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1. The Liars (1966– )
60 min | Drama
One episode told the story of a joke that killed by laughter. The writer was put on trial for murder but when the joke was read out in court, it had a dire effect on everyone but him.
Stars: William Mervyn, Nyree Dawn Porter, Isla Blair, Ian Ogilvy
Votes: 18
2.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The School for Scandal
(1975)
Drama
Scandalmonger Lady Sneerwell controls a nest of gossipy vipers, and young Lady Teazle, bored by her elderly husband Sir Peter, has been lured into the circle too.
Director: Stuart Burge | Stars: Arthur Lowe, Edward Fox, Jeremy Brett, Bernard Lee
Votes: 17
3. Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
TV-PG | 95 min | Comedy
Comedy that follows two brothers from London's rough Peckham estate as they wheel and deal through a number of dodgy deals and search for the big score that'll make them millionaires.
Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Roger Lloyd Pack, Buster Merryfield
Votes: 56,750
4.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
Scard: Part 3
(1976)
TV-14 | Drama
Scard explains the Robert E. Scard empire. Despite making no profit he claims he earned £¼ million for business advice. He tells of buying US army surplus portable toilets, from RES New York which didn't work. A subsidiary of Robert Scard.
Director: Bill Gilmour | Stars: Basil Dignam, Richard Wilson, T.P. McKenna, Ray McAnally
Votes: 9
5. 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
6. The Sea of Faith (1984)
Documentary
A look at the history of Christianity and how it has responded to the scientific advances, political atheism and secularisation that are challenging many people's faith.
Stars: Don Cupitt, Colin Jeavons, Sue Cook, David Dimbleby
Votes: 18
7.
Fall of Eagles (1974)
Episode:
The Secret War
(1974)
Drama, History, War
In 1917, the Russian Revolution breaks out in earnest and Lenin and Krupskaya - now living in exile in Zurich - are both thrilled as the news finally reach them in Switzerland. They long to... See full summary »
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Lynn Farleigh, Gayle Hunnicutt, Charles Kay
Votes: 36
8.
House of Cards (1990)
Episode:
Chapter Four
(1990)
TV-Y | 57 min | Drama
Francis Urquhart announces his intention to seek the leadership of the Conservative Party and become Prime Minister. It's six days until the first ballot and Urquhart plots against his ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Seed | Stars: Ian Richardson, Susannah Harker, Miles Anderson, Diane Fletcher
Votes: 423
9. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1985)
TV-PG | 60 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: 24,230
10. The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988)
TV-PG | 60 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: 13,416
11. The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991–1993)
50 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: 6,182
12. Moonstrike (1963)
50 min | Drama, History, War
Anthology series of one-off thrillers about the covert activities of Allied agents and resistance operatives in occupied Europe during the Second World War.
Stars: Gary Hope, Michael Culver, John Murray Scott, Clive Russell
Votes: 20
13. Prospects (1986)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Prospects is a comedy drama series originally shown on Channel 4. The 12 episodes followed two East End 'geezer' characters - Jimmy 'Pincy' Pince played by Gary Olsen and Billy 'Bill' ... See full summary »
Stars: Gary Olsen, Brian Bovell, Peter Lovstrom, Chrissie Cotterill
Votes: 205
14. House of Cards (1990)
TV-14 | 57 min | Drama
The schemes of a ruthlessly ambitious British politician who will stop at nothing to get to the top.
Stars: Ian Richardson, Susannah Harker, Miles Anderson, Alphonsia Emmanuel
Votes: 15,079
15. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.
Stars: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker
Votes: 39,545
16. The Bretts (1987–1989)
60 min | Drama
1920s family of actors deals with the day to day of the theater business.
Stars: Norman Rodway, Barbara Murray, Belinda Lang, George Winter
Votes: 81
17.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
A Touch of Brimstone
(1966)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A modern day Hellfire Club, led by libertine John Cleverly Cartney, plans to incite chaos by killing three foreign Prime Ministers.
Director: James Hill | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Peter Wyngarde, Colin Jeavons
Votes: 424
18.
Minder (1979–1994)
Episode:
The Car Lot Baggers
(1984)
TV-14 | 48 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A group of gypsies are suspected of intimidating a car-dealer friend of Arthur's but they come to Terry's rescue when the real villains turn out to be supposedly respectable businessmen. ... See full summary »
Director: Francis Megahy | Stars: Dennis Waterman, George Cole, June Whitfield, Jimmy Nail
Votes: 90
19.
