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1.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The Moon and Sixpence
(1967)
Drama
Loosely inspired from Gauguin's life, the story of Charles Strickland, a middle-aged stockbroker who abandons his middle-classed life, his family, his duties to start painting, what he has ... See full summary »
Director: Donald McWhinnie | Stars: Charles Gray, Ronald Hines, Barry Justice, Sylvia Kay
Votes: 11
2. Theatre Night (1957–1961)
45 min | Drama
A BBC television series of forty-five-minute excerpts from stage plays running in London.
Stars: Cicely Courtneidge, Evelyn Laye, Dora Bryan, Hugh Williams
Votes: 69
3.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The Cherry Orchard
(1971)
Drama
Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocratic lady who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after a default on the mortgage. In denial... See full summary »
Director: Cedric Messina | Stars: Jenny Agutter, Ray Brooks, Laurence Carter, Christopher Gable
Votes: 21
4. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1985)
TV-PG | 688 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson solve the mysteries of copper beeches, a Greek interpreter, the Norwood builder, a resident patient, the red-headed league, and one final problem.
Stars: Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Rosalie Williams, Eric Porter
Votes: 24,208
5. The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988)
TV-PG | 781 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: 13,400
6. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The last installment of Sherlock Holmes' investigations.
Stars: Jeremy Brett, Rosalie Williams, Edward Hardwicke, Charles Gray
Votes: 8,323
7. Somerset Maugham Hour (1960–1963)
60 min
Stars: Hugh Williams, Daniel Farson, Ian Hunter, Jill Bennett
Votes: 19
8. That's Hollywood (1976–1982)
30 min | Documentary, History
The history of Hollywood film in its various aspects.
Stars: Tom Bosley, Anthony Franciosa, Raquel Welch, Charles Gray
Votes: 61
9. Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
The lives and fortunes of the Bellamy family and their below-stairs servant staff at 165 Eaton Place play out against the social, political and historical backdrop of Edwardian London from 1903 to 1930.
Stars: Gordon Jackson, David Langton, Jean Marsh, Angela Baddeley
Votes: 3,564
10.
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
11. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Approved | 218 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 314,264 | Gross: $44.82M
12. 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
13. Menace (1970–1973)
75 min | Thriller
This is a series of thrillers designed to keep the audience on the edge of their seats.
Stars: David Wood, John Wentworth, Sheila Hancock, Anne Kristen
Votes: 23
14. 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: 22
15.
The Heroic Legend of Arislan (1993–1995)
Episode:
Heroic Legend of Arslan III (The Castle in the East and, the Castle in the West)
(1993)
PG | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Stars: Ben Fairman, Kappei Yamaguchi, Kazuhiko Inoue, Kaneto Shiozawa
Votes: 9
16. Fall of Eagles (1974)
50 min | Drama, History, War
The collapse of three great European dynasties: the Romanovs, the Habsburgs, and the Hohenzollerns.
Stars: Michael Hordern, Charles Kay, Barry Foster, Gayle Hunnicutt
Votes: 667
17. The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978–1985)
BBC adaptations of all 37 plays wholly and authoritatively credited to William Shakespeare.
Stars: Brenda Bruce, Jon Finch, David Gwillim, Rob Edwards
Votes: 52
18. Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960–1965)
60 min | Drama, Mystery
Armchair Mystery Theatre is a 60-minute United Kingdom television anthology mystery series. Thirty-four episodes aired from 1960-65. It was hosted by Donald Pleasence and produced by Leonard White.
Stars: Donald Pleasence, Ian Hendry, Thomas Heathcote, Charles Gray
Votes: 19
19. The Gourmet (1984 TV Movie)
47 min | Drama
A rich old gourmet that has decided to taste all there is of exotic meals has already tried the most, even human flesh, when he gets a tip from a rich midget. The midget had tasted ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Whyte | Stars: Charles Gray, Mick Ford, Steven Bronowski, Christopher Good
Votes: 40
20.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Lady Windermere's Fan
(1972)
Drama
Lord Windermere appears to all - including to his young wife Margaret - as the perfect husband. But their happy marriage is placed at risk when Lord Windermere starts spending his ... See full summary »
Director: Rudolph Cartier | Stars: Ronald Hines, Derek Godfrey, Charles Gray, Anthony Sharp
Votes: 21
21.
