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1. 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, John Murray Scott, Clive Russell
Votes: 20
2. The Younger Generation (1961– )
Drama
Eleven-part mini-series featuring an ensemble cast of up-and-coming acting talent, in plays by young authors, each actor or actress taking the lead role in turn.
Stars: Mary Miller, John Thaw, Ronald Lacey, Johnny Briggs
Votes: 11
3. The Pursuers (1961–1962)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Inspector Bollinger pursues criminals and scoundrels on the mean streets of London with the aid of his trusty German Shepherd dog.
Stars: Louis Hayward, Gaylord Cavallaro, Robert Gallico, Geoffrey Hibbert
Votes: 18
4. 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
5. Take Three Girls (1969–1971)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Centres on the lives of three single girls living in bedsit-land in London SW3. It featured daffy cellist Victoria (Liza Goddard) actress Kate (Susan Jameson), and cockney art student Avril... See full summary »
Stars: Liza Goddard, Barra Grant, Angela Down, Susan Jameson
Votes: 32
6. Detective (1964–1969)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Anthology series featuring adaptations of detective stories.
Stars: Rupert Davies, Ralph Michael, Barbara Couper, Esmond Knight
Votes: 27
7. It's Dark Outside (1964–1965)
60 min | Drama
Chief Inspector Rose (William Mervyn), previously seen in 'The Odd Man' and later to have his own series, investigates off-beat cases assisted by Detective Sergeant Swift (Keith Barron).
Stars: William Mervyn, Keith Barron, June Tobin, John Carson
Votes: 34
8. 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: 877
9. 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
10. Sherlock Holmes (1964–1968)
50 min | Crime, Drama, History
A series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations, based on the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Stars: Nigel Stock, Peter Cushing, Douglas Wilmer, Peter Madden
Votes: 588
11. Paul Temple (1969–1971)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Crime-novelist Paul Temple solves mysteries with the help of his wife Steve.
Stars: Francis Matthews, Ros Drinkwater, June Ellis, George Sewell
Votes: 95
12. Special Branch (1969–1974)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Groundbreaking British police drama series following the exploits of the Special Branch of the Metropolitan Police: an elite group of officers tasked with protecting London from spies, terrorists, and subversives.
Stars: Derren Nesbitt, George Sewell, Morris Perry, Fulton Mackay
Votes: 195
13. Drama 61-67 (1961–1967)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Brian Haines, Robert Cartland, Alister Williamson, Joe Ritchie
Votes: 30
14. Probation Officer (1959–1962)
60 min | Drama
An early hit for ATV, this absorbing, rigorously researched and very human drama series centres on the work of a team of probation officers based in London, and the lives of the men and ... See full summary »
Stars: John Paul, John Scott, Jessica Spencer, David Davies
Votes: 30
15. The Buccaneers (1956–1957)
30 min | Adventure, Drama
The Crown takes Tempest's stronghold. The ex-pirate wins a pardon and becomes a privateer. He and Deputy Gov. Beamish fight Spanish raiders despite their unease. They defend the Caribbean.
Stars: Robert Shaw, Paul Hansard, Brian Rawlinson, Edwin Richfield
Votes: 188
16. The Sentimental Agent (1963)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Argentinian shipping agent Carlos Varela (Carlos Thompson) finds that the people using his services often need a lot more of his help than purely shipping goods.
Stars: Burt Kwouk, Clemence Bettany, Carlos Thompson, John Turner
Votes: 44
17. Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (1957– )
30 min | Adventure, Drama
The series adapted for television some true tales from press correspondents from around the world.
Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Kieron Moore, Eric Pohlmann, Leonard Sachs
Votes: 20
18.
It's Dark Outside (1964–1965)
Episode:
More Ways of Killing a Cat
(1964)
Drama
A parcel bomb arrives for Detective Swift, it has a live detonator with a dummy explosive - the first of nine.
Director: Gerard Dynevor | Stars: William Mervyn, Keith Barron, June Tobin, Kenneth Colley
Votes: 5
19.
