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1. John Osborne and the Gift of Friendship (2006 Video)
128 min | Biography
An in-depth look at the life of English playwright John Osborne.
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Claire Bloom, Richard Burton, David Hare, John Heilpern
Votes: 11
2.
Christopher Columbus (1985)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1985)
Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director: Alberto Lattuada | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Rossano Brazzi, Virna Lisi, Oliver Reed
Votes: 23
3.
Christopher Columbus (1985)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1985)
Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director: Alberto Lattuada | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Rossano Brazzi, Virna Lisi, Oliver Reed
Votes: 22
4. Frost on Saturday (1968– )
40 min | Talk-Show
Mainly concentrated on topical interviews with entertainers and public figures.
Stars: David Frost, Patrick Macnee, Nicol Williamson, Bob Hope
Votes: 13
5. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,234
6.
Christopher Columbus (1985)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1985)
Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director: Alberto Lattuada | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Rossano Brazzi, Virna Lisi, Oliver Reed
Votes: 22
7. Columbo (1971–2003)
TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.
Stars: Peter Falk, Mike Lally, John Finnegan, Bruce Kirby
Votes: 41,885
8. The Dick Cavett Show (1968–1988)
TV-G | 90 min | Music, Talk-Show
This particular series combines several "The Dick Cavett Show" on ABC: ABC This Morning/The Dick Cavett Show ABC Daytime March 1968 - January 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Primetime May 1969 - September 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night December 1969 - January 1975 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night September - December 1986
Stars: Dick Cavett, Bobby Rosengarden, Fred Foy, Mort Sahl
Votes: 944
9. The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (1972 TV Movie)
109 min | Drama, History
The rise to underworld eminence of the notorious Chicago gangster Artuto Ui - who bears a striking resemblance to Adolf Hitler.
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Nicol Williamson, Sam Wanamaker, Peter Frye, Al Mancini
Votes: 28
10. True Stories: Peace in Our Time? (1988 TV Movie)
115 min | Documentary
Documentary account of the events leading up to the Munich Agreement of 1938 using newsreel footage (mostly Movietone) and interviews with witnesses and historians. The "leading players" ... See full summary »
Directors: Jan Nemec, Otto Olejár | Star: Nicol Williamson
Votes: 14
11. Of Mice and Men (1968 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
Two ranch workers, one of them simple-minded, look for work and happiness during the Great Depression, but luck is not in their cards.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: George Segal, Nicol Williamson, Dana Elcar, Will Geer
Votes: 144
12.
Christopher Columbus (1985)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1985)
Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director: Alberto Lattuada | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Rossano Brazzi, Virna Lisi, Oliver Reed
Votes: 22
13. The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974 TV Special)
Director: Clark Jones | Stars: Alan Alda, Jane Alexander, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews
Votes: 132
14. The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978–1985)
BBC adaptations of all 37 plays wholly and authoritatively credited to William Shakespeare.
Stars: Brenda Bruce, Jon Finch, David Gwillim, Rob Edwards
Votes: 51
15. This Is Tom Jones (1969–1971)
60 min | Documentary, Music
A typical variety show featuring music by both guests and the host. Interspersed were comedy segments often by Ace Trucking Company which featured rising talents Fred Williard and Patti Deutsch.
Stars: Tom Jones, The Mike Sammes Singers, Sue Glover, Sunny Leslie
Votes: 119
16.
Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode:
How to Dial a Murder
(1978)
TV-PG | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A behavioral psychologist whose wife died under suspicious circumstances trains his dogs to kill on command using a telephone.
Director: James Frawley | Stars: Peter Falk, Nicol Williamson, Kim Cattrall, Joel Fabiani
Votes: 2,544
17. Tempo (1961–1968)
Documentary
Arts programme.
