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1. 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
2. Zero One (1962–1965)
30 min | Drama
Television series about International Air Security, whose call sign is "Zero One".
Stars: Nigel Patrick, William Smith, Katya Douglas, Hugh McDermott
Votes: 61
3. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,246
4. The Cheaters (1960–1962)
30 min | Mystery
Cases of an Insurance Claims Investigator.
Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Ann Hanslip, Colin Tapley
Votes: 32
5. 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: 67
6. The Strauss Family (1972)
60 min | Drama, Romance
A seven-part mini-series produced in England about Vienna's Strauss family in the 19th-century. Members of the London Symphony Orchestra provided the music.
Stars: Stuart Wilson, Anne Stallybrass, Barbara Ferris, Christopher Benjamin
Votes: 122
7. The Human Jungle (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
Dr. Roger Corder, a gifted and compassionate psychologist, treats the mental disorders of his patients through a mix of Freudian and Laingian techniques.
Stars: Herbert Lom, Michael Johnson, Sally Smith, Mary Yeomans
Votes: 179
8. Play for Today (1970–1984)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
A British television anthology drama series that aired on BBC1 between 1970 and 1984.
Stars: Alison Steadman, Nigel Hawthorne, Tony Caunter, David Daker
Votes: 395
9. Murder at the Wedding (1979– )
240 min | Mystery
Behind a picture perfect middle class wedding resentment is brewing between the family and their guests which eventually turns to murder.
Stars: Liza Goddard, James Hazeldine, Alfred Lynch, Diane Fletcher
Votes: 7
10.
All in Good Faith (1985–1988)
Episode:
A Flying Visit
(1986)
23 min | Comedy
The reverend and Emma descend on Edendale and discover that it's even more run-down than the reports suggested. During the events of one night, they confirm their worst of fears and reinforce that Edendale really needs them.
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Richard Briers, Barbara Ferris, Raymond Francis, Noel Dyson
Votes: 9
11.
All in Good Faith (1985–1988)
Episode:
Exodus
(1986)
22 min | Comedy
The day of the move arrives at last, but, due to a missing tortoise and furniture van, both the departure and the arrival are very different from expectations.
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Richard Briers, Barbara Ferris, James Cossins, Diana King
Votes: 9
12.
All in Good Faith (1985–1988)
Episode:
The Crunch
(1986)
23 min | Comedy
The bishop wants a definite answer from the reverend: is he moving to Edendale or not? Philip has a few days to convince his family. Meanwhile, the marriage of their best friends seems to be coming to an end.
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Richard Briers, Barbara Ferris, James Cossins, Lydia Smith
Votes: 10
13.
All in Good Faith (1985–1988)
Episode:
An Eye for an Eye
(1986)
22 min | Comedy
Open hostilities are declared between Philip and the rest of the parish when circumstances suggest that, suffering from the stress of recent events, he is hitting the bottle-and his nearest and dearest.
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Richard Briers, Barbara Ferris, James Cossins, Diana King
Votes: 9
14.
The Strauss Family (1972)
Episode:
Schanni
(1972)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Director: David Giles | Stars: Eric Woofe, Stuart Wilson, Anne Stallybrass, Barbara Ferris
Votes: 8
15. Juke Box Jury (1959–1990)
30 min | Music
A panel of notable personalities rate the latest pop records.
Stars: David Jacobs, Pete Murray, Alan Freeman, Katie Boyle
Votes: 58
16.
The Strauss Family (1972)
Episode:
Hetti
(1972)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Director: David Reid | Stars: Stuart Wilson, Anne Stallybrass, Margaret Whiting, Nikolas Simmonds
Votes: 7
17.
Coronation Street (1960– )
Episode:
Episode #1.78
(1961)
TV-PG | 22 min | Drama, Romance
Frank becomes worried when Ida fails to return home from visiting Beattie. Dennis' meeting with Lenny Phillips does not go according to plan. Nancy tells Albert that the council has offered her a bungalow.
Director: Vivian Milroy | Stars: Frank Pemberton, William Roache, Bernard Kay, Judy Evans
Votes: 7
18.
All in Good Faith (1985–1988)
Episode:
Manna from Heaven
(1987)
23 min | Comedy
The plight of an elderly widow prompts Philip to ask Oscar Randolph, the local supermarket tycoon, to help him aid the old people in the parish. Philip soon discovers that Oscar, as usual, is helping no one but himself.
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Richard Briers, Barbara Ferris, Irene Handl, T.P. McKenna
Votes: 6
19.
All in Good Faith (1985–1988)
Episode:
I Dreamt I Dwelt in Parish Halls
(1987)
21 min | Comedy
When Philip tries to alter the parish hall bookings, he comes into conflict with a local martial arts club. A firm hand is called for, especially when Philip is invited to shatter a few tiles himself.
