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1.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Destruction of Time
(1966)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
With the Daleks poised to invade the solar system, the Doctor decides his only option is to activate the Time Destructor prematurely, threatening the entire planet.
Director: Douglas Camfield | Stars: William Hartnell, Peter Purves, Jean Marsh, Kevin Stoney
Votes: 436
2. 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: 39,562
3. 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: 8,902
4.
The Baron (1966–1967)
Episode:
Masquerade
(1966)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama
A gang led by Morgan Travis is planning to steal the Crown Jewels and also to kill Mannering,replacing him with 'Eddie',a man who has undergone plastic surgery in order to become the ... See full summary »
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Steve Forrest, Sue Lloyd, Bernard Lee, Yvonne Furneaux
Votes: 28
5.
Jason King (1971–1972)
Episode:
Toki
(1972)
Action, Adventure
In France, Jason meets Toki, whose boyfriend Jean Le Grand and another gangster, Olivier, plan to steal a cache of emeralds - after which Le Grand plans to kill Olivier. Given that she ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Summers | Stars: Peter Wyngarde, Kieron Moore, Felicity Kendal, Tony Beckley
Votes: 19
6.
Man in a Suitcase (1967–1968)
Episode:
The Whisper
(1968)
52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Bigoted plantation owner Marcus Spencer bullies and abuses his African work force,refusing to pay them an agreed sum. Their ally is Father Ignatius Loyola,a Jesuit priest and Spencer gets ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Richard Bradford, Patrick Allen, Colin Blakely, Sheila Brennan
Votes: 43
7.
The Baron (1966–1967)
Episode:
The Killing
(1966)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama
Having convinced Cordelia what is going on,Mannering goes to London with Morgan Travis's gang to get to the Tower of London. Unfortunately,whilst the Baron is doing his best to copy Eddie's... See full summary »
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Steve Forrest, Sue Lloyd, Bernard Lee, Yvonne Furneaux
Votes: 26
8.
Department S (1969–1970)
Episode:
A Small War of Nerves
(1969)
Action, Adventure, Crime
Greg Halliday, disgruntled employee at a chemical works, leaves the plant with a phial of deadly nerve gas. He is captured by enemy agents out to obtain his lethal product but saved by the ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie Norman | Stars: Peter Wyngarde, Joel Fabiani, Rosemary Nicols, Dennis Alaba Peters
Votes: 58
9.
Man in a Suitcase (1967–1968)
Episode:
Burden of Proof
(1968)
52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Henry Faversham's a South American diplomat, who boards a plane to return to England. When colonel Garcia, the police chief, tries to arrest him for stealing a large cache of government ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Duffell | Stars: Richard Bradford, John Gregson, Nicola Pagett, Wolfe Morris
Votes: 39
10.
Man in a Suitcase (1967–1968)
Episode:
Day of Execution
(1967)
52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A car passes McGill and its driver,shouting out to him,addresses him as Mariocki and tells him he will be killed. McGill assumes it is a case of mistaken identity but more death threats ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Richard Bradford, Rosemary Nicols, Robert Urquhart, T.P. McKenna
Votes: 52
11.
My Partner the Ghost (1969–1971)
Episode:
Whoever Heard of a Ghost Dying?
(1969)
Not Rated | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A villain called Hellingworth uses medium Cecil Purley to prove that Marty is indeed a ghost and, posing as an insurance salesman, approaches Jeff for alleged help with robberies in the ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Austin | Stars: Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre, John Fraser
Votes: 93
12.
The Adventurer (1972–1974)
Episode:
To the Lowest Bidder
(1973)
26 min | Adventure
Competition for the contract to build a new European highway takes an ominous tone when a girl's life is placed in danger. The contract - or death. This is the grim situation for The Adventurer to tackle.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Gene Barry, Barry Morse, Anthony Nicholls, Jane Asher
Votes: 7
13.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Power of the Daleks: Episode One
(1966)
TV-G | 26 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS arrives on the Earth colony of Vulcan where the newly-regenerated Doctor assumes the identity of an Earth Examiner.
Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Anneke Wills, Michael Craze, Martin King
Votes: 630
14.
Jason King (1971–1972)
Episode:
To Russia with.... Panache
(1971)
Action, Adventure
Jason is abducted in order to help the Moscow police work out how three men on a workers' delegation,got into a lift and then,when the doors opened again,there was nothing left of them but ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Dickson | Stars: Peter Wyngarde, Pamela Salem, Elizabeth Counsell, John Malcolm
Votes: 23
15.
