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1. Roses in Winter (2011)

30 min | Short, Drama

Jack, Aaron, Sarah and Billy share a fatal illness, Jack's childhood sweetheart Chloe does not. A pact bound by children's hands begins a fight between hope, love, life and death, knotting ... See full summary »

Directors: William Forster, John Montegrande | Stars: Katherine Burton, Bill Cooper, Jordan Dawes, Elise Farquhar

Votes: 6

2. The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode: Special Relationship (1978)

TV-PG | 51 min | Thriller

When an East German spy in the employ of SIS offers them photographs of a new missile site, Burnside finds that the only person qualified for the job is Laura Dickens. For personal reasons ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Ferguson | Stars: Roy Marsden, Richard Vernon, Ray Lonnen, Alan MacNaughtan

Votes: 50

3. Melissa (1974– )
Episode: Episode #1.1 (1974)

Mystery, Drama

Journalist Guy Foster refuses to accompany wife Melissa to a party, he later gets a call from her to meet up, when he arrives there, she's been found murdered, and Guy is the number one suspect.

Director: Peter Moffatt | Stars: Peter Barkworth, Moira Redmond, Ronald Fraser, Joan Benham

Votes: 10

4. Melissa (1974– )
Episode: Episode #1.3 (1974)

Mystery, Drama

Guy sets a trap for the killer, talk of a tape recording draws the whole truth out.

Director: Peter Moffatt | Stars: Peter Barkworth, Ronald Fraser, Joan Benham, Philip Voss

Votes: 9

5. The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)

TV-14 | 60 min | Thriller

The missions of an elite British Intelligence covert operations unit.

Stars: Roy Marsden, Ray Lonnen, Jerome Willis, Bob Sherman

Votes: 939

6. The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode: Operation Kingmaker (1980)

TV-14 | 50 min | Thriller

When "C" announces that he is stepping down for health reasons, speculation is rife that the job will go to John Tower Gibbs, a one-time senior officer of the SIS who has in recently years ... See full summary »

Director: Alan Grint | Stars: Roy Marsden, Ray Lonnen, Michael Cashman, Alan MacNaughtan

Votes: 39

7. Melissa (1974– )
Episode: Episode #1.2 (1974)

Mystery, Drama

Melissa's note takes Guy to Elvingdale, he encounters Peter Antrobus and his sister Mary. Guy is implicated in the death of Mary and the later attack on Joyce Dean. Inspector Carter is struggling to believe Guy's stories.

Director: Peter Moffatt | Stars: Peter Barkworth, Moira Redmond, Ronald Fraser, Joan Benham

Votes: 10

8. A History of Britain (2000–2002)
Episode: The Body of the Queen (2000)

Documentary, History

Queen Elizabeth I was one of the country's most intelligent monarchs, ruling a Protestant rogue state in a Catholic world. But it was her long, tangled relationship with her cousin Mary Queen of Scots that would test her the most.

Director: Clare Beavan | Stars: Simon Schama, Myriam Acharki, Jane Lapotaire, Ray Lonnen

Votes: 38

9. The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode: At All Costs (1980)

TV-14 | 51 min | Thriller

When Sandbagger Two Tom Elliot is sent to Sofia on a operation to meet a Bulgarian agent claiming he wants to give information to western intelligence, everything goes wrong and Neil ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Ferguson | Stars: Roy Marsden, Richard Vernon, Ray Lonnen, David Beames

Votes: 42

10. The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode: To Hell with Justice (1980)

TV-PG | 50 min | Thriller

Concern arises when Director of Intelligence Edward Tyler is seen vacationing on Malta in the company of a younger German woman. Is he having an affair with an enemy agent?

Director: Peter Cregeen | Stars: Roy Marsden, Ray Lonnen, Alan MacNaughtan, Jerome Willis

Votes: 39

11. The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode: Decision by Committee (1980)

TV-14 | 50 min | Thriller

Willie Caine and CIA agent Karen Milner are aboard a Malaysian Airlines plane that is being held by terrorists, while Neil Burnside frantically tries to get his superiors to send in the SAS on a raid to end the hostage taking.

