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1. Lilli Palmer Theatre (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Lilli Palmer, Roddy Hughes, Ian Fleming, Brian Wilde
Votes: 25
2. Survival (1961– )
Documentary
Classic long-running British nature documentary series featuring different subjects each time.
Stars: Duncan Carse, Aubrey Buxton, Andrew Sachs, Patrick Allen
Votes: 81
3. G.B.H. (1991)
567 min | Comedy, Drama
Politician Michael Murray's life entwines with headmaster Jim Nelson's, changing their trajectories when their paths cross unexpectedly.
Stars: Robert Lindsay, Michael Palin, Dearbhla Molloy, Alan Igbon
Votes: 823
4. Horizon (I) (1964– )
50 min | Documentary
British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.
Stars: Paul Vaughan, Jack Fortune, Dilly Barlow, Colin Riach
Votes: 1,149
5. Rheingold Theatre (1953–1957)
23 min | Drama
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. narrated, produced, and frequently starred in this anthology series, which presented everything from drama to mystery to farce.
Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Christopher Lee, Ron Randell, Barbara Mullen
Votes: 74
6. Public Eye (1965–1975)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Cynical, dour and world-weary, private eye Frank Marker is frequently the unwitting stooge in bigger criminal wheels in his attempts to make a tenuous living on the outskirts of London.
Stars: Alfred Burke, Ray Smith, Pauline Delaney, Brenda Cavendish
Votes: 429
7. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.
Stars: Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash, Slim Pickens
Votes: 2,294
8.
G.B.H. (1991)
Episode:
Message Sent
(1991)
81 min | Comedy, Drama
Thanks to Mr. Weller, Jim finally has something he can use against Michael: his enemy's old school records. But Barbara would like to get her hands on them as well. Tormented by messages ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Young | Stars: David Ross, Jimmy Mulville, Robert Lindsay, Ayesa Toure
Votes: 22
9. 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: 8,903
10.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin: Part 2
(1966)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
He steals back his horse, only to be accused a horse thief. The boy eventually helps him escape from prison in London, and he is able to clear his name.
Director: James Neilson | Stars: David Weston, Bernard Lee, George Cole, Maurice Denham
Votes: 15
11.
Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode:
Guns and Roses
(1994)
TV-14 | 48 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After a skilled gunsmith refuses to sell his shop in what has become a red light district, the local vice lord frames him and Lovejoy for robbery.
Director: Ian White | Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Caroline Langrishe, William Franklyn
Votes: 49
12.
G.B.H. (1991)
Episode:
Only Here on a Message
(1991)
79 min | Comedy, Drama
When Jim becomes a local hero in a tragic accident, Michael has his thugs back off. He's appalled when his political "friends," Lou and Peter, next suggest provoking racial violence in the ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Young | Stars: Dearbhla Molloy, Michael Palin, Paul Oldham, Daniel Street-Brown
Votes: 26
13.
G.B.H. (1991)
Episode:
Message Received
(1991)
83 min | Comedy, Drama
Feeling like a new man after his night with Barbara, Michael attempts to regain control of his city and put a stop to the incipient racial violence. Believing they have eluded their ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Young | Stars: Dearbhla Molloy, Anna Friel, Edward Mallon, Hayley Fairclough
Votes: 21
14. The World About Us (1967–1987)
60 min | Documentary
A documentary series with a broad remit of geography, anthropology, and natural history subjects.
Stars: Hugh Falkus, David Attenborough, Barry Paine, Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Votes: 36
15. The Dave Allen Show (1968– )
Comedy, Music
Dave Allen was the grand master of Irish/English humour. His tonight show, Dave Allen at large, was a top rating TV show from 1971-1979.
