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1.
Jackanory (1965–1996)
Episode:
The Hobbit
(1979)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Roger Singleton-Turner | Stars: Bernard Cribbins, Maurice Denham, Jan Francis, David Wood
Votes: 12
2.
The Love School (1975– )
Episode:
The Brotherhood
(1975)
Drama
Story of Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood of Victorian artists.
Director: Robert Knights | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Peter Egan, Bernard Lloyd, David Collings
Votes: 11
3.
Menace (1970–1973)
Episode:
Killing Time
(1970)
Thriller
Douglas Willet works as a manager for Plasticast Replica Ltd but has become distracted by strange voices in the basement. When his housemates are found murdered under equally strange circumstances he is baffled.
Director: Anthea Browne-Wilkinson | Stars: George Cole, Annette Crosbie, Margery Withers, Paul Dawkins
Votes: 9
4.
When the Boat Comes In (1976–1981)
Episode:
Roll of Honour
(1981)
Drama, History
Jack learns that Scott-Palliser is planning to have him arrested for gun-running. He sends Tania home and gets the ship's captain to put ashore elsewhere to avoid the Nationalist gunboat, ... See full summary »
Director: David Reynolds | Stars: James Bolam, Susan Jameson, Edward Wilson, Judy Loe
Votes: 11
5. Danger UXB (1979)
60 min | Action, Drama, History
The series chronicles the exploits of the fictional Royal Engineer Tunnelling Company 97, which has been made a bomb disposal unit to deal with the thousands of unexploded bombs ("UXBs") in London during the Battle of Britain.
Stars: Anthony Andrews, Maurice Roëves, George Innes, Gordon Kane
Votes: 1,074
6. The Gingerbread Man (1992– )
52 min | Animation
The fantastical adventures of a newly-baked Gingerbread Man. Left to cool in the kitchen he makes friends with Salt and Pepper (a pair of shakers), and Herr von Cuckoo (a clock), and helps ... See full summary »
Stars: Andrew Sachs, Jacqueline Clarke, David Wood
Votes: 48
7.
When the Boat Comes In (1976–1981)
Episode:
Comrades in Arms
(1981)
Drama, History
Jack is dating Tania, whose mother, the communist Lady Leamington, gives a party to raise funds for the victims of Franco in the Spanish civil war. At his London practice Billy treats Bob ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Alwyn | Stars: James Bolam, Susan Jameson, Edward Wilson, Judy Loe
Votes: 9
8. When the Boat Comes In (1976–1981)
50 min | Drama, History
Set in Gallowshields on Tyneside between the 2 World Wars, this story follows the life of ex-sergeant Jack Ford and the Seaton family as they deal with the aftermath of the Great War, the Great 1920s Depression and trade union activists.
Stars: James Bolam, James Garbutt, Jean Heywood, John Nightingale
Votes: 486
9.
Danger UXB (1979)
Episode:
The Quiet Weekend
(1979)
60 min | Action, Drama, History
The tensions and terror of blitz-torn London breed passion and fear in men and women who have to endure them.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Anthony Andrews, Judy Geeson, Iain Cuthbertson, David Buck
Votes: 61
10. Menace (1970–1973)
75 min | Thriller
This is a series of thrillers designed to keep the audience on the edge of their seats.
Stars: David Wood, John Wentworth, Sheila Hancock, Anne Kristen
Votes: 23
11. Marked Personal (1973– )
30 min
Afternoon show about the dramas that enfold around the human resources department of a large organization.
Stars: Heather Chasen, Stephanie Beacham, Frankie Jordan, Carl Rigg
Votes: 12
12.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
Do Your Worst: Part 1
(1974)
TV-14 | Drama
Following relegation Fulchester Rovers manager Aleksander Gruda is sacked. However he claims players Skelhorne, McIver and Appledene deliberately played badly in order to achieve this end. All three now stand trial for conspiracy.
Director: Anthea Browne-Wilkinson | Stars: William Mervyn, Maureen Lipman, David Ashford, Jill Kerman
Votes: 7
13.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
Do Your Worst: Part 2
(1974)
TV-14 | Drama
Barney Skelhorn's ex-wife Margaret tells how she overheard the three players discussing how they would have to be careful against under performing United. They decided to give away penalties. Margaret later passed this on to manager Gruda.
