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1. The Big Pull (1962)
30 min | Sci-Fi
A deadly alien force is brought to Earth by a US astronaut after a space orbit through the Van Allen belt.
Stars: William Dexter, June Tobin, Ray Roberts, Frederick Treves
Votes: 20
2. 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
3. Knock on Any Door (1965–1966)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series with the premise that there is a story behind every door.
Stars: Ted Willis, Brenda Bruce, Helen Fraser, Peter Copley
Votes: 12
4. 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: 426
5. First Night (1963–1964)
Drama
Stars: Madge Ryan, Anthony Bate, James Maxwell, Michael Caine
Votes: 104
6. All Creatures Great and Small (1978–1990)
TV-PG | 50 min | Comedy, Drama
The trials and misadventures of the staff of a country veterinary office in Yorkshire from the 1930s to the 1950s.
Stars: Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy, Peter Davison, Lynda Bellingham
Votes: 4,392
7. Callan (1967–1972)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
David Callan is the top agent/assassin for the Security Service (British counterintelligence), but he is an embittered man who performs his duties "for Queen and country" under duress. This... See full summary »
Stars: Edward Woodward, Russell Hunter, Lisa Langdon, Anthony Valentine
Votes: 855
8.
Callan (1967–1972)
Episode:
The Richmond File: Call Me Enemy
(1972)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Alone at a remote safe house, Callan debriefs a high-ranking prospective defector--a man known as Richmond, who promises to reveal a traitor within the section.
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Edward Woodward, T.P. McKenna, Russell Hunter, William Squire
Votes: 38
9.
Raffles (1975–1977)
Episode:
The Gold Cup
(1977)
52 min | Comedy, Crime
Raffles and Bunny swipe the famous Royal Gold Cup from the British Museum, but a group of criminologists track them down, suspecting Raffles of the theft. The gentleman thief is forced to come up with an ingenious way to prove them wrong.
Directors: David Cunliffe, Alan Gibson | Stars: Anthony Valentine, Christopher Strauli, Peter Sallis, Tony Britton
Votes: 15
10. 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
11. Vendetta (1966–1968)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Intrigue from the Mediterranean Islands as Danny Scipio dispenses his own brand of revenge against organized crime outfits around Europe.
Stars: Neil McCallum, Stelio Candelli, Kieron Moore, Kenneth J. Warren
Votes: 21
12. Masterpiece Theatre: Sons and Lovers (1981– )
Drama
BBC adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's novel about a sensitive young man growing up in a Nottinghamshire mining community.
Stars: Eileen Atkins, Tom Bell, Karl Johnson, Amanda Parfitt
Votes: 31
13.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Help
(1974)
Crime
DC Finn is feeling well pleased. He's looking after his mate, Leslie, who's getting married the following morning.They are out on the town, making the most of Leslie's 'freedom' - but in the process Les causes a breach of the peace.
Director: Malcolm Taylor | Stars: Larry Dann, Leo Dolan, Davyd Harries, Jennifer Hill
Votes: 10
14.
The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
Episode:
VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, for Nigel Barton
(1965)
80 min | Drama
Candidate Nigel Barton goes from idealism to cynicism as he becomes disillusioned and suspicious of hollow campaign promises.
Director: Gareth Davies | Stars: Keith Barron, Valerie Gearon, John Bailey, Cyril Luckham
Votes: 80
15.
Minder (1979–1994)
Episode:
Hypnotising Rita
(1984)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Arthur and Terry help Dr. Sudbury, a hypnotherapist, and his teenaged fiancee Rita, who is an heiress about to inherit £25,000, escape her disapproving family who say the doctor has ... See full summary »
Director: Terry Green | Stars: Dennis Waterman, George Cole, Donald Sumpter, Nicola Cowper
Votes: 75
16. 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: 2,823
17. Raffles (1975–1977)
60 min | Comedy, Crime
Most people know A.J. Raffles only as a gentleman of leisure and a top-rated cricketer, but he is also "the amateur Cracksman", an expert jewel thief. Alternately aided and hindered by his ... See full summary »
Stars: Anthony Valentine, Christopher Strauli, Victor Brooks, Victor Carin
Votes: 206
18. Weavers Green (1966– )
30 min | Drama
Soap about daily life at a rural veterinary practice.
