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1. Spy Trap (1972–1975)
45 min | Drama
The escapades of a group of spies at the Department, a Fictional espionage agency tasked by the British government with protecting national security.
Stars: Paul Daneman, Prentis Hancock, Julian Glover, Michael Gwynn
Votes: 16
2. Moonstrike (1963)
50 min | Drama, History, War
Anthology series of one-off thrillers about the covert activities of Allied agents and resistance operatives in occupied Europe during the Second World War.
Stars: Gary Hope, Michael Culver, John Murray Scott, Clive Russell
Votes: 20
3. Monitor (1958–1965)
Documentary, Talk-Show
Fortnightly arts show from the BBC, covering the worlds of theatre, film, literature, painting, sculpture, architecture and music.
Stars: Huw Wheldon, Jonathan Miller, John Berger, Robert Robinson
Votes: 98
4. The Beiderbecke Affair (1985)
320 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Trevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Swinburne teaches English and wants to help save the planet. Trevor meets a beautiful blond, a detective sergeant and a pair of men running a junior football team.
Stars: James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Dudley Sutton, Dominic Jephcott
Votes: 621
5.
The Duchess of Duke Street (1976–1977)
Episode:
The Reluctant Warrior
(1977)
TV-PG | 52 min | Drama
When the hotel sustains damage after it's grazed by a bomb, Ethel takes a shine to a conscientious objector, assigned to ferret out a potential UXB. Though nobody was injured, Starr, sadly, loses his beloved pooch in the rubble.
Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Gemma Jones, John Cater, Ivor Roberts, Paul Aston
Votes: 23
6. The Strange World of Gurney Slade (1960)
30 min | Comedy
Gurney Slade wanders from place to place after breaking the fourth wall to escape from the mundanities of making a family sitcom.
Stars: Anthony Newley, Edwin Richfield, Joy Stewart, Margaret Cox
Votes: 142
7. The Fight Against Slavery (1975)
60 min | Drama, History
The story of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire.
Stars: Evan Jones, David Collings, John Castle, Ronald Pickup
Votes: 26
8.
The Beiderbecke Tapes (1987– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1987)
Drama, Music, Mystery
Trevor & Jill meet John the barman who gives them a jazz tape without any jazz on it. At a meeting with Dave the wimp they find out about The Peoples Front For The Liberation of west ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Parker | Stars: James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Dudley Sutton, Malcolm Storry
Votes: 22
9. Warship (1973–1977)
50 min | Action, Drama
Life in the Royal Navy aboard the fictional HMS Hero.
Stars: David Savile, Andrew Burt, James Cosmo, Donald Burton
Votes: 112
10. The Beiderbecke Connection (1988)
201 min | Comedy, Drama
Trevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Chapman teaches English and wants to help save the planet. They live together and just want a quiet life. Since their last ... See full summary »
Stars: James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Terence Rigby, Danny Schiller
Votes: 344
11. The Beiderbecke Tapes (1987– )
151 min | Drama, Music, Mystery
Trevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Swinburne teaches English and wants to help save the planet. They live together and just want a quiet life. Then they meet ... See full summary »
Stars: James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Dudley Sutton, Malcolm Storry
Votes: 375
12. The Voyage of Charles Darwin (1978)
Biography, History
The series encompasses Darwin's university days to the 1859 publication of his book "On the Origin of Species" and his death and is based on Darwin's own letters, diaries, and journals, ... See full summary »
Stars: Malcolm Stoddard, Andrew Burt, Peter Settelen, David Ashton
Votes: 153
13.
Warship (1973–1977)
Episode:
Who Runs Across the Sea
(1974)
Action, Drama
HMS Reliant rescue a lone lifeboat but have fallen into a trap by the Special Army Squad for Freedom who want to use their Polaris missiles. As the closest ship Hero is ordered to the area but not to negotiate with terrorists.
Stars: David Ashley, Donald Burton, Norman Eshley, Julian Holloway
Votes: 5
14.
The Beiderbecke Affair (1985)
Episode:
Um... I Know What You're Thinking
(1985)
Comedy, Drama, Music
Norm sits with Jason while Trevor intimidates the super grass. Jill & Helen have a boozy evening and toss a coin. Helen wins.
Director: Frank W. Smith | Stars: James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Colin Blakely, Dudley Sutton
Votes: 20
15. The Duchess of Duke Street (1976–1977)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
Louisa Trotter works her way up from being a skivvy to being the queen of cooks, cook to the King, and owner of the Bentinck Hotel. Her life and happenings among the guests and staff of the hotel make up the 31 episodes.
Stars: Gemma Jones, Victoria Plucknett, John Welsh, John Cater
Votes: 1,544
16.
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–1979)
Episode:
Extreme Solution
(1977)
Comedy
Desperate to kill off Grot, Reggie goes to extreme lengths, such as insulting chat show hosts on whose television shows he appears. He also insults a job applicant who mistakenly believes ... See full summary »
Director: Gareth Gwenlan | Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Pauline Yates, John Barron, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 64
17.