Director: Anthea Browne-Wilkinson | Stars: William Mervyn, Maureen Lipman, David Ashford, Jill Kerman
Votes: 7
14.
Van der Valk (1972–1992)
Episode:
In Hazard
(1977)
Crime, Drama
When a beautiful woman tells him a story he finds hard to believe, Van der Valk has a choice - to play a hunch, or to adopt the orthodox procedure and let the case take its own course.
Director: William Brayne | Stars: Barry Foster, Joanna Dunham, Nigel Stock, Michael Petrovitch
Votes: 25
15. Enemy at the Door (1978–1980)
TV-14 | 650 min | Drama, War
During the Second World War, the inhabitants of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, try to cope with the German occupation.
Stars: Alfred Burke, Bernard Horsfall, Antonia Pemberton, Simon Cadell
Votes: 390
16. Huntingtower (1978– )
30 min | Adventure
A motley group of people - a Russian princess, an English poet and a retired Scots grocer among them - are brought together at Huntingtower. But why?
Stars: Paul Curran, Peter Settelen, Stanley Lebor, Andrew Faulds
Votes: 22
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: 14
18.
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
19. Longitude (2000– )
200 min | Drama, History
In two parallel stories, the clockmaker John Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea in the 18th Century and the horologist Rupert Gould becomes obsessed with restoring it in the 20th Century.
Stars: Jeremy Irons, Anna Chancellor, Emma Kay, Samuel West
Votes: 2,430
20. A Family at War (1970–1972)
60 min | Drama, History, War
The lower middle class Ashton family of the city of Liverpool deal with life on the home front during the Second World War.
Stars: Colin Douglas, Barbara Flynn, Lesley Nunnerley, Coral Atkins
Votes: 387
21. 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: 264
22. Play Away (1971–1984)
Comedy, Family, Music
Songs, jokes and sketches with Brian Cant and the Play Away crew.
Stars: Brian Cant, Jonathan Cohen, Spike Heatley, Alan Rushton
Votes: 64
23. 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
24. Star Turn (1976–1981)
25 min | Game-Show
Stars: Graeme Garden, Bernard Cribbins, John Craven, Noel Edmonds
Votes: 8
25. Cheri (1973)
45 min | Drama
Stars: Scott Antony, Yvonne Mitchell, Brenda Bruce, Lorna Heilbron
Votes: 10
26.
The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
Episode:
Mad Jack
(1970)
75 min | Drama
Second Lieutenant Siegfried Sassoon of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers protests the appalling and unnecessary sacrifice of men's lives in the First World War.
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Michael Jayston, Michael Pennington, David Wood, Clive Swift
Votes: 14
27.
Enemy at the Door (1978–1980)
Episode:
Angels That Soar Above
(1980)
TV-14 | 52 min | Drama, War
Hauptmann Anders is accused of supposedly passing on details of troop movements to Marguerite, a local girl he befriended, and is suspended from duty. He pleads not guilty but his arrogant ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Alwyn | Stars: Alfred Burke, David Waller, Bernard Horsfall, Antonia Pemberton
Votes: 27
28.
A Family at War (1970–1972)
Episode:
Lend Your Loving Arms
(1971)
Drama, History, War
Liverpool, January 1942. Freda has a crush on Michael Armstrong. She cannot reveal her feelings for him, but communicates them in a cryptic way by reciting some poetry. Freda tells Sheila ... See full summary »
Director: Les Chatfield | Stars: Colin Douglas, Shelagh Fraser, Barbara Flynn, Colin Campbell
Votes: 10
29. Out of the Unknown (1965–1971)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A classic anthology science fiction series which features adaptations of stories by famous authors including Isaac Asimov, J.G. Ballard, Frederik Pohl and John Wyndham.
Stars: John Gabriel, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Erik Chitty, Peter Copley
Votes: 175
30.
Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Episode:
Sounds
(1974)
49 min | Crime, Drama
Todays theme is Sounds.
Director: Ian Wyatt | Stars: Jack Warner, Marion Lines, Lyn Doyle, Jacqueline Stanbury
Votes: 18
31. Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1993)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Popular late-night comedy/talk-show with host David Letterman, interviewing famous guests.
