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1.
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
2. Lilli Palmer Theatre (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Lilli Palmer, Roddy Hughes, Ian Fleming, Brian Wilde
Votes: 25
3. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1960)
30 min | Adventure
Stars: Fred Smith, Mike Strotheide, Betty Hardy, Lorna Henderson
Votes: 17
4. Point Counter Point (1968– )
Adaptation of Aldous Huxley's 'novel of ideas' in which the author Philip Quarles, withdrawn and uncomfortable with the world around him, considers his friends and family as models for the characters in his writing.
Stars: Lyndon Brook, Patricia English, Edward Judd, David Graham
Votes: 16
5. Horizon (I) (1964– )
50 min | Documentary
British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.
Stars: Paul Vaughan, Jack Fortune, Dilly Barlow, Colin Riach
Votes: 1,149
6. Rheingold Theatre (1953–1957)
23 min | Drama
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. narrated, produced, and frequently starred in this anthology series, which presented everything from drama to mystery to farce.
Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Christopher Lee, Ron Randell, Barbara Mullen
Votes: 74
7. 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: 429
8. The Forsyte Saga (1967)
50 min | Drama, Romance
Spanning decades, the saga contrasts obsessive Soames, clinging to wife Irene, and Jolyon, leaving for his kids' governess. Their diverging paths intertwine, bringing highs and lows to the upper-class Forsyte clan.
Stars: Eric Porter, Margaret Tyzack, Nyree Dawn Porter, Kenneth More
Votes: 1,119
9. Hancock's Half Hour (1956–1960)
30 min | Comedy
TV version of the popular BBC radio show of the same name, with Tony Hancock as the modern man of the world (in his own eyes). Sid James is there to bring him back to earth.
Stars: Tony Hancock, Sidney James, Johnny Vyvyan, Alec Bregonzi
Votes: 592
10.
Hancock's Half Hour (1956–1960)
Episode:
Twelve Angry Men
(1959)
Comedy
In Sidney Lumet's classic film, one courageous juror holds out and justice prevails. When Hancock is foreman of the Jury the outcome isn't quite so inspiring.
Director: Duncan Wood | Stars: Tony Hancock, Sidney James, Austin Trevor, William Kendall
Votes: 63
11. 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: 39,574
12. Tales of Mystery (1961–1963)
30 min | Fantasy
Supernatural drama series adapted from the short stories of Algernon Blackwood.
Stars: John Laurie, Ann Castle, Michael Aldridge, John Wood
Votes: 19
13. The Cheaters (1960–1962)
30 min | Mystery
Cases of an Insurance Claims Investigator.
Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Ann Hanslip, Colin Tapley
Votes: 32
14. Little Big Time (1968–1973)
30 min | Comedy, Music
Freddie Garrity lead singer from Freddie & The Dreamers) was the star of this show. It was A very madcap kids entertainment series featuring a mixture of music, variety acts and sketches. ... See full summary »
Stars: Freddie Garrity, Freddie & The Dreamers, Peter Birrell, Frankie Holmes
Votes: 9
15. 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
16.
The Forsyte Saga (1967)
Episode:
Swan Song
(1967)
Drama, Romance
Fleur makes a point of seeing Jon at Harold Blade's studio and invites him to visit the rest house she's opened for working girls. She pours her heart out to him and breaks into tears but ... See full summary »
Stars: Kenneth More, Eric Porter, Nyree Dawn Porter, Susan Hampshire
Votes: 27
17. 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
18.
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
Episode:
The Mark
(1957)
Approved | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Sir Blaise, a Norman lord, plans to build a fortress on his land. To dupe the community, he lets it be known that the new building is to be a church in honour of St Barnaby. Enter Robin ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Richard Greene, Alexander Gauge, Archie Duncan, Victor Woolf
Votes: 27
19. 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: 67
20. 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
21.