The Buccaneers (1956–1957)
Episode:
Gunpowder Plot
(1956)
Not Rated | 24 min | Adventure, Drama
Tempest is tasked with securing extra gun powder from the Admiralty after a succession pirate raids. The Admiralty refuses to give him the gunpowder and Tempest has to resort to some unconventional tactics.
Director: Leslie Arliss | Stars: Robert Shaw, André Morell, Peter Hammond, Pamela Wright
Votes: 18
20.
The Buccaneers (1956–1957)
Episode:
The Hand of the Hawk
(1956)
TV-Y | 25 min | Adventure, Drama
The authorities are trying to drum up more business for the colony. The first merchantmen to arrive has a crew member killed with a warning, "beware the mark of the Hawk". Dan needs to try ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Robert Shaw, Anthony Dawson, Sidney James, Peter Hammond
Votes: 19
21. Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
Approved | 111 min | Action, Drama, History
In 1920s Ireland, I.R.A. members are being led by the war mongering Dr. Sean Lenihan (James Cagney), as they fight oppressive British forces.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: James Cagney, Don Murray, Dana Wynter, Glynis Johns
Votes: 1,522
22.
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
Episode:
A Tuck in Time
(1957)
Approved | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Friar Tuck's evil twin brother Edgar returns from a long trip to the Far East, during which he came across the formula for a secret weapon--a secret he intends to sell to Prince John.
Director: Terry Bishop | Stars: Richard Greene, Alexander Gauge, Patricia Driscoll, Alan Wheatley
Votes: 25
23.
The Buccaneers (1956–1957)
Episode:
Before the Mast
(1956)
TV-Y | 25 min | Adventure, Drama
A pirate ship is seen in the waters around New Providence, with a Spanish blockade already in place, Tempest concocts an audacious plan to not only stop the pirate but destroy his ship.
Director: Ralph Smart | Stars: Robert Shaw, Ferdy Mayne, Roger Snowdon, Salvin Stewart
Votes: 19
24.
The Buccaneers (1956–1957)
Episode:
Printer's Devil
(1957)
TV-Y | 25 min | Adventure, Drama
Captain Tempest becomes involved when he sees a printer shut down for spreading stories of corruption amid the government. Tempest thinks there is some truth behind the story and decides to make a stand
Director: Bernard Knowles | Stars: Robert Shaw, Miles Malleson, Noel Coleman, Maxwell Shaw
Votes: 16
25.
The Buccaneers (1956–1957)
Episode:
Dan Tempest and the Amazons
(1956)
TV-Y | 25 min | Adventure, Drama
A French Privateer arrives in New Providence with a very strange cargo. As discussions continue the prospective cargo decide the matter for both parties.
Director: C.M. Pennington-Richards | Stars: Robert Shaw, Peter Hammond, Joan Sims, Edwin Richfield
Votes: 18
26.
The Buccaneers (1956–1957)
Episode:
Flip and Jenny
(1957)
TV-Y | 24 min | Adventure, Drama
Tempest finds two children stowed away on his ship. They tell a story of their father, an indentured slave, being thrown in jail for his refusal to work until the local land owner agrees to educate the children.
Director: Peter Maxwell | Stars: Robert Shaw, Peter Soule, Jane Asher, Robert Hardy
Votes: 14
27.
The Buccaneers (1956–1957)
Episode:
Ghost Ship
(1957)
Not Rated | 30 min | Adventure, Drama
Captain Tempest on board the Sultana encounters an abandoned Dutch ship. Tempest sees a prize, but a number of the crew fear it is a ghost ship and the spirits are restless.
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Robert Shaw, Paul Hansard, Colin Douglas, Alfred Burke
Votes: 17
28.
The Buccaneers (1956–1957)
Episode:
The Surgeon of San Rojo
(1956)
TV-Y | 25 min | Adventure, Drama
When a typhus outbreak hits New Providence, Captain Tempest must launch a desperate mission to bring relief to the dying inhabitants.