To Play the King (1993)
Episode:
Chapter Eight
(1993)
TV-Y | 55 min | Drama
Francis Urquhart calls the election but the party is down 13 points in the polls and he will obviously have a hard slog ahead if he is to be reelected. A gas explosion in a block of flats ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Seed | Stars: Ian Richardson, Michael Kitchen, Kitty Aldridge, Colin Jeavons
Votes: 249
20.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
Scard: Part 2
(1976)
TV-14 | Drama
Nigel Henriques says he visited Turkey and nobody knew Mr. Scard. Scard claims all his documents are suppressed by outside forces. He adds he was acting as an agent for an international loan. Outside forces have destroyed the telexes.
Director: Bill Gilmour | Stars: Basil Dignam, Richard Wilson, T.P. McKenna, Ray McAnally
Votes: 10
21. 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: 8,896
22. To Play the King (1993)
55 min | Drama
Francis Urquhart, the unscrupulous but cunning Conservative Prime Minister, has his survival threatened by a liberal monarch and an upcoming General Election.
Stars: Ian Richardson, Michael Kitchen, Kitty Aldridge, Colin Jeavons
Votes: 4,451
23.
Shoestring (1979–1980)
Episode:
Where Was I?
(1980)
50 min | Drama
Family man Keith Amery goes camping on the moors alone and sees a helicopter land but falls and hits his head, bringing on amnesia. On the advice of Eddie's old psychiatrist, Keith's wife ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Summers | Stars: Trevor Eve, Michael Medwin, Doran Godwin, Liz Crowther
Votes: 19
24.
House of Cards (1990)
Episode:
Chapter Two
(1990)
TV-Y | 56 min | Drama
Francis Urqhart continues his surreptitious campaign to force Prime Minister Henry Collingridge's resignation. After the tabloids spend the summer excoriating the PM's brother Charles, it's... See full summary »
Director: Paul Seed | Stars: Ian Richardson, Susannah Harker, Miles Anderson, David Lyon
Votes: 446
25.
House of Cards (1990)
Episode:
Chapter Three
(1990)
TV-Y | 57 min | Drama
The Prime Minister resigns and the race is to replace him. Environment Minister Michael Samuels and Foreign Minister Patrick Woolton are the apparent front-runners, though the Chronicle ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Seed | Stars: Ian Richardson, Susannah Harker, David Lyon, Miles Anderson
Votes: 408
26. Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
TV-MA | 720 min | Crime, Drama
A dramatization of the missions and adventures of the greatest spy in British history.
Stars: Sam Neill, Michael Bryant, Norman Rodway, Tom Bell
Votes: 1,692
27. 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: 66
28. Charters & Caldicott (1985– )
50 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Two cricket-loving Englishman, now elderly, get involved in a bizarre plot which seems to involve espionage.
Stars: Robin Bailey, Michael Aldridge, Tessa Peake-Jones, Caroline Blakiston
Votes: 74
29. No Problem! (1983–1985)
30 min | Comedy
After their parents return to Jamaica, the grown children of the Powell family are left to make their way through adulthood together in their Willesden council house.
Stars: Chris Tummings, Judith Jacob, Victor Romero Evans, Shope Shodeinde
Votes: 34
30. 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
31.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1985)
Episode:
The Norwood Builder
(1985)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a notorious retired builder is found dead, his recently-named heir is the prime suspect.
Director: Ken Grieve | Stars: Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Rosalie Crutchley, Colin Jeavons
Votes: 1,042
32.
Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
Episode:
Hole in One
(1985)
TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy
The Trotter's have fallen on hard times, largely due to Rodney's £500 investment in suntan lotion during one of the worst winters ever seen. To make things worse, the deep-fat fryer they ... See full summary »
Director: Susan Belbin | Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield, Colin Jeavons
Votes: 546
33.
Wodehouse Playhouse (1974–1978)
Episode:
The Truth About George
(1975)
28 min | Comedy, Romance
George Mulliner has a love that dare not speak, for fellow crossword aficionado Susan, because as a stutterer, he can't get the words out while she's in the room. Susan suggests he see a ... See full summary »
Director: David Askey | Stars: John Alderton, Anna Wing, Pauline Collins, Anthony Sharp
Votes: 29
34.
