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1.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
The Peter Sellers Story Part 2: Jack to Jacques
(1995)
Documentary
Director: Peter Lydon | Stars: Steve Allen, Lionel Bart, Alfie Bass, Roy Boulting
Votes: 8
2.
Benny Hill (1962–1963)
Episode:
A Pair of Socks
(1962)
Comedy
A Pair of Socks.
Stars: Benny Hill, Terence Alexander, Roger Avon, Ronnie Barker
Votes: 12
3.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
The Peter Sellers Story Part 3: "I Am Not a Funny Man"
(1995)
Documentary
Director: Peter Lydon | Stars: Ruth Attaway, Mel Brooks, Vittorio De Sica, Lesley-Anne Down
Votes: 10
4. 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
5. The April 8th Show (Seven Days Early) (1958 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Peter Sellers, John Vere, Graham Stark, Totti Truman Taylor
Votes: 12
6. Living Famously (2002– )
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Stars: Caroline Quentin, David Thomson, Patrick Allen, Sheridan Morley
Votes: 21
7. 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
8.
Love Thy Neighbour (1972–1976)
Episode:
The Petition
(1972)
25 min | Comedy
Bill gets angry at Eddie when he keeps ogling Barbie while she's sunbathing in the garden. Eddie thinks Bill is stirring things up, so he decides to move. Bill doesn't want any Black people moving in.
Director: Stuart Allen | Stars: Jack Smethurst, Rudolph Walker, Nina Baden-Semper, Kate Williams
Votes: 21
9.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
The Peter Sellers Story Part 1: Southsea to Shepperton
(1995)
69 min | Documentary
The life and time of comedy genius Peter Sellers, told with the help of his extraordinary collections of home movies and featuring interviews with family, friends and colleagues.
Director: Peter Lydon | Stars: Roy Boulting, Max Bygraves, Ian Carmichael, Bryan Forbes
Votes: 37
10. 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
11. 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: 2,663
12. Gideon C.I.D. (1964–1966)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follows Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard and his family life.
Stars: John Gregson, Alexander Davion, Daphne Anderson, Richard James
Votes: 314
13. Nanny (1981–1983)
50 min | Drama
A divorced woman decides to train as a Nanny in 1930s England. The series is unique as, not only, is she a more mature person but she is also modern with 'progressive' ideas.
Stars: Wendy Craig, Natalie Forbes, John Quayle, Jane Booker
Votes: 106
14.
Minder (1979–1994)
Episode:
Rocky Eight and a Half
(1984)
TV-14 | 51 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After watching a pirate boxing match Arthur suggests to Terry that he should get back into the ring and fight Jackie Wilson. This was the man whom Terry last fought several years earlier, ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Toynton | Stars: Dennis Waterman, George Cole, George Innes, Christine Kavanagh
Votes: 79
15.
The Sweeney (1975–1978)
Episode:
Chalk and Cheese
(1975)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Giles Nunn and Carrie Selhurst are an upper crust couple who, partly for kicks and for the profits, commit highway robbery in lonely country lanes, along with the lower class boy Tommy ... See full summary »
Director: Terry Green | Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, Shane Briant
Votes: 143
16.
Worzel Gummidge (1979–1981)
Episode:
Dolly Clothes-Peg
(1980)
Family, Comedy, Drama
Aunt Sally has run away to join the fair and poor lovesick Worzel follows her. He soon makes the acquaintance of the charming Dolly Clothes-Peg, a scarecrow who was once a fashion store ... See full summary »
Director: James Hill | Stars: Una Stubbs, Jon Pertwee, Geoffrey Bayldon, Mike Reid
Votes: 29
17. The Persuaders! (1971–1972)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two worlds collide when Lord Brett Sinclair, a titled British man, and Danny Wilde, a Bronx-raised, self-made American, reluctantly join forces to right wrongs and protect the innocent.
