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1.
Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
Episode:
Time of Need
(1999)
TV-14 | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A new government minister is charged by a young felon with having molested him while he was in her care over a decade before.
Director: David Thacker | Stars: John Thaw, Anne Carroll, Martin Chamberlain, Kenneth Cope
Votes: 78
2.
The Tribal Eye (1975)
Episode:
Across the Frontiers
(1975)
Documentary
This program revisits several of the locations of the previous programs to look more deeply at the relationships contemporary artists and collectors have with the art and artists of those ... See full summary »
Director: Anna Benson Gyles | Stars: David Attenborough, Lester Wunderman, Polly Sargent, Hans Guggenheim
Votes: 5
3.
Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
Episode:
End Game
(1999)
TV-14 | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1985 a student and a pregnant woman were shot dead during an armed robbery. Three men were apprehended and sentenced to life imprisonment, Kavanagh being a junior member of the defence ... See full summary »
Director: Tristram Powell | Stars: John Thaw, Daisy Bates, Imogen Claire, Race Davies
Votes: 66
4.
Leonardo (2003)
Episode:
The Secret Life of the Mona Lisa
(2003)
Documentary, History
This third programme in the series on Leonardo da Vinci begins by stating that the Mona Lisa is the most famous image in the history of art - but how and why has it become so famous? To ... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Rossiter | Stars: Alan Yentob, Mark Rylance, Che Cartwright, Dolya Gavanski
Votes: 9
5. 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: 1,147
6.
Screenplay (1986–1993)
Episode:
Starlings
(1988)
Drama
Gary Wilson loses his factory job, retrains as a butler and under the patronage of a wealthy young woman finds success in the City.
Director: David Wheatley | Stars: Michael Maloney, Lynsey Baxter, Frank Mills, Jane Downs
Votes: 53
7.
Juliet Bravo (1980–1985)
Episode:
Flowers Tomorrow
(1984)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man confesses murder to the new vicar of Hartley and then threatens to kill himself.
Director: Jan Sargent | Stars: Anna Carteret, David Ellison, Noel Collins, C.J. Allen
Votes: 9
8. Chronicle (1966–1991)
50 min | Documentary, History
Series tracing new developments in historical research.
Stars: Magnus Magnusson, John Julius Norwich, David Drew, Barry Cunliffe
Votes: 17
9.
Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode:
The Judas Pair
(1986)
TV-14 | 54 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A collector of flintlock pistols is murdered for a valuable but incomplete set of dueling pistols and Lovejoy has the missing pieces.
Director: Baz Taylor | Stars: Ian McShane, Phyllis Logan, Dudley Sutton, Malcolm Tierney
Votes: 116
10. Duke Bluebeard's Castle (1988 TV Movie)
64 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Music
Judith arrives at Bluebeard's dark castle hoping her love can convince him to reveal the secrets behind the locked interior doors.
Director: Leslie Megahey | Stars: Robert Lloyd, Elizabeth Laurence, John Woodvine, Leone Amis
Votes: 46
11.
Oxbridge Blues (1984– )
Episode:
Sleeps Six
(1984)
Drama
Producer Geoff and his wife Sherry invite his agent Philip and his fiance Jane to a holiday in the south of France. Unfortunately, Philip shows up alone, belligerent and on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Diane Keen, Jeremy Child, Alfred Marks
Votes: 13
12.
The Tribal Eye (1975)
Episode:
Behind the Mask
(1975)
Documentary
This episode centers on the life and customs of the Dogon people in Mali, concentrating primarily on their masks and mask rituals. After a brief introduction to the Dogon culture, the link ... See full summary »
Directors: David Collison, Anna Benson Gyles | Star: David Attenborough
Votes: 7
13. 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
14.
Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2000)
TV-PG | 49 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Now that Archie's girlfriend Justine has arrived at Glenbogle she notices some chemistry between Archie and Katrina. Then, Glenbogle's neighbor, Killwillie, asks the family to host the ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Bennett | Stars: Alastair Mackenzie, Anna Wilson-Jones, Dawn Steele, Lorraine Pilkington
Votes: 75
15. The Tribal Eye (1975)
Documentary
Fascinating series of documentaries about tribes and the artefacts that they create as part of their beliefs. In seven parts: "Behind the Mask" documents the crafting of traditional ... See full synopsis »
Stars: David Attenborough, Lester Wunderman, Polly Sargent, Hans Guggenheim
Votes: 99
16. Sister Wendy's Odyssey (1992)
10 min | Documentary, History
Art expert and hermit Sister Wendy visits six of Britain's finest art collections.
Star: Wendy Beckett
Votes: 39
17.
Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2000)
TV-PG | 49 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A ruthless banker comes to Glenbogle and informs the family that if they cannot pay the outstanding debt the bank will have no choice but to close Glenbogle. Desperate to save his family's ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Bennett | Stars: Dawn Steele, Richard Briers, Alastair Mackenzie, Susan Hampshire
Votes: 90
18.
Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2000)
TV-PG | 49 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A genealogist comes to Glenbogle looking for the rightful heir to the Ballantine clan. Meanwhile, he reveals a secret tie between the MacDonald family and Katrina.
Director: Edward Bennett | Stars: David Ashton, Alastair Mackenzie, Dawn Steele, Hamish Clark
Votes: 73
19. Oxbridge Blues (1984– )
75 min | Drama
A collection of stories by the author Frederic Raphael.
Stars: Malcolm Stoddard, Norman Rodway, Ciaran Madden, Kate Fahy
Votes: 71
20.
Screen One (1985–2002)
Episode:
Prince
(1991)
75 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A family is affected very greatly by their Alsatian dog Prince.
Director: David Wheatley | Stars: Sean Bean, Celia Montague, Jackie McGuire, Janet McTeer
Votes: 56
21.
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996–2007)
Episode:
The Wood Beyond
(1998)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama
Inspector Pascoe's grandmother dies, and he sets out to discover the truth about his grandfather: why he disappeared during WWI. Pascoe is falsely told that his grandfather was a deserter ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Bennett | Stars: Katie Blake, Shaun Dooley, Jimmy Reddington, David Blair
Votes: 143
22.
Bramwell (1995–1998)
Episode:
Episode #2.4
(1996)
TV-MA | 51 min | Drama
Eleanor and Robert treat several cases of cholera in the Thrift, and Eleanor has to report them to Robert's old adversary (and current Medical Officer) Finn O'Neill. O'Neill treats the ... See full summary »
Director: David Tucker | Stars: Jemma Redgrave, David Calder, Ruth Sheen, Cliff Parisi
Votes: 35
23.
Oxbridge Blues (1984– )
Episode:
Oxbridge Blues
(1984)
Drama
The brilliant Victor Geary always seemed programmed for success, his scapegrace younger brother Philip for the life of an amiable failure. But when Philip writes a novel, things change.
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Ian Charleson, Malcolm Stoddard, Amanda Redman, Rosalyn Landor
Votes: 14
24. Bramwell (1995–1998)
TV-MA | 54 min | Drama
This lavish period drama tells the story of Eleanor Bramwell (Jemma Redgrave), a pioneering female doctor in the late nineteenth century, and the struggles she has with her friends, her colleagues and society.
Stars: Jemma Redgrave, Ruth Sheen, David Calder, Kevin McMonagle
Votes: 1,091
25. Leonardo (2003)
180 min | Documentary, History
An exploration of the life of Leonardo da Vinci.
Stars: Mark Rylance, Che Cartwright, Sherwin Nuland, Evelyn Welch
Votes: 176
26. David Hockney: Secret Knowledge (2002 TV Movie)
72 min | Documentary
Artist David Hockney discusses his theory that artists were secretly using optical devices such as mirrors and lenses in creating their work as early as the 15th century. Examples from ... See full summary »
Director: Randall Wright | Stars: David Hockney, Michael Bova
Votes: 119
27. Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? (1969 TV Movie)
Unrated | 48 min | Documentary
Peter Sellars' acting career, made at the time of 'The Magic Christian'.
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Richard Attenborough, Lucille Ball
Votes: 62
28.
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996–2007)
Episode:
Deadheads
(1997)
TV-14 | 95 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama
The two detectives investigate a string of bizarre, seemingly accidental deaths occurring over three decades which somehow or other all involve the same man.
Director: Edward Bennett | Stars: Mel Martin, Veda Warwick, Steven Geller, Melissa Knatchbull
Votes: 157
29.
Oxbridge Blues (1984– )
Episode:
Cheap Day
(1984)
Drama
While on a train to London, a bored housewife encounters an intriguing and unattached man which leads her to contemplate adultery.
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Ciaran Madden, Norman Rodway, Geoffrey Palmer, Kate Fahy
Votes: 13
30.
Oxbridge Blues (1984– )
Episode:
He'll See You Now
(1984)
Drama
A psychiatrist becomes fascinated by his beautiful, if slightly dotty, patient.
Director: Frederic Raphael | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Barry Dennen, Philip O'Brien, Nancy Roberts
Votes: 13
31.
Oxbridge Blues (1984– )
Episode:
That Was Tory
(1984)
Drama
Married couple Gigi and Clive try to set up their friend Crispin with the newly divorced Tory. However, the truth of the matter is that Gigi is in fact attracted to Crispin and Clive is attracted to Tory.
Director: Richard Stroud | Stars: John Bird, Joanna Lumley, Malcolm Stoddard, Christopher Good
Votes: 14
32.
Oxbridge Blues (1984– )
Episode:
The Muse
(1984)
Drama
Self-assured Colin really wasn't expecting the sharp-tongued Angela to have such a disruptive effect on his comfortable existence.
Director: Richard Stroud | Stars: David Suchet, Frances Tomelty, Carol Royle, Philip McGough
Votes: 13
33.
