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1.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
Paul Scofield
(2008)
Documentary
A tribute to one of Britain's most acclaimed actors.
Director: David M. Thompson | Stars: Paul Scofield, Juliet Stevenson, Eileen Atkins, Michael Billington
Votes: 47
2. The Pride of Atticus Lee (2019)
7 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Atticus Lee finds himself in a mysterious courtroom, accused of an unspecified crime. He attempts to defend himself against the judgment of three menacing spectres.
Director: Samuel Martin | Stars: Julian Glover, Vernon Dobtcheff, Lisa Bowerman, Jason Farries
Votes: 17
3.
Wagner (1983)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1983)
Biography, Drama, History
Wagner's health deteriorates and he suffers from various illnesses. Mathilde Wesendonck, the wife of wealthy silk merchant Otto Wesendonck, becomes yet another one of his patrons and offers... See full summary »
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Richard Burton, Franco Nero, Vanessa Redgrave, László Gálffi
Votes: 139
4. Codename (1970– )
50 min | Drama
Stars: Clifford Evans, Alexandra Bastedo, Anthony Valentine, Brian Peck
Votes: 11
5. Hereward the Wake (1965– )
25 min | Drama, History
Hereward, son of Duke Leofric and Lady Godiva, fought a long and ultimately hopeless guerilla war against the invading forces of William the Conqueror in the fens of Lincolnshire, betrayed not only by his allies but by his own weaknesses.
Stars: Alfred Lynch, Bryan Pringle, Yvonne Furneaux, John Carson
Votes: 17
6.
Father Ted (1995–1998)
Episode:
Are You Right There Father Ted?
(1998)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy
Father Ted holds a, "Celebration Of Craggy Island's Ethnic Diversity", party to prove he's not a racist.
Director: Andy De Emmony | Stars: Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Frank Kelly, Pauline McLynn
Votes: 698
7. Microbes and Men (1974– )
60 min | Drama
Dramatised documentary series charting the development of vaccines by Pasteur, Koch and others in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Stars: Frank Gillard, Arthur Lowe, James Grout, Patricia Heneghan
Votes: 39
8. The Nearly Man (1975)
60 min | Drama
The Nearly Man is a UK TV play and series from the mid-1970s, about a middle-class Labour MP.[1] Both play and series were written by Arthur Hopcraft; actors in the cast of both include ... See full summary »
Stars: Tony Britton, Wilfred Pickles, Ann Firbank, Michael Elphick
Votes: 9
9. Rome (2005–2007)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
Stars: Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kerry Condon
Votes: 185,686
10. Father Ted (1995–1998)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy
Three misfit priests and their housekeeper live on Craggy Island, not the peaceful and quiet part of Ireland that it seems to be.
Stars: Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Frank Kelly, Pauline McLynn
Votes: 43,875
11. 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: 13,426
12. Monitor (1958–1965)
Documentary, Talk-Show
Fortnightly arts show from the BBC, covering the worlds of theatre, film, literature, painting, sculpture, architecture and music.
Stars: Huw Wheldon, Jonathan Miller, John Berger, Robert Robinson
Votes: 98
13. 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: 13
14.
Rome (2005–2007)
Episode:
Philippi
(2007)
TV-MA | 56 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Cicero is finally undone by his duplicity in the form of Titus Pullo, acting upon Octavian's request to assassinate all supporters of Brutus in Rome. Pullo and Vorenus enjoy a happy if ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Young | Stars: Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Tobias Menzies
Votes: 2,164
15.
The Borgias (2011–2013)
Episode:
The Confession
(2012)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, History
Pope Alexander authorizes a search for missing son Juan as Savonarola continues to resist torture, and Lucrezia seduces her fiancé.
Director: David Leland | Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Joanne Whalley
Votes: 643
16. Poirot (1989–2013)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.
Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran
Votes: 52,234
17. Melba (1988)
330 min | Biography, Drama
The story of opera soprano Dame Nellie Melba.
Stars: Linda Cropper, Nell Schofield, Julie Haseler, Peter Carroll
Votes: 11
18. The Roads of Exile (1978 TV Movie)
169 min | Biography, Drama
French philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau (François Simon) lives in 18th-century exile with his mistress (Dominique Labourier).
Director: Claude Goretta | Stars: François Simon, Dominique Labourier, Corinne Coderey, Monique Mélinand
Votes: 16
19. Nothing Else... (2000)
15 min | Short, Drama, War
Paris 1942, Sarah, a six year old Jewish girl is forced to chose among her possessions what she will carry in her flight, making this choice the construction of her own history.