Man in a Suitcase (1967–1968)
Episode:
Brainwash
(1967)
52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
American McGill, a former intelligence officer back in the States, was forced to resign when he was made the scapegoat in the wake of a scientist's defection to Russia. Now he operates as a... See full summary »
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Richard Bradford, Colin Blakely, Howard Marion-Crawford, Suzan Farmer
Votes: 70
16.
The New Avengers (1976–1977)
Episode:
Target!
(1976)
50 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
Ministry agents are dropping dead of natural causes either on leave, or just about to go. Discovering a pattern, all clues lead back to the training range where Purdey has just scored a 99%... See full summary »
Director: Ray Austin | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, Joanna Lumley, Keith Barron
Votes: 109
17.
My Partner the Ghost (1969–1971)
Episode:
A Disturbing Case
(1969)
Not Rated | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Hearing Jeff talk to Marty, Marty's wife Jeannie believes he has snapped and he is referred to a psychiatric unit run by Dr. Conrad. Marty goes to visit him and learns that Conrad is a ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Austin | Stars: Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre, Judith Arthy
Votes: 104
18.
My Partner the Ghost (1969–1971)
Episode:
Never Trust a Ghost
(1969)
Not Rated | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Marty sees James Howarth being murdered but when Jeff summons the police at Marty's behest Howarth is apparently alive and well. Marty finds out that 'Howarth' and his wife are impostors ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie Norman | Stars: Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre, Peter Vaughan
Votes: 94
19.
My Partner the Ghost (1969–1971)
Episode:
The Smile Behind the Veil
(1970)
Not Rated | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
At the funeral of his friend Caroline Seaton, Marty observes her brother Donald and his wife Cynthia, who seems to be smiling, and he deduces that they have killed Caroline. Jeff is ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Summers | Stars: Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre, Alex Scott
Votes: 87
20.
My Partner the Ghost (1969–1971)
Episode:
When Did You Start to Stop Seeing Things?
(1969)
Not Rated | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Marty is confused when Jeff fails to acknowledge him and even more so when he sees Jeff kill Tully, an employee of the Towler Corporation, whose stock market leaks Jeff has been ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Summers | Stars: Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre, Ivor Dean
Votes: 84
21.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Checkmate
(1965)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor finally discovers what the Monk is up to and must move fast to prevent his opponent from altering the course of history.
Director: Douglas Camfield | Stars: William Hartnell, Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves, Peter Butterworth
Votes: 671
22. The Professionals (1977–1983)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Bodie and Doyle, senior agents of the British intelligence service CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their handler George Cowley fight terrorism and similar high-level crimes.
Stars: Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins, Bridget Brice
Votes: 3,662
23. 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
24.
The Adventurer (1972–1974)
Episode:
Nearly the End of the Picture
(1972)
26 min | Adventure
Two beautiful girls and a beautiful Rembrandt painting involve The Adventurer in a puzzle that is not at all easy to put together.
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Gene Barry, Barry Morse, Dennis Price, Angela Scoular
Votes: 11
25.
The Adventurer (1972–1974)
Episode:
Poor Little Rich Girl
(1972)
26 min | Adventure
A young and beautiful oil heiress who wants to sell her controlling interest to the Communists learns the hard way how to live with her multi-millions, thanks to a little help from the Adventurer.
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Gene Barry, Stuart Damon, Catherine Schell, Barry Morse
Votes: 11
26.
The Adventurer (1972–1974)
Episode:
Somebody Doesn't Like Me
(1973)
26 min | Adventure
A contract is out for The Adventurer - a big reward for whoever kills him. Someone, clearly, doesn't like him, but who is the unseen figure in the background?
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Gene Barry, Garrick Hagon, Barry Morse, Penelope Horner
Votes: 7
27.
The Baron (1966–1967)
Episode:
The Persuaders
(1966)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama
Mannering's assistant,David Marlowe,is abducted from the shop and a ransom demanded for his return. Specifically the ransom money is to be obtained by Mannering selling a fake Renoir ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie Norman | Stars: Steve Forrest, James Villiers, Georgina Ward, Colin Gordon
Votes: 31
28.