Stars: David Mahlowe, Alan Dell, Antony Hopkins, Derek Hart
Votes: 22
18. The Goodbye Girl (1977)
PG | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings, Paul Benedict
Votes: 16,142 | Gross: $102.00M
19. 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: 131
20. Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (1986)
R | 306 min | Biography, Drama
The Story of the last viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten
Stars: Nicol Williamson, Janet Suzman, Ian Richardson, Sam Dastor
Votes: 206
21.
The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
Episode:
Horror of Darkness
(1965)
70 min | Drama
Peter and Cathy are initially delighted to see their charismatic, subtly domineering friend Robin. But he outstays his welcome, and that's to say the least of it.
Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Alfred Lynch, Glenda Jackson, Nicol Williamson, Catherine Clouzot
Votes: 24
22. Excalibur (1981)
PG | 140 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.
Director: John Boorman | Stars: Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi
Votes: 67,078 | Gross: $34.97M
23. 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: 58
24. The David Frost Show (1969–1972)
90 min | Talk-Show
American show featuring the popular British talk show host.
Stars: David Frost, Gerri Granger, Tiny Tim, Dana Valery
Votes: 248
25. The Whimsical World of Oz (1985 TV Movie)
Documentary
A promotional piece for the Disney film "Return to Oz", that also traces the history of the Oz books and films.
Directors: Michael Baumohl, Roger Yager | Stars: Mason Adams, Fairuza Balk, Robert A. Baum Jr., Ray Bolger
Votes: 20
26. The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Mike Douglas, aided by a different celebrity co-host every week, interviews a variety of figures from the world of entertainment.
Stars: Mike Douglas, Ellie Frankel, Ellie Frankel Sextet, Stan Kann
Votes: 579
27. 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: 92
28. Film '72 (1971–2018)
30 min | Talk-Show
The BBC's flagship cinema review television programme featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the programme changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast.
Stars: Barry Norman, Danny Leigh, Claudia Winkleman, Jonathan Ross
Votes: 535
29. Z Cars (1962–1978)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
A gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional town of Newtown in the North of England.
Stars: James Ellis, John Slater, Douglas Fielding, Bernard Holley
Votes: 381
30. Hamlet (1969)
G | 117 min | Drama
Academy Award-winning director Tony Richardson brings Shakespeare's tragedy to the screen - with searing performances from Nicol Williamson as the melancholy Dane and future Academy Award-winner Anthony Hopkins as the deceitful Claudius.
Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Nicol Williamson, Judy Parfitt, Anthony Hopkins, Marianne Faithfull
Votes: 866
31.
Release (1967–1969)
Episode:
Nicol Williamson/The Unfortunates
(1969)
Documentary
Director: B.S. Johnson | Stars: Ronald Eyre, William Hoyland, B.S. Johnson, Nicol Williamson
Votes: 5
32. Christopher Columbus (1985)
360 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
After his proposal to sail west to the East Indies is rejected by Portugal, Columbus overcomes court intrigue in Spain to gain support for his expedition.
Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Rossano Brazzi, Virna Lisi, Oliver Reed
Votes: 709
33. Macbeth (1983 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 148 min | Drama
Macbeth and his wife murder Duncan in order to gain his crown, but the bloodbath doesn't stop there, and things supernatural combine to bring the Macbeths down.
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Brenda Bruce, Eileen Way, Anne Dyson, Mark Dignam
Votes: 389
34. The Reckoning (1970)
R | 111 min | Drama
Michael Marler, a successful business man in London, is about to make his way to the top. The death of his father brings him - after five years - back to his hometown Liverpool, where he is... See full summary »
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Nicol Williamson, Rachel Roberts, Ann Bell, Zena Walker
Votes: 629
35. Return to Oz (1985)
PG | 113 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful.
Director: Walter Murch | Stars: Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie
Votes: 30,319
36. The Merv Griffin Show (1962–1986)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Merv Griffin invites a series of actors, actresses, writers, and directors to discuss the progressive work they have done and current culture, arts, and entertainment surrounding the numerous projects.
