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1. The World of Tim Frazer (1960–1961)
30 min | Drama
An engineer is drawn into the world of espionage.
Stars: Jack Hedley, Ralph Michael, Francis Matthews, Patricia Haines
Votes: 19
2. 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
3. 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
4. The White Rabbit (1967– )
50 min | Drama, War
The story of Wing Commander Yeo-Thomas (Kenneth More) and his personal WWII story.
Stars: Kenneth More, Denise Buckley, Frank Duncan, Annette Crosbie
Votes: 15
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: 13,397
6. The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991–1993)
616 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Holmes and Dr. Watson solve the mysteries of the Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax, Thor Bridge, Shoscombe Old Place, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Illustrious Client and The Creeping Man.
Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Rosalie Williams, Colin Jeavons
Votes: 6,176
7. 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
8. Knight Errant Limited (1959–1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Adam Knight's agency is there to help people in all kinds of ways.
Stars: Kay Callard, John Turner, Richard Carpenter, Hugh David
Votes: 14
9. 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: 1,720
10.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
Unlimited Credit
(1964)
Adventure
Edmond arrives in Paris and meets both Danglars and Fernand, who fail to recognize him. But Mercedes does.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, Sandor Elès, Gary Hope
Votes: 8
11.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
Dishonour
(1964)
Adventure
Publicly disgraced, Fernand finally recognizes Edmond. In the meantime, Cavalcanti is murdered by Benedetto, and the latter's arrest ruins the Danglars family's engagement party. But Bertuccio, on Edmond's behalf, makes a deal with him.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, Valerie Sarruf, Jerome Willis
Votes: 8
12. 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: 8,885
13. Shades of Greene (1975– )
60 min | Drama
A collection of odd stories from the writer Graham Greene.
Stars: Denholm Elliott, Shane Briant, Neville Phillips, Ian Hendry
Votes: 31
14.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
Evidence of a Crime
(1964)
Adventure
Edmond continues to ingratiate himself with his intended victims and their families, and discovers that the wife of Danglars was once De Villefort's mistress, and bore him an illegitimate child. But what happened to the infant?
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Anna Palk, Edward de Souza, Valerie Sarruf
Votes: 8
15.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
News from Janina
(1964)
Adventure
Edmond's machinations set Danglars against Fernand, break up the engagement of Albert and Eugenie and deeply alarm De Villefort and Madame Danglars.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, Austin Trevor, Morris Perry
Votes: 8
16. Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
TV-14 | 3,431 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Chief Inspector Morse has an ear for Western classical music, a taste for beer, and a nose for crime. He and Detective Sergeant Robert Lewis solve intriguing cases in and around the Oxford area.
Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout, Peter Woodthorpe
Votes: 14,344
17.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
An End to Revenge
(1964)
Adventure
More than twenty years after his unjust imprisonment, Edmond comes to the end of his quest for vengeance.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, Morris Perry, John Baker
Votes: 7
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.
Wuthering Heights (1978)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1978)
Drama
Heathcliff has imprisoned Catherine at Wuthering Heights by refusing to release her until she marries Linton.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Richard Kay, Ken Hutchison, Barbara Keogh, Cathryn Harrison
Votes: 9
20.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
A Perilous Journey
(1964)
Adventure
After fourteen years in prison, Edmond makes his escape.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, John Wentworth, Philip Madoc
Votes: 8
21.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
The Isle of Monte Cristo
(1964)
Adventure
The tiny, uninhabited island of Monte Cristo is, as only Edmond knows, a hiding-place for a huge treasure - if only he can find it.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, David Calderisi, Andreas Malandrinos, Bernard Finch
Votes: 8
22.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
A Garden in Auteuil
(1964)
Adventure
Now immensely rich, Edmond begins preparing his revenge.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, Walter Sparrow, Peter Thomas
Votes: 8
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. The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
25 min | Adventure
A TV adaptation of 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 notorious ... See full summary »
Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, Morris Perry, Philip Madoc
Votes: 161
25. 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
26.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Dragonsfield
(1961)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Steed is sent to research facility when a scientist developing a radiation-proof material dies of radiation.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Ian Hendry, Patrick Macnee, Keith Barron, Alfred Burke
Votes: 35
27.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988)
Episode:
The Abbey Grange
(1986)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Holmes is called to a manor house to investigate the brutal murder of a country lord with a fireplace poker and reconcile the story of his bruised and battered wife with the facts.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Paul Williamson, Conrad Phillips
Votes: 938
28.