The Beiderbecke Affair (1985)
Episode:
That Was a Very Funny Evening
(1985)
Comedy, Drama, Music
The reasons begin to come clear. The planner is a jazz fan. Trevor goes to dinner but doesn't eat. Clandestine meetings are arranged.
Director: David Reynolds | Stars: James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Colin Blakely, Terence Rigby
Votes: 19
18. Moll Flanders (1975 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
All kinds of misfortune befall Moll Flanders in 18th-century England; but she's a great survivor.
Director: Donald McWhinnie | Stars: Julia Foster, Kenneth Haigh, Ian Ogilvy, Diana Fairfax
Votes: 35
19.
Bergerac (1981–1991)
Episode:
Ninety Per Cent Proof
(1983)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
During a court case in which he is trying to prove that Jerry LeFevre burnt down the Bishops Rock Hotel for the insurance, Jim is approached by glamorous Irene Maybank, who says her husband... See full summary »
Director: Robert Young | Stars: John Nettles, Terence Alexander, Anthony Steel, Carol Royle
Votes: 67
20.
The Beiderbecke Affair (1985)
Episode:
We Are on the Brink of a New Era, If Only...
(1985)
Comedy, Drama, Music
The election comes, and goes. More clandestine meetings. Files are exchanged. Houses are raided. A Forest is cut down to size. A pool-side meeting with the brothers
Director: David Reynolds | Stars: James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Colin Blakely, Dominic Jephcott
Votes: 21
21.
The Beiderbecke Affair (1985)
Episode:
We Call It the White Economy
(1985)
Comedy, Drama, Music
Trevor gets his records. A greenhouse is smashed. A dead cat and a hangman's noose. A bomb doesn't explode. A super grass. A church is raided. A meeting is canceled. But Helen of Tadcaster turns up.
Director: Frank W. Smith | Stars: James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Colin Blakely, Terence Rigby
Votes: 19
22.
The Beiderbecke Connection (1988)
Episode:
Oh Look, It's Average-Sized Trevor Chaplin
(1988)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Jill & Trevor have produced Firstborn. They need a babysitter and get a refugee. Head for the border.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell | Stars: James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Terence Rigby, Danny Schiller
Votes: 22
23. Big Deal (1984–1986)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Lighthearted drama series about Robby Box, a small-time London gambler, and his long-suffering family.
Stars: Ray Brooks, Sharon Duce, Pamela Cundell, James Ottaway
Votes: 222
24.
Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010)
Episode:
Brushes at Dawn
(1995)
TV-PG | Comedy
Compo goes into shock when he catches Nora Batty in a church hall closet with Billy Chiselhurst. When he recovers his senses, Compo, egged on by Foggy, challenges Billy to a duel at dawn.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell | Stars: Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Brian Wilde, Jean Alexander
Votes: 35
25.
Ripping Yarns (1976–1979)
Episode:
The Curse of the Claw
(1977)
TV-14 | 33 min | Adventure, Comedy
Sir Kevin Orr is anxious to return the Sacred Claw of the Naga hills given him as a child by his uncle Jack but warned that unless it is returned before his sixtieth birthday the curse of ... See full summary »
Director: Jim Franklin | Stars: Michael Palin, Hilary Mason, Tenniel Evans, Keith Smith
Votes: 347
26.
The Beiderbecke Connection (1988)
Episode:
Is He the Lodger?
(1988)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
A face from the past. Criminals in the spare bed. The police take an interest. A day at the seaside.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell | Stars: James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Terence Rigby, Danny Schiller
Votes: 19
27.
The Beiderbecke Connection (1988)
Episode:
What Do We Have on Hockey Sticks?
(1988)
Comedy, Drama
Rocking the world on its axis. But life goes on for those that hear the music.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell | Stars: James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Terence Rigby, Danny Schiller
Votes: 19
28. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–1979)
30 min | Comedy
He story concerns a middle-aged middle manager, Reginald "Reggie" Perrin, and is driven to bizarre behaviour by the pointlessness of his job at Sunshine Desserts.
Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Pauline Yates, John Barron, Sue Nicholls
Votes: 2,179
29. Sergeant Cork (1963–1968)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Victorian-era whodunnit with venerable Sergeant Cork battling entrenched views in a bid to use a more scientific approach to solving cases. Trusty sidekick Bob does not always understand his methods but faithfully co-operates..
Stars: John Barrie, William Gaunt, Charles Morgan, Freddie Fowler
Votes: 69
30. The Snow Goose (1971 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
An aging artist who lives a solitary life as a lighthouse keeper in an Essex fishing village assists a young orphan girl in caring for a wounded snow goose.
Director: Patrick Garland | Stars: Richard Harris, Jenny Agutter, Graham Crowden, Freda Bamford
Votes: 449
31. 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
32. Q5 (1969–1980)
30 min | Comedy
Spike Milligan's groundbreaking yet largely unknown surreal comedy sketch series that inspired Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Stars: Spike Milligan, John Bluthal, Alan Clare, David Lodge
Votes: 137
33. The Tommy Cooper Hour (1973–1975)
Comedy
Tommy Cooper is joined by Allan Cuthbertson and musical guests to bring laughter and entertainment. See Tommy perform One Man Theatre, master ventriloquism and be astonished at his not-so bundled magic tricks.
