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1.
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
Episode:
Is That Your Body, Boy?
(1970)
34 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Ron Moody, Keith Skinner, Robert Yetzes, Michael Kitchen
Votes: 7
2.
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
Episode:
Bermondsey
(1972)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Pip and Bob, both married, are a couple of ordinary working-class blokes in an ordinary London suburb. It's just that they have also been gay lovers for years.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Sharon Duce, Edward Fox, Dinsdale Landen, Rosemary Leach
Votes: 11
3. Jumping the Queue (1989– )
150 min | Drama
A middle-class woman contemplating suicide becomes involved with a suspected killer on the run.
Stars: Sheila Hancock, David Threlfall, Don Henderson, John Stride
Votes: 17
4. Elizabeth R (1971)
520 min | Biography, Drama, History
When Elizabeth Tudor comes to the throne, her (male) advisers know she has to marry. Doesn't she? Thus starts a decades-long political/matrimonial game, during an age of high passions and high achievement.
Stars: Glenda Jackson, Ronald Hines, Robert Hardy, Stephen Murray
Votes: 1,939
5. The Younger Generation (1961– )
Drama
Eleven-part mini-series featuring an ensemble cast of up-and-coming acting talent, in plays by young authors, each actor or actress taking the lead role in turn.
Stars: Mary Miller, John Thaw, Ronald Lacey, Johnny Briggs
Votes: 11
6. Knight Errant Limited (1959–1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Adam Knight's agency is there to help people in all kinds of ways.
Stars: Kay Callard, John Turner, Richard Carpenter, Hugh David
Votes: 14
7.
Plays of Today (1969– )
Episode:
A Voyage Round My Father
(1969)
80 min | Drama
A son recalls his eccentric father, who pursued an active career as a barrister despite being blind.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Mark Dignam, Ian Richardson, Arthur Lowe, Trevor Bannister
Votes: 6
8.
Elizabeth R (1971)
Episode:
The Lion's Cub
(1971)
TV-14 | 85 min | Biography, Drama, History
The fragile succession heralds dangerous times for the young Princess Elizabeth. Having narrowly avoided implication in Sir Thomas Seymour's attempted abduction of her sickly half-brother, ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Glenda Jackson, Daphne Slater, Ronald Hines, Rosalie Crutchley
Votes: 127
9. Victorian Scandals (1976)
55 min | Drama, History
Dramatized versions of true stories that shocked mainstream Victorian society.
Stars: Simon Callow, Julian Fellowes, Suzanna Hamilton, Robert Hardy
Votes: 8
10. 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
11. 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
12.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Sorry...
(1978)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
Arrested during the Charter 77 purge, Vanek is living under a suspended sentence handed out at his last trial and now only goes into Prague when summoned for an interview by the police.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Michael Crawford, Ian Richardson, Zena Walker, Freddie Jones
Votes: 15
13.
Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic (1978)
Episode:
Mary Anne
(1978)
Biography, Drama, History
Disreali begins his early career as a Conservative and marries the widow of his friend and mentor, 13 years his senior.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Rosemary Leach, Vass Anderson, Antony Brown, John Carlisle
Votes: 17
14.
Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic (1978)
Episode:
The Great Game 1858-1872
(1978)
Biography, Drama, History
Disreali rises to power in the Coservative Party and builds a close relationship with the Queen as Mary Anne's health begins to deteriorate.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Ian McShane, Mary Peach, Rosemary Leach, Brewster Mason
Votes: 14
15. 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: 395
16. W. Somerset Maugham (1969–1970)
50 min | Drama
An anthology series based on the varied stories by W. Somerset Maugham divided into three categories: "Rule Britannia" about colonial life, "Women of the World" which focus on female characters, and "Victims of Fate".
Stars: Kim Kee Lim, Ken Nazarin, Ahmad Jamal, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 19
17.
Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic (1978)
Episode:
The Chief 1872-1881
(1978)
Biography, Drama, History
Disreali leads Britain as Prime minister and favorite of the Queen as he protects British interests in the Suez Canal and the Balkans.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Ian McShane, Rosemary Leach, Brewster Mason, David de Keyser
Votes: 15
18. Follyfoot (1971–1973)
30 min | Family, Drama
Young Dora stays with her uncle on his farm while parents travel. Uncle suggests she visit Follyfoot Farm, part of estate caring for unwanted horses. Dora finds happiness there but faces uncertainty when parents return.
