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1. 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
2. The Revenue Men (1967–1968)
50 min | Drama
The Investigation Branch of Customs and Excise headed by Caesar Smith (Ewen Solon) deal with smugglers of arms, drugs and people.
Stars: Ewen Solon, Calum Mill, James Grant, Claire Nielson
Votes: 12
3.
The Third Man (1959–1965)
Episode:
A Question of Libel
(1962)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A British magazine which Harry owns prints libelous stories about 3 villagers. Now, Harry is on the hook for a £300,000 libel judgment.
Director: Stuart Burge | Stars: Michael Rennie, Jonathan Harris, Barbara Shelley, Sydney Tafler
Votes: 8
4. John Halifax, Gentleman (1974– )
250 min | Drama
Stars: Robert Coleby, Gwen Taylor, Tony Calvin, Malcolm Terris
Votes: 10
5.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
Proof Spirits: Part 3
(1981)
TV-14 | Drama
Director: Brian Mills | Stars: Raymond Huntley, Christopher Benjamin, Ann Firbank, Barbara Shelley
Votes: 7
6. 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
7. 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: 39,513
8.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
Proof Spirits: Part 2
(1981)
TV-14 | Drama
Director: Brian Mills | Stars: Raymond Huntley, Christopher Benjamin, Ann Firbank, Barbara Shelley
Votes: 7
9. 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: 8,884
10.
By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)
Episode:
A Silver Moon
(1983)
Drama, History, War
"1643" "Silver Moon" Sir Martin Lacy and his son Tom were the king's men. His eldest daughter and her husband John Fletcher sided with parliament. The Lacey family has been secretly ... See full summary »
Director: Henry Herbert | Stars: Barbara Shelley, Judy Buxton, Julian Glover, Andrew MacLachlan
Votes: 10
11. 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
12. Festival (1960–1969)
60 min | Drama
Festival is a Canadian entertainment anthology television series which aired on CBC Television
Stars: Gillie Fenwick, Gerard Parkes, Eric House, Douglas Rain
Votes: 19
13. 12 O'Clock High (1964–1967)
60 min | Drama, War
A WWII bomb group commander must fill the shoes of his predecessor and get the performance rating up to snuff. He struggles with his own men, until he is able to develop pride in the group and win the men over, but at a cost to him.
Stars: Frank Overton, Paul Burke, Chris Robinson, Robert Lansing
Votes: 1,487
14. By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)
50 min | Drama, History, War
Story of the English Civil War as seen through the eyes of two families; the Laceys, loyal to King Charles I, and the Fletchers, loyal to Oliver Cromwell.
Stars: Sharon Maughan, Andrew MacLachlan, Rob Edwards, Lucy Aston
Votes: 235
15. 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
16. Counterstrike (1969– )
50 min | Sci-Fi
Simon King, an alien agent from the Inter Galactic Council, is sent to Earth on a mission to stop unscrupulous refugees from a dying planet from wiping out Mankind and taking over the planet Earth.
Stars: Jon Finch, Sarah Brackett, Katie Fitzroy, Fraser Kerr
Votes: 26
17.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
Proof Spirits: Part 1
(1981)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama
Vera Barnes - better known as "Madame Veda Bronski", a spiritualist and professed clairvoyant - is charged with obtaining money by deception from widow Elizabeth Penn. The Prosecution claim... See full summary »
Director: Brian Mills | Stars: Raymond Huntley, Christopher Benjamin, Ann Firbank, Barbara Shelley
Votes: 10
18.
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
19. Blake's 7 (1978–1981)
Not Rated | 50 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.
Stars: Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, Peter Tuddenham, Jan Chappell
Votes: 4,491
20. Mr. Rose (1967–1968)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Chief Inspector Rose, previously seen in 'The Odd Man' and 'It's Dark Outside', has retired from the police and intends to write his memoirs - but is constantly distracted by intriguing mysteries.
Stars: William Mervyn, Donald Webster, Gillian Lewis, Graham Armitage
Votes: 50
21. Prince Regent (1979)
50 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life and times of George (1762-1830), Prince of Wales, from his early days of debauchery to his ascent to the throne as George IV. His two marriages (one legal, one not), his mistresses... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Egan, Nigel Davenport, Bosco Hogan, Frances White
Votes: 57
22. 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
23. People Like Us (1978– )
Drama
A TV adaptation of R.F. Delderfield's novels "The Dreaming Suburb" and "The Avenue Goes to War". It takes a look at life in a London suburb from the end of the First World War, between the wars and then as World War Two becomes reality.
Stars: Jim Norton, John Duttine, Derek Seaton, Linda Goddard
Votes: 13
24.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Dragonsfield
(1961)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Steed is sent to research facility when a scientist developing a radiation-proof material dies of radiation.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Ian Hendry, Patrick Macnee, Keith Barron, Alfred Burke
Votes: 35
25.
Uncle Silas (1989)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1989)
58 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
With the reappearance of Madame de la Rougierre, Maud is torn between trust in Uncle Silas and mounting suspicion about a plot on her life. Alone and virtually a prisoner in the grim house,... See full summary »
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Jane Lapotaire, Beatie Edney, Tim Woodward
Votes: 7
26.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
Lieberman v Savage: Part Two
(1972)
TV-14 | 23 min | Drama
Ms Savage's evidence appears to suggest that her relationship with Mark Lieberman was platonic and that his presence in her flat was merely coincidental.
Director: Peter Plummer | Stars: Charles Keating, Bernard Gallagher, Dorothy Vernon, John Alkin
Votes: 24
27. Danger Man (1960–1961)
TV-PG | 24 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
John Drake is a special operative for NATO, specializing in security assignments against any subversive element which threatened world peace.
Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Richard Wattis, Lionel Murton, Michael Ripper
Votes: 1,384
28. 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
29. 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
30.
12 O'Clock High (1964–1967)
Episode:
In Search of My Enemy
(1965)
60 min | Drama, War
Due to illness and injury, including his own bum knee, General Savage finds himself short of qualified pilots to lead bombing missions. Help arrives in the person of Major Peter Gray, a ... See full summary »
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Robert Lansing, John Larkin, Frank Overton, Steve Forrest
Votes: 56
31. 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
32. The Two Ronnies (1971–1987)
Comedy
This long-running BBC comedy show consisted of sketches and humourous musical routines.
Stars: Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett, The Fred Tomlinson Singers, John Owens
Votes: 3,583
33. The Third Man (1959–1965)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Harry Lime makes money dealing art and solves crime to save his life.
Stars: Michael Rennie, Jonathan Harris, Naomi Chance, Rupert Davies
Votes: 218
34. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
35. The Comedy of Errors (1978 TV Movie)
130 min | Comedy, Musical
The Royal Shakespeare Company act (and sing and dance!) Shakespeare's play about two sets of identical twins, separated at birth and brought together by circumstance.
Director: Philip Casson | Stars: Brian Coburn, Griffith Jones, Roger Rees, Mike Gwilym
Votes: 83
36.
The Hanged Man (1975)
Episode:
Chariot of Earth
(1975)
Crime, Thriller
Burnett's search for the man who wants to kill him leads him to Scotland where his former partner, Charlie Galbraith, has bought a Highland estate. Lew wonders where he found the money to do so?
Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Colin Blakely, Michael Williams, Alan MacNaughtan, Barbara Shelley
Votes: 7
37.
Man in a Suitcase (1967–1968)
Episode:
All That Glitters
(1967)
52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
McGill goes to the Cotswolds in pursuit of a little boy, Stephen, who has been kidnapped by the surly locals. The boy is the illegitimate son of aspiring politician Michael Hornsby, a fact ... See full summary »
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Richard Bradford, Barbara Shelley, Michael Goodliffe, Eric Thompson
Votes: 55
38.
12 O'Clock High (1964–1967)
Episode:
Falling Star
(1966)
60 min | Drama, War
On the way back from a mission, a mentor of Joe Gallagher's, Colonel Gus "Pappy" Wexler is flying as an observer. Gallagher asks Fowler to let Wexler fly in the co-pilot seat. They are ... See full summary »
Director: Laslo Benedek | Stars: Paul Burke, Frank Overton, Chris Robinson, James Daly
Votes: 36
39.
Justice (1971–1974)
Episode:
Point of Death
(1974)
48 min | Drama
A dramatic installment: Harriet and Ian clash,when a doctor is accused of hastening the death of an accident victim, so the kidneys can be transferred to a woman who needs them, with whom the doctor has a suspicious connection.
Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Margaret Lockwood, John Stone, William Russell, Barbara Shelley
Votes: 21
40.
Uncle Silas (1989)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1989)
58 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After the death of her father, Maud goes to live with her guardian Uncle Silas but she refuses to believe the horrifying allegations about his involvement in a brutal murder. With the ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Beatie Edney, Jane Lapotaire, Tim Woodward
Votes: 7
41. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1968)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The two top Agents of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.) fight the enemies of peace, particularly the forces of T.H.R.U.S.H.
Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Leo G. Carroll, John Herman Shaner
Votes: 6,261
42. Route 66 (1960–1964)
TV-Y7 | 60 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
The adventures of two young drifters across America.
Stars: Martin Milner, George Maharis, Glenn Corbett, James Brown
Votes: 1,947
43. Man in a Suitcase (1967–1968)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
McGill (known as "Mac") is a former U.S. intelligence agent based in London. After being thrown out of the agency for something he did not do, he finds his infamous reputation has preceded ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Bradford, Ricardo Montez, Warren Stanhope, Frank Forsyth
Votes: 460
44. 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
45. Jackanory Playhouse (1972–1985)
30 min | Drama, Family
A spin-off series from "Jackanory", was "Jackanory Playhouse" (1972-85), which was a series of thirty-minute dramatisations.
Stars: Peter Settelen, Maurice Denham, Patsy Smart, George Innes
Votes: 18
46. Preview Tonight (1966– )
60 min | Family
Anthology series consisting of pilot episodes for programs ABC had considered for future productions.
Stars: Robert Reed, Hugh O'Brian, Katherine Justice, Bert Convy
Votes: 13
47.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
From Venus with Love
(1967)
TV-G | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The members of a society that watches Venus are dying one by one from something that turns them completely white, so Steed joins them to flush out the culprit while Peel chases a light that seems related to the killings.
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Barbara Shelley, Philip Locke
Votes: 416
48.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Odd Man Affair
(1965)
TV-G | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
UNCLE, seeking to infiltrate a meeting of terrorists, reluctantly recruits former agent Albert Sully, a supposed expert on one of the attending terrorists. In reality, he knows no more than... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Leo G. Carroll, Martin Balsam
Votes: 190
49.
Uncle Silas (1989)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1989)
59 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Maud, the young heiress to a fortune, is romantically obsessed by the youthful Byronic painting of her uncle Silas. The arrival of a drunken, drug-addicted governess and an encounter with a... See full summary »
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Beatie Edney, Jane Lapotaire, Alan MacNaughtan, Tim Woodward
Votes: 8
50. Justice (1971–1974)
60 min | Drama
Cases of a female barrister.
Stars: Margaret Lockwood, John Stone, John Bryans, Philip Stone
Votes: 117