Travelling Man (1984– )
Episode:
Sudden Death
(1984)
Crime, Drama
Lomax returns to London for the funeral of his mum. He makes.a.kimd of peace with his father. As Lomax leaves the cemetery he is met by DCS Sullivan, who again, advises him to leave his ... See full summary »
Director: Sebastian Graham Jones | Stars: Colin Jeavons, Tony Doyle, Norman Mills, Leigh Lawson
Votes: 6
35.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
Scard: Part 1
(1976)
TV-14 | Drama
Robert E Scard is accused of deceiving clients about the performance of his businesses in order to attract investments that he then pocketed. He insists he has been framed and evidence of his innocence has been destroyed.
Director: Bill Gilmour | Stars: Basil Dignam, Richard Wilson, T.P. McKenna, Ray McAnally
Votes: 16
36.
House of Cards (1990)
Episode:
Chapter One
(1990)
TV-Y | 56 min | Drama
Francis Urquhart is the Conservative Party Chief Whip who keeps the party's Members of Parliament in line. The party has selected a new leader, Henry Collingridge, and at the general ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Seed | Stars: Ian Richardson, Susannah Harker, David Lyon, Miles Anderson
Votes: 508
37.
Jane Eyre (1983)
Episode:
A Secret Is Revealed
(1983)
TV-Y | 29 min | Drama, Romance
Mr. Briggs interrupts the wedding of Jane and Mr. Rochester with the claim that the marriage cannot proceed, as Mr. Rochester has a wife.
Director: Julian Amyes | Stars: Zelah Clarke, Timothy Dalton, Damien Thomas, Colin Jeavons
Votes: 54
38. The Sweeney (1975–1978)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police. They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and - more often than not - successful.
Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, John Alkin
Votes: 2,656
39. The House of Eliott (1991–1994)
50 min | Drama
Two sisters in 1920s London work to achieve success in the dressmaking business.
Stars: Stella Gonet, Louise Lombard, Aden Gillett, Cathy Murphy
Votes: 1,639
40. 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
41. Big Deal (1984–1986)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Lighthearted drama series about Robby Box, a small-time London gambler, and his long-suffering family.
Stars: Ray Brooks, Sharon Duce, Pamela Cundell, James Ottaway
Votes: 222
42.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Destiny
(1978)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
In a play mirroring real-life events, the fictional borough of Taddley is holding a by-election. Despite the concerns of the major parties, support for the far-right organisation "Nation First" is growing among the electorate.
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Colin Jeavons, Iain Cuthbertson, Nigel Hawthorne, Peter Jeffrey
Votes: 27
43.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988)
Episode:
The Second Stain
(1986)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Holmes is asked by the country's Prime Minister to aid in the recovery of a stolen diplomatic letter, which, if published, might lead England into war.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Harry Andrews, Patricia Hodge
Votes: 964
44.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988)
Episode:
The Empty House
(1986)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Believed dead after his fatal encounter with Professor Moriarity three years earlier, Sherlock Holmes returns to England to foil a plot to murder him by a former Moriarity gang member.
Director: Howard Baker | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Eric Porter, Patrick Allen
Votes: 988
45.
Travelling Man (1984– )
Episode:
Moving On
(1984)
Crime, Drama
Lomax is working in a riverside pub. He is spotted by someone who is very nervous about Lomax being nearby, so he involves a visiting Australian, called Kenny, to intimidate Lomax into ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Kitchen | Stars: Leigh Lawson, Colin Jeavons, Jeffrey Hardy, Freddie Boardley
Votes: 7
46. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
TV-PG | 152 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Arthur Dent and his friend, Ford Prefect, escape the destruction of Earth, only to face incredible trials, tribulations and adventures in space and time.
Stars: Simon Jones, David Dixon, Peter Jones, Sandra Dickinson
Votes: 11,721
47. Jane Eyre (1983)
TV-PG | 28 min | Drama, Romance
A young governess falls in love with her mysterious employer, but a terrible secret puts their happiness at risk.
Stars: Zelah Clarke, Timothy Dalton, Carol Gillies, James Marcus
Votes: 3,688
48. 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
49. Travelling Man (1984– )
60 min | Crime, Drama
After completing a 2 year prison sentence for a bribe he didn't take, Ex-Detective Inspector Alan Lomax wants answers. Lomax has at least one luxury left - a narrowboat, and it's on the ... See full summary »
Stars: Leigh Lawson, Terry Taplin, Tony Doyle, Sue Robinson
Votes: 97
50. Detective (1964–1969)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Anthology series featuring adaptations of detective stories.
Stars: Rupert Davies, Ralph Michael, Barbara Couper, Esmond Knight
Votes: 27