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Richard Briers, Barbara Ferris, Terrence Hardiman, Nigel Humphreys
Votes: 6
20.
All in Good Faith (1985–1988)
Episode:
Like Father Like Son
(1987)
24 min | Comedy
When his father decides to emulate Philip and take on a tough urban parish, Philip tries to dissuade him. His arguments end up falling upon deaf ears, two of which belong to a ventriloquist's dummy.
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Richard Briers, Barbara Ferris, T.P. McKenna, Frank Middlemass
Votes: 6
21.
All in Good Faith (1985–1988)
Episode:
The Patience of Job
(1987)
23 min | Comedy
Philip is visited by a stranger who believes he has a divine mission to fulfill. A few days later they meet again, but, on this occasion, the stranger has a gun.
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Richard Briers, Barbara Ferris, Brian Murphy, Peter Dennis
Votes: 6
22.
The Human Jungle (1963–1964)
Episode:
Enemy Outside
(1964)
Drama
A black dockworker has a breakdown while operating a crane and is sent to the hospital mental ward. Dr. Corder tries to win his confidence and address his obsession with the rays of the Sun, but another patient tries to stir discord.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Herbert Lom, Michael Johnson, Sally Smith, Mary Yeomans
Votes: 20
23.
All in Good Faith (1985–1988)
Episode:
Home from Home
(1987)
23 min | Comedy
A homeless couple arrives on Phillip's doorstep late one night and are given shelter. On further acquaintance, having no home turns out to be the least of their problems.
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Richard Briers, Barbara Ferris, Frank Middlemass, Tim Stern
Votes: 6
24.
The Strauss Family (1972)
Episode:
Anna
(1972)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Director: David Giles | Stars: Eric Woofe, Anne Stallybrass, Barbara Ferris, Derek Jacobi
Votes: 11
25. Term of Trial (1962)
Approved | 130 min | Drama
A British high-school girl becomes infatuated with her English teacher, but after he rejects her amorous advances, she goes to the police and accuses him of indecent assault.
Director: Peter Glenville | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Simone Signoret, Roland Culver, Frank Pettingell
Votes: 868
26.
All in Good Faith (1985–1988)
Episode:
No Stone Unturned
(1986)
22 min | Comedy
Reverend Lambe plans to visit the new parish he has been offered, but Emma refuses to go. Parish life is further complicated by Major Andrews, who insists on erecting a massive headstone in memory of his friend Archie Colson.
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Richard Briers, Barbara Ferris, James Cossins, Lydia Smith
Votes: 10
27.
The Strauss Family (1972)
Episode:
Emilie
(1972)
90 min | Drama, Romance
Director: David Giles | Stars: Eric Woofe, Stuart Wilson, Anne Stallybrass, Barbara Ferris
Votes: 9
28.
The Strauss Family (1972)
Episode:
Revolution
(1972)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Peter Potter | Stars: Eric Woofe, Stuart Wilson, Anne Stallybrass, Barbara Ferris
Votes: 8
29.
All in Good Faith (1985–1988)
Episode:
In the Beginning
(1985)
23 min | Comedy
Reverend Lambe is transferred from his rich rural parish to a tough Midlands city.
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Richard Briers, Barbara Ferris, James Cossins, Roger Brierley
Votes: 10
30. BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)
60 min | Drama
BBC2 Playhouse was a British one-hour episode anthology television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Stars: Ralph G. Morse, Gawn Grainger, John Bluthal, Trevor Laird
Votes: 139
31. The Krays (1990)
R | 115 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
This fact-based movie follows the life of the twin crime-lords in London's '60s underworld.
Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, Billie Whitelaw, Tom Bell
Votes: 9,058 | Gross: $2.06M
32. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
30 min | Documentary, Biography
The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers... See full summary »
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Michael Aspel, Elizabeth Dawn, June Whitfield
Votes: 324
33. The Girl-Getters (1964)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
In a seaside village, a group of local young men mingle among the seasonal tourists in search of sexual conquests. Near the end of one summer, the group's leader Tinker, a strolling ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Oliver Reed, Jane Merrow, Barbara Ferris, Harry Andrews
Votes: 813
34. Interlude (1968)
M/PG | 113 min | Drama, Romance
A famous conductor gives an interview to a pretty young reporter. He speaks a bit too frankly and finds he's given himself an unwanted sabbatical from conducting. He begins an affair with ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Billington | Stars: Oskar Werner, Barbara Ferris, Virginia Maskell, Donald Sutherland
Votes: 419
35. A Place to Go (1963)
86 min | Crime, Drama
A young man employed by a cigarette factory is tired of his working class status and joins a gang planning to rob the factory warehouse.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Rita Tushingham, Michael Sarne, Bernard Lee, Doris Hare
Votes: 311
36.
