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1.
Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
Episode:
The Germans
(1975)
TV-PG | 31 min | Comedy
A moose head to be hung, a fire drill to be conducted, and German guests are all a bit much for Basil to handle while Sybil's in hospital.
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 2,877
2.
That Peter Kay Thing (2000)
Episode:
The Ice Cream Man Cometh
(2000)
Comedy
Follows ice cream man Mr. Softy as he tries to out do his rival Signor Whipy.
Director: Andrew Gillman | Stars: Peter Kay, Kristian Tiffany, Flo Wilson, Will Haigh
Votes: 78
3.
Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
Episode:
Communication Problems
(1979)
TV-PG | 31 min | Comedy
When Mrs. Richards, a demanding woman who is hard of hearing, checks into the hotel, Basil, Sybil and Polly find themselves with a very difficult customer. Meanwhile, Basil bets on a horse ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Spiers | Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 2,342
4.
Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
Episode:
The Psychiatrist
(1979)
TV-PG | 36 min | Comedy
Confusion arises when Basil tries to catch a girl in a playboy's room after hours, all the while unnerved by a psychiatrist's presence.
Director: Bob Spiers | Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 2,235
5. Codename (1970– )
50 min | Drama
Stars: Clifford Evans, Alexandra Bastedo, Anthony Valentine, Brian Peck
Votes: 11
6.
Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
Episode:
Basil the Rat
(1979)
TV-PG | 34 min | Comedy
Basil and the rest of the staff are in deep trouble when the health inspector turns up and delivers an enormous list of problems with the hotel. Things become even worse when Manuel's rat gets loose in the hotel.
Director: Bob Spiers | Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 2,105
7.
Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
Episode:
The Kipper and the Corpse
(1979)
TV-PG | 32 min | Comedy
One of the guests has died in his sleep, but Basil thinks it's due to serving him spoiled food.
Director: Bob Spiers | Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 2,105
8.
Reputations (1994–2002)
Episode:
George VI the Reluctant King
(1999)
Documentary
Director: Denys Blakeway | Stars: Sarah Bradford, Duke of Windsor, Robert Rhodes James, King George V
Votes: 7
9. Eyewitness (1994– )
29 min | Documentary
Natural history series based on the Dorling Kindersley children's books.
Stars: Martin Sheen, Andrew Sachs
Votes: 185
10. 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
11. Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.
Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 100,271
12. Great Canal Journeys (2014– )
Documentary
Timothy West and Prunella Scales travel across canals in both Britain and Europe.
Stars: Timothy West, Prunella Scales, Samuel West, Sheila Hancock
Votes: 418
13.
Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
Episode:
The Hotel Inspectors
(1975)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
Basil Fawlty goes on the alert when he hears there are hotel inspectors in the area.
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 2,238
14.
Monkey (1978–2004)
Episode:
Two Little Blessings
(1979)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Jun Fukuda | Stars: Gareth Armstrong, Cecile Chevreau, David Collings, Shunji Fujimura
Votes: 11
15.
Monkey (1978–2004)
Episode:
Who Am I?
(1980)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Stars: Gareth Armstrong, Cecile Chevreau, David Collings, Shunji Fujimura
Votes: 9
16.
Great Canal Journeys (2014– )
Episode:
London Ring
(2015)
Documentary
Timothy West and Prunella Scales have lived all their married life in London, but have never explored the canals on their doorstep. In this episode, they journey along the London Ring, as ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Taylor | Stars: Timothy West, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Melody Lang
Votes: 12
17. 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
18. The Bill Made Me Famous (2008 TV Movie)
46 min | Documentary
An official documentary looking back at 25 years of the longest continuously running police drama in British TV history, through the actors past and present who have helped made the series ... See full summary »
Director: Sally Norris | Stars: Martin Kemp, Joe Absolom, Rhea Bailey, Ali Bastian
Votes: 10
19.
Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
Episode:
Gourmet Night
(1975)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
The Fawltys are very pleased with their new chef, Kurt. He was recommended to them by their friend André who runs a nice restaurant in town. All in all, he's working out quite well and they... See full summary »
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 2,174
20. 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
21. Natural World (1983– )
60 min | Documentary
Strand of documentaries on wildlife and the environment.
