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1. Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2014 Podcast Series)
Documentary, Comedy
Podcast with Gilbert Gottfried & comedy writer Frank Santopadre with reviews of classic & off-beat movies & tv shows, plus interviews with friends from all corners of showbiz.
Stars: Frank Santopadre, Gilbert Gottfried, Mario Cantone, Michael H. Weber
Votes: 49
2.
Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1987)
Episode:
The Key
(1986)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
Sir Humphrey has to scramble when the Prime Minister's Political Advisor, Mrs. Wainwright, convinces the PM that she should get her old office back. Sir Humphrey and his predecessors have ... See full summary »
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Peter Cellier
Votes: 418
3.
Yes Minister (1980–1984)
Episode:
Party Games
(1984)
TV-Y | 61 min | Comedy
Sir Humphrey Appleby receives his just reward when he's told by Sir Arnold Robinson that he is to be his successor as Cabinet Secretary. Jim Hacker has mixed feelings about the whole thing ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Whitmore | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, John Nettleton
Votes: 434
4.
Hadleigh (1969–1976)
Episode:
The Ring
(1969)
52 min | Drama
Hadleigh invests in an antiques business, infiltrating the local antique dealers' 'ring' in order to observe their collusive operations at auctions and incriminate them.
Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Gerald Harper, Gillian Wray, Sydney Tafler, Tim Barrett
Votes: 8
5.
Doctor in the House (1969–1970)
Episode:
Finals
(1970)
25 min | Comedy
It's time for the lads to take their qualifying exams and Michael is so anxious to stay awake for them he takes pep pills - which turn out to be sleeping pills. Thus he falls asleep on the ... See full summary »
Director: David Askey | Stars: Robin Nedwell, Barry Evans, Jonathan Lynn, Geoffrey Davies
Votes: 18
6.
Yes Minister (1980–1984)
Episode:
The Skeleton in the Cupboard
(1982)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The Minister is once again locking horns with Sir Humphrey, this time over a local Council's inability, or refusals, to submit its statistical reports. The local Council government belongs ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Whitmore | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Ian Lavender
Votes: 357
7.
Doctor in Charge (1972–1973)
Episode:
Which Doctor?
(1972)
24 min | Comedy
Duncan is returning a bag to Harley Street specialist Sir Desmond in his Oldsmobile, when Collier 'borrows' the car to impress a girl and Duncan reports it as stolen. He soon finds the car ... See full summary »
Stars: Robin Nedwell, Ernest Clark, Willoughby Gray, George Layton
Votes: 11
8.
Yes Minister (1980–1984)
Episode:
Big Brother
(1980)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
The Minister wants to give citizens access to their files on a new national database, but Sir Humphrey is at his obfuscating best. Accused by his political advisor and his wife of being a ... See full summary »
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Robert Urquhart
Votes: 436
9.
Yes Minister (1980–1984)
Episode:
The Moral Dimension
(1982)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
While on an official visit to a Middle East sheikdom to finalize a major contract for a UK firm, the Minister manages to get himself into trouble on several fronts. Learning that the ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Whitmore | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott
Votes: 345
10.
Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1987)
Episode:
The Tangled Web
(1988)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The Prime Minister finds himself in a bit of a pickle when he flatly denies in the House that the government has bugged MP's telephones. It turns out the government was and Sir Humphrey was... See full summary »
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Ludovic Kennedy
Votes: 265
11.
Doctor in Charge (1972–1973)
Episode:
Brotherly Hate
(1973)
25 min | Comedy
Bingham refuses to recommend Paul to Loftus for a senior house post. However when Lionel Bingham, Lawrence's identical but less buttoned-up twin appears, he impersonates his brother and ... See full summary »
Stars: Robin Nedwell, George Layton, Ernest Clark, Richard O'Sullivan
Votes: 13
12.
