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1.
David Copperfield (1966)
Episode:
Domestic Tangles
(1966)
Drama
In which the Copperfields entertain and something turns up at last for Mr. Micawber.
Director: Joan Craft | Stars: Ian McKellen, George Benson, John Falconer, Clive Francis
Votes: 7
2. Lilli Palmer Theatre (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Lilli Palmer, Roddy Hughes, Ian Fleming, Brian Wilde
Votes: 25
3. Survival (1961– )
Documentary
Classic long-running British nature documentary series featuring different subjects each time.
Stars: Duncan Carse, Aubrey Buxton, Andrew Sachs, Patrick Allen
Votes: 81
4.
The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968–1977)
Episode:
Episode #5.1
(1971)
45 min | Comedy
The musical guests are Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen, Peter & Alex and Esther Ofarim. Ernie tries to impress Flora Robson, but not with Eric playing his the butler. Flora Robson stars as Queen Elizabeth I in Ernie's play.
Stars: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Flora Robson, Esther Ofarim
Votes: 10
5. Heidi (1974)
30 min | Drama, Family
Left in the care of her gruff grandfather in the Swiss mountains, young Heidi wants to make the best of things.
Stars: Emma Blake, Hans Meyer, Flora Robson, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Votes: 97
6. 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
7. Eustace and Hilda (1977– )
Drama
Set in 1907, Part 1, The Shrimp and the Anemone, is a study of two youngsters whose fortunes change after their meeting with the formidable old invalid, Miss Fothergill (Dame Flora Robson).
Stars: Dorothy Alison, Christopher Strauli, Susan Fleetwood, Billie Whitelaw
Votes: 10
8.
The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968–1977)
Episode:
1972 Christmas Show
(1972)
67 min | Comedy
The musical guests are Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen, Jack Jones, Vera Lynn and Glenda Jackson. Eric starts with a series of practical tricks. One play is 'Dawn Patrol', set in a WWI RAF base and Ernie's play is called 'Victoria and Albert'.
Director: Ed Stuart | Stars: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Glenda Jackson, Jack Jones
Votes: 28
9. 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
10. Looks Familiar (1970– )
Family, Game-Show, Talk-Show
Nostalgia based panel chat show.
Stars: Denis Norden, Bob Monkhouse, Arthur Askey, Ted Ray
Votes: 29
11.
The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968–1977)
Episode:
Episode #4.5
(1970)
44 min | Comedy
Musical guests are Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen, Bruce & Peter Davis and Dusty Springfield. Eric is having trouble getting a person to work with him. Barbara Murray stars in Ernie's play "There's No Business Like Big Business".
Stars: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Barbara Murray, Dusty Springfield
Votes: 11
12. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.
Stars: Ed Sullivan, The Ray Bloch Orchestra, Ray Bloch, Johnny Wayne
Votes: 1,563
13. 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
14. A Legacy (1975– )
50 min | Drama
In the dying days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, an impoverished aristocrat marries into a wealthy Jewish family.
Stars: Claire Bloom, Irene Handl, Flora Robson, John Fraser
Votes: 11
15. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
16. Black Narcissus (1947)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
A group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Deborah Kerr, David Farrar, Flora Robson, Jenny Laird
Votes: 27,736
17. The Sea Hawk (1940)
Approved | 127 min | Action, Adventure, History
Geoffrey Thorpe, a buccaneer, is hired by Queen Elizabeth I to nag the Spanish Armada. The Armada is waiting for the attack on England and Thorpe surprises them with attacks on their galleons where he shows his skills on the sword.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains, Donald Crisp
Votes: 10,755
18. 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
19. The Epic That Never Was (1965 TV Movie)
74 min | Documentary
The story of the aborted 1937 filming of "I, Claudius", starring Charles Laughton, with all of its surviving footage.