Uncle Silas (1989)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1989)
58 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
With the reappearance of Madame de la Rougierre, Maud is torn between trust in Uncle Silas and mounting suspicion about a plot on her life. Alone and virtually a prisoner in the grim house,... See full summary »
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Jane Lapotaire, Beatie Edney, Tim Woodward
Votes: 7
29.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
The Plotters
(1964)
Adventure
Edmond Dantes is a brilliant seaman, but, in other ways, a rather naive young man. When he becomes a ship's captain, his enemies plot against him.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, Anthony Newlands, Michael Bilton
Votes: 10
30.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
The Chateau D'If
(1964)
Adventure
Accused by an anonymous letter of being an agent for Bonaparte, Edmond is arrested and imprisoned without trial in the notorious Chateau D'If prison.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, Philip Madoc, Michael Robbins
Votes: 9
31.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
The Abbe Faria
(1964)
Adventure
Despairing in his confinement, Edmond meets another prisoner, from whom he learns a great deal.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, Walter Randall, Michael Miller
Votes: 8
32.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964– )
Episode:
A Challenge
(1964)
Adventure
Fernand must face disgrace after allegations are made against his honor, and Albert challenges Edmond to a duel. To save her son's life, Mercedes must finally confront Edmond alone.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Alan Badel, Natasha Parry, Charles Lamb, Gary Hope
Votes: 8
33. The Sign of Four (1987 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 103 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
The disappearance of a young woman's father and a mysterious note years later after the strange regular annual delivery of valuable pearls to her puts Sherlock Holmes on the case.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Robin Hunter, Alf Joint
Votes: 4,510
34. Our Mutual Friend (1976)
50 min | Drama
Based on the Dickens novel, tells the story of a young man whose inherited fortune hangs on his marriage to a woman he's never met. But many have their eyes on his fortune and scheme to ... See full summary »
Stars: John McEnery, Lesley Dunlop, Jane Seymour, Leo McKern
Votes: 112
35. King of the Castle (1977)
30 min | Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Shy young Roland Wright deals with his tortured existance at home with his nagging parents in a tower block and at school with his bullies & tyrannical teachers by withdrawing into a ... See full summary »
Stars: Philip DaCosta, Talfryn Thomas, Edward Dentith, Patrick Durkin
Votes: 55
36. The Little World of Don Camillo (1981– )
Comedy
Comedy series based on Giovannino Guareschi's stories of a small-town Italian priest and his relationships with God and the local communist mayor.
Stars: Mario Adorf, Brian Blessed, Cyril Cusack, Harry Fowler
Votes: 32
37. The Protectors (1964)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Ex-insurance investigator Ian Souter sets up his own security agency - the SIS (Specialists in Security) - along with ex-cop Robert Shoesmith & secretary Heather Keys - and fight crime.
Stars: Andrew Faulds, Michael Atkinson, Ann Morrish, John McKelvey
Votes: 20
38.
Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992)
Episode:
Rumpole and the Show Folk
(1979)
Not Rated | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Rumpole goes on Circus, or rather on Circuit, in the north, where an actor and theatre manager has been shot with a stage prop. The case seems clear-cut, but everything depends on how one reads the script.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, John Wells, Derek Benfield
Votes: 115
39. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
40. The Death of the Heart (1987 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Family
A young orphan girl, Portia, goes to live with her well-to-do aunt and uncle. As she is groomed to become a lady, she is confused by the young man who seems to be courting her. Surrounded ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Phyllis Calvert, Daniel Chatto, JoJo Cole, Judith Davis
Votes: 53
41. The Blue Dress (1983 TV Movie)
PG | 70 min | Drama
Middle aged journalist Terris falls for the much younger Dorothea but his love of a good story causes him to keep digging into her seemingly perfect English county background.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Denholm Elliott, Felicity Dean, Virginia McKenna, Graham Crowden
Votes: 13
42.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Brief for Murder
(1963)
TV-14 | 53 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The Avengers are tasked to investigate the Lakin brothers, two elderly lawyers with an amazing success record, having recently had an obvious traitor acquitted. In order to find out the ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Honor Blackman, John Laurie, Harold Scott
Votes: 157
43.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Diamond Cut Diamond
(1961)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
While investigating a gang of diamond smugglers, Steed is drugged and finds himself accused of a hit-and-run accident.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Ian Hendry, Patrick Macnee, Ingrid Hafner, Hamlyn Benson
Votes: 30
44.
Wuthering Heights (1978)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1978)
Drama
After eloping with Heathcliff, Isabella is living wretchedly at Wuthering Heights.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Ken Hutchison, Barbara Keogh, Cathryn Harrison, David Wilkinson
Votes: 6
45.
Uncle Silas (1989)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1989)
58 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After the death of her father, Maud goes to live with her guardian Uncle Silas but she refuses to believe the horrifying allegations about his involvement in a brutal murder. With the ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Beatie Edney, Jane Lapotaire, Tim Woodward
Votes: 7
46. Follyfoot (1971–1973)
30 min | Family, Drama
Young Dora is sent to stay with her uncle on his farm in rural England while her parents travel overseas for a year. Seeing as she has a love for horses, her uncle suggests she visit ... See full summary »
Stars: Gillian Blake, Steve Hodson, Arthur English, Christian Rodska
Votes: 185
47. Shades of Darkness (1983–1986)
60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Shades of Darkness" was a anthology of short mysterious dramas, each with a supernatural twist.
Stars: Norma West, Annette Wilkie-Miller, Francesca Annis, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 332
48. Luke's Kingdom (1976)
676 min | Drama, Western
Luke Firbeck is determined that his settlement in the outback is going to be his kingdom. He is ruthless. He has a deep attraction for his sister, Jassy.
Stars: Oliver Tobias, James Condon, Elizabeth Crosby, Gerard Maguire
Votes: 77
49.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Sins of the Fathers
(1990)
TV-14 | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The managing director and heir apparent to a venerable family-owned brewery in dire financial straits is found drowned in a vat of his own ale.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Andy Bradford, Trevor Martin
Votes: 812
50.
Uncle Silas (1989)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1989)
59 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Maud, the young heiress to a fortune, is romantically obsessed by the youthful Byronic painting of her uncle Silas. The arrival of a drunken, drug-addicted governess and an encounter with a... See full summary »
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Beatie Edney, Jane Lapotaire, Alan MacNaughtan, Tim Woodward
Votes: 8