Director: Michael Ferguson | Stars: Roy Marsden, Richard Vernon, Ray Lonnen, Bob Sherman

Votes: 41

12. Public Eye (1965–1975)

60 min | Crime, Drama

Cynical, dour and world-weary, private eye Frank Marker is frequently the unwitting stooge in bigger criminal wheels in his attempts to make a tenuous living on the outskirts of London.

Stars: Alfred Burke, Ray Smith, Pauline Delaney, Brenda Cavendish

Votes: 438

13. Yellowthread Street (1990)

52 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

Detective series following the cases of the unorthodox cops of Hong Kong. Loosely based on the novels by William Leonard Marshall.

Stars: Ray Lonnen, Doreen Chan, Bruce Payne, Robert Taylor

Votes: 60

14. Who's Round (2013 Podcast Series)

Toby Hadoke interviews people who were involved in making Doctor Who (1963).

Stars: Toby Hadoke, Russell T. Davies, Paul Joyce, Andrew Cartmel

Votes: 7

15. The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode: Enough of Ghosts (1980)

TV-14 | 49 min | Thriller

After having delivered the bad news to Tom Elliot's parents, Willie Caine considers leaving the Special Ops unit. Down to two Sandbaggers once again, Burnside is tasked with locating Sir ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Cregeen | Stars: Roy Marsden, Richard Vernon, Ray Lonnen, Jerome Willis

Votes: 45

16. The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode: Who Needs Enemies (1980)

TV-PG | 50 min | Thriller

When the SIS medical officer suggests that Neil Burnside is under stress and should be rested, Deputy Chief Matthew Peele sees his chance to replace him with the new Director of ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Cregeen | Stars: Roy Marsden, Ray Lonnen, Jerome Willis, Dennis Burgess

Votes: 35

17. 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: 39,799

18. Rich Tea and Sympathy (1991– )

60 min | Comedy

ITV comedy drama Rich Tea and Sympathy, written by David Nobbs, divorced mother Julia Merrygrove (Patricia Hodge) has two teenage children and works as a local councillor whilst also ... See full summary »

Stars: Patricia Hodge, Denis Quilley, Lionel Jeffries, Jean Alexander

Votes: 16

19. New Scotland Yard (1972–1974)
Episode: Pier (1973)

51 min | Crime, Drama

Kingdom and his wife, Angela, have hit a crisis in their marriage. Needing space, she decides to visit Margate - only for Kingdom to be sent there on a murder case.

Director: Cyril Coke | Stars: John Woodvine, John Carlisle, Sally Horne, Andy Bradford

Votes: 9

20. The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode: A Proper Function of Government (1978)

TV-PG | 51 min | Thriller

When the SIS station in Vienna reports the presence of Dr. Sir Donald Hopkins, Burnside is afraid that they may have a defector on their hands. Hopkins is the chief scientific advisor ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Ferguson | Stars: Roy Marsden, Richard Vernon, Ray Lonnen, Alan MacNaughtan

Votes: 62

21. The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode: A Question of Loyalty (1980)

TV-14 | 50 min | Thriller

When Sandbagger #2 Mike Wallace has a run-in with the Head of Station in Warsaw, he finds himself called on the carpet back home. While Burnside accepts his version of events, which puts ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Ferguson | Stars: Roy Marsden, Richard Vernon, Ray Lonnen, Michael Cashman

Votes: 41

22. A History of Britain (2000–2002)

60 min | Documentary, History

A comprehensive historical survey of the British Isles.

Stars: Simon Schama, Michael Kitchen, Samuel West, Lindsay Duncan

Votes: 952

23. The Power Game (1965–1969)

60 min | Drama

Sir John Wilder (Patrick Wymark), previously seen in 'The Plane Makers', ruthlessly pursues boardroom machinations and tangled relationships.

Stars: Patrick Wymark, Jack Watling, Clifford Evans, Barbara Murray

Votes: 67

24. Mrs Thursday (1966–1967)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

An elderly cleaning lady inherits her boss's house, fortune--and butler.

