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1. The Liars (1966– )
60 min | Drama
One episode told the story of a joke that killed by laughter. The writer was put on trial for murder but when the joke was read out in court, it had a dire effect on everyone but him.
Stars: William Mervyn, Nyree Dawn Porter, Isla Blair, Ian Ogilvy
Votes: 18
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.
Hadleigh (1969–1976)
Episode:
Safety of the Realm
(1969)
51 min | Drama
When an army officer comes before Hadleigh, as the local JP, to be charged under the Official Secrets Act, Hadleigh challenges the right of military authorities to enforce a secret hearing.
Director: Cecil Petty | Stars: Gerald Harper, Gillian Wray, Garfield Morgan, Jonathan Newth
Votes: 8
4.
Return to Treasure Island (1986– )
Episode:
Jamaica
(1986)
Adventure
Having finally arrived at his post in Jamaica, Jim Hawkins soon finds the bookkeeping at Trelawney's plantation to be out of order. He befriends a young slave named Abed but makes an enemy out of plantation manager Joshua Hallows.
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Brian Blessed, Christopher Guard, Reiner Schöne, Kenneth Colley
Votes: 15
5.
Return to Treasure Island (1986– )
Episode:
The Map
(1986)
Adventure
It is 10 years after the events of Treasure Island and Jim Hawkins return home from the University of Oxford. Long John Silver also visits the Admiral Benbow Inn. He has his mind set on ... See full summary »
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Brian Blessed, Christopher Guard, Kenneth Colley, Bruce Purchase
Votes: 16
6.
Return to Treasure Island (1986– )
Episode:
Treasure Island
(1986)
Adventure
Hawkins and Silver finally return to Treasure Island with their new compatriots. But Joshua Hallows is already there, forcing his men to dig feverishly.
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Brian Blessed, Christopher Guard, Reiner Schöne, Kenneth Colley
Votes: 12
7. Lilli Palmer Theatre (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Lilli Palmer, Roddy Hughes, Ian Fleming, Brian Wilde
Votes: 25
8.
Return to Treasure Island (1986– )
Episode:
The Crow's Nest
(1986)
Adventure
Silver leads Jim and his friend Van der Brecken to a pirate hideout known as The Crow's Nest. There Long John plans to muster up a new crew for the trip to Treasure Island.
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Brian Blessed, Christopher Guard, Reiner Schöne, Kenneth Colley
Votes: 15
9. Knock on Any Door (1965–1966)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series with the premise that there is a story behind every door.
Stars: Ted Willis, Brenda Bruce, Helen Fraser, Peter Copley
Votes: 12
10.
Return to Treasure Island (1986– )
Episode:
Manhunt
(1986)
Adventure
Long John proposes to help Jim expose the corruption on the plantation in exchange for Flint's map. But when Hallows learns about the diamonds left on Treasure Island, he seeks out the map himself.
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Brian Blessed, Christopher Guard, Reiner Schöne, Kenneth Colley
Votes: 15
11.
Return to Treasure Island (1986– )
Episode:
Spanish Gold
(1986)
Adventure
Jim is back in prison facing a murder charge, while Long John is planning his own escape - and to take the gold stored in the jail with him.
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Brian Blessed, Christopher Guard, Reiner Schöne, Kenneth Colley
Votes: 9
12.
Return to Treasure Island (1986– )
Episode:
Mutiny
(1986)
Adventure
Jim Hawkins has been assigned to Squire Trelawney's plantation in Jamaica so he and his servant Ben Gunn set sail aboard the Saracen for the colonies. Amongst the prisoners in the ships ... See full summary »
Directors: Alan Clayton, Piers Haggard, Alex Kirby | Stars: Brian Blessed, Christopher Guard, Reiner Schöne, Kenneth Colley
Votes: 11
13. 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
14.
Sergeant Cork (1963–1968)
Episode:
The Case of the Stricken Surgeon
(1964)
Crime, Drama
Sergeant Cork is called in to solve a medical case, young Surgeon Doctor Briscoe operates on a young woman without authority, who later dies, his superior believes it's a criminal matter.
Director: Philip Dale | Stars: John Barrie, William Gaunt, Charles Morgan, Freddie Fowler
Votes: 7
15.
Return to Treasure Island (1986– )
Episode:
Fugitives
(1986)
Adventure
Arriving in Mexico, Jim Hawins takes his leave from Van der Brecken and former slave Abed. But Conchita from the Crow's Nest follows Jim as he makes travels further on his own.
Directors: Piers Haggard, Alex Kirby | Stars: Brian Blessed, Christopher Guard, Reiner Schöne, Kenneth Colley
Votes: 15
16. Return to Treasure Island (1986– )
428 min | Adventure
In this continuation of the classic "Treasure Island" tale that takes place ten years later, Jim Hawkins meets up again with an older, but not necessarily wiser, Long John Silver.