Stars: Merv Griffin, Mort Lindsey, Mort Lindsey Orchestra, Arthur Treacher
Votes: 607
37. The Bofors Gun (1968)
105 min | Drama
A national service non-commissioned officer (David Warner) comes face to face with an embittered Irish Gunner (Nicol Williamson) who is determined to humiliate him.
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Nicol Williamson, Ian Holm, David Warner, Peter Vaughan
Votes: 317
38. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
30 min | Documentary, Biography
The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers... See full summary »
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Michael Aspel, Elizabeth Dawn, June Whitfield
Votes: 323
39. The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
PG | 113 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
To treat his friend's cocaine induced delusions, Watson lures Sherlock Holmes to Sigmund Freud.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Alan Arkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Duvall, Nicol Williamson
Votes: 5,092
40. The Advocate (1993)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In medieval France, young lawyer Richard Courtois leaves Paris for the simpler life in the country. However, he is soon drawn into amorous and political intrigues. At the same time, he is ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie Megahey | Stars: Colin Firth, Amina Annabi, Jim Carter, Donald Pleasence
Votes: 2,195 | Gross: $0.67M
41. Aquarius (1970–1977)
39 min | Documentary
An arts magazine programme for ITV, presented by Humphrey Burton. Originally a fortnightly series, it became weekly, while later editions were presented by Peter Hall.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Peter Hall, Russell Harty, Leonard Bernstein
Votes: 30
42. The Exorcist III (1990)
R | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A police lieutenant uncovers more than he bargained for as his investigation of a series of murders, which have all the hallmarks of the deceased Gemini serial killer, leads him to question the patients of a psychiatric ward.
Director: William Peter Blatty | Stars: George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Brad Dourif, Jason Miller
Votes: 38,761 | Gross: $26.10M
43. Robin and Marian (1976)
PG | 106 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw, Richard Harris
Votes: 13,965 | Gross: $8.72M
44. Of Human Bondage (1964)
Approved | 100 min | Drama
A medical student becomes obsessed with his faithless lover.
Directors: Ken Hughes, Henry Hathaway, Bryan Forbes | Stars: Kim Novak, Laurence Harvey, Robert Morley, Siobhan McKenna
Votes: 1,099 | Gross: $3.82M
45. Chillers (1990)
53 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Chillers" was a 1990 series based on Patricia Highsmith's short stories: displaying a sinister atmosphere, delving in to the darkest depths of human nature.
Stars: Anthony Perkins, Doug Rollins, Assumpta Serna, Stéphane Freiss
Votes: 143
46. Sakharov (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 118 min | Biography, Drama
Biography of Russian physicist & dissident Andrei Sakharov focuses on his first acts in his civil rights movement to his receiving the Nobel Peace prize. Sakharov's actions first caused him... See full summary »
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Jason Robards, Glenda Jackson, Nicol Williamson, Frank Finlay
Votes: 140
47. Inadmissible Evidence (1968)
Approved | 94 min | Drama
A lawyer's agonizing journey to the breaking point of his private and professional lives as he becomes more and more alienated from everyone connected with him.
Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Nicol Williamson, Eleanor Fazan, Jill Bennett, Peter Sallis
Votes: 122
48.
Chillers (1990)
Episode:
A Curious Suicide
(1990)
53 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An American doctor in England for a conference with his spendthrift wife visits an old friend who stole the love of his life from him.
Director: Robert Bierman | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Richard Atkin, Ralph Brown, David Charles
Votes: 31
49. Black Widow (1987)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A federal investigator tracks down a gold-digging woman who moves from husband to husband to kill them and collect the inheritance.
Director: Bob Rafelson | Stars: Debra Winger, Theresa Russell, Sami Frey, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 10,999 | Gross: $25.21M
50. The Cheap Detective (1978)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
San Francisco, 1940, detectives, dames, documents, Nazis, and a treasure.
Director: Robert Moore | Stars: Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar
Votes: 5,742