Stars: Kathleen Harrison, Hugh Manning, Richard Caldicot, George Waring

Votes: 67

25. Public Eye (1965–1975)
Episode: Hard Times (1975)

50 min | Crime, Drama

A new 'home', a new 'office', and his first client. A day to remember - a day of trouble. Marker's new starting point leaves a lot to be desired.

Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Alfred Burke, Tenniel Evans, Keith Drinkel, George Sweeney

Votes: 38

26. The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode: A Feasible Solution (1978)

TV-PG | 50 min | Thriller

While Neil Burnside woos the lovely but sexually repressed Laura Dickens, Willie Caine is on a operation in Cyprus to recover a kidnapped British engineer, and finds himself falling for the... See full summary »

Director: Michael Ferguson | Stars: Roy Marsden, Richard Vernon, Ray Lonnen, Diane Keen

Votes: 48

27. The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode: All in a Good Cause (1980)

TV-PG | 51 min | Thriller

When Neil Burnside receives word from MI5 that the wife of the CIA's station head in London is seeing another man, he decides to check up on it for the sake of his friend Jeff Ross as well as security.

Director: Peter Cregeen | Stars: Roy Marsden, Ray Lonnen, Alan MacNaughtan, Dennis Burgess

Votes: 42

28. The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode: It Couldn't Happen Here (1980)

TV-14 | 50 min | Thriller

Burnside and the SIS face a particular problem when they learn that a senior Cabinet Minister and protégé of the Prime Minister is a spy for the KGB. Burnside's CIA friend has recently been... See full summary »

Director: Peter Cregeen | Stars: Roy Marsden, Richard Vernon, Ray Lonnen, Alan MacNaughtan

Votes: 40

29. The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode: Opposite Numbers (1980)

TV-PG | 48 min | Thriller

At the SALT 3 talks in Valletta, Malta, Neil Burnside receives word from a KGB informant that he wants to defect, and Willie Caine is downed by a fatal sniper bullet.

Director: Peter Cregeen | Stars: Roy Marsden, Ray Lonnen, Alan MacNaughtan, Jerome Willis

Votes: 35

30. The Spartans (2004– )
Episode: Part 3 (2002)

Documentary, History

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Director: Tim Kirby | Stars: Bettany Hughes, Ray Lonnen, Margaret Robertson

Votes: 14

31. The Guardians (1971)

60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

In a declining England of the 1980s, the UK has broken up and England is ruled by a fascist military force called "The Guardians."

Stars: Gwyneth Powell, Cyril Luckham, David Burke, Derek Smith

Votes: 91

32. 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

33. Seven Faces of Woman (1974–1977)

60 min | Drama

Series of plays examining various aspects of contemporary woman at different ages. The theme song, sung by Charles Aznavour, was a big hit in the summer of 1974.

Stars: Maria Charles, Julie Peasgood, Judy Geeson, Liz Fraser

Votes: 12

34. The Brief (1984– )

60 min | Crime, Drama

Barrister Lucas Hellier goes to Germany to defend a British officer accused of spying and disloyalty. Within a short time, he finds himself romantically linked to the Court Officer Annika ... See full summary »

Stars: Ray Lonnen, Isobel Black, Sabine Postel, Michael Elwyn

Votes: 6

35. Treasure of Albion (2006)

63 min | Adventure, Comedy

A band of youngsters on a summer camp vacation uncover clues to the lost treasure of English kings - a secret they must protect from a megalomaniac hell-bent on having the treasure for himself.

Director: Andrew Walkington | Stars: Todd Carty, Barbara King, Ray Lonnen, Norman Lovett

Votes: 34

36. The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode: Always Glad to Help (1978)

TV-PG | 50 min | Thriller

The SIS start planning a government throw-over of an Arab nation that has close links with Moscow.