Director: C.M. Pennington-Richards | Stars: Robert Shaw, Dino Galvani, Peter Hammond, Alec Mango
Votes: 18
29.
The Buccaneers (1956–1957)
Episode:
The Wasp
(1956)
Not Rated | 25 min | Adventure, Drama
A raiding party of pirates led by Blackbeard is looting the storehouse of New Providence. They leave behind one teenage lad to cover their retreat. Tempest is frustrated that raids like ... See full summary »
Director: Terry Bishop | Stars: Robert Shaw, Peter Hammond, Brian Rawlinson, Willoughby Gray
Votes: 20
30.
The Buccaneers (1956–1957)
Episode:
Whale Gold
(1956)
Not Rated | 25 min | Adventure, Drama
A crew are at sea in search of Ambergris, better known as whale gold. A substance worth 5 times its weight in gold. When a number of the crew find a deposit on an island things get ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie Arliss | Stars: Robert Shaw, Peter Hammond, Noel Purcell, Wilfred Downing
Votes: 20
31. She Didn't Say No (1958)
97 min | Comedy, Drama
Bridget Monaghan, a dressmaker and mother of six illegitimate children, tries to maintain her current lifestyle while the fathers of her six children try to run her out of their small Irish... See full summary »
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Eileen Herlie, Perlita Neilson, Wilfred Downing, Anne Dickins
Votes: 58
32.
The Buccaneers (1956–1957)
Episode:
Blood Will Tell
(1957)
TV-Y | 25 min | Adventure, Drama
A lawyer arrives at the colony looking for the last reaming heir to the Gresham fortune. A lad appears that everyone assumes is lying, but doubts begin to rise over the lad's true origins.
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Robert Shaw, Peter Hammond, Dawson France, Wilfred Downing
Votes: 17
33.
The Buccaneers (1956–1957)
Episode:
Dead Man's Rock
(1957)
TV-Y | 24 min | Adventure, Drama
With the Sultana out of action a Spanish warship takes the opportunity to attack the colony and arrest Governor Beamish. Tempest must find a way to rescue Beamish and stop the Spanish incursion.
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Robert Shaw, Peter Hammond, Richard Pasco, Neil Hallett
Votes: 18
34.
The Buccaneers (1956–1957)
Episode:
Gentleman Jack and the Lady
(1956)
TV-Y | 30 min | Adventure, Drama
Tempest's ship clashes with another privateer over a prize. Capt Gentleman Jack issues a warning of revenge to Tempest and his crew. But Gentleman Jack is not the person people expected him to be.
Director: Leslie Arliss | Stars: Robert Shaw, Hazel Court, Peter Hammond, Brian Rawlinson
Votes: 19
35.
The Buccaneers (1956–1957)
Episode:
Dangerous Cargo
(1957)
Not Rated | 25 min | Adventure, Drama
Tempest is tasked with transferring an important passenger from a passing British warship to Barbados all under the watchful eye of the Spanish.
Director: Leslie Arliss | Stars: Robert Shaw, Sarah Lawson, Ivan Craig, Peter Hammond
Votes: 18
36.
Special Branch (1969–1974)
Episode:
The Children of Delight
(1969)
47 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Is there something sinister going on behind the facade of 'The Children of Delight' - a group of hippies who have arrived on Eden's patch. Detective Sergeants Webb and Gifford go undercover to investigate.
Director: Peter Duguid | Stars: Wensley Pithey, Derren Nesbitt, Jennifer Wilson, Morris Perry
Votes: 21
37. Emergency-Ward 10 (1957–1967)
30 min | Drama
Set in Oxbridge General Hospital, this soap opera focused equally on the lives and loves of its medical staff and the pressure of their work.
Stars: Jill Browne, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Frederick Bartman, Desmond Carrington
Votes: 70
38.
The Buccaneers (1956–1957)
Episode:
Marooned
(1956)
Not Rated | 30 min | Adventure, Drama
The colony is celebrating the Kings birthday when a raiding party led by pirate Clip West attacks and steals most of the supplies. Once the authorities become aware of the situation, Dan is sent in pursuit of the raiding party.