Doctor in Charge (1972–1973)
Episode:
The Rumour
(1972)
25 min | Comedy
Mrs. Loftus returns to work as a nurse at the same time that Annabel, Lady Cornford's daughter, starts work. Annabel does not want preferential treatment and disguises her parentage but ... See full summary »
Stars: Robin Nedwell, Richard O'Sullivan, George Layton, Geoffrey Davies
Votes: 10
13.
Yes Minister (1980–1984)
Episode:
A Question of Loyalty
(1981)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
The Minister and Sir Humphrey must appear before a Select Committee looking into government waste. Sir Humphrey suggests a number of ways the Minister can evade difficult questions but ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Whitmore | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Judy Parfitt
Votes: 324
14. Yes Minister (1980–1984)
TV-PG | 679 min | Comedy
The Right Honorable James Hacker has landed the plum job of Cabinet Minister to the Department of Administration. At last he is in a position of power and can carry out some long-needed reforms, or so he thinks.
Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott
Votes: 16,582
15. Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
James Hacker was propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - Number 10.
Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott
Votes: 12,939
16. Diana (1984)
520 min | Drama
Series follows the very different lives of Jan Leigh, a poor but studious young country lad and Diana Gayelorde-Sutton, the equally single minded daughter of a rich landowner, from the 1920s through to post-war Britain.
Stars: Kevin McNally, Jenny Seagrove, Gillian Raine, Fred Bryant
Votes: 102
17.
Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1987)
Episode:
The Smoke Screen
(1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Sir Humphrey opposes P.M. Hacker's plan to cut taxes, so Hacker steers the Minister for Health into campaigning against smoking as a diversion.
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, John Barron
Votes: 308
18.
Britain's Best Sitcom (2004– )
Episode:
Yes, Minister
(2004)
Comedy
Director: Andy Devonshire | Stars: Derek Fowlds, Armando Iannucci, Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn
Votes: 5
19.
Yes Minister (1980–1984)
Episode:
Equal Opportunities
(1982)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
With his wife's encouragement, Minister Hacker decides he should focus on accomplishing 1 or 2 significant achievements while in office. He decides the time has come to promote more women ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Whitmore | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Eleanor Bron
Votes: 343
20.
Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1987)
Episode:
A Diplomatic Incident
(1987)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
When the French hold out for primacy over a sub-Channel tunnel, P.M. Hacker uses the info that they planted a bomb in their own embassy to obtain more favourable terms.
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott
Votes: 305
21.
Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1987)
Episode:
One of Us
(1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
When the Director General of MI5 informs the Prime Minister that his predecessor was a Soviet agent, Jim Hacker learns that he had been thoroughly investigated some years previously by none... See full summary »
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Michael Aldridge
Votes: 281
22. Twice a Fortnight (1967– )
30 min | Comedy
This was several similar format light entertainment shows, on radio and television at the end of the 1960s. Sketches were expected to fit into a plot and be interspersed with music, ... See full summary »
Stars: Jonathan Lynn, Dilys Watling, Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden
Votes: 13
23.
Yes Minister (1980–1984)
Episode:
The Compassionate Society
(1981)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
When the opposition challenges the Minister's claims in the House that administrative personnel in the health sector have been reduced by 11%, he too quickly agrees to an independent ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Whitmore | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, John Barron
Votes: 363
24.
Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1987)
Episode:
A Victory for Democracy
(1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The Foreign Office is having problems with the PM who is starting to question their advice in favour of a more pro-US line. In question is the political situation on the island of St. ... See full summary »
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Clive Francis
Votes: 302
25.
Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1987)
Episode:
The Grand Design
(1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The new Prime Minister is preoccupied with defense issues as he begins to learn some of the details, such as the Russians having six times as many nuclear weapons as the UK or that the ... See full summary »
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Frederick Treves
Votes: 333
26. Colditz (1972–1974)
50 min | Drama, History, War
The series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at Colditz Castle and their many attempts to escape captivity, as well as the relationships formed between the various nationalities and their German captors.
Stars: David McCallum, Richard Heffer, Paul Chapman, Jack Hedley
Votes: 1,025
27.