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)
Episode:
Snap Diagnosis
(1962)
Drama
Dr Cameron's gardener Alex Dean (Patrick Troughton) is behaving strangely out of character. Is he certifiable, as Dr Snoddy believes or could Dr Finlay's more left-field diagnosis be correct?
Stars: Patrick Troughton, Andrew Cruickshank, Bill Simpson, Barbara Mullen
Votes: 7
22. A Night to Remember (1958)
Not Rated | 123 min | Drama, History
On her maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable RMS Titanic strikes an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres, Honor Blackman
Votes: 17,188
23. Night and the City (1950)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
A small-time grifter and nightclub tout takes advantage of some fortuitous circumstances and tries to become a big-time player as a wrestling promoter.
Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers, Hugh Marlowe
Votes: 15,307 | Gross: $3.60M
24. Maigret (1959–1963)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Televisations of the Maigret novels by Georges Simenon.
Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Helen Shingler, Neville Jason
Votes: 377
25. The First Lady (1968–1969)
50 min | Drama
Stories of a local councillor and her various projects
Stars: Thora Hird, Henry Knowles, Bob Keegan, James Grout
Votes: 11
26.
Maigret (1959–1963)
Episode:
Raise Your Right Hand
(1961)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Due to give evidence at a murder trial, Maigret is unable to shake his conviction that the accused is actually innocent.
Director: Andrew Osborn | Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Patrick Troughton, Gene Anderson
Votes: 38
27.
The Forsyte Saga (1967)
Episode:
No Retreat
(1967)
Drama, Romance
Michael Mont gets a visit from an outraged Bicket who now knows that his wife has been posing in the nude as an artist's model. He's convinced that she had to have been doing more than just... See full summary »
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Nicholas Pennell, Julia White, Eric Porter, Susan Hampshire
Votes: 22
28. 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
29. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
30. Life with the Lyons (1955–1960)
30 min | Comedy
Ben Lyon, wife Bebe plus children Richard and Barbara play themselves handling everyday situations with any crisis taken care of. Aggie is their Scottish housekeeper and Florrie Wainwright their nosy neighbor.
Stars: Ben Lyon, Barbara Lyon, Richard Lyon, Molly Weir
Votes: 18
31.
Gideon C.I.D. (1964–1966)
Episode:
The Wall
(1965)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Netta's husband, Michael, has a big win on the football pools but then disappears. It appears as though he has run off but he is actually the victim of foul play. The clues come together and the murderer is uncovered.
Director: Leslie Norman | Stars: John Gregson, Alexander Davion, Daphne Anderson, John Barrie
Votes: 53
32.
Interpol Calling (1959– )
Episode:
The Absent Assassin
(1960)
Crime, Drama
Duval is called in after an assassination of an American diplomat. Evidence seems to point to a recently released Nazi seeking revenge. What does puzzle Duval is how he constructs the assassinations.
Director: Robert Lynn | Stars: Charles Korvin, Edwin Richfield, Donald Pleasence, Frederick Piper
Votes: 11
33. 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
34. Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)
50 min | Drama
Dr. Finlay is a member of a medical practice in the Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s.
Stars: Bill Simpson, Andrew Cruickshank, Barbara Mullen, Eric Woodburn
Votes: 143
35. The Flying Doctor (1959– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: Richard Denning, Jill Adams, Alan White, Peter Madden
Votes: 35
36. Patrol Car (1954–1956)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Dramatization of murder investigations and other criminal cases that Detective Superintendent Robert Fabian, a real-life Scotland Yard Inspector and the host of the show, worked on.
Stars: Bruce Seton, Robert Raglan, Philip Dale, Jack Melford
Votes: 23
37.
Public Eye (1965–1975)
Episode:
The Golden Boy
(1973)
Crime, Drama
Vyvyan Reveldale has everything going for him. So what reason could he have for throwing everything up and disappearing? His father asks Marker to find out.