Stars: David Attenborough, Barry Paine, John Shrapnel, Andrew Sachs
Votes: 776
22. Between Iraq and a Hard Place (2003 TV Movie)
50 min | Comedy, War
Satirical comedy examing the war on Terror.
Directors: Steve Connelly, Chris Fox, Geraldine Dowd, Sean Hardie, Paul Wheeler | Stars: Rory Bremner, John Bird, John Fortune, Doña Croll
Votes: 51
23.
Monkey (1978–2004)
Episode:
Vampire Master
(1979)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Jun Fukuda | Stars: Gareth Armstrong, Cecile Chevreau, David Collings, Shunji Fujimura
Votes: 12
24.
Monkey (1978–2004)
Episode:
Pigsy, King and God
(1979)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Toshi Aoki | Stars: Gareth Armstrong, Cecile Chevreau, David Collings, Shunji Fujimura
Votes: 12
25.
Monkey (1978–2004)
Episode:
The Foolish Philosopher
(1980)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Stars: Gareth Armstrong, Cecile Chevreau, David Collings, Shunji Fujimura
Votes: 9
26.
Monkey (1978–2004)
Episode:
What Is Wisdom?
(1980)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Stars: Gareth Armstrong, Cecile Chevreau, David Collings, Shunji Fujimura
Votes: 9
27.
Monkey (1978–2004)
Episode:
Give and Take
(1980)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Stars: Gareth Armstrong, Cecile Chevreau, David Collings, Shunji Fujimura
Votes: 9
28.
Monkey (1978–2004)
Episode:
Moeta byôbu no Shichifukujin
(1980)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Kazuo Ikehiro | Stars: Masaaki Sakai, Masako Natsume, Shirô Kishibe, Tonpei Hidari
Votes: 12
29.
Monkey (1978–2004)
Episode:
The Fake Pilgrims
(1980)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Four sorcerers are impersonating the pilgrims, they plan to assassinate Tripitaka and take his followers to improve their ranking in the sorcery community.
Stars: Gareth Armstrong, Cecile Chevreau, David Collings, Shunji Fujimura
Votes: 9
30. The Gingerbread Man (1992– )
52 min | Animation
The fantastical adventures of a newly-baked Gingerbread Man. Left to cool in the kitchen he makes friends with Salt and Pepper (a pair of shakers), and Herr von Cuckoo (a clock), and helps ... See full summary »
Stars: Andrew Sachs, Jacqueline Clarke, David Wood
Votes: 48
31.
That Peter Kay Thing (2000)
Episode:
Eyes Down
(2000)
Comedy
Follows Patrick O'Neil, an underachieving bingo worker.
Director: Andrew Gillman | Stars: Peter Kay, Beatrice Kelley, Pearce Quigley, Sian Gibson
Votes: 60
32.
Monkey (1978–2004)
Episode:
The End of the Way
(1979)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Kazuo Ikehiro | Stars: Gareth Armstrong, Cecile Chevreau, David Collings, Shunji Fujimura
Votes: 11
33.
Monkey (1978–2004)
Episode:
The Fires of Jealousy
(1979)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Jun Fukuda | Stars: Gareth Armstrong, Cecile Chevreau, David Collings, Shunji Fujimura
Votes: 11
34. Monkey (1978–2004)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
An adaptation of a Chinese folktale about a pilgrimage to the West undertaken by a monk and his divine guardians.
Stars: Masaaki Sakai, Shirô Kishibe, Masako Natsume, Miriam Margolyes
Votes: 2,135
35.
Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
Episode:
A Touch of Class
(1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Basil is delighted when a member of the aristocracy chooses to stay at the Fawlty Towers, snubbing the normal guests who frequent the hotel. What Basil does not know, however, is that the ... See full summary »
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 2,586
36.
Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
Episode:
The Anniversary
(1979)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
Basil plans a surprise anniversary party for Sybil but, thinking he's forgotten it again, she walks out just before the guests arrive.
Director: Bob Spiers | Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 1,911
37.
Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
Episode:
The Builders
(1975)
TV-PG | 28 min | Comedy
Over his wife's objections, Basil hires his usual firm of incompetents (O'Reilly's) to do some carpentry work in the hotel lobby. With both Basil and Sybil out for the afternoon, they leave... See full summary »
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 2,362
38.
Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
Episode:
The Wedding Party
(1975)
TV-PG | 33 min | Comedy
Basil Fawlty's puritanical streak comes out when a young couple he suspects of not being married tries to book a double room. He's ready to give them rooms on separate floors until Sybil ... See full summary »
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 2,217
39.
Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
Episode:
Waldorf Salad
(1979)
TV-PG | 32 min | Comedy
Customer dissatisfaction with the Fawlty Towers dining experience comes to a head when an insistent American comes for a stay.
Director: Bob Spiers | Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 2,089
40.
Monkey (1978–2004)
Episode:
Seirô Maô mangetsu no tôboe
(1980)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
After losing their way, the pilgrims find themselves heading towards Mt. Blue Wolf, a place where hideous wolf demons swagger like peacocks. Their leader, Blue Wolf Demon, craves human flesh, and sets his sights on the tasty Tripitaka.
Director: Akira Inoue | Stars: Masaaki Sakai, Masako Natsume, Shirô Kishibe, Tonpei Hidari
Votes: 12
41.
Monkey (1978–2004)
Episode:
The Land with Two Suns
(1979)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
The pilgrims enter a land where night never falls. For five hundred years, ever since the vulture demon Konsei_Maoh stole Dainichi Buddha's sun mirror.
Director: Satoshi Aoki | Stars: Gareth Armstrong, Cecile Chevreau, David Collings, Shunji Fujimura
Votes: 12
42.
Monkey (1978–2004)
Episode:
Am I Dreaming?
(1979)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Every night, Tripitaka's sleep is disturbed by a recurring dream. In it, he's being attached by Lord Yuki, ruler of The Devil's Hell.
Stars: Gareth Armstrong, Cecile Chevreau, David Collings, Shunji Fujimura
Votes: 9
43.
Monkey (1978–2004)
Episode:
The Fountain of Youth
(1980)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Stars: Gareth Armstrong, Cecile Chevreau, David Collings, Shunji Fujimura
Votes: 9
44.
Monkey (1978–2004)
Episode:
A Shadow So Huge
(1980)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Stars: Gareth Armstrong, Cecile Chevreau, David Collings, Shunji Fujimura
Votes: 9
45.
Monkey (1978–2004)
Episode:
Such a Nice Monster
(1980)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Stars: Gareth Armstrong, Cecile Chevreau, David Collings, Shunji Fujimura
Votes: 9
46.
Natural World (1983– )
Episode:
Ant Attack
(2006)
Documentary
Documentary that looks at the world of the African driver ant, a sinister army of 20 million sisters. It thrives by ravaging the forest, killing every living thing it can pin down and slice... See full summary »
Director: Neil Lucas | Star: Andrew Sachs
Votes: 33
47.
Eyewitness (1994– )
Episode:
Dinosaur
(1994)
29 min | Documentary
Become a paleontologist and piece together the facts behind these real-life monsters. Experience the process of discovery from start to finish - the excitement of digging, reconstruction, ... See full summary »
Stars: Andrew Sachs, Martin Sheen
Votes: 22
48. 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: 858
49.
Rising Damp (1974–1978)
Episode:
Great Expectations
(1978)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy
A solicitor comes to tell Rigsby that an uncle has left him fifty thousand pounds - on condition he can prove he is married. Since Rigsby parted from his actual wife Veronica years ago and ... See full summary »
Director: Vernon Lawrence | Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Frances de la Tour, Don Warrington, Avis Bunnage
Votes: 68
50.
That Peter Kay Thing (2000)
Episode:
In the Club
(2000)
Comedy
We meet Brian Potter, owner of the "The Neptune" club, and future owner of "The Phoenix" club as he puts on one of his talent shows.
Director: Andrew Gillman | Stars: Peter Kay, Dave Spikey, Claire Rhodes, Paddy McGuinness
Votes: 52