Stars: Gillian Blake, Steve Hodson, Arthur English, Christian Rodska
Votes: 186
19. Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic (1978)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
A penetrating look at one of British history's most enigmatic and controversial figure, Benjamin Disraeli--a dandy, womanizer and a Jew.
Stars: Ian McShane, Rosemary Leach, Mary Peach, Brett Usher
Votes: 267
20. Centre Play (1973–1977)
Drama
Anthology series of half hour plays produced in BBC's Television Centre's studios.
Stars: John Barrett, Will Knightley, David Daker, Michael Gough
Votes: 15
21. Cheri (1973)
45 min | Drama
Stars: Scott Antony, Yvonne Mitchell, Brenda Bruce, Lorna Heilbron
Votes: 10
22. Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Short dramas each with a twist of some kind; across the first four seasons most of these are from short stories by Roald Dahl.
Stars: Roald Dahl, Andrew Ray, Forbes Collins, Richard Johnson
Votes: 2,505
23.
Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic (1978)
Episode:
Dizzy
(1978)
Biography, Drama, History
During the Regency Period young, ambitious novelist Benjamin Disreali has more success in the boudoir than in his attempts to be elected to Parliament.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Ian McShane, Mary Peach, Leigh Lawson, Margaret Whiting
Votes: 18
24. The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
75 min | Drama
Series of one-off plays made by BBC television, which gave breaks to a wide range of writers and directors in the late 1960s, such as Dennis Potter, Ken Loach, David Mercer, and John ... See full summary »
Stars: Edwin Brown, Neville Smith, Tony Selby, Ken Jones
Votes: 132
25.
Follyfoot (1971–1973)
Episode:
The Debt
(1972)
Family, Drama
Dora thought Arthur Wimble was a nice old man, and he is, in spite of the problem he creates. Steve has an even greater problem to face - and a debt to pay.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Gillian Blake, Steve Hodson, Arthur English, Christian Rodska
Votes: 7
26. 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
27. The Man in Room 17 (1965–1966)
60 min | Crime, Thriller, Drama
Crime series about a secret government department, "Room 17", set up to deal with crimes that baffle police and government agencies. Headed by veteran World War II Agent Oldenshaw (Richard ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Vernon, Michael Aldridge, Denholm Elliott, Willoughby Goddard
Votes: 53
28.
Follyfoot (1971–1973)
Episode:
Someone, Somewhere
(1972)
Family, Drama
There is always someone somewhere who cares - or so Steve, searching for his mother in Liverpool, and Dora, searching for the owner of a horse, believe. They could both be wrong.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Gillian Blake, Steve Hodson, Arthur English, Christian Rodska
Votes: 9
29.
The Man in Room 17 (1965–1966)
Episode:
How to Rob a Bank - And Get Away with It
(1966)
Crime, Thriller, Drama
A bank robbery film is using a real branch as its location but the realistic style of its unpredictable producer leads to fears the robbery will be genuine. The bank manager and his wife realise too late that they have starring roles.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Richard Vernon, Denholm Elliott, Vladek Sheybal, Brian Wilde
Votes: 10
30.
ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
Episode:
You in Your Small Corner
(1962)
82 min | Comedy, Drama
TV drama exploring a mixed-race, mixed-class relationship.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Pauline Devaney, Ronald Falk, Charles Hyatt, Elizabeth MacLennan
Votes: 8
31.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The Gay Lord Quex
(1983)
Drama
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Anton Rodgers, Lucy Gutteridge, Julian Holloway, Rosalind Ayres
Votes: 11
32.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Hello and Goodbye
(1979)
Drama
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Yvonne Bryceland, Bill Flynn
Votes: 9
33. Supernatural (1977)
50 min | Horror
Chilling anthology series where membership to the secret society, The Club of the Damned, is granted through telling horror stories.
Stars: Andre Van Gyseghem, Billie Whitelaw, Ian Hendry, Charles Kay
Votes: 169
34.