Director: Douglas Camfield | Stars: Alfred Burke, Alan Webb, Richard Hurndall, David Gwillim
Votes: 37
38. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
Approved | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Robin of Loxley, otherwise known as Robin Hood, and his band of Merry Men protect England from the evil machinations of Prince John while King Richard the Lionheart is away fighting in the Crusades.
Stars: Richard Greene, Victor Woolf, Archie Duncan, Alexander Gauge
Votes: 880
39. Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
60 min | Drama
This show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.
Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Billie Whitelaw, Neil McCallum
Votes: 246
40. The Winslow Boy (1948)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama
In pre-WWI England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, and his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.
Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: Robert Donat, Cedric Hardwicke, Basil Radford, Margaret Leighton
Votes: 1,816
41. Thursday's Child (1972–1973)
30 min | Drama
In the early 20th century, three children try to escape from an oppressive orphanage.
Stars: Gillian Bailey, Simon Gipps-Kent, Clare Walker, David Tully
Votes: 21
42.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
Now Let Him Go
(1957)
83 min | Drama
A world-class painter is taken ill and lies in the bedroom of an inn while people down below squabble over his paintings and inheritance. The wily old man is unperturbed, even regarding the infernal trumpet sound that plays throughout.
Director: Dennis Vance | Stars: Hugh Griffith, June Thorburn, Fanny Rowe, Ursula Howells
Votes: 16
43.
The Moonstone (1972)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1972)
45 min | Drama
Franklin Blake is tasked by his uncle to present the fabled Moonstone diamond to Rachel Verinder on her birthday. But the diamond is said to be cursed and three Indian conjurers are lurking... See full summary »
Director: Paddy Russell | Stars: Vivien Heilbron, Robin Ellis, Kathleen Byron, Basil Dignam
Votes: 8
44.
The Moonstone (1972)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1972)
45 min | Drama
Rosanna's letter offers explanation but also more mystery concerning the theft of the Moonstone. Franklin Blake sets out to prove his innocence and win back the love of Rachel Verinder. ... See full summary »
Director: Paddy Russell | Stars: Vivien Heilbron, Robin Ellis, Basil Dignam, Anna Cropper
Votes: 6
45. The Moonstone (1972)
225 min | Drama
A priceless jewel, originally plundered from a Hindu shrine, is presented to Rachel Verinder on her 18th birthday. The jewel goes missing and suspicion falls over the household, threatening to destroy someone close to Rachel's heart.
Stars: Vivien Heilbron, Robin Ellis, Basil Dignam, Martin Jarvis
Votes: 97
46. Vanity Fair (1967– )
50 min | Drama
Rebecca "Becky" Sharp is an impoverished, strong-willed and cunning young woman determined to make her way in the early 19th Century British society.
Stars: Susan Hampshire, Marilyn Taylerson, Dyson Lovell, Bryan Marshall
Votes: 71
47. The Flying Swan (1965– )
45 min | Drama
This partially lost sequel to "The Royalty" (1957) follows day to day happenings in one particular hotel.
Stars: Margaret Lockwood, Julia Lockwood, Molly Urquhart, Hugh McDermott
Votes: 14
48.
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
Episode:
The Charter
(1957)
Approved | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The only person who knows the hiding place of the charter which will limit Prince John's power should he became King is Lord Greenwald, who is seriously ill. Marian discovers where the ... See full summary »
Director: Terry Bishop | Stars: Richard Greene, Alan Wheatley, Patricia Driscoll, Harry H. Corbett
Votes: 27
49. Hadleigh (1969–1976)
60 min | Drama
James Hadleigh is the squire of the village in this series created by Robert Barr.
Stars: Gerald Harper, Peter Dennis, Ambrosine Phillpotts, Alastair Hunter
Votes: 84
50. Compact (1962–1965)
30 min | Drama
BBC series set in the offices of a glossy women's magazine.
Stars: Frances Bennett, Robert Desmond, Ronald Allen, Louise Dunn
Votes: 21