Stars: Tony Curtis, Roger Moore, Laurence Naismith, Juliet Harmer
Votes: 5,910
18. 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
19. Q5 (1969–1980)
30 min | Comedy
Spike Milligan's groundbreaking yet largely unknown surreal comedy sketch series that inspired Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Stars: Spike Milligan, John Bluthal, Alan Clare, David Lodge
Votes: 137
20. Raising the Roof (1972)
54 min | Comedy
Ordinary English family visits Safari Park and, through a series of mishsps, meets Duke of Bedford.
Director: Michael Forlong | Stars: Michael Gould, Patricia Davis, Ian Allis, Kay Skinner
Votes: 8
21. 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
22. Nobody Is Norman Wisdom (1973– )
Comedy
Norman Wisdom played 'Nobody', a loser with no personality of his own. But when he puts any hat on, he adopted the characteristics of its owner. He had a girlfriend, Grace (Priscilla Morgan... See full summary »
Stars: Norman Wisdom, Priscilla Morgan, Natalie Kent, Mike Britton
Votes: 11
23. Norman (1970– )
30 min | Comedy
Norman Wisdom stars as simply Norman, the little man who could never get things right. Causing havoc in a hospital, helping out a needy friend, and preaching on behalf of a charlatan vicar.
Stars: Norman Wisdom, Sally Bazely, David Lodge
Votes: 14
24.
Benny Hill (1962–1963)
Episode:
The Trouble Maker
(1963)
25 min | Comedy
Stars: Benny Hill, Michael Beint, Ronnie Brody, Edwin Brown
Votes: 11
25. 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: 3,926
26. Chelworth (1989– )
50 min | Drama
A new Earl, Michael Anstey, returns to England from Hong Kong to restore his family's estate.
Stars: Peter Jeffrey, Gemma Jones, Jon Croft, Angela Browne
Votes: 8
27. Norman Wisdom: His Story (2010)
59 min | Biography
The life story of Sir Norman Wisdom, who went from street urchin to become one of the UK's most bankable and loved film stars of the 1950-60s. The documentary pays tribute to his life, featuring family, friends and colleagues.
Director: Sally Norris | Stars: Terence Stamp, Norman Wisdom, Johnny Mans, Ricky Tomlinson
Votes: 44
28.
The Main Chance (1969–1975)
Episode:
With All My Worldly Goods
(1969)
52 min | Drama
David agrees as a favour to handle the amicable divorce of two of his friends, but things go sour and he finds he is involved in the case more deeply than he thought.
Director: John Frankau | Stars: John Stride, Kate O'Mara, Anna Palk, Judy Huxtable
Votes: 18
29. Minder (1979–1994)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley. Can his ex-boxer bodyguard Terry stay level-headed whilst working for the King of Dodgy Deals?
Stars: George Cole, Glynn Edwards, Dennis Waterman, Gary Webster
Votes: 2,842
30. 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: 982
31. The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959–1965)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mystery crime stories with sometimes different cops and many now-famous faces.
Stars: John Wilder, George Hilsdon, Bernard Lee, Stanley Morgan
Votes: 199
32. Murder at the Wedding (1979– )
240 min | Mystery
Behind a picture perfect middle class wedding resentment is brewing between the family and their guests which eventually turns to murder.
Stars: Liza Goddard, James Hazeldine, Alfred Lynch, Diane Fletcher
Votes: 7
33. The Tube (1982–1987)
90 min | Music
Seminal Channel 4 live music series, famed for having the biggest music acts of the day performing live.
Stars: Jools Holland, Paula Yates, Leslie Ash, Muriel Gray
Votes: 124
34. There's a Lot of It About (1982– )
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Spike Milligan, John Bluthal, Keith Smith, Suzanne Sinclair
Votes: 36
35. Pathfinders (1972–1973)
60 min | Drama, War
World War II Royal Air Force squadron behind enemy lines.
Stars: Robert Urquhart, Jack Watling, Julian Orchard, Jack May
Votes: 79
36. Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (1967–1971)
30 min | Comedy
Sitcom about two tailors, one Catholic and the other Jewish.
