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1. The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
TV-14 | 60 min | Thriller
The missions of an elite British Intelligence covert operations unit.
Stars: Roy Marsden, Ray Lonnen, Jerome Willis, Bob Sherman
Votes: 929
2.
The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode:
Decision by Committee
(1980)
TV-14 | 50 min | Thriller
Willie Caine and CIA agent Karen Milner are aboard a Malaysian Airlines plane that is being held by terrorists, while Neil Burnside frantically tries to get his superiors to send in the SAS on a raid to end the hostage taking.
Director: Michael Ferguson | Stars: Roy Marsden, Richard Vernon, Ray Lonnen, Bob Sherman
Votes: 41
3. The Prisoner (1967–1968)
TV-PG | 1,010 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
After he resigns, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is actually a bizarre prison. He refuses to give his warders information while attempting to escape.
Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Angelo Muscat, Peter Swanwick, Peter Brace
Votes: 15,038
4. Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Winston Churchill's life between 1929, when he lost his cabinet position, and 1939, when he joined Great Britain's War Cabinet - a period he described as the most difficult in his life.
Stars: Robert Hardy, Siân Phillips, Nigel Havers, Tim Pigott-Smith
Votes: 336
5. The Shining (1980)
R | 146 min | Drama, Horror
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers
Votes: 1,106,147 | Gross: $44.02M
6. 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: 39,514
7. 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: 8,884
8. Callan (1967–1972)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
David Callan is the top agent/assassin for the Security Service (British counterintelligence), but he is an embittered man who performs his duties "for Queen and country" under duress. This... See full summary »
Stars: Edward Woodward, Russell Hunter, Lisa Langdon, Anthony Valentine
Votes: 856
9. Strange Report (1969–1971)
60 min | Drama, Mystery
Retired Scotland Yard commissioner Adam Strange investigates bizarre mysteries in "Swinging Sixties" London.
Stars: Anthony Quayle, Kaz Garas, Anneke Wills, Charles Lloyd Pack
Votes: 175
10. Mrs Thursday (1966–1967)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
An elderly cleaning lady inherits her boss's house, fortune--and butler.
Stars: Kathleen Harrison, Hugh Manning, Richard Caldicot, George Waring
Votes: 67
11. Secret Agent (1964–1967)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
John Drake is a special operative for M9, specializing in security assignments against any subversive element that threatens world peace.
Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Peter Madden, Frank Maher, Peter Brayham
Votes: 1,539
12.
Secret Agent (1964–1967)
Episode:
Have a Glass of Wine
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Drake follows a young lady, who has been selling secrets, to France where he confronts her with what he knows. Kathleen is being blackmailed and her role is to take the information to France. She offers to help Drake find who employs her.
Director: Peter Maxwell | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Ann Lynn, Warren Mitchell, George Benson
Votes: 95
13. The Sweeney (1975–1978)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police. They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and - more often than not - successful.
Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, John Alkin
Votes: 2,646
14. Gideon C.I.D. (1964–1966)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follows Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard and his family life.
Stars: John Gregson, Alexander Davion, Daphne Anderson, Richard James
Votes: 312
15.
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
Episode:
In High Places
(1981)
Biography, Drama, History
Churchill takes a European trip to visit famous battlefields and hopes to meet with Hitler but the meeting fails to materialize. The India question still rages in the U.K. Eager to win a ... See full summary »
Director: Ferdinand Fairfax | Stars: Robert Hardy, Siân Phillips, Nigel Havers, Chloe Salaman
Votes: 17
16.
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
Episode:
The Flying Peril
(1981)
Biography, Drama, History
Churchill sounds the alarm in the House of Commons that Germany is re-arming and that Britain is falling behind in the race for air superiority. Meanwhile Randolph Churchill backs several ... See full summary »
Director: Ferdinand Fairfax | Stars: Robert Hardy, Siân Phillips, Nigel Havers, Chloe Salaman
Votes: 15
17. 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: 3,656
18. The Persuaders! (1971–1972)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two worlds collide when Lord Brett Sinclair, a titled British man, and Danny Wilde, a Bronx-raised, self-made American, reluctantly join forces to right wrongs and protect the innocent.
