism
(1982)
Comedy, Sci-Fi
In a wild and secret bid to restore US influence in the Middle East, President Cyclips has laid plans to help the late Shah's brother regain the throne of Iran. In London a new prime minister is about to take power.
Director: John Reardon | Stars: Barry Morse, John Barron, Bruce Montague, David Kelly
Votes: 26
16. Oliver's Travels (1995– )
250 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
After his job is terminated, a humanities professor and puzzle addict joins forces with a woman PC to travel the country while solving a cold case murder.
Stars: Alan Bates, Sinéad Cusack, Bill Paterson, Morgan Jones
Votes: 346
17. The Citadel (1983)
500 min | Drama
A young idealistic doctor, Andrew Mason, tries to improve the abysmal health conditions in a small Welsh mining town in the 1930s, but his ambitions sidetrack him.
Stars: Ben Cross, Clare Higgins, Gareth Thomas, John Welsh
Votes: 238
18. That Uncertain Feeling (1986– )
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Married assistant librarian John Lewis 's mainstay is fantasy, until Mrs Gruffydd -Williams enters his life with interests and offers decidedly non-literary.
Stars: Denis Lawson, Brenda Blethyn, Sheila Gish, David Calder
Votes: 7
19. 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: 23
20.
Please Sir! (1968–1972)
Episode:
Peace in Our Time
(1970)
24 min | Comedy
It's the last day at school for 5c and Mr Hedges try's to play it cool and not show his emotions.
Director: Alan Wallis | Stars: John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Noel Howlett, Joan Sanderson
Votes: 11
21. 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: 2,662
22. Gideon C.I.D. (1964–1966)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follows Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard and his family life.
Stars: John Gregson, Alexander Davion, Daphne Anderson, Richard James
Votes: 314
23. 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
24. The Plane Makers (1963–1965)
60 min | Drama
The day-to-day story of a multi-million pound aerospace company, its new jet plane, its test-pilot, its workers and its ruthless and hard-nosed managing director John Wilder, the embodiment of modern, unflinching capitalism.
Stars: Jack Watling, Patrick Wymark, Norma Ronald, Reginald Marsh
Votes: 44
25. Crane (1963–1965)
60 min | Adventure
The adventures of Richard Crane, cafe owner & part-time smuggler, around the coast of Morocco, aided (and sometimes abetted) by his ex-Foreign Legion sidekick Orlando, waitress Halina, and local cop Colonel Mahmoud.
Stars: Patrick Allen, Sam Kydd, Gerald Flood, Laya Raki
Votes: 50
26. Crime of Passion (1970–1973)
60 min | Drama
British courtroom drama set in France, concerning the trials of murderers who commit crimes of passion.
Stars: Anthony Newlands, Daniel Moynihan, John Phillips, Peter Evans
Votes: 29
27. The Pyrates (1986 TV Movie)
Comedy
A swashbuckling dramatisation of George Macdonald Fraser's book The Pyrates. A tale of adventure and romance on the high seas.
Director: Andrew Gosling | Stars: Marcus Gilbert, Jane Snowden, Tom Adams, Josette Simon
Votes: 9
28. The Boot Street Band (1993–1994)
25 min | Comedy, Family
Stars: Gerald Home, Richard Davies, Nadia Williams, Linda Polan
Votes: 16
29.
Gideon C.I.D. (1964–1966)
Episode:
The Housekeeper
(1965)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
A serial murderess is on the loose, a woman that poses as a housekeeper that preys on OAPs with money. She eludes capture by her penchant for disguises.
Director: Leslie Norman | Stars: John Gregson, Alexander Davion, Daphne Anderson, Kay Walsh
Votes: 61
30.
Please Sir! (1968–1972)
Episode:
A Picture of Innocence
(1968)
39 min | Comedy
A picture of Sharon in the nude appears in art - who is the artist?
Director: Mark Stuart | Stars: John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Noel Howlett, Joan Sanderson
Votes: 19
31.
Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982)
Episode:
Episode #4.4
(1982)
TV-PG | Comedy
Director: Geoff Posner | Stars: Mel Smith, Pamela Stephenson, Griff Rhys Jones, Rowan Atkinson
Votes: 18
32.