Director: Fabrice Nordmann | Stars: Daphné Lugardon, Anne Canovas, Ivan Levaï, Vernon Dobtcheff
Votes: 54
20.
A.D. (1985)
Episode:
Part 5
(1985)
180 min | Drama, History
Director: Stuart Cooper | Stars: Anthony Andrews, Colleen Dewhurst, Ava Gardner, David Hedison
Votes: 19
21. The Devil's Lieutenant (1984 TV Movie)
206 min | Drama, History
In the pre-WWI Austro-Hungarian Empire, an older officer (Capt. Kunze) investigates a brilliant junior officer (Lt. Dorfrichter) suspected of complicity in a murder by poisoning.
Director: John Goldschmidt | Stars: Helmut Griem, Ian Charleson, Barbara De Rossi, Claudine Auger
Votes: 18
22. Mazarin (1978– )
80 min
Stars: François Périer, Nathalie Roussel, Jean-Pol Dubois, Fernand Guiot
Votes: 12
23. Who's Round (2013 Podcast Series)
Toby Hadoke interviews people who were involved in making Doctor Who (1963).
Stars: Toby Hadoke, Russell T. Davies, Paul Joyce, Andrew Cartmel
Votes: 7
24. 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: 39,587
25. Sharpe (1993–2008)
TV-14 | 1,673 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A series of stories starring Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars as he fights both Napoleon's forces and the strong prejudice of British aristocracy.
Stars: Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley, John Tams, Jason Salkey
Votes: 2,373
26. 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: 1,729
27. L'hypothèse de la reine rouge (2018)
17 min | Short
20 years after Sherlock Holmes accidentally killed Arsene Lupin's wife, the two legends will meet again in a museum, where Arsene is about to steal a mysterious book. Sherlock Holmes will ... See full summary »
Director: Florian Thomas | Stars: Vernon Dobtcheff, Philippe Allier, Stéphanie Cabdevila, Frédéric Calero
Votes: 9
28.
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973–1978)
Episode:
Frank Goes Over the Edge
(1973)
TV-Y | 31 min | Comedy
Frank manages to mess up the library card system without actually getting a book out; he then returns to the farm supplies firm with one more chicken than he let escape. Frank finds out ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Mills | Stars: Michael Crawford, Michele Dotrice, Vernon Dobtcheff, Hazel Bainbridge
Votes: 104
29.
The Borgias (2011–2013)
Episode:
The Beautiful Deception
(2012)
TV-MA | 48 min | Crime, Drama, History
Lucrezia is inconsolable after Paolo's death, but it is ruled a suicide as King Charles marches north to revenge themselves on the Pope and the Eternal City.
Director: Jon Amiel | Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Joanne Whalley
Votes: 642
30.
The Borgias (2011–2013)
Episode:
World of Wonders
(2012)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, History
The Pope excommunicates Friar Savanarola and he fails a test by fire while Giovanni haunted by shame and the agonies of syphilis threatens Lucrezia's son.
Director: David Leland | Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Joanne Whalley
Votes: 570
31.
Ike: The War Years (1979)
Episode:
Part III
(1979)
120 min | Biography, Drama, History
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Robert Duvall, Lee Remick, Dana Andrews, J.D. Cannon
Votes: 10
32. 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: 8,902
33. As Time Goes By (1992–2005)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Romance
The Korean War, and a long lost letter, separate the lives of young lovers Jean Pargetter and Lionel Hardcastle, whose paths cross again by happenstance.
Stars: Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer, Moira Brooker, Philip Bretherton
Votes: 4,972
34. War and Remembrance (1988–1989)
Not Rated | 135 min | Drama, War
The trials of the Henry and the Jastrow families amidst the events after the U.S.'s entry into World War II.
Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner, Victoria Tennant
Votes: 3,136
35. The Roads to Freedom (1970)
559 min | Drama, War
Dramatisation of Jean-Paul Sartre's trilogy.
Stars: Michael Bryant, Daniel Massey, Alison Fiske, Georgia Brown
Votes: 172
36. Small World (1988)
120 min | Comedy, Romance
A young academic travels the world attending university conferences, in the hope of finding the woman of his dreams.
Stars: Finbar Lynch, John Ratzenberger, Stephen Moore, Rachel Kempson
Votes: 26
37. Tom, Dick and Harriet (1982–1983)
30 min | Comedy
Richard & Harriet's lives are disrupted when Richard's father Tom comes to live with them.