Stars: Brian Blessed, Christopher Guard, Kenneth Colley, Reiner Schöne
Votes: 344
17.
Return to Treasure Island (1986– )
Episode:
Island of the Damned
(1986)
Adventure
After surviving a mutiny on the Saracen, Hawkins, Silver, Gunn and several others find themselves on the mysterious island of Santa Anna. Apparently, in the past, only lunatics and undesirables were marooned by the Spaniards there.
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Brian Blessed, Christopher Guard, Reiner Schöne, Kenneth Colley
Votes: 15
18. The Avengers (1961– )
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: 8,886
19. Mrs Thursday (1966–1967)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
An elderly cleaning lady inherits her boss's house, fortune--and butler.
Stars: Kathleen Harrison, Hugh Manning, Richard Caldicot, George Waring
Votes: 67
20. The Gamblers (1967–1968)
60 min | Drama
Anthology drama series of people who take a gamble (sometimes with their lives) in order to prove a point or better their position.
Stars: Richard Shaw, Leslie Anderson, Ronald Lacey, John Slavid
Votes: 10
21. Sam (1973–1975)
60 min | Drama
Thirty years in the life of a working-class British family, during times of great change.
Stars: Michael Goodliffe, Alethea Charlton, James Hazeldine, Dorothy White
Votes: 61
22. 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: 66
23.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
A Magnum for Schneider
(1967)
60 min | Drama
The first adventure of David Callan, top agent for the S.I.S. Forcibly "retired" several years earlier because he had lost his nerve, Callan is called back into service to handle the ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Edward Woodward, Joseph Fürst, Ronald Radd, Peter Bowles
Votes: 61
24.
Mr. Rose (1967–1968)
Episode:
The Naked Emperor
(1967)
Crime, Drama
A newspaper proprietor believing someone is out to kill him, offers money to ex-Chief Inspector Rose to unmask the villain.
Director: Michael Cox | Stars: William Mervyn, Gillian Lewis, Donald Webster, Ronald Radd
Votes: 6
25.
My Partner the Ghost (1969–1971)
Episode:
Whoever Heard of a Ghost Dying?
(1969)
Not Rated | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A villain called Hellingworth uses medium Cecil Purley to prove that Marty is indeed a ghost and, posing as an insurance salesman, approaches Jeff for alleged help with robberies in the ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Austin | Stars: Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre, John Fraser
Votes: 91
26.
Return to Treasure Island (1986– )
Episode:
In Chains
(1986)
Adventure
Hawkins, Van der Brecken, Abed and Silver all find themselves prisoners in Mexico but help comes from an old acquaintance.
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Brian Blessed, Christopher Guard, Reiner Schöne, Kenneth Colley
Votes: 13
27. 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
28.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Dead Man's Treasure
(1967)
TV-G | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The hunt for a murdered courier's despatch leads Steed and Emma to a deadly car race with a "shocking" surprise at the finish line. It takes The Avengers to flag down the murderers and apply the brakes to their plans.
Director: Sidney Hayers | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Norman Bowler, Valerie Van Ost
Votes: 341
29.
Nearest and Dearest (1968–1973)
Episode:
It Comes to Us All
(1968)
27 min | Comedy
The sun is setting on twelve tons of pickled onions. A dynasty is dying - and who's left?
Director: June Howson | Stars: Hylda Baker, Jimmy Jewel, John Barrett, Tim Barrett
Votes: 14
30.
The Persuaders! (1971–1972)
Episode:
A Death in the Family
(1972)
52 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Sadly, as a methodical assassin has been killing off the noble and honourable members of the Sinclair Clan one by one, Brett who is next in line, must find a way to flush him out, of course with the aid of Danny and a stunning Sinclair.
Directors: Sidney Hayers, Leslie Norman | Stars: Tony Curtis, Roger Moore, Diane Cilento, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 303
31.
My Partner the Ghost (1969–1971)
Episode:
When Did You Start to Stop Seeing Things?
(1969)
Not Rated | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Marty is confused when Jeff fails to acknowledge him and even more so when he sees Jeff kill Tully, an employee of the Towler Corporation, whose stock market leaks Jeff has been ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Summers | Stars: Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre, Ivor Dean
Votes: 82
32. The Persuaders! (1971–1972)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two worlds collide when Lord Brett Sinclair, a titled British man, and Danny Wilde, a Bronx-raised, self-made American, reluctantly join forces to right wrongs and protect the innocent.
Stars: Tony Curtis, Roger Moore, Laurence Naismith, Juliet Harmer
Votes: 5,897
33. Sergeant Cork (1963–1968)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Victorian-era whodunnit with venerable Sergeant Cork battling entrenched views in a bid to use a more scientific approach to solving cases. Trusty sidekick Bob does not always understand his methods but faithfully co-operates..