Coronation Street (1960– )
Episode:
Episode #1.84
(1961)
TV-PG | 22 min | Drama, Romance
Harry and Concepta celebrate the occasion of their wedding with their family and friends. Linda resents Ivan having to work at the Rovers on a Saturday. Alf tries to introduce Bill to Elsie.
Director: Pauline Shaw | Stars: Ivan Beavis, Doreen Keogh, Jennifer Moss, Arthur Leslie
Votes: 7
37. Tom Thumb (1958)
Approved | 98 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical
A boy (Russ Tamblyn), no bigger than a thumb, manages to outwit two thieves (Terry-Thomas and Peter Sellers) determined to make a fortune from him.
Director: George Pal | Stars: Russ Tamblyn, June Thorburn, Peter Sellers, Alan Young
Votes: 2,866
38. ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969–1974)
78 min | Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Balfour, Madoline Thomas, Diane Cilento, Jim Dale
Votes: 98
39.
All in Good Faith (1985–1988)
Episode:
Babes and Sucklings
(1987)
25 min | Comedy
The baptism of a child should be a happy occasion, but in this case, the father and the grandfather can't agree on anything, let alone a name for the baby. When a commonsense approach fails, Emma rushes in where Philip fears to tread.
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Richard Briers, Barbara Ferris, T.P. McKenna, Frank Middlemass
Votes: 5
40. Children of the Damned (1964)
Approved | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Six impossibly intelligent children from all over the world with dangerous psychic powers hide in a church in England after the military tries to experiment on them. Besieged, they warn the military to back off before carnage ensues.
Director: Anton Leader | Stars: Ian Hendry, Alan Badel, Barbara Ferris, Alfred Burke
Votes: 5,026 | Gross: $1.00M
41. Sparrows Can't Sing (1963)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
After 2 years at sea, Charlie comes home to find his house demolished, wife Maggie gone, living with married Bert and their toddler. Charlie leaves a trail of mayhem as he tries to sort things out.
Director: Joan Littlewood | Stars: James Booth, Barbara Windsor, Roy Kinnear, Avis Bunnage
Votes: 525
42.
Coronation Street (1960– )
Episode:
Episode #1.79
(1961)
TV-PG | 22 min | Drama, Romance
The day of Ida's funeral arrives.
Director: Vivian Milroy | Stars: Frank Pemberton, William Roache, Anne Reid, Daphne Oxenford
Votes: 6
43. Bitter Harvest (1963)
91 min | Drama
A pretty young woman will do anything to escape her deadly dull existence in the backlots of Wales. But when she reaches the bright lights of London is the price too high?
Director: Peter Graham Scott | Stars: Janet Munro, John Stride, Alan Badel, Anne Cunningham
Votes: 327
44. A Pair of Briefs (1962)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy
She's new in chambers, and he's a troublemaker. But what *is* the true status of the old lady's wartime marriage, and can the two young legal minds find the answer?
Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: Michael Craig, Mary Peach, Brenda de Banzie, James Robertson Justice
Votes: 230
45. All in Good Faith (1985–1988)
30 min | Comedy
A country vicar moves with his family to an urban parish.
Stars: Richard Briers, Barbara Ferris, Frank Middlemass, Lydia Smith
Votes: 56
46. Having a Wild Weekend (1965)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Music
Dinah is a model whose face appears in an ad campaign for meat. While shooting a TV commercial, she and Steve, one of the stunt men, run off together. The advertising executives use their disappearance to generate more publicity for meat.
Director: John Boorman | Stars: Dave Clark, The Dave Clark Five, Barbara Ferris, David Lodge
Votes: 849
47. A Nice Girl Like Me (1969)
M/PG | 90 min | Comedy
Candy is a fetching unwed young lady with a penchant for pregnancy. Her adventures begin when she leaves her sheltered boarding school background for Paris. The result is the birth of Valentine nine months later.
Director: Desmond Davis | Stars: Barbara Ferris, Sarah Golding, Christine Dingle, Sorrel Breunig
Votes: 88
48. Coronation Street (1960– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Romance
The world's longest-running television soap, Coronation Street focuses on the everyday lives of working-class people in Manchester, England.
Stars: William Roache, Helen Worth, Barbara Knox, Sally Dynevor
Votes: 6,026
49. A Chorus of Disapproval (1989)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Widower Guy is transferred to an English coastal town, where he joins an amateur operatic society to "meet people" and "have fun".
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Anthony Hopkins, Richard Briers, Barbara Ferris
Votes: 949 | Gross: $0.22M
50. The ITV Play (1968– )
Comedy, Drama
For single one-off plays that were not part of an anthology series and were also not made to any specific theme or requirement - appearing whenever.
Stars: Elizabeth Spriggs, Ronald Pickup, Alison Fiske, Susan George