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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. The World of Tim Frazer (1960–1961)
30 min | Drama
An engineer is drawn into the world of espionage.
Stars: Jack Hedley, Ralph Michael, Francis Matthews, Patricia Haines
Votes: 19
3.
The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968–1977)
Episode:
1971 Christmas Show
(1971)
66 min | Comedy
The musical guests are Los Zafiros, Glenda Jackson, André Previn and Shirley Bassey. A variety of sketches finishes with Ernie's latest play called 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' starring Francis Matthews as King RIchard.
Stars: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Shirley Bassey, Glenda Jackson
Votes: 77
4. 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
5. Trinity Tales (1975– )
50 min
On their way to London for the Rugby League final, a group of northerners start telling each other stories, in the manner of Chaucer's pilgrims in "The Canterbury Tales".
Stars: Francis Matthews, Bill Maynard, Paul Copley, Susan Littler
Votes: 14
6.
All About George (2005)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2005)
Comedy, Drama
Director: Jeremy Webb | Stars: Rik Mayall, Alex Barrett, Sian Brooke, Tom Burke
Votes: 8
7. 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
8. Zero One (1962–1965)
30 min | Drama
Television series about International Air Security, whose call sign is "Zero One".
Stars: Nigel Patrick, William Smith, Katya Douglas, Hugh McDermott
Votes: 60
9. 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
10.
The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968–1977)
Episode:
Episode #6.1
(1971)
44 min | Comedy
The musical guests are Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen, Robert Young and Anita Harris. Eric starts the show with a microphone and tape recorder. Ernie plays a librarian. Francis Matthews plays Vivian Darling in "The House of Terror".
Stars: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Francis Matthews, Anita Harris
Votes: 10
11. Beautiful People (I) (2008–2009)
Comedy
The story of the flamboyant and ambitious 14-year-old Simon Doonan, who has dreams that stretch beyond his hometown of Reading.
Stars: Luke Ward-Wilkinson, Layton Williams, Olivia Colman, Aidan McArdle
Votes: 1,446
12.
The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968–1977)
Episode:
1977 Christmas Show
(1977)
67 min | Comedy
The musical guests are Angharad Rees and Elton John. Elton John has trouble getting correct directions. Eric and Ernie move house. Ernie's play is called 'Cyrano de Bergerac' and stars Francis Matthews and Penelope Keith.
Stars: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Penelope Keith, Elton John
Votes: 37
13. Morecambe and Wise at the BBC (1979)
Comedy
Stars: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Ann Hamilton, Arthur Tolcher
Votes: 6
14.
Jonathan Creek (1997–2016)
Episode:
Black Canary
(1998)
TV-PG | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A retired female illusionist dies in mysterious circumstances. Maddy and Jonathan are called upon to investigate.
Director: Sandy Johnson | Stars: Hannah Gordon, Suzanna Hamilton, Francis Matthews, Murray Melvin
Votes: 475
15.
The Royal (2003–2011)
Episode:
First Impressions
(2003)
TV-PG | 49 min | Drama
The Royal is, in the 1960s, the local hospital for the North Yorkshire town of Elsinby. Its administrator T.J. Middleditch is a benevolent figure whilst the elderly matron is firm but fair ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Walker | Stars: Julian Ovenden, Tricia Penrose, Michael Starke, Denis Lill
Votes: 48
16.
Ike: The War Years (1979)
Episode:
Part III
(1979)
120 min | Biography, Drama, History
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Robert Duvall, Lee Remick, Dana Andrews, J.D. Cannon
Votes: 10
17. 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: 8,885
18. My Friend Charles (1956)
30 min | Thriller
Stars: Stephen Murray, John Arnatt, Anne Ridler, Francis Matthews
Votes: 8
19.
Out of the Unknown (1965–1971)
Episode:
The Yellow Pill
(1969)
50 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A murderer is examined by psychiatrist John Frame who is surprised to find the criminal knows many details of his private life.
Director: Michael Ferguson | Stars: Stephen Bradley, Angela Browne, Carl Conway, Glynn Edwards
Votes: 12
20.
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
Episode:
The Minstrel
(1958)
Approved | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A minstrel's song can prove very handy, particularly when it helps Robin and his outlaw foil a dastardly plot by Prince John, who is conspiring to form an alliance with the Prince of Aragon.