Doctor at Sea (1974)
Episode:
The Senior Officer's Perks
(1974)
25 min | Comedy
Dick and Duncan are both smitten by the lovely Anna-Maria, a glamorous Austrian passenger. Dick gets to bandage her finger but Duncan,as the senior officer, takes over and keeps Dick away ... See full summary »
Director: David Askey | Stars: Robin Nedwell, Geoffrey Davies, Eva Reuber-Staier, John Grieve
Votes: 9
28.
Yes Minister (1980–1984)
Episode:
The Bed of Nails
(1982)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The Minister yet again finds himself in it when the Cabinet Secretary and the Prime Minister's senior advisor con him into taking responsibility for developing a national transportation ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Whitmore | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, John Nettleton
Votes: 297
29.
Yes Minister (1980–1984)
Episode:
The Writing on the Wall
(1980)
TV-PG | 28 min | Comedy
The Minister's frustrations with the civil service continue when Sir Humphrey, at his bureaucratic best, doesn't quite deliver the policy paper the Minister is seeking. Hacker wants to ... See full summary »
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Daniel Moynihan
Votes: 376
30.
Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1987)
Episode:
Man Overboard
(1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The Employment Secretary wants to move army regiments to north England to save money, so Sir Humphrey leads P.M. Hacker to believe the Employment Secretary is after the P.M.'s job.
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, John Nettleton
Votes: 289
31.
Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1987)
Episode:
The Bishops Gambit
(1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
P.M. Hacker is to appoint a new bishop, and Sir Humphrey may secure a cushy appointment on retirement if he can convince Hacker to appoint the current Dean to the bishopric.
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Frank Middlemass
Votes: 283
32.
Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1987)
Episode:
The Ministerial Broadcast
(1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Jim Hacker plans to introduce his "Grand Design" to the British public during his first broadcast as the new P.M. However, Humphrey continues to try to convince Hacker to hold off, planning to let it die.
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, John Wells
Votes: 313
33.
Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1987)
Episode:
A Real Partnership
(1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The Prime Minister must deal with a worsening financial crisis that requires all government Departments to cut their budgets. The belt-tightening coincides with a hoped-for civil service ... See full summary »
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, John Nettleton
Votes: 285
34.
Colditz (1972–1974)
Episode:
The Spirit of Freedom
(1972)
Drama, History, War
Phil Carrington is put in with the British prisoners, who are resentful and suspicious of him, especially Simon Carter, as Carrington is supposedly writing a book, explaining the war from ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Cregeen | Stars: Peter Barkworth, Robert Wagner, David McCallum, Edward Hardwicke
Votes: 47
35.
Doctor in the House (1969–1970)
Episode:
Look Into My Eyes
(1970)
24 min | Comedy
Waring volunteers to be hypnotized in a class by Dr. Towers but is actually faking it. Later Upton does successfully hypnotize him, getting him to mark at the mention of the word Dog. This ... See full summary »
Director: David Askey | Stars: Barry Evans, Geoffrey Davies, Robin Nedwell, Peter Bayliss
Votes: 18
36.
Doctor in the House (1969–1970)
Episode:
The Royal Visit
(1970)
24 min | Comedy
A Royal couple are to visit and unveil a plaque, commemorating the opening of a new ward. Anti-Monarchists Collier and Hooley, an Irish medic, steal the plaque and replace it with a toilet ... See full summary »
Director: David Askey | Stars: Ernest Clark, Ralph Michael, Arthur English, Barry Evans
Votes: 19
37.
Yes Minister (1980–1984)
Episode:
Doing the Honours
(1981)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
The Minister is appalled when, on the advice of his civil servants, he can't make a modest 5% to his department's budget. To Sir Humphrey's great disbelief, the Minister decides to ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Whitmore | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Frank Middlemass
Votes: 331
38.
Yes Minister (1980–1984)
Episode:
The Challenge
(1982)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Following a re-alignment of responsibilities, Jim Hacker now finds himself the Minister responsible for local government authorities in addition to his existing duties. As one can expect, ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Whitmore | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, John Nettleton
Votes: 304
39.