Stars: Dave Allen, The George Mitchell Singers, Mavis Ascott, Richard Garner
Votes: 94
16. 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
17. Mars: A Horizon Guide (2009 TV Movie)
Documentary
Stars: Kevin Fong, William Boynton, Gentry Lee, Bruce Murray
Votes: 18
18. Startopia (2001 Video Game)
Action, Sci-Fi
There once was a thriving network of space stations and planets orbiting in space. Now they are the relics of a post apocalypse that happened some time ago. As the leader of this by gone ... See full summary »
Stars: William Franklyn, Tom Forsyth, Graeme Monk, Martin Oliver
Votes: 45
19. Jonathan Creek (1997–2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Jonathan Creek, a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles, works from his home in a converted windmill. He uses his abilities to solve impossible crimes and mysterious murders.
Stars: Alan Davies, Caroline Quentin, Stuart Milligan, Julia Sawalha
Votes: 9,033
20. The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968–1977)
Comedy
The Morecambe & Wise Show was a long running and massively popular sketch series starring British comedy duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, plus a string of top-name international celebrity guests (of a bygone age), like André Prévin.
Stars: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Ann Hamilton, Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
Votes: 1,057
21. 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
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: 67
23. Looks Familiar (1970– )
Family, Game-Show, Talk-Show
Nostalgia based panel chat show.
Stars: Denis Norden, Bob Monkhouse, Arthur Askey, Ted Ray
Votes: 29
24. What's My Line? (1973–1974)
Game-Show
Stars: David Jacobs, Isobel Barnett, Kenneth Williams, William Franklyn
Votes: 12
25.
French and Saunders (1987–2017)
Episode:
Witless Silence
(1999)
TV-PG | 40 min | Comedy
This seasonal edition of Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders comedy sketch show features an acting masterclass and a murder investigation in "Witless Silence". Plus pop music spoofs of Boyzone and Alanis Morissette.
Director: Steve Bendelack | Stars: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Kathy Burke, William Franklyn
Votes: 40
26.
The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968–1977)
Episode:
1970 Christmas Show
(1970)
62 min | Comedy
The musical guests are Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen, Eric Porter, Nina van Pallandt, and Edward Woodward. Eric and Ernie exchange gifts, Peter Cushing wants his money. William Franklyn stars in Ernie's new play 'The Three Musketeers'.
Stars: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Peter Cushing, William Franklyn
Votes: 29
27. Lovejoy (1986–1994)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lovejoy is an irresistible rogue with a keen eye for antiques. The part-time detective scours the murky salerooms, auction halls and stately homes of Britain, always on the lookout for a find.
Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury, Phyllis Logan
Votes: 3,924
28. 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
29. Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures (1999 Podcast Series)
Sci-Fi
Full-cast audio drama series based on "Doctor Who (1963)" chronicling the further adventures of the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Doctors.
Stars: Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Sarah Sutton
Votes: 47
30.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin: Part 1
(1966)
Unrated | 95 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
When a rapacious new landlord threatens to evict him, seize his horse, and leave him penniless, the young farmer Dick Turpin flees to London and reluctantly establishes himself in the underworld with the help of a street-smart boy.
Director: James Neilson | Stars: David Weston, Bernard Lee, George Cole, Maurice Denham
Votes: 31
31. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
32.
Jonathan Creek (1997–2016)
Episode:
Jack in the Box
(1997)
TV-PG | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After Maddy successfully campaigns to free a man she believes to have been wrongly imprisoned for murder, the elderly husband of the victim is found shot dead in his nuclear fall-out shelter.
Director: Marcus Mortimer | Stars: John Bluthal, Colin Stinton, Bernard Kay, Maureen O'Brien
Votes: 471
33.
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1955– )
Episode:
The Ambassador's Lady
(1955)
30 min | Adventure, Family
Lord Richard Hastings's eye for a pretty girl places him and Sir Percy in the spotlight - and right under Chauvelin's nose. Will the gossip prove to be their undoing, or can the Pimpernel save the day?
Director: David MacDonald | Stars: Marius Goring, Patrick Troughton, Anthony Newlands, Stanley Van Beers
Votes: 8
34. 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
35. The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1957–1958)
30 min | Mystery
Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan is called in to help solve baffling cases, aided by his #1 son. The first five episodes were filmed in the US, then production switched to the UK for the rest of the series.