Stars: John Barrie, William Gaunt, Charles Morgan, Freddie Fowler
Votes: 69
34. Mr. Rose (1967–1968)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Chief Inspector Rose, previously seen in 'The Odd Man' and 'It's Dark Outside', has retired from the police and intends to write his memoirs - but is constantly distracted by intriguing mysteries.
Stars: William Mervyn, Donald Webster, Gillian Lewis, Graham Armitage
Votes: 50
35. The Odd Man (1960– )
60 min | Drama
This suspenseful crime series from Granada follows. Part-time private investigator, Steve Gardiner, whose main interplay was with DS Swift, chief inspector Gordon. His wife Judy, develops into an investigation into a murder.
Stars: Edwin Richfield, Keith Barron, Sarah Lawson, Moultrie Kelsall
Votes: 20
36. Treasure Island (1966–1967)
85 min | Adventure, Family
As a young boy finds an old map of a treasure island in the mid 1700s, he joins a sailing crew on an adventure to find the treasure island. He does not realize however that bloodthirsty ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Ande, Jacques Dacqmine, Georges Riquier, Jean Mauvais
Votes: 589
37. Boy Dominic (1974–1976)
30 min | Family
The adventures of a 12-year-old boy's struggles in 19th Century Yorkshire, after his father, Captain Charles Bulman, is lost, presumed drowned, off the coast of Africa.
Stars: Richard Todd, Hildegard Neil, Brian Blessed, Murray Dale
Votes: 30
38. Becket (1964)
PG-13 | 148 min | Biography, Drama, History
King Henry II of England comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant Thomas Becket, who finds his true honor by observing God's divine will rather than the King's.
Director: Peter Glenville | Stars: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Gino Cervi
Votes: 15,839
39. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
40.
My Partner the Ghost (1969–1971)
Episode:
Could You Recognise the Man Again?
(1970)
Not Rated | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Jeff recognises racketeer George Roden as being the man who killed rival gangster Jennings and Roden is duly arrested. However his mother has Jeannie abducted as a security against Jeff ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Summers | Stars: Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre, Ivor Dean
Votes: 74
41.
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1955– )
Episode:
The Farmer's Boy
(1956)
30 min | Adventure, Family
Giving one of Sir Percy's agents false information, Chauvelin hopes to lure the man he thinks is the Pimpernel into the open. He achieves his aim but is astonished when a 'simple minded' farmer's boy (the Pimpernel in disguise) arrives.
Director: David MacDonald | Stars: Marius Goring, Anthony Newlands, Stanley Van Beers, Elvi Hale
Votes: 9
42. My Partner the Ghost (1969–1971)
Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When Hopkirk gets killed, he reappears as a ghost - pretty handy to have around in this line of work.
Stars: Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre, Ivor Dean
Votes: 1,509
43. No Hiding Place (1959–1967)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Tales of Scotland Yard centering on a detective team. A sort of halfway house between "Dixon of Dock Green" and "'Z' Cars." The detectives are still 1950s-style with good elocution and ... See full summary »
Stars: Raymond Francis, Eric Lander, Johnny Briggs, Michael McStay
Votes: 97
44. Taxi! (1963–1964)
45 min | Comedy, Drama
Sidney James stars as a cabbie who takes Ray Brooks under his wing and helps him become a taxi driver. They become pals and share working a London black cab.
Stars: Sidney James, Ray Brooks, Bill Owen, Diane Aubrey
Votes: 15
45. Here's Harry (1960–1965)
30 min | Comedy
Accident-prone magnet of calamity Harry Worth comes up against various forms of authority, resulting in fallout and failure.
Stars: Harry Worth, Jack Woolgar, Joe Gladwin, Geoffrey Hibbert
Votes: 23
46.
The Saint (1962–1969)
Episode:
The Scorpion
(1964)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A petty crook's murdered after telling Simon that he's been paid to steal documents for blackmail purposes by a villain known only as the Scorpion.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Roger Moore, Katherine Woodville, Nyree Dawn Porter, Dudley Sutton
Votes: 169
47. Where Eagles Dare (1968)
M | 158 min | Action, Adventure, War
Allied agents stage a daring raid on a castle where the Nazis are holding American brigadier general George Carnaby prisoner, but that's not all that's really going on.
Director: Brian G. Hutton | Stars: Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, Patrick Wymark
Votes: 62,889
48. 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: 245
49. Nearest and Dearest (1968–1973)
30 min | Comedy
On the death of their father Joshua, siblings Eli and Nellie Pledge inherit the family business, Pledge's Purer Pickles, at Colne, Lancashire, in the north of England. Their faithful ... See full summary »
Stars: Hylda Baker, Jimmy Jewel, Joe Gladwin, Madge Hindle
Votes: 171
50. Top Secret (1961–1962)
60 min | Drama
A British agent starts work in South America.
Stars: William Franklyn, Patrick Cargill, Alan Rothwell, Frieda Knorr
Votes: 15