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
Episode:
The Mark
(1957)
Approved | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Sir Blaise, a Norman lord, plans to build a fortress on his land. To dupe the community, he lets it be known that the new building is to be a church in honour of St Barnaby. Enter Robin ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Richard Greene, Alexander Gauge, Archie Duncan, Victor Woolf
Votes: 25
22.
Doctor at Large (1971)
Episode:
A Situation Full of Promise
(1971)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy
The lads are jealous when a handsome American doctor arrives, setting female hearts a-flutter. However there are more pressing matters as Michael, Paul and Bingham are on the interviewing ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Wallis | Stars: Barry Evans, Geoffrey Davies, Harry Shacklock, Richard Pendrey
Votes: 17
23. Out of This World (1962)
60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
"Out of This World" was a hosted science fiction anthology television series with Boris Karloff as host, screening on ITV - Independent Television (UK).
Stars: Boris Karloff, Piers Keelan, Raymond Adamson, Bill Mills
Votes: 58
24. Sword of Freedom (1957– )
25 min | Adventure, Family
In sixteenth century Florence, Marco del Monte, a dashing Robin Hood-like figure, leads the Republicans against the tyrannical Duke de Medici and his minions.
Stars: Edmund Purdom, Martin Benson, Adrienne Corri, Roland Bartrop
Votes: 39
25. We, the Accused (1980)
55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the London of the 1910s, a self-effacing, decent man of fifty confronts what appears to be the perfect opportunity to rid himself of his unloved, nagging wife and be free for a blissful life with his mistress.
Stars: Ian Holm, Angela Down, Iain Cuthbertson, Hugh Thomas
Votes: 35
26.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Ross
(1970)
Drama
Ross, it seems, is just an ordinary airman in the RAF, albeit more private, more of a loner, than most. But why is he so alarmingly scarred, and who is he, really?
Director: Cedric Messina | Stars: Ian McKellen, Charles Gray, Barrie Ingham, John Bennett
Votes: 39
27.
The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978–1985)
Episode:
Richard II
(1978)
158 min
The incompetent King Richard II is deposed by Henry Bolingbroke and undergoes a crisis of identity once he is no longer King.
Director: David Giles | Stars: Derek Jacobi, John Gielgud, Jon Finch, Wendy Hiller
Votes: 323
28.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988)
Episode:
The Bruce Partington Plans
(1988)
TV-PG | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sherlock's brother Mycroft enlists his younger sibling to locate missing patent plans that pertain to a strategically critical state-of-the-art submarine.
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Charles Gray, Denis Lill
Votes: 819
29.
Fall of Eagles (1974)
Episode:
Tell the King the Sky Is Falling
(1974)
Drama, History, War
World War I reigns in Europe and in the Spring of 1915, Russia suffers terrible losses on the Eastern Front. At the Russian court, Tsar Nicholas and the Tsarina have become increasingly ... See full summary »
Director: David Sullivan Proudfoot | Stars: Charles Kay, Gayle Hunnicutt, Charles Gray, John Phillips
Votes: 31
30.
The Heroic Legend of Arislan (1993–1995)
Episode:
Heroic Legend of Arslan IV (Road of Blood and Sweat)
(1993)
PG | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Stars: Ben Fairman, Kappei Yamaguchi, Kazuhiko Inoue, Kaneto Shiozawa
Votes: 8
31.
The Heroic Legend of Arislan (1993–1995)
Episode:
Heroic Legend of Arslan VI (The Solitary Horseman, Part II)
(1995)
PG | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Stars: Ben Fairman, Kappei Yamaguchi, Kazuhiko Inoue, Kaneto Shiozawa
Votes: 8
32.
The Heroic Legend of Arislan (1993–1995)
Episode:
Heroic Legend of Arslan V (The Solitary Horseman, Part I)
(1995)
PG | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Stars: Ben Fairman, Kappei Yamaguchi, Kazuhiko Inoue, Kaneto Shiozawa
Votes: 8
33. 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: 374
34. Danger Man (1960–1961)
TV-PG | 24 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
John Drake is a special operative for NATO, specializing in security assignments against any subversive element which threatened world peace.
Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Richard Wattis, Lionel Murton, Michael Ripper
Votes: 1,384
35. The Wind in the Willows (1984–1988)
22 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Based on the characters created by Kenneth Grahame, this award winning animated series follows the adventures of Mole (Richard Pearson) as he leaves home to discover the world. Mole finds ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Pearson, Peter Sallis, Michael Hordern, David Jason
Votes: 983
36. Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973–1974)
30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
"Orson Welles' Great Mysteries" was a United Kingdom hosted anthology mystery and supernatural series, hosted by Orson Welles.
Stars: Orson Welles, Christopher Lee, Joan Collins, Dean Stockwell
Votes: 233
37.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
London Assurance
(1976)
Drama
Grace has agreed to marry Sir Harcourt in return for his financial support of her family. At a house party in her father's place, Harcourt's son Charles also falls in love with Grace. When ... See full summary »
Director: Ronald Wilson | Stars: Anthony Andrews, Charles Gray, Judy Cornwell, Jan Francis
Votes: 12
38.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1985)
Episode:
The Greek Interpreter
(1985)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An unsavory gang kidnaps a Greek interpreter and forces him to relate their demands to an abductee who knows only the Greek tongue.
Director: Alan Grint | Stars: Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Charles Gray, Alkis Kritikos
Votes: 1,066
39.
Maigret (1959–1963)
Episode:
Voices from the Past
(1962)
49 min | Crime, Drama
When an elderly man is found dead in suspicious circumstances Maigret delves into the world of the aristocracy in search of an explanation.
Director: Gerard Glaister | Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Fay Compton, Catherine Lacey
Votes: 37
40.
Porterhouse Blue (1987)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1987)
TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy
Cornelius Carrington comes to Porterhouse to make his film but it is an act of revenge for unhappy student days and he distorts the result to make the college seem like a salacious hotbed ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Knights | Stars: David Jason, Ian Richardson, Charles Gray, Griff Rhys Jones
Votes: 22
41. Thriller (1973–1976)
TV-14 | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
"Thriller" was an anthology series of self-contained episodes, with genres ranging from murder mystery to suspense to psychological and supernatural horror.
Stars: Donna Mills, Gary Collins, Derek Francis, Michael Jayston
Votes: 976
42. 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: 392
43. The New Statesman (1987–1994)
TV-14 | 70 min | Comedy
The ultra right-wing Alan B'Stard, the most selfish, greedy, dishonest, sadistic and sociopathic Conservative MP of them all, plots to achieve his meglomaniacal ambitions.
Stars: Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan, Terence Alexander
Votes: 2,805
44. Longitude (2000– )
200 min | Drama, History
In two parallel stories, the clockmaker John Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea in the 18th Century and the horologist Rupert Gould becomes obsessed with restoring it in the 20th Century.
Stars: Jeremy Irons, Anna Chancellor, Emma Kay, Samuel West
Votes: 2,430
45. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
46. W. Somerset Maugham (1969–1970)
50 min | Drama
An anthology series based on the varied stories by W. Somerset Maugham divided into three categories: "Rule Britannia" about colonial life, "Women of the World" which focus on female characters, and "Victims of Fate".
Stars: Kim Kee Lim, Ken Nazarin, Ahmad Jamal, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 19
47. The Paper Man (1990)
120 min | Drama
The rise to international power of a fictional Australian entrepreneur (Philip Cromwell). From one Sydney tabloid he builds a world empire, becoming the nation's most powerful media mogul and fêted by heads of state.
Stars: John Bach, Oliver Tobias, Rebecca Gilling, Peta Toppano
Votes: 30
48. The Galton & Simpson Playhouse (1977)
30 min | Comedy
A series of seven individual sitcom pilots from writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Stars: Roy Kinnear, Richard Briers, Charles Gray, Leonard Rossiter
Votes: 37
49. Tea Party (1965 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
A self-made millionaire of humble origins acquires a new secretary just as he's about to marry a woman of aristocratic lineage. He also starts to suffer mysterious problems with his eyesight and slowly becomes delusional.
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Leo McKern, Vivien Merchant, Jennifer Wright, John Le Mesurier
Votes: 21
50. 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