Director: Bill Duncalf | Stars: Charles Laughton, Robert Graves, Josef von Sternberg, Merle Oberon
Votes: 312
20. Wuthering Heights (1939)
Passed | 104 min | Drama, Romance
A servant in the house of Wuthering Heights tells a traveler the unfortunate tale of lovers Cathy and Heathcliff.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven, Flora Robson
Votes: 19,792 | Gross: $0.76M
21. Play School (1964–1988)
20 min | Family
Stories, fun, and things to make and do for pre-school children.
Stars: Carol Chell, Brian Cant, Julie Stevens, Johnny Ball
Votes: 111
22. David Copperfield (1966)
25 min | Drama
A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.
Stars: Ian McKellen, Flora Robson, Tina Packer, Hannah Gordon
Votes: 76
23. World Theatre (1959)
Drama
In 1959, a group of aspiring actors and playwrights navigate love, ambition, and artistic challenges in the world of theater.
Stars: Olive McFarland, John Southworth, Dilys Hamlett, James Maxwell
Votes: 14
24. 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: 57
25. Les Miserables (1978 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama, History
Jean Valjean (Richard Jordan), convicted of stealing bread, is hounded for several decades by the relentless and cruel Policeman Javert (Anthony Perkins).
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Richard Jordan, Anthony Perkins, Cyril Cusack, Claude Dauphin
Votes: 1,931
26. Oresteia (1979)
255 min | Drama
Adaptation of the Aeschylus trilogy by Frederic Raphael and Kenneth McLeish, broadcast under the title of The Serpent Son.
Stars: Diana Rigg, Anton Lesser, John Nolan, Natasha Parry
Votes: 33
27. Murder at the Gallop (1963)
Approved | 81 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When a wealthy old man appears to have been "frightened to death" by a cat, Miss Jane Marple suspects one of his four relatives, all heirs to his estate, of his murder.
Director: George Pollock | Stars: Margaret Rutherford, Stringer Davis, Robert Morley, Flora Robson
Votes: 6,821
28. Omnibus (1967–2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern
Votes: 294
29. Frieda (1947)
Passed | 98 min | Drama, War
A Royal Air Force pilot who was shot down during World War II returns home to his English village with his new bride. The trouble is that she is the German lady who helped him escape. Then her brother arrives.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: David Farrar, Glynis Johns, Mai Zetterling, Flora Robson
Votes: 538
30. A King's Story (1965)
102 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Life story of King Edward VIII from his birth until abdication in 1936. Talks of life in Victorian England, life in the Royal Navy, and travels as Prince of Wales. In-depth look into the ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Booth | Stars: Duke of Windsor, Duchess of Windsor, Orson Welles, Carleton Hobbs
Votes: 57
31. Dance Pretty Lady (1931)
64 min | Drama
A ballerina falls in love with a wealthy young artist. However, rather than marry her, he wants her to become his mistress. She refuses. Not long afterwards, he tells her he's changed his ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: Ann Casson, Carl Harbord, Michael Hogan, Moore Marriott
Votes: 28
32.
The Human Jungle (1963–1964)
Episode:
Conscience on a Rack
(1964)
Drama
Elderly headmistress Dorothy Wyley comes to see Dr. Corder after she has attempted suicide and he unravels an unhappy chain of events. For one thing she has lied about her age in order to ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Herbert Lom, Michael Johnson, Sally Smith, Mary Yeomans
Votes: 18
33. Guns at Batasi (1964)
Approved | 103 min | Drama, History, War
Anachronistic strict Regimental Sergeant Major Lauderdale (Sir Richard Attenborough), on a remote colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat, must use his experience to defend those in his care.
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Jack Hawkins, Flora Robson, John Leyton
Votes: 1,959
34. Film '72 (1971–2018)
30 min | Talk-Show
The BBC's flagship cinema review television programme featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the programme changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast.
Stars: Barry Norman, Danny Leigh, Claudia Winkleman, Jonathan Ross
Votes: 535
35. We Are Not Alone (1939)
Approved | 112 min | Crime, Drama, History
A husband hires a lonely, pretty young Austrian woman to work as a nanny for his son. His wife becomes instantly jealous and things take turn for the worst. Meanwhile, World War II is in the air, and anti-German sentiment is on the rise.