Director: David Reynolds | Stars: Roy Marsden, Richard Vernon, Ray Lonnen, Alan MacNaughtan

Votes: 48

37. The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode: The Most Suitable Person (1978)

TV-PG | 49 min | Thriller

Now down to only one Sandbagger, Burnside looks to recruit new members and offers the job to Laura Dickens. When they learn that the number two SIS man from Algiers is killed in Gibraltar, ... See full summary »

Director: David Reynolds | Stars: Roy Marsden, Richard Vernon, Ray Lonnen, Diane Keen

Votes: 54

38. The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode: Unusual Approach (1980)

TV-PG | 50 min | Thriller

Not having taken any annual leave for over two years, Neil Burnside finds himself ordered to accompany Deputy Chief Matthew Peele and Sir Geoffrey Wellingham to a planning conference in ... See full summary »

Director: David Cunliffe | Stars: Roy Marsden, Ray Lonnen, Alan MacNaughtan, Jerome Willis

Votes: 41

39. 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

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Stars: Ben Fairman, Kappei Yamaguchi, Kazuhiko Inoue, Kaneto Shiozawa

Votes: 9

40. Hunters Walk (1973–1976)

60 min | Crime

Police drama series, created by Ted Willis, set in a small town in Northamptonshire.

Stars: Ewan Hooper, Davyd Harries, Duncan Preston, Charles Rea

Votes: 21

41. Crime Traveller (1997)
Episode: Sins of the Father (1997)

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Slade's father's former partner is leading the department's latest case and both Slade and his father find their pasts coming back to haunt them.

Director: Richard Stroud | Stars: Michael French, Chloë Annett, Sue Johnston, Christopher Ellison

Votes: 36

42. Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode: The Real Thing (1986)

TV-14 | 51 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Jane partners with an entrepreneur named Palmer to convert a warehouse into an Art Nouveau antiques centre, but Lovejoy suspects he's a con man.

Director: Roger Tucker | Stars: Ian McShane, Phyllis Logan, Dudley Sutton, Malcolm Tierney

Votes: 94

43. New Scotland Yard (1972–1974)
Episode: Prove It (1972)

50 min | Crime, Drama

Bowers is a villain who has been building a criminal empire along the lines set down by notorious names of the recent past; repeated attempts to nail him have failed. So when he becomes a ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Moffatt | Stars: John Woodvine, John Carlisle, Anthony Sagar, Richard Borthwick

Votes: 9

44. The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode: Is Your Journey Really Necessary? (1978)

TV-PG | 49 min | Thriller

Burnside faces all kinds of difficulties when Operation Nightingale - which he mounted without permission as a favor for the CIA - fails. Burnside's superiors are questioning his judgment ... See full summary »

Director: Derek Bennett | Stars: Roy Marsden, Richard Vernon, Ray Lonnen, Alan MacNaughtan

Votes: 58

45. The Spartans (2004– )
Episode: Part 1 (2002)

Documentary, History

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Director: Tim Kirby | Stars: Bettany Hughes, Ray Lonnen, Margaret Robertson

Votes: 19

46. Harry's Game (1982)

180 min | Thriller

A British agent infiltrates the IRA to find an assassin. His wife is unhappy with his work. He befriends an Irish woman while searching for the killer.

Stars: Ray Lonnen, Benjamin Whitrow, Nicholas Day, Geoffrey Chater

Votes: 482

47. 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: 137

48. The Spartans (2004– )

175 min | Documentary, History

A history of the ancient Spartans, featuring historian Bettany Hughes as presenter and narrator.

Stars: Bettany Hughes, Ray Lonnen, Margaret Robertson

Votes: 241

49. Extended Rest (2014)

20 min | Short, Drama

Terry "the Grenade" Kincaid is a former snooker professional. After losing his wife, Terry returns to the only other thing he knows and loves, the green baize. But when his beloved snooker ... See full summary »

Director: Oliver Crocker | Stars: Tony Osoba, Shirin Taylor, Ian Cullen, Frank Williams

Votes: 7

50. The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode: Hitting Home (2001)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama

Cryer is reluctant to attend his retirement bash - but there's a surprise all round when he invites a mystery guest.

Director: Ed Fraiman | Stars: Eric Richard, Alex Walkinshaw, René Zagger, Ben Peyton

Votes: 43