Stars: J. Carrol Naish, James Hong, Rupert Davies, Arthur Gomez
Votes: 142
36. The Flying Doctor (1959– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: Richard Denning, Jill Adams, Alan White, Peter Madden
Votes: 35
37.
Doctor in Charge (1972–1973)
Episode:
That's My Uncle!
(1972)
24 min | Comedy
When Professor Loftus goes on holiday, his replacement is Dick's uncle, Jeremy De Quincy, who is easy-going and initially seen as a breath of fresh air. However, eventually he gets on ... See full summary »
Stars: Robin Nedwell, Richard O'Sullivan, Deborah Watling, George Layton
Votes: 11
38. French and Saunders (1987–2017)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders satirically present aspects of British life, films such as Batman Forever and Pulp Fiction.
Stars: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Simon Brint, Rowland Rivron
Votes: 3,756
39. Justice (1971–1974)
60 min | Drama
Cases of a female barrister.
Stars: Margaret Lockwood, John Stone, John Bryans, Philip Stone
Votes: 120
40. 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: 246
41. Moon and Son (1992– )
50 min | Mystery
Astrologer Gladys Moon and her psychic son, Trevor, travel between Folkestone and Calais, conducting readings, selling occult wares and getting involved in various crimes and mysteries.
Stars: Millicent Martin, John Michie, Laure Killing, Ian Redford
Votes: 32
42. 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
43. Masterspy (1977– )
45 min | Comedy, Game-Show
Spy themed game-show hosted by William Franklyn and with the help of Miss Moneypacker (Jenny Lee Wright). Contestants underwent a series of tests to see who would be The Masterspy.
Stars: William Franklyn, Jenny Lee Wright, Victor Spinetti, John Normington
Votes: 12
44. Dick and the Duchess (1957–1958)
30 min | Comedy
Dick Starrett is insurance investigator in London and married to the upper class Jane. Her family disapproves of his being an American or background. Dick's co-worker is Peter Jamison and he collaborates with Inspector Starke on his cases.
Stars: Patrick O'Neal, Hazel Court, Richard Wattis, Roddy Hughes
Votes: 14
45.
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1955– )
Episode:
Something Remembered
(1955)
30 min | Adventure, Family
Answering an appeal from the Princess Melanie de Monsantes to bring her brother Jacques to safety from France, the Pimpernel finds him but he refuses to leave and instead asks the Pimpernel for help in frustrating Chauvelin's latest plan.
Director: David MacDonald | Stars: Marius Goring, Patrick Troughton, Anthony Newlands, Stanley Van Beers
Votes: 9
46. The Champions (1968–1969)
60 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After a plane carrying three Agents crashes in the Himalayas, they are rescued by an advanced civilisation secretly living in Tibet who grant them enhanced versions of the ordinary five senses, and intellectual and physical abilities.
Stars: Stuart Damon, Alexandra Bastedo, William Gaunt, Anthony Nicholls
Votes: 1,430
47. The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)
30 min | Adventure, Family
A TV series adaptated from the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the ... See full summary »
Stars: George Dolenz, Nick Cravat, Robert Cawdron, Henry Corden
Votes: 67
48. Doctor in Charge (1972–1973)
30 min | Comedy
The continuing misadventures of Duncan Waring (Robin Nedwell), Dick Stuart-Clark (Geoffrey Davies), and Paul Collier (George Layton) see them move further up the promotion ladder, but ... See full summary »
Stars: Robin Nedwell, George Layton, Geoffrey Davies, Ernest Clark
Votes: 168
49. The Courtroom (2004– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: Derren Nesbitt, Charles Foster, Judith Barker, Malcolm Stoddard
Votes: 8
50.
The Baron (1966–1967)
Episode:
The Edge of Fear
(1966)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama
It would appear that the Mona Lisa has been stolen from the Louvre. But is it the actual Da Vinci painting or a forgery substituted to thwart the thieves? One of the robbers flies into ... See full summary »
Director: Quentin Lawrence | Stars: Steve Forrest, Sue Lloyd, William Franklyn, Willoughby Goddard
Votes: 26