Department S (1969–1970)
Episode:
The Pied Piper of Hambledown
(1969)
Action, Adventure, Crime
Needing to wake early next day to participate in a beauty contest Susan Lewis, staying at her father's pub in the village of Hambledown takes a sleeping pill but wakes in the night to see ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Peter Wyngarde, Joel Fabiani, Rosemary Nicols, Dennis Alaba Peters
Votes: 67
29.
Man in a Suitcase (1967–1968)
Episode:
Somebody Loses, Somebody... Wins?
(1968)
52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
British agent Ruth Klinger apparently defects to the East Germans,who set her a loyalty test involving her old flame McGill,in Germany to track down the missing Johann Liedkind. Johann is ... See full summary »
Director: John Glen | Stars: Richard Bradford, Godfrey Quigley, Jacqueline Pearce, Philip Madoc
Votes: 45
30.
My Partner the Ghost (1969–1971)
Episode:
That's How Murder Snowballs
(1969)
Not Rated | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The mind-reading act at the theatre goes wrong - the stooge shoots the mind-reader when a real bullet is swapped for the blank. Jeff Randall investigates, and - with the help of Marty - ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Dickson | Stars: Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre, Grazina Frame
Votes: 100
31.
My Partner the Ghost (1969–1971)
Episode:
The Ghost Talks
(1970)
Not Rated | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Jeff has fallen from a balcony in the line of duty and is in hospital with a broken leg. He is thus a captive audience when Marty comes to visit and regales him with the details of a big ... See full summary »
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre, Alan MacNaughtan
Votes: 76
32.
My Partner the Ghost (1969–1971)
Episode:
The Trouble with Women
(1969)
Not Rated | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Once again Jeff is hired as a fall guy to take the rap for a murder. In this case the guilty parties are Susan Lang and her lover Corder. Susan hires Jeff to tail her two-timing husband ... See full summary »
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre, Paul Maxwell
Votes: 71
33. UFO (1970–1971)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Sci-Fi
The missions of the Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organization (SHADO), which defends Earth from extra-terrestrial threats.
Stars: Ed Bishop, Dolores Mantez, Michael Billington, Ayshea Brough
Votes: 4,142
34. Thunderbirds (1965–1966)
TV-G | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Family
In the year 2065, the Tracy family run International Rescue - a top-secret organization whose ongoing mission is to rescue people trapped in extraordinarily dangerous situations using their advanced Thunderbirds machines.
Stars: Sylvia Anderson, Peter Dyneley, David Graham, Shane Rimmer
Votes: 5,120
35.
The Adventurer (1972–1974)
Episode:
The Solid Gold Hearse
(1973)
25 min | Adventure
All that glitters may not be gold. At the same time, a coffin may contain anything but a human body. In this case, it's a very golden boy indeed!
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Gene Barry, Catherine Schell, Garrick Hagon, Barry Morse
Votes: 9
36.
The Baron (1966–1967)
Episode:
And Suddenly You're Dead
(1966)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Whilst in Switzerland Mannering and Cordelia meet Peter Franklin, an American undercover agent and an old flame of Cordelia. He has stolen a strain of a deadly germ warfare virus from the ... See full summary »
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Steve Forrest, Sue Lloyd, Kay Walsh, Alan MacNaughtan
Votes: 28
37.
The Baron (1966–1967)
Episode:
You Can't Win Them All
(1966)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama
The Petrograd icons have been stolen but Mannering tracks them down and is about to put them into a safe deposit box when he is knocked unconscious and,on coming to,finds that they have ... See full summary »
Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Steve Forrest, Sue Lloyd, Sam Wanamaker, Reginald Marsh
Votes: 24
38.
Department S (1969–1970)
Episode:
A Ticket to Nowhere
(1969)
Action, Adventure, Crime
An elderly man, wandering on an airport runway in his night wear, is killed by an incoming plane; Jason talks to the man's niece and discovers he worked in industrial financial. Meanwhile, ... See full summary »
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Peter Wyngarde, Joel Fabiani, Rosemary Nicols, Dennis Alaba Peters
Votes: 48
39.
Department S (1969–1970)
Episode:
The Man in the Elegant Room
(1969)
Action, Adventure, Crime
An estate agent shows a client a warehouse on a trading estate in which, to their shock, they discover that the entire ground floor of an elegant house has been constructed - furthermore ... See full summary »
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Peter Wyngarde, Joel Fabiani, Rosemary Nicols, Dennis Alaba Peters
Votes: 64
40.