The Citadel (1983)
Episode:
Part 3
(1983)
Drama
Director: Peter Jefferies | Stars: Ben Cross, Clare Higgins, Gareth Thomas, Cynthia Grenville
Votes: 8
33. 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
34. Give us a Break (1983–1984)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
A Wheeler dealer likeable rogue gets lumbered with his girlfriends younger brother who's come down from Liverpool to London. After initially finding the lad and the task of looking after ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Lindsay, Paul McGann, Shirin Taylor, David Daker
Votes: 57
35. The Informer (1966–1967)
60 min | Drama
A disgraced ex-lawyer, now released from prison, uses his accumulated knowledge to earn a living from both sides of the law.
Stars: Ian Hendry, Neil Hallett, Jean Marsh, Heather Sears
Votes: 70
36. The Tommy Cooper Hour (1973–1975)
Comedy
Tommy Cooper is joined by Allan Cuthbertson and musical guests to bring laughter and entertainment. See Tommy perform One Man Theatre, master ventriloquism and be astonished at his not-so bundled magic tricks.
Stars: Tommy Cooper, Allan Cuthbertson, Tommy Godfrey, The Tony Mansell Singers
Votes: 53
37. Behind Closed Doors (1958–1959)
30 min | Drama
The files of Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias were the basis of this series based on American counterespionage from 25 years in naval intelligence. The stories were connected with the Cold ... See full summary »
Stars: Bruce Gordon, Ellis M. Zacharias, John Sutton, Jacques Aubuchon
Votes: 35
38.
2point4 Children (1991–1999)
Episode:
When Saturday Comes
(1998)
Comedy
Ben's team Spurs are on a losing streak and must win their last three games to avoid relegation. Despite Bill having given Ben's 'lucky' underpants to the charity shop the team wins so Ben ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Wood | Stars: Belinda Lang, Gary Olsen, Julia Hills, Clare Buckfield
Votes: 22
39.
One Foot in the Grave (1990–2001)
Episode:
Monday Morning Will Be Fine
(1992)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
To relieve the boredom after their TV set is stolen, Margaret and Victor head to the local pub.
Director: Susan Belbin | Stars: Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Tony Millan, Jan Ravens
Votes: 150
40.
Please Sir! (1968–1972)
Episode:
Panalal Passes By
(1969)
24 min | Comedy
Director: Mark Stuart | Stars: John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Noel Howlett, Joan Sanderson
Votes: 10
41.
Yes Minister (1980–1984)
Episode:
Jobs for the Boys
(1980)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
The Minister goes on the BBC to extol the virtues of a public-private partnership project but when he learns that the private firm involved may soon go bankrupt, it is up to Sir Humphrey to... See full summary »
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Richard Vernon
Votes: 352
42.
The Citadel (1983)
Episode:
Part 2
(1983)
Drama
Director: Peter Jefferies | Stars: Ben Cross, Clare Higgins, Gareth Thomas, Michael Cochrane
Votes: 8
43. One Foot in the Grave (1990–2001)
TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Victor Meldrew is a retiree who attracts bad luck. If he's not driving his long suffering wife Margaret crazy with his constant moaning, he's fighting with neighbours.
Stars: Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Doreen Mantle, Owen Brenman
Votes: 7,340
44. Maigret (1959–1963)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Televisations of the Maigret novels by Georges Simenon.
Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Helen Shingler, Neville Jason
Votes: 377
45. Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
British sketch comedy starring the likes of Rowan Atkinson and Mel Smith.
Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Pamela Stephenson, Griff Rhys Jones
Votes: 2,807
46. 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
47.
2point4 Children (1991–1999)
Episode:
Beam Me Up, Scotty
(1993)
Comedy
Ben's hears that his biggest rival in the plumbing trade,Jake the Klingon,has died and with no family has charged Ben with being the executor of his will and planning a lavish funeral with ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Boden | Stars: Belinda Lang, Gary Olsen, Julia Hills, Clare Buckfield
Votes: 26
48.
Please Sir! (1968–1972)
Episode:
Catch a Falling Drop-Out
(1970)
25 min | Comedy
As part of 5c's political education, Mr Hedges arranges a trip to the local Conservative club. However, Maureen's behaviour continues to spin out of control.
Director: Mark Stuart | Stars: John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Noel Howlett, Joan Sanderson
Votes: 14
49.
Please Sir! (1968–1972)
Episode:
The Facts of Life
(1970)
25 min | Comedy
Mr Hedges is thrown into a moral quandary when Frankie Abbott reveals his ideas on reproduction. Meanwhile Mr Potter offers to help decorate Bernard and Penny's new home.
Director: Alan Wallis | Stars: John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Noel Howlett, Joan Sanderson
Votes: 13
50. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179