Stars: Marjie Lawrence, Peter Lawrence, Eric Flynn, Grant Taylor
Votes: 11
19.
All Creatures Great and Small (1978–1990)
Episode:
The Course of True Love
(1989)
TV-PG | 49 min | Comedy, Drama
It's February 1952 and Calum and Deirdre have a terrible row. She would like to talk more, hopefully about setting a date for their wedding, while Calum hasn't a clue why she is acting the ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Blagden | Stars: Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy, John McGlynn, Lynda Bellingham
Votes: 55
20.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Outcast
(1973)
Crime
When Smokey Haines returns to Broadstone after serving a two-year sentence for killing his baby, DS Smith must look for mitigation circumstances in the case - and sympathy of the town's citizens.
Director: Robert Tronson | Stars: Ewan Hooper, Davyd Harries, Jim Norton, Mary Healey
Votes: 5
21.
ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Episode:
The Bonegrinder
(1968)
78 min | Comedy, Drama
This was Dennis Potter's first play for independent TV in Great Britain. It aired on ITV's PLAYHOUSE series. Potter contrasted the fading heritage of the British empire with new American ... See full summary »
Director: Joan Kemp-Welch | Stars: George Baker, Margaret Tyzack, Weston Gavin, Arthur Cox
Votes: 9
22.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Defection! The Case of Colonel Petrov
(1966)
Drama
Director: Bill Hays | Stars: Lee Montague, Nigel Stock, Madge Ryan, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
Votes: 11
23. Budgie (1971–1972)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Chirpy Cockney petty crook Ronald "Budgie" Bird is the main character in this British television series.
Stars: Adam Faith, Iain Cuthbertson, Lynn Dalby, June Lewis
Votes: 271
24. 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
25. Cowboys (1980–1981)
30 min | Comedy
Geyser (Colin Welland), Wobbly Ron (David Kelly) and Eric (James Wardroper) are a useless shower of handymen who worked for Joe Jones Limited because no-one else would employ them The ... See full summary »
Stars: Colin Welland, Roy Kinnear, David Kelly, James Wardroper
Votes: 45
26.
Public Eye (1965–1975)
Episode:
Egg and Cress Sandwiches
(1973)
53 min | Crime, Drama
An unconventional vicar. A breath of scandal and a pillar of the community. All three combine to bring Marker trouble of one kind or another.
Director: Graham Evans | Stars: Alfred Burke, Robert Flemyng, Ray Smith, Brian Blessed
Votes: 31
27. The Saint (1962–1969)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Simon "The Saint" Templar, a wealthy adventurer and 20th-century Robin Hood, travels the world in his white Volvo P1800S, solving unsolvable problems and righting wrongs.
Stars: Roger Moore, Ivor Dean, Leslie Crawford, Justine Lord
Votes: 6,203
28. One by One (1984–1987)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Stories about real-life international zoo vet David Taylor (in the TV programmes, he was called Donald Turner) from his early days as a newly-qualified vet in the 1950s to his international... See full summary »
Stars: Rob Heyland, James Ellis, Sonia Graham, Heather James
Votes: 40
29. Oliver Twist (1962)
30 min | Adventure, Family
An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
Stars: Bruce Prochnik, Max Adrian, Peter Vaughan, Carmel McSharry
Votes: 26
30.
Bergerac (1981–1991)
Episode:
Avenge O Lord
(1985)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jim feels exploited when MP Geoffrey Newton asks him to catch would-be assassin Mick Davies, who is threatening to disrupt the government's trade deal with Ahmed, a former terrorist who ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Tronson | Stars: John Nettles, Terence Alexander, Bernard Hepton, Sean Arnold
Votes: 41
31. 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
32. The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
75 min | Drama
Series of one-off plays made by BBC television, which gave breaks to a wide range of writers and directors in the late 1960s, such as Dennis Potter, Ken Loach, David Mercer, and John ... See full summary »
Stars: Edwin Brown, Neville Smith, Tony Selby, Ken Jones
Votes: 131
33. Doomwatch (1970–1972)
50 min | Sci-Fi, Drama
Doomwatch is the nickname for the Department of Measurement of Scientific Work. Under the leadership of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Dr. Spencer Quist, the Doomwatch team struggled, for ... See full summary »
Stars: John Paul, Joby Blanshard, Simon Oates, Vivien Sherrard
Votes: 196
34. Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television.