Jason King (1971–1972)
Episode:
If It's Got to Go - It's Got to Go
(1972)
Action, Adventure
Jason's temporary secretary in Germany convinces him to go to a health clinic. However, when several strange events occur he realises that there is much more to the clinic than it appears.
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Peter Wyngarde, Jennifer Hilary, John Le Mesurier, Felix Aylmer
Votes: 24
41.
Man in a Suitcase (1967–1968)
Episode:
Man from the Dead
(1967)
52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Rachel Thyssen, McGill's ex-girlfriend, spots her father Harry, who supposedly drowned years ago. Harry was McGill's boss in American intelligence, from which McGill was forced to resign, ... See full summary »
Director: Pat Jackson | Stars: Richard Bradford, John Barrie, Lionel Murton, Angela Browne
Votes: 50
42.
Man in a Suitcase (1967–1968)
Episode:
The Sitting Pigeon
(1967)
52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Rufus Blake,junior and most ineffectual member of a gangland brotherhood,is prepared to give evidence against his brothers at their trial,hoping he will be able to get his hands on their ... See full summary »
Director: Gerry O'Hara | Stars: Richard Bradford, Robin Bailey, Lois Daine, George Sewell
Votes: 52
43.
Man in a Suitcase (1967–1968)
Episode:
Variation on a Million Bucks: Part 1
(1967)
52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Max Stein,a Russian spymaster who has defected to the West,has stolen a million dollars and deposited them in a bank in Lisbon. He is shot but,before he dies,tells McGill of the cash's ... See full summary »
Director: Pat Jackson | Stars: Richard Bradford, Ron Randell, Yôko Tani, Anton Rodgers
Votes: 48
44.
The Professionals (1977–1983)
Episode:
Close Quarters
(1978)
TV-MA | 47 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
On leave with a hand injury, Bodie is in the country with his girlfriend Julia when they run across the Meyer-Helmut terrorist group. Bodie captures a gang member but he and Julia are ... See full summary »
Director: William Brayne | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins, Hildegard Neil
Votes: 166
45.
Remington Steele (1982–1987)
Episode:
Puzzled Steele
(1984)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A manipulative millionaire drives a competitive wedge between a suspicious Ms. Holt and a greedy Mr. Steele with a thirty thousand dollars wager that they will not find an English writer missing in Malta within 48 hours.
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan, Doris Roberts, Jack Hedley
Votes: 101
46.
Fireball XL5 (1962–1963)
Episode:
Dangerous Cargo
(1963)
TV-PG | 26 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Exploring the crumbling planet Pharos where a Ciluvium mine used to be, Steve and the crew obtain permission from the World Space Patrol to blow it up with a dangerous explosive called ... See full summary »
Director: John Kelly | Stars: David Graham, Sylvia Anderson, Paul Maxwell, John Bluthal
Votes: 20
47.
Fireball XL5 (1962–1963)
Episode:
Robert to the Rescue
(1963)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Professor Mat Matic finds a planet on his new telescope, though it is not detected on the World Patrol space scanner. Steve, Venus and the Professor take XL5 to the new planet which turns ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Harris | Stars: David Graham, Sylvia Anderson, Paul Maxwell, John Bluthal
Votes: 23
48. Thriller (1973–1976)
TV-14 | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
"Thriller" was an anthology series of self-contained episodes, with genres ranging from murder mystery to suspense to psychological and supernatural horror.
Stars: Donna Mills, Gary Collins, Derek Francis, Michael Jayston
Votes: 980
49.
The Adventurer (1972–1974)
Episode:
Counterstrike
(1972)
26 min | Adventure
The Adventurer glides into grim danger when asked to help a trapped scientist in Central Europe.
Director: Paul Dickson | Stars: Gene Barry, Catherine Schell, Garrick Hagon, Barry Morse
Votes: 10
50.
The Adventurer (1972–1974)
Episode:
Make It a Million
(1973)
26 min | Adventure
Gene discovers that he is being impersonated when an ingenious, big-scale confidence trick is being planned. But there are difficulties when he impersonates the impersonator.
Director: Barry Morse | Stars: Gene Barry, Garrick Hagon, Barry Morse, Paul Eddington
Votes: 6