Stars: Lionel Jeffries, Ian Ogilvy, Brigit Forsyth, Hazel Bainbridge
Votes: 69
38. Joséphine ou la comédie des ambitions (1979–1980)
90 min | Biography, Drama, History
The main events of the French Revolution and First Empire serve as a background canvas to a detailed biography of Empress Josephine, Napoleon I's first wife. Her initial tribulations, ... See full summary »
Stars: Danièle Lebrun, Daniel Mesguich, Claire Vernet, Jean-Luc Moreau
Votes: 33
39. Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplicissimus (1975– )
384 min | Adventure, Drama, History
The idyllic life of the simple-minded Simplicius Simplizissimus is destroyed with the outbreak of the Thirty Years War, leading him on an adventurous journey.
Stars: Matthias Habich, Herbert Tiede, Christian Quadflieg, Herbert Stass
Votes: 95
40. The Rat Catchers (1966–1967)
60 min | Drama, Thriller
A highly secret British Intelligence Unit is set up to deal with enemy menaces, staffed by three tough & capable operatives - the flamboyant Peregrine Smith, cold & logical Davidson, and ... See full summary »
Stars: Gerald Flood, Glyn Owen, Philip Stone, James Kerry
Votes: 18
41.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Rumpole of the Bailey
(1975)
61 min | Comedy, Drama
An irreverent barrister chooses to defend a young Jamaican boy accused of stabbing on the same day his only son leaves for college in America.
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: Leo McKern, Joyce Heron, Noel Willman, David Yelland
Votes: 156
42.
Fall of Eagles (1974)
Episode:
Requiem for a Crown Prince
(1974)
Drama, History, War
On the morning of the 30th January 1889, the 30-year-old Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria-Hungary is found dead at the imperial hunting lodge at Mayerling in what looks like a suicide pact ... See full summary »
Director: James Ferman | Stars: Rachel Gurney, Laurence Naismith, Emrys James, Anthony Newlands
Votes: 47
43.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
A Man with Everything: Part 2
(1978)
TV-14 | Drama
Director: Richard Martin | Stars: Peter Copley, Vernon Dobtcheff, Elizabeth Power, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 8
44. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure
In 1938, after his father goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones finds himself up against the Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 812,173 | Gross: $197.17M
45. The Durrells (2016–2019)
TV-PG | 46 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Louisa Durrell raises her four children single-handedly after her husband's death. Following a financial crisis, the family moves to the Greek island of Corfu and tries to adapt to life there.
Stars: Keeley Hawes, Josh O'Connor, Milo Parker, Daisy Waterstone
Votes: 14,269
46. The Good Guys (1992– )
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Two men named Guy spend their days trying to right wrongs.
Stars: Nigel Havers, Keith Barron, Hilary Whitehall, Godfrey James
Votes: 26
47.
1990 (1977–1978)
Episode:
Non-Citizen
(1977)
Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After the Kyle Trial fiasco, Skardon takes his revenge by turning Kyle into a Non-Citizen: stripping Kyle of his ID and Union cards, freezing his bank account and seizing all his assets. ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Hird | Stars: Edward Woodward, Barbara Kellerman, Robert Lang, Stacy Davies
Votes: 10
48.
As Time Goes By (1992–2005)
Episode:
What's Wrong with Mrs Bale?
(1997)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy, Romance
While staying at their country house for the weekend, Jean and Lionel notice that Mrs.Bale seems to be more agitated than usual. While Jean is determined to get to the bottom of it, Lionel stays in bed with a bug.
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer, Frank Middlemass, Joan Sims
Votes: 102
49.
New Scotland Yard (1972–1974)
Episode:
Memory of a Gauntlet
(1972)
52 min | Crime, Drama
A postman is found murdered by his wife, his body surrounded by Nazi emblems and insignia; it looks like a murder committed by a fanatical hunter of ex-Nazis. Kingdom persuades a reporter ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: John Woodvine, Edward Harvey, Leslie Schofield, Pauline Letts
Votes: 11
50.
Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992)
Episode:
Rumpole and the Genuine Article
(1983)
Not Rated | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Rumpole defends an eccentric artist in a forgery case before the newly appointed Judge Featherstone.
Director: Robert Knights | Stars: Leo McKern, Peggy Thorpe-Bates, Emlyn Williams, Brenda Blethyn
Votes: 98