Director: Leslie Arliss | Stars: Robert Shaw, Bill Owen, Peter Hammond, Willoughby Goddard
Votes: 17
39. It's Great to Be Young! (1956)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
It's heaven at Angel Hill Grammar School until the arrival of the new headmaster, Mr. Frome, who prohibits sixth formers from their beloved music-making. Dingle, a very unconventional music master, helps the students in their time of need.
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: John Mills, Cecil Parker, John Salew, Elizabeth Kentish
Votes: 337
40. Finger of Guilt (1956)
Approved | 95 min | Drama, Film-Noir
A married movie studio executive's life starts to unravel when he is stalked by a seductively beautiful woman he claims he does not know.
Directors: Joseph Losey, Alec C. Snowden | Stars: Richard Basehart, Mary Murphy, Constance Cummings, Roger Livesey
Votes: 660
41.
The Buccaneers (1956–1957)
Episode:
Mr. Beamish and the Hangman's Noose
(1957)
TV-Y | 25 min | Adventure, Drama
A new acting governor arrives at the colony and immediately arrests Beamish on a string of charges that will require him to return to London for a court marshal. Tempest is convinced there ... See full summary »
Director: C.M. Pennington-Richards | Stars: Robert Shaw, Peter Hammond, Paul Hansard, Edwin Richfield
Votes: 17
42.
The Buccaneers (1956–1957)
Episode:
Pirate Honour
(1957)
TV-Y | 25 min | Adventure, Drama
Tempest tries to save a young boy who's knowledge of buried gold makes him a valuable target of the famed pirate Black Bart.
Director: Peter Maxwell | Stars: Robert Shaw, Michael Caridia, Alex Scott, Ilona Ference
Votes: 20
43.
The Sentimental Agent (1963)
Episode:
All That Jazz
(1963)
Crime, Drama
When Varela undertakes responsibility for a jazz group making its debut in England, he soon finds himself with more problems than he bargained for and it isn't long before the band are ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Frend | Stars: Carlos Thompson, Burt Kwouk, Clemence Bettany, Anthony Bushell
Votes: 7
44. The Night Fighters (1960)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Drama, Romance
In 1941, the IRA plans a campaign to coincide with the planned German invasion of England. Dermot O'Neill finds it easy to get into the IRA, but can he get out?
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Richard Harris, Anne Heywood, Dan O'Herlihy
Votes: 369
45. Heights of Danger (1953)
60 min | Drama
Produced by Howard Thomas for the British Pathe Documentary Unit in 1953. A big garage profiteer seeks to sabotage a British father and his children's chances of winning an Alpine motor car... See full summary »
Director: Peter Bradford | Stars: Basil Appleby, Freda Bamford, Wilfred Downing, Annette Cabot
Votes: 17
46. I Capture the Castle (1954 TV Movie)
45 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Living in a cold, ruined castle, the eccentric Mortmain family try to make ends meet.
Director: Harry Lomax | Stars: Janet Munro, Rosina Enright, Wilfred Downing, Tony Tanner
47. The Story of the Treasure Seekers (1953– )
30 min | Drama
The Bastable family were once rich but now hover on the brink of financial ruin. The six Bastable children turn to treasure-seeking in a desperate effort to save the family home.
Stars: Wilfred Downing, Ernest Downing, Anthony Lang, Caroline Denzil
48. The Villains (1964–1965)
55 min
Series of unrelated plays which only have the subject of villainy in common
Stars: Ted Morris, Geoffrey Reed, Jack Austin, Bryan Mosley
49. A Castle and Sixpence (1954)
Adventure
Stars: Cicely Walper, Wilfred Downing, Elizabeth Saunders, Caroline Denzil
50. The Princess in Kensington (1952 TV Movie)
30 min | Drama, Family
Stars: Dorothea Alexander, Margaret Barton, A.J. Brown, Fiona Cunninghame