Director: Peter Seabourne | Stars: Richard Greene, Alexander Gauge, Patricia Driscoll, Alan Wheatley
Votes: 22
21. Jonathan Creek (1997–2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Jonathan Creek, a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles, works from his home in a converted windmill. He uses his abilities to solve impossible crimes and mysterious murders.
Stars: Alan Davies, Caroline Quentin, Stuart Milligan, Julia Sawalha
Votes: 8,991
22. The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968–1977)
Comedy
The Morecambe & Wise Show was a long running and massively popular sketch series starring British comedy duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, plus a string of top-name international celebrity guests (of a bygone age), like André Prévin.
Stars: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Ann Hamilton, Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
Votes: 1,057
23. Biggles (1960– )
30 min | Adventure
Stars: Neville Whiting, David Drummond, John Leyton, Carl Duering
Votes: 14
24. A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (2010)
177 min | Documentary
Mark Gatiss examines the history of the horror film, from classic Hollywood monsters to Hammer's glory days and beyond.
Stars: Mark Gatiss, John Carpenter, Michael Roberts, David Warner
Votes: 821
25.
Taggart (1983–2010)
Episode:
Fatal Inheritance
(1993)
TV-14 | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Dr Janet Napier walks free from court on a "Not Proven" verdict, Taggart begins a more personal investigation. However as more murders are commited Taggart must admit that even he might have been wrong about the good doctors guilt.
Director: Alan Macmillan | Stars: Mark McManus, James MacPherson, Hannah Gordon, Francis Matthews
Votes: 91
26.
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967–1968)
Episode:
The Mysterons
(1967)
TV-PG | 27 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a misunderstanding on the planet Mars, a war is started between humans and an alien race called The Mysterons. Thier first act of revenge is to try and assassinate The World President.
Director: Desmond Saunders | Stars: Sylvia Anderson, Ed Bishop, Cy Grant, Donald Gray
Votes: 127
27.
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967–1968)
Episode:
Lunarville 7
(1967)
TV-PG | 25 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When the Lunar Controller announces the Moon's independence from Earth in the war of nerves with the Mysterons, Scarlet, Blue and Green journey to Lunarville 7 to investigate reports of an ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Lynn | Stars: Sylvia Anderson, Ed Bishop, Gary Files, Cy Grant
Votes: 67
28.
A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (2010)
Episode:
Home Counties Horror
(2010)
59 min | Documentary
A look at the heyday of British horror cinema such as the lurid color monster films of Hammer Films.
Director: Rachel Jardine | Stars: Mark Gatiss, Roy Ward Baker, John Carpenter, Roger Corman
Votes: 95
29. 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
30. 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
31. Middlemen (1977)
30 min | Comedy
George Livingstone is middle-aged, middle-class, and middle-management--until he is made redundant and takes his first tentative steps downward.
Stars: Frank Windsor, Francis Matthews, Avril Elgar, Gwen Taylor
Votes: 8
32.
Ike: The War Years (1979)
Episode:
Part II
(1979)
120 min | Biography, Drama, History
Directors: Boris Sagal, Melville Shavelson | Stars: Robert Duvall, Lee Remick, Dana Andrews, J.D. Cannon
Votes: 12
33. The Human Jungle (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
Dr. Roger Corder, a gifted and compassionate psychologist, treats the mental disorders of his patients through a mix of Freudian and Laingian techniques.
Stars: Herbert Lom, Michael Johnson, Sally Smith, Mary Yeomans
Votes: 179
34. The Cheaters (1960–1962)
30 min | Mystery
Cases of an Insurance Claims Investigator.
Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Ann Hanslip, Colin Tapley
Votes: 32
35. Don't Forget to Write! (1977–1979)
50 min | Comedy
The misadventures of an unsuccessful playwright, who is forced to make ends meet by writing screenplays which no-one ever seems to want to make into films (unless they're very bad).
Stars: George Cole, Gwen Watford, Francis Matthews, Clare Walker
Votes: 44
36. The Dark Island (1962– )
30 min | Drama, Thriller
Espionage series detailing the investigation of a torpedo found on the shore of an island in the Hebrides.
Stars: Robert Hardy, Francis Matthews, Angela Browne, Cyril Luckham
Votes: 15
37. Greasepaint and Gore, Part 2: The Hammer Monsters of Roy Ashton (2004)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Russell Wall | Stars: Roy Ashton, Elizabeth Ashton, Philip Leakey, Christopher Lee
Votes: 14
38.