Oxbridge Blues (1984– )
Episode:
Similar Triangles
(1984)
Drama
A voice narrates the story of a torrid adulterous love affair which comes to an end when the spouse of one of the lovers dies suddenly.
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Malcolm Stoddard, Ciaran Madden, Kate Fahy, Julian Curry
Votes: 14
34.
The World About Us (1967–1987)
Episode:
Skateboard Kings
(1978)
Documentary
Life of professional skateboarders, and the outbreak of their lifestyles to the public. Includes Tony Alva, and Stacy Peralta.
Star: Peter Marinker
Votes: 30
35. 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: 3,895
36. 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
37. The Human Face (2001– )
200 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
This four part BBC mini-series examines the science behind facial beauty, expression, and fame in an entertaining fashion.
Stars: John Cleese, Elizabeth Hurley, David Attenborough, Pierce Brosnan
Votes: 594
38.
Bramwell (1995–1998)
Episode:
Episode #2.1
(1996)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama
Eleanor and her father are involved in a subway accident, and Eleanor must amputate Peter Mills' crushed leg in order to save his life. Caring for him afterward in the infirmary, he seems ... See full summary »
Director: David Tucker | Stars: Jemma Redgrave, David Calder, Tom Georgeson, Charles Dale
Votes: 32
39.
Bramwell (1995–1998)
Episode:
Episode #2.2
(1996)
TV-MA | 51 min | Drama
Urged by her father, Eleanor applies for a clinical assistant position at St. Jude's Hospital. Dr. O'Neill opposes her hiring until she demonstrates her knowledge and willingness to learn. ... See full summary »
Director: David Tucker | Stars: Jemma Redgrave, David Calder, Tilly Brooke, Kevin McMonagle
Votes: 34
40.
Bramwell (1995–1998)
Episode:
Episode #2.6
(1996)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama
Eleanor's old nanny comes to visit. Eleanor and Joe rescue a carnival attraction, a young girl with "the world's largest brain" - an enormous cyst deforming her head. Eleanor and Joe ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Unwin | Stars: Jemma Redgrave, David Calder, Kevin McMonagle, Ron Cook
Votes: 31
41. Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Archie MacDonald, a young restaurateur is called back to his childhood home of Glenbogle where he is told he is the new Laird of Glenbogle.
Stars: Alexander Morton, Susan Hampshire, Hamish Clark, Dawn Steele
Votes: 3,779
42. Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A crusty barrister oversees difficult criminal cases while dealing with the demands of his family life.
Stars: John Thaw, Oliver Ford Davies, Nicholas Jones, Cliff Parisi
Votes: 1,087
43. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 320
44.
Screen One (1985–2002)
Episode:
A Question of Attribution
(1991)
70 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Sir Anthony Blunt, who was a Soviet agent for 25 years, is routinely questioned and gives no answers, but is knighted and works as Director of the Courtauld Institute, and presents his ... See full summary »
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: James Fox, Gregory Floy, David Calder, Edward de Souza
Votes: 267
45.
Bramwell (1995–1998)
Episode:
Episode #2.5
(1996)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama
Eleanor offers to help visiting lecturer Guy le Saux find orphaned children to start new lines in Canada. His wife Kathleen suffers from unexplained bruises, but insists Guy is a genius.
Director: Paul Unwin | Stars: Jemma Redgrave, David Calder, John Castle, Kelly Reilly
Votes: 33
46.
Bramwell (1995–1998)
Episode:
Episode #2.3
(1996)
TV-MA | 52 min | Drama
Sir William proposes his friend Robert for membership in the Royal College of Physicians. Robert's sister Emily reappears after running off with a married man 20 years earlier and stealing ... See full summary »
Director: David Tucker | Stars: Jemma Redgrave, David Calder, Richard Pasco, Andrew Lincoln
Votes: 29
47.
Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2000)
TV-PG | 48 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Archie McDonald, a young restaurateur, is tricked into returning to his home, Glenbogle, by his eccentric father and mother, Hector and Molly. Once there Archie finds out that the estate is... See full summary »
Director: Edward Bennett | Stars: Richard Briers, Dawn Steele, Alexander Morton, Hamish Clark
Votes: 106
48. BBC2 Play of the Week (1977–1979)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length movies.
Stars: Judi Dench, Richard O'Callaghan, Frederick Treves, Clive Swift
Votes: 46
49. Wild Things (1988 TV Movie)
78 min | Drama
Two children wage war against their father's prospective bride.
Director: Rob Walker | Stars: Karen Young, Stuart Wilson, Willow Grylls, Ben Robb
Votes: 11
50.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Jessie
(1980)
89 min | Comedy, Drama
A woman starts work as a nanny to a mute boy in a Victorian household. The boy's growing attachment to her, however, causes far more problems than his original detachment from his family.
Director: Bryan Forbes | Stars: Nanette Newman, Nigel Hawthorne, Jennie Linden, Toby Scopes
Votes: 20