Stars: Robin Chadwick, Donald Sinden, Helen Lindsay, Paul Moriarty
Votes: 58
35. Time of My Life (1980– )
30 min | Comedy
When everything goes wrong for Ken, he determines to turn his life around.
Stars: Mark Kingston, Amanda Barrie, Andrew Paul, Avril Angers
Votes: 8
36.
ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Episode:
Suspect
(1969)
72 min | Comedy, Drama
A proud woman coldly concentrates on keeping up appearances when her 50-year old husband and a young schoolgirl go missing at the same time.
Director: Mike Hodges | Stars: Rachel Kempson, Bryan Marshall, George Sewell, Michael Coles
Votes: 29
37.
On the Up (1990–1992)
Episode:
Maggie's Dad
(1990)
Comedy
Tony employs his first woman driver, a strident feminist who almost causes a walk-out. Maggie's dour father also comes to visit and makes it clear he has no truck with working class people ... See full summary »
Director: Gareth Gwenlan | Stars: Dennis Waterman, Sam Kelly, Joan Sims, Jenna Russell
Votes: 18
38. The Ipcress File (1965)
Passed | 109 min | Drama, Thriller
In London, a wisecracking spy investigates the kidnapping and brainwashing of British scientists while dealing with the constraints of his agency's bureaucracy.
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Guy Doleman, Sue Lloyd
Votes: 17,569
39. On the Up (1990–1992)
30 min | Comedy
Self-made millionaire Tony Carpenter struggles his way through life, dealing with a snooty wife, troublesome daughter, opinionated mother and quirky domestic staff.
Stars: Dennis Waterman, Sam Kelly, Joan Sims, Jenna Russell
Votes: 249
40. Drama 61-67 (1961–1967)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Brian Haines, Robert Cartland, Alister Williamson, Joe Ritchie
Votes: 30
41. Z Cars (1962–1978)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
A gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional town of Newtown in the North of England.
Stars: James Ellis, John Slater, Douglas Fielding, Bernard Holley
Votes: 381
42. ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.
Stars: Derek Francis, Alfred Burke, Arthur Hewlett, Esther Lawrence
Votes: 93
43. Softly Softly (1966–1969)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Thie West Country police force solving local crime. its a spin-off from another BBC drama series, Z Cars (1962).
Stars: Stratford Johns, Frank Windsor, Norman Bowler, John Barron
Votes: 122
44.
World Theatre (1959)
Episode:
Julius Caesar
(1959)
105 min | Drama
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
Director: Stuart Burge | Stars: Raymond Adamson, Ralph Ball, Neville Becker, Wilfrid Brambell
Votes: 7
45.
Doomwatch (1970–1972)
Episode:
The Islanders
(1971)
Sci-Fi, Drama
Doomwatch become involved with the inhabitants of a small, secluded island who have been forced to leave for the English mainland and are struggling to survive.
Director: Jonathan Alwyn | Stars: John Paul, Simon Oates, Joby Blanshard, David Buck
Votes: 22
46. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 87
47.
Budgie (1971–1972)
Episode:
In Deep
(1971)
TV-14 | 52 min | Drama
Budgie's in the money - it's unheard of. But it's true. But how did he get it, and more importantly how can he hang on to it?
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg | Stars: Adam Faith, Iain Cuthbertson, Lynn Dalby, Madge Ryan
Votes: 29
48. Bergerac (1981–1991)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Recovering alcoholic and divorced father of a young daughter, DS Jim Bergerac is a true maverick who prefers doing things his own way, and consequently doesn't always carry out his investigations the way his boss would like.
Stars: John Nettles, Terence Alexander, Sean Arnold, Mela White
Votes: 2,224
49. Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Crime, Drama
Constable George Dixon and his colleagues at the Dock Green police station in the East End of London deal with petty crime, successfully controlling it through common sense and human understanding.
Stars: Jack Warner, Peter Byrne, Geoffrey Adams, Arthur Rigby
Votes: 308
50. BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
120 min | Drama
Monthly anthology series featuring televised versions of plays.
Stars: Charles Gray, Eric Porter, Jeremy Brett, Lally Bowers
Votes: 178