Stars: Tony Curtis, Roger Moore, Laurence Naismith, Juliet Harmer
Votes: 5,897
19. Sword of Freedom (1957– )
25 min | Adventure, Family
In sixteenth century Florence, Marco del Monte, a dashing Robin Hood-like figure, leads the Republicans against the tyrannical Duke de Medici and his minions.
Stars: Edmund Purdom, Martin Benson, Adrienne Corri, Roland Bartrop
Votes: 39
20.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Death at Bargain Prices
(1965)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When a colleague is found dead in a large London department store Steed and Mrs. Peel go undercover as staff members, exposing a dastardly plot by the wheelchair-bound Horatio Kane to ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, André Morell, T.P. McKenna
Votes: 423
21.
Secret Agent (1964–1967)
Episode:
Say It with Flowers
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An agent that is sometimes used by M9 has disappeared and Drake is sent to Switzerland to find out what has happened. He finds that he is supposed to have died 3 months, ago but someone has withdrawn money out of his account recently.
Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Ian Hendry, John Phillips, Jemma Hyde
Votes: 73
22.
Fraud Squad (1969–1970)
Episode:
Last Exit to Liechtenstein
(1969)
Crime, Drama
Rex Lycian, on bail with a fraud charge hanging over his neck, gatecrashes the Policeman's Ball to 'settle accounts' with Gamble, the man who arrested him, But is there another reason for untimely intrusion?
Director: Paul Annett | Stars: Patrick O'Connell, Joanna Van Gyseghem, Ralph Nossek, Angela Browne
Votes: 7
23.
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
24.
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
25.
The Human Jungle (1963–1964)
Episode:
A Woman with Scars
(1963)
60 min | Drama
Wealthy Geoffrey Petlen is married to the much younger Eleanor, on whom he dotes. One day she takes a shot-gun and blasts the swans on his lake. She confesses to being prone to unhealthy ... See full summary »
Director: James Hill | Stars: Herbert Lom, Michael Johnson, Sally Smith, Mary Steele
Votes: 24
26. A Night to Remember (1958)
Not Rated | 123 min | Drama, History
On her maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable RMS Titanic strikes an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres, Honor Blackman
Votes: 17,151
27. 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: 4,129
28. Catweazle (1970–1971)
30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A medieval wizard (though not a very good one) is transported to the modern age.
Stars: Geoffrey Bayldon, Robin Davies, Gary Warren, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
Votes: 1,126
29. The Human Jungle (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
Dr. Roger Corder, a gifted and compassionate psychologist, treats the mental disorders of his patients through a mix of Freudian and Laingian techniques.
Stars: Herbert Lom, Michael Johnson, Sally Smith, Mary Yeomans
Votes: 179
30. The Scales of Justice (1962–1967)
Crime, Drama
Series of courtroom dramas introduced by criminologist Edgar Lustgarten.
Stars: Edgar Lustgarten, Michael Hordern, Kenneth Benda, Carleton Hobbs
Votes: 79
31.
Secret Agent (1964–1967)
Episode:
Fair Exchange
(1964)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
In a poignant reminder that agents are human and that they often take terrible punishment when caught, Drake tries to stop a former M9 colleague from extracting revenge on her former East German captor, who mercilessly tortured her.
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Lelia Goldoni, James Maxwell, George Mikell
Votes: 117
32.
Gideon C.I.D. (1964–1966)
Episode:
The Lady-Killer
(1964)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
The new husband of Inspector Keen's girlfriend's best friend has the worst luck - his wives keep turning up dead. When it's discovered that he's using aliases, suspicions arise and lead to a CID investigation.