Stars: Tommy Cooper, Allan Cuthbertson, Tommy Godfrey, The Tony Mansell Singers
Votes: 53
34.
Shoestring (1979–1980)
Episode:
Another Man's Castle
(1980)
50 min | Drama
Whilst Philip and Diana Hoskens are moving house the van containing all their furniture is stolen by a shady landlord called Terry Bowen to furnish a property he is letting to a young ... See full summary »
Director: Douglas Camfield | Stars: Trevor Eve, Michael Medwin, Doran Godwin, Liz Crowther
Votes: 21
35. The World of Wooster (1965–1967)
30 min | Comedy
The ongoing adventures of young English gentleman Bertie Wooster, from which he is usually required to be extricated by his intelligent and resourceful valet, Jeeves.
Stars: Dennis Price, Ian Carmichael, Eleanor Summerfield, Derek Nimmo
Votes: 53
36. Hope It Rains (1991–1992)
30 min | Comedy
When her mother dies, independent but unemployed Jace goes to live with her cantankerous godfather who runs a dilapidated wax museum in a seedy English seaside resort.
Stars: Tom Bell, Holly Aird, Eamon Boland, Jenny Lee
Votes: 28
37. 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
38.
Zodiac (1974)
Episode:
The Horns of the Moon
(1974)
49 min | Comedy, Drama
When Tony is accused of the murder of his father, CEO of a merchant bank, Esther is sure he's innocent - his birth chart proves him incapable of any such violence. With four other possible ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph McGrath | Stars: Anouska Hempel, Anton Rodgers, Peter Egan, Michele Dotrice
Votes: 14
39.
The Strange World of Gurney Slade (1960)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(1960)
Comedy
Gurney finds that he's seen as nothing more than a performing machine, the characters he's created wonder what's going to become of them, and the cast decide to have a bit of a rave in their last ten minutes together.
Director: Alan Tarrant | Stars: Anthony Newley, Bernie Winters, Douglas Wilmer, Moyra Fraser
Votes: 20
40.
Worzel Gummidge (1979–1981)
Episode:
Captain Worzel
(1980)
Family, Comedy, Drama
Mr. Shepherd hires a barge to take Aunt Sally down the river to sell to a museum. Worzel mounts a rescue mission with the aid of Saucy Nancy--even though Aunt Sally doesn't want to be rescued.
Director: James Hill | Stars: Laurence Harrington, Norman Mitchell, Michael Ripper, Jon Pertwee
Votes: 22
41. 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: 2,840
42. 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
43. Play for Today (1970–1984)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
A British television anthology drama series that aired on BBC1 between 1970 and 1984.
Stars: Alison Steadman, Nigel Hawthorne, Tony Caunter, David Daker
Votes: 394
44. Ripping Yarns (1976–1979)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy
This show is a collection of tales that make for "ripping good" television. Sir Michael Palin played a different lead character in each yarn.
Stars: Michael Palin, Charles McKeown, Barbara New, David Griffin
Votes: 1,704
45. There's a Lot of It About (1982– )
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Spike Milligan, John Bluthal, Keith Smith, Suzanne Sinclair
Votes: 36
46. Wings (1977–1978)
50 min | Drama, War
A young Englishman born into a blacksmith's family wants to be a flier in one of the new fangled flying machines. He struggles to show a man of his class deserves a chance to be a pilot and... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Cochrane, Tim Woodward, Nicholas Jones, David Troughton
Votes: 161
47. Professor Popper's Problem (1974)
91 min | Comedy, Family
Professor Popper develops a shrinking formula which he and a group of school kids take by accident, ending up trapped in his laboratory. But that's not the only problem that faces the professor and his friends.
Director: Gerry O'Hara | Stars: Charlie Drake, Adam Richens, Debra Collins, Philip DaCosta
Votes: 30
48.
Wings (1977–1978)
Episode:
Business as Usual
(1977)
Drama, War
The old CO, Captain Dornish, is shot down. He is replaced by Captain Triggers. Enroute to the unit, Triggers learns the horrible truth of Dornish's fate, from a wounded Infantry Officer.
Director: Donald McWhinnie | Stars: Tim Woodward, Anne Kristen, John Hallam, Michael Cochrane
Votes: 12
49.
The Beiderbecke Affair (1985)
Episode:
Can Anybody Join In?
(1985)
Comedy, Drama, Music
Jill referees a football match and gets taken in for questioning. Big Al and Little Norm take Jill & Trevor to church.
Director: David Reynolds | Stars: James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Dominic Jephcott, Terence Rigby
Votes: 25
50.
The Beiderbecke Tapes (1987– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1987)
Drama, Music, Mystery
Trevor and Jill go on a trip to Amsterdam with their class from "San Quentin High" - but the class has decamped. Trevor and Jill meet "The Honourable Order of Elks" who are "looking for a ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Parker | Stars: James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Dudley Sutton, Malcolm Storry
Votes: 21