The Royal (2003–2011)
Episode:
Crash
(2003)
TV-PG | 49 min | Drama
It's Dr. Alway's last day at the Royal before retirement but he, and the rest of the staff, are kept busy, following a bus crash, one of the wounded being Dr. Ormerod's wife Caroline. ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Dowd | Stars: Julian Ovenden, Robert Daws, Zoie Kennedy, Kenneth Colley
Votes: 24
39.
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967–1968)
Episode:
Noose of Ice
(1968)
TV-PG | 26 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Tritonium alloy mining operations at Hotspot Tower in the North Pole are threatened when a Mysteron agent cuts the power to vital heating elements.
Director: Ken Turner | Stars: Sylvia Anderson, Ed Bishop, Gary Files, Cy Grant
Votes: 58
40. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967–1968)
TV-PG | 25 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In 2068, the indestructible Captain Scarlet leads the agents of Spectrum in a war of nerves against the Mysterons from Mars.
Stars: Ed Bishop, Donald Gray, Francis Matthews, Sylvia Anderson
Votes: 1,900
41. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
42. Brat Farrar (1986)
155 min | Drama, Mystery
When a lookalike agrees to impersonate a presumed dead heir, he suspects the death wasn't accidental as he gets close to the family.
Stars: Mark Greenstreet, Angela Browne, Frederick Treves, Dominique Barnes
Votes: 134
43. All About George (2005)
Comedy, Drama
Follows George's life as a member of a 5 generation extended family.
Stars: Rik Mayall, Sian Brooke, Gemma Jones, Penny Downie
Votes: 97
44. Richard the Lionheart (1962–1963)
30 min | Adventure, Family, History
Richard the First, king, soldier, poet and political intriguer - and one of the most romantic figures in history - was the hero of 'Richard the Lionheart', a series that first aired in ... See full summary »
Stars: Dermot Walsh, Robin Hunter, Alan Haywood, Trader Faulkner
Votes: 41
45.
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
Episode:
The Infidel
(1957)
Not Rated | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Sir James devises a plot to inherit his uncle's fortune. Blame for the crime will point at an innocent man - Ali ben Azra - and the Sheriff has been informed. Can Robin teach Sir James a ... See full summary »
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Richard Greene, Bernadette O'Farrell, Archie Duncan, Francis Matthews
Votes: 22
46.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Mission... Highly Improbable
(1967)
TV-G | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A car carrying two Ministry officials, enroute to investigate the budget overruns on Professor Rushton's latest project, vanishes under escort. Steed goes to investigate, and discovers the ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Ronald Radd, Jane Merrow
Votes: 312
47.
Heartbeat (1992–2010)
Episode:
For Whom the Bell Tolls
(2003)
TV-PG | Drama, Comedy, Crime
The Randalls were married in Aidensfield and they want their daughter to be wed at the same church. But Rev. Truscott is in dire need of bell ringers and asks Dr. Alway to help him out. The... See full summary »
Director: Noreen Kershaw | Stars: John Labanowski, Nick Miles, Rupert Vansittart, John Flanagan
Votes: 21
48.
Paul Temple (1969–1971)
Episode:
Motel
(1971)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Paul and Steve take refuge from the winter weather in a Scottish motel. The peculiar behaviour of other arriving guests arouses their curiosity. And who is the mysterious Mr Williams?
Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Francis Matthews, Ros Drinkwater, Robert MacLeod, Gay Hamilton
Votes: 10
49.
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967–1968)
Episode:
Winged Assassin
(1967)
TV-PG | 26 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The Mysterons second target is the Director General of the United Asian Republic. The Director is on a visit to London and is scheduled to fly back to Asia via London airport but the Mysterons have other plans.
Director: David Lane | Stars: Sylvia Anderson, Ed Bishop, Cy Grant, Donald Gray
Votes: 94
50.
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967–1968)
Episode:
White as Snow
(1967)
TV-PG | 24 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The Mysterons threaten to kill Colonel White and after their initial attempt fails, White elects to leave Cloudbase so as not to place the other Spectrum agents in jeopardy.
Director: Robert Lynn | Stars: Sylvia Anderson, Ed Bishop, Cy Grant, Donald Gray
Votes: 76