Private Affairs (1975)
Episode:
Caesar and Claretta
(1975)
50 min | Drama
Robert Hardy and Helen Mirren star as Benito Mussolini and his lover Claretta Petacci in this dramatization of their last night together, locked in a small peasant cottage. Having admired ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Helen Mirren, Robert Hardy, Robin Scobey, Gary McDermott
Votes: 69
35. 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
36.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode:
The Umbrella Man
(1980)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
A man's umbrella scheme and an affair become entwined yielding unexpected results.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Roald Dahl, John Mills, John Carson, Michael Gambon
Votes: 295
37. 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
38. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 88
39. BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)
60 min | Drama
BBC2 Playhouse was a British one-hour episode anthology television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Stars: Ralph G. Morse, Gawn Grainger, John Bluthal, Trevor Laird
Votes: 139
40.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
The Peddler
(1976)
81 min | Comedy, Drama
One pill, and you're floating on air. A different one, and you're full of lead. Married, mortgaged, broke, a love-affair gone sour - which drug can help Alec?
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: John Hurt, Patricia England, Deborah Norton, Betty Hardy
Votes: 11
41.
C.A.T.S. Eyes (1985–1987)
Episode:
A Naval Affair
(1987)
50 min | Crime, Drama
When ship designer Alan Moss's house burns down and all his work on a revolutionary design concept for warships is destroyed, the Eyes team find themselves assigned to prevent further ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Jill Gascoine, Kate Ingram, Tracy-Louise Ward, Leslie Ash
Votes: 8
42. That'll Be the Day (1973)
PG | 91 min | Drama, Music
Musical drama set in the 1950s ,starring David Essex and Ringo Starr, loosely-based on John Lennon's early years. A gifted but wayward young man finally discovers a sense of purpose when he decides to turn his love of music into a career.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: David Essex, Ringo Starr, Rosemary Leach, James Booth
Votes: 1,381
43. Skyport (1959–1960)
30 min | Drama
Stars: George Moon, Manning Wilson, Edward Judd, Pauline Stroud
Votes: 9
44. The Fellows (1967)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Sequel series to "The Man in Room 17" ; having resigned from the "Room 17" department Oldenshaw rejoined his former partner Dimmock at the Peel Research Fellowship at All Saints College, ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Vernon, Michael Aldridge, Jill Booty, James Ottaway
Votes: 16
45. C.A.T.S. Eyes (1985–1987)
Crime, Drama
An all-female detective outfit, the "Eyes Enquiry Agency", is formed as a front for the Home Office's new security operation the Covert Activities Thames Section (or "C.A.T.S." for short). ... See full summary »
Stars: Jill Gascoine, Leslie Ash, Don Warrington, Tracy-Louise Ward
Votes: 213
46. Swallows and Amazons (1974)
Not Rated | 92 min | Adventure, Family
Set in 1929, and based upon Arthur Ransome's immortal children's novel, "Swallows and Amazons" is the story of a group of children who man two sailing dinghies,'Swallow' and 'Amazon', and plan mock 'sea-battles'.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Virginia McKenna, Ronald Fraser, Simon West, Sophie Neville
Votes: 1,143
47. All Creatures Great and Small (1975 TV Movie)
92 min | Biography, Drama
The story of a young veterinarian's apprenticeship to a somewhat eccentric older vet in the English countryside, and the young man's hesitating courtship of the daughter of a local farmer.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Brenda Bruce, Christine Buckley, John Collin, Jane Collins
Votes: 930
48.
Supernatural (1977)
Episode:
Ghost of Venice
(1977)
48 min | Horror
In Venice in the 1800's, a British gentlemen befriends a mysterious woman whose presence seems almost other worldly to him.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Robert Hardy, Sinéad Cusack, Isabel Dean, Elizabeth Seal
Votes: 68
49.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode:
Galloping Foxley
(1980)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
On a train journey William Perkins is convinced that the passenger seated opposite him is 'Galloping' Foxley, who made his life a misery when they were at school together and relives the ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Roald Dahl, John Mills, Anthony Steel, Paul Spurrier
Votes: 321
50.
ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Episode:
Facing the Sun
(1980)
Comedy, Drama
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Marjorie Bland, Ann Bruce, Cheryl Burfield, Victoria Fairbrother
Votes: 6