Director: Leslie Norman | Stars: John Gregson, Alexander Davion, Daphne Anderson, Ray Barrett
Votes: 64
33.
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: 49
34. 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: 976
35. 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: 392
36. The Servant (1963)
Unrated | 116 min | Drama
Upper-class Tony hires servant Hugo Barrett, who turns out to have a hidden agenda.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig, James Fox
Votes: 13,815 | Gross: $0.04M
37. 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
38. The Two Ronnies (1971–1987)
Comedy
This long-running BBC comedy show consisted of sketches and humourous musical routines.
Stars: Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett, The Fred Tomlinson Singers, John Owens
Votes: 3,583
39. 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: 1,702
40.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Station
(1967)
TV-G | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Whilst travelling on an express train on a quest to find a missing agent, Steed and Mrs. Peel get caught up in an assassination attempt on the life of the British Prime Minister on the part... See full summary »
Director: John Krish | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, James Hayter, John Laurie
Votes: 369
41.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Brief for Murder
(1963)
TV-14 | 53 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The Avengers are tasked to investigate the Lakin brothers, two elderly lawyers with an amazing success record, having recently had an obvious traitor acquitted. In order to find out the ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Honor Blackman, John Laurie, Harold Scott
Votes: 157
42.
Catweazle (1970–1971)
Episode:
The Magic Riddle
(1971)
24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Imprisoned for his witchcraft, Catweazle dupes his guard and travels to the 20th Century in an identical fashion to the way he did in S1 Episode 1.
Director: David Reid | Stars: Geoffrey Bayldon, Gary Warren, Moray Watson, Peter Butterworth
Votes: 40
43.
The Professionals (1977–1983)
Episode:
A Stirring of Dust
(1978)
TV-MA | 46 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Years earlier spy Thomas Darby sold out and defected to the Russians. Now he has returned to England. Cowley is anxious to locate him and find out from him the names of other double agents.... See full summary »
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins, Robert Urquhart
Votes: 133
44.
Ripping Yarns (1976–1979)
Episode:
Roger of the Raj
(1979)
TV-PG | 29 min | Adventure, Comedy
On the eve of the Great War Roger Bartlesham's aristocratic parents are firm believers in the Empire though Roger, encouraged by socialist Latin teacher Mr Hopper,dreams of equality and ... See full summary »
Director: Jim Franklin | Stars: Michael Palin, Richard Vernon, Joan Sanderson, Roger Brierley
Votes: 312
45.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Doctor Who and the Silurians: Episode 6
(1970)
TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
While the Doctor and Liz try to find a cure to the virus spread by Baker, the Young Silurian kills the Old Silurian and takes control of his people.
Director: Timothy Combe | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 625
46. The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Approved | 150 min | Action, Adventure, War
During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.
Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, John Cassavetes
Votes: 79,072 | Gross: $45.30M
47. My Partner the Ghost (1969–1971)
Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When Hopkirk gets killed, he reappears as a ghost - pretty handy to have around in this line of work.
Stars: Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre, Ivor Dean
Votes: 1,508
48. Man in a Suitcase (1967–1968)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
McGill (known as "Mac") is a former U.S. intelligence agent based in London. After being thrown out of the agency for something he did not do, he finds his infamous reputation has preceded ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Bradford, Ricardo Montez, Warren Stanhope, Frank Forsyth
Votes: 460
49. Espionage (1963–1964)
48 min | Drama, War
An anthology series telling different and unrelated stories of espionage set in many countries and historical periods.
Stars: Victor Platt, Martin Lyder, Maxwell Shaw, Alan Tilvern
Votes: 80
50.
The Human Jungle (1963–1964)
Episode:
14 Ghosts
(1963)
60 min | Drama
Given that she leads a comfortable life-style, lacking for nothing, Lady Shaw is one of the last people one would expect to be caught shop-lifting. However, when reports are called for and ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Hayers | Stars: Herbert Lom, Michael Johnson, Sally Smith, Mary Yeomans
Votes: 29