Stars: John Bluthal, Joe Lynch, Bernard Spear, Cyril Shaps
Votes: 49
37.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Epic
(1967)
TV-G | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Z.Z. von Schnerk, a mad Teutonic film director of the Erich von Stroheim variety, along with his has-been leading actor and actress, Stewart Kirby and Damita Syn, capture Mrs. Peel in an ... See full summary »
Director: James Hill | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Peter Wyngarde, Isa Miranda
Votes: 385
38.
Hot Metal (1986–1989)
Episode:
Religion of the People
(1988)
25 min | Comedy
Millionnaire Twiggy Rathbone is seeking a new figurehead to control his look-alike editor Russell Spam. Failing TV Presenter Richard Lipton believes that his integrity will enable him to clean up the Daily Crucible. Is he right?
Director: Nic Phillips | Stars: Robert Hardy, Richard Wilson, David Barrass, David Lodge
Votes: 11
39.
The Main Chance (1969–1975)
Episode:
Private Armies
(1970)
51 min | Drama
Main clashes again with an old adversary, Det. Chief Supt. Guthrie, over the activities of a new security organisation, and ex-con Gil Vasey becomes a bone of contention which threatens to severely strain Main's working relationships.
Director: John Frankau | Stars: John Stride, John Wentworth, Margaret Ashcroft, Anna Palk
Votes: 17
40. Ice Cold in Alex (1958)
Approved | 130 min | Adventure, Drama, War
During World War II in North Africa, a medical field unit must cross the desert in their ambulance in order to reach the British lines in Alexandria.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: John Mills, Anthony Quayle, Sylvia Syms, Harry Andrews
Votes: 6,641
41. My Partner the Ghost (1969–1971)
Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When Hopkirk gets killed, he reappears as a ghost - pretty handy to have around in this line of work.
Stars: Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre, Ivor Dean
Votes: 1,513
42. QB VII (1974)
TV-MA | 390 min | Drama, Mystery
A physician (Sir Anthony Hopkins) sues a novelist (Ben Gazzara) for publishing statements implicating the doctor in Nazi war crimes.
Stars: Ben Gazzara, Anthony Hopkins, Leslie Caron, Dan O'Herlihy
Votes: 876
43. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 320
44. 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
45. Odd Man Out (1977)
30 min | Comedy
Neville Sutcliffe (John Inman) leaves the safety of his Blackpool fish and chip shop to take over his deceased father's seaside rock factory in Littlehampton with his step-sister Dorothy.
Stars: John Inman, Josephine Tewson, Peter Butterworth, Avril Angers
Votes: 87
46.
Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Episode:
The Job
(1976)
49 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Joe Waters | Stars: Jack Warner, Nicholas Donnelly, Glynis Brooks, Andrew Tourell
Votes: 13
47.
QB VII (1974)
Episode:
Part Three
(1974)
TV-MA | 160 min | Drama, Mystery
Ignoring the advice of his wife and son, Sir Adam Kelno insists on suing Abe Cady, who has accused him of castrating Jews in a best selling book, for libel.
Director: Tom Gries | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Anthony Hopkins, Leslie Caron, Dan O'Herlihy
Votes: 35
48. Here Come the Double Deckers! (1970– )
30 min | Family, Comedy
The adventures of a gang of seven kids whose clubhouse is an abandoned double decker bus in a London junkyard. Usually involves a bit of singing, a bit of dancing and general fun times.
Stars: Peter Firth, Brinsley Forde, Gillian Bailey, Michael Audreson
Votes: 289
49. Midnight Is a Place (1977–1978)
30 min | Drama, Adventure, Family
This series is about two children who are the wards of a cantankerously un-loving uncle. That uncle owns a rug factory that has the typically brutal working conditions of the time that both... See full summary »
Stars: Simon Gipps-Kent, Maxine Gordon, David Collings, Erik Chitty
Votes: 39
50. The Main Chance (1969–1975)
60 min | Drama
Maverick lawyer David Main commutes between his twin bases in London and Leeds. His seemingly devil-may-care attitude is contrasted with the steady and cautious approach of his crusty Leeds partner Henry Castleton.
Stars: John Stride, Margaret Ashcroft, John Wentworth, Anna Palk
Votes: 135