Stars: David Letterman, Paul Shaffer, Bill Wendell, Calvert DeForest
Votes: 4,990
32. 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
33. The Venetian Twins (1976 TV Movie)
Director: Paul Kafno | Stars: Amanda Barrie, Jonathan Cecil, Donal Donnelly, Milton Johns
Votes: 10
34. If.... (1968)
R | 111 min | Crime, Drama
In this allegorical story, a revolution led by pupil Mick Travis takes place at an old established private school in England.
Director: Lindsay Anderson | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, David Wood, Richard Warwick, Christine Noonan
Votes: 25,183
35. The Wonderful World of Roald Dahl (2005 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary
A programme examining the life and work of the writer Roald Dahl. The film looks at his body of work as well as the films that have been adapted from his works and his enduring influence on popular culture.
Directors: Katie Kinnaird, Barry Ryan | Stars: Johnny Ball, Jim Broadbent, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Tim Burton
Votes: 39
36. Crown Court (1972–2007)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama
A courtroom drama in which each case is usually presented in three episodes. At the end of the third episode, a jury of "ordinary people" comes to a verdict on the evidence presented.
Stars: Peter Wheeler, Joseph Berry, Richard Colson, Derek Hockridge
Votes: 347
37. Omnibus (1967–2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern
Votes: 294
38. Mogul (1965–1972)
50 min | Drama
Adventure drama series based around the fictitious Mogul Oil Company and the exploits of its chief "troubleshooter", Peter Thornton (Ray Barrett).
Stars: Geoffrey Keen, Philip Latham, Ray Barrett, Robert Hardy
Votes: 92
39. An Evening at the Improv (1981–1996)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
Classic showcase for stand up comedy.
Stars: Budd Friedman, Bobby Collins, Rick Overton, Franklyn Ajaye
Votes: 150
40. Breakfast Time (1983–1989)
News
Frank Bough and Selina Scott present Britain's first ever regular early morning television programme and bring the nation a mix of news, sport, features, weather, aerobics, astrology from Russell Grant and celebrity chat.
Stars: Frank Bough, Selina Scott, Jill Dando, Francis Wilson
Votes: 23
41. The New Avengers (1976–1977)
60 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
Secret agent Steed, working for an unnamed branch of British intelligence, is teamed up with two partners to fight evil plots for world domination, dealing with suspended animation, biological warfare, robotics, and other threats.
Stars: Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, Joanna Lumley, Maurice Marsac
Votes: 2,604
42. The Love School (1975– )
Drama
1848, the year of revolutions throughout Europe, reflected in London by a group of young painters.
Stars: Ben Kingsley, Patricia Quinn, Peter Egan, David Burke
Votes: 17
43. Van der Valk (1972–1992)
120 min | Crime, Drama
Cynical Dutch Detective Commissaris and his colleagues investigate murders, kidnappings, and political corruption.
Stars: Barry Foster, Michael Latimer, Joanna Dunham, Susan Travers
Votes: 538
44. Jackanory (1965–1996)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
A celebrity reads a story, enhancing it in ways that will entice the most restless of children.
Stars: Bernard Cribbins, Kenneth Williams, Martin Jarvis, John Grant
Votes: 421
45. 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
46. Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Crime, Drama
Constable George Dixon and his colleagues at the Dock Green police station in the East End of London deal with petty crime, successfully controlling it through common sense and human understanding.
Stars: Jack Warner, Peter Byrne, Geoffrey Adams, Arthur Rigby
Votes: 308
47. 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: 137
48. Record Breakers (1972–2001)
25 min | Documentary, Family
Contestants attempt to break records for various feats listed in the Guinness Book of Records.
Stars: Roy Castle, Norris McWhirter, Cheryl Baker, Fiona Kennedy
Votes: 95
49. The Liver Birds (1969–1996)
30 min | Comedy
The lives and loves of Beryl Hennessey (Polly James) and Sandra Hutchinson (Nerys Hughes), two young, single women sharing a flat in Liverpool.
Stars: Nerys Hughes, Polly James, Mollie Sugden, Elizabeth Estensen
Votes: 288
50. 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