Director: Edmund Goulding | Stars: Paul Muni, Una O'Connor, Jane Bryan, Flora Robson
Votes: 386
36. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)
G | 138 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Hoping to push Britain to the forefront of aviation, a London publisher organizes an international air race across the English Channel, but must contend with two entrants vying for his daughter, as well as national rivalries and cheating.
Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, James Fox, Alberto Sordi
Votes: 9,241 | Gross: $31.11M
37. 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: 94
38. Innocent Sinners (1958)
95 min | Drama
A young girl in a bombed-out part of London wants to make something beautiful, so she plants a garden in a ruined church with help from her friend. None of the adults in her life understand why she wants to do this.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: June Archer, Christopher Hey, Brian Hammond, Flora Robson
Votes: 281
39. One Precious Year (1933)
76 min | Drama
Director: Henry Edwards | Stars: Anne Grey, Basil Rathbone, Owen Nares, Flora Robson
Votes: 11
40. Cry in the Wind (1967)
87 min | Drama
After a year in the sea a sailor returns to his island and finds that his father kicked out his wife because she is pregnant to someone else's baby.
Directors: Anthony Heller, Leonard Schach | Stars: Flora Robson, Giannis Voglis, Dimitra Kasma, Despo Diamantidou
Votes: 9
41. Clash of the Titans (1981)
PG | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Perseus must battle Medusa and the Kraken to save the Princess Andromeda.
Director: Desmond Davis | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Claire Bloom, Maggie Smith
Votes: 47,822 | Gross: $41.09M
42. 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
43. The Canterville Ghost (1974 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The poor ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville (David Niven) has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a brave descendant who will release him from the Canterville curse by performing a... See full summary »
Director: Robin Miller | Stars: Isla Blair, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, Audra Lindley
Votes: 160
44. Gauguin the Savage (1980 TV Movie)
125 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the turbulent life of the temperamental French painter, Paul Gauguin, and his compulsive search for creative freedom which caused him to abandon his wife and five children in Paris for a life of contentement in Tahiti.
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: David Carradine, Lynn Redgrave, Barrie Houghton, Flora Robson
Votes: 104
45. Aquarius (1970–1977)
39 min | Documentary
An arts magazine programme for ITV, presented by Humphrey Burton. Originally a fortnightly series, it became weekly, while later editions were presented by Peter Hall.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Peter Hall, Russell Harty, Leonard Bernstein
Votes: 30
46. A Man Called Intrepid (1979)
360 min | Adventure, Drama, War
During World War II, a wealthy Canadian uses his own money to help the Allies form an espionage network.
Stars: David Niven, Michael York, Barbara Hershey, Paul Harding
Votes: 193
47. Multi-Coloured Swap Shop (1976–1982)
120 min | Family, Talk-Show
Saturday morning children's show which as well as having music and guests also had kids phone in and swap toys with each other.
Stars: Noel Edmonds, Keith Chegwin, John Craven, Maggie Philbin
Votes: 121
48. The Brains Trust (1955–1996)
45 min | Talk-Show
Series in which eminent people of the time gave spontaneous answers to questions of the day.
Stars: Norman Fisher, Jacob Bronowski, Alan Bullock, Julian Huxley
Votes: 8
49. 55 Days at Peking (1963)
Unrated | 154 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
During the 1900 Boxer Rebellion, U.S. marine, Maj. Matt Lewis, along with British consul, Sir Arthur Robertson, develop a plan to keep the rebels at bay until an international military relief force can arrive.
Directors: Nicholas Ray, Guy Green, Andrew Marton | Stars: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson
Votes: 7,430
50. Poison Pen (1939)
66 min | Drama
A small, sedate British village is shocked when its residents begin receiving hate-filled diatribes, known as "poison pen letters".
Director: Paul L. Stein | Stars: Flora Robson, Robert Newton, Ann Todd, Belle Chrystall
Votes: 245