Yes Minister (1980–1984)
Episode:
The Devil You Know
(1981)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The Minister and Sir Humphrey debate the merits of UK membership in the European Community with Hacker definitely negative about interference from Brussels. He dislikes the constant steam ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Whitmore | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, John Nettleton
Votes: 315
40.
Yes Minister (1980–1984)
Episode:
The Greasy Pole
(1981)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Sir Humphrey Appleby is approached the head of the British Chemical Corporation to secure the Minister's support for the production of proponol, also known as metadioxin. Although the ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Whitmore | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Brenda Blethyn
Votes: 314
41.
Yes Minister (1980–1984)
Episode:
The Right to Know
(1980)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Once again, the Minister, Jim Hacker and the permanent Secretary, Sir Humphrey Appleby, clash over the Minister's role in running the Department. The Minister instructs his senior civil ... See full summary »
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, John Savident
Votes: 367
42.
Yes Minister (1980–1984)
Episode:
The Whisky Priest
(1982)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The Minister finds himself in a bit of a bind when an army officer tells him privately that British-made weapons are finding their way into the hands of Italian Red terrorists. Hacker is ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Whitmore | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, John Fortune
Votes: 303
43.
Comedy Connections (2003–2008)
Episode:
Yes Minister
(2008)
39 min | Documentary
Cast and crew look back at the 1980s BBC sitcom Yes Minister (1980), which starred Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne and satirised the relationship between government ministers and their civil servants.
Director: Ellen-Raissa Jackson | Stars: Doon Mackichan, Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, Bernard Donoughue
Votes: 6
44. Who Sold You This, Then? (1975 Video)
23 min | Short
John Cleese shows both sides of the coin when talking to customers : how to destroy the reputation of your company or how to be a good ambassador.
Director: Peter Robinson | Stars: John Cleese, Hugh Laurie, Jonathan Lynn
Votes: 64
45.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Bar Mitzvah Boy
(1976)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
On the eve of his Bar Mitzvah, young Elliot finds that all the grown men in his life are somewhat wanting.
Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Jeremy Steyn, Maria Charles, Bernard Spear, Adrienne Posta
Votes: 98
46.
Doctor in Charge (1972–1973)
Episode:
Face the Music
(1972)
24 min | Comedy
Lady Molly Cornford's father has died. He was a generous benefactor to St. Swithins and Professor Loftus organizes a memorial service for him. When the organist gets knocked unconscious ... See full summary »
Director: David Askey | Stars: Robin Nedwell, George Layton, Geoffrey Davies, Richard O'Sullivan
Votes: 12
47.
The Good Life (1975–1978)
Episode:
Pig's Lib
(1975)
TV-Y | 28 min | Comedy
Tom and Margo's simmering disagreement festers to the point that Margo calls in the local residents' association to put a stop to the Goods' self-sufficient lifestyle. The showdown between ... See full summary »
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith, Paul Eddington
Votes: 105
48.
Yes Minister (1980–1984)
Episode:
The Middle-Class Rip-Off
(1982)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
When the Minister is approached by a group of local constituents seeking government funding for their nearly bankrupt local football club, he suggests that they sell the local museum to ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Whitmore | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, John Nettleton
Votes: 283
49.
Yes Minister (1980–1984)
Episode:
The Official Visit
(1980)
TV-PG | 28 min | Comedy
The Minister finds himself in charge of an official visit from the President of Buranda, a newly independent former British colony. Hacker decides that they should all travel to Balmoral ... See full summary »
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Tenniel Evans
Votes: 434
50.
Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1987)
Episode:
Power to the People
(1988)
TV-PG | 31 min | Comedy
A local councilwoman is throwing her weight around, but P.M. Hacker's plan to make local government truly responsive to its constituency motivates her to cooperate with Sir Humphrey's opposition.
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Gwen Taylor
Votes: 255