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1. BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
60 min | Drama
BBC Sunday-Night Play is the anthology drama series which replaced Sunday Night Theatre in 1960.
Stars: Brian Rix, Joby Blanshard, Cyril Luckham, John Bennett
Votes: 131
2. Lilli Palmer Theatre (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Lilli Palmer, Roddy Hughes, Ian Fleming, Brian Wilde
Votes: 25
3. First Night (1963–1964)
Drama
Stars: Madge Ryan, Anthony Bate, James Maxwell, Michael Caine
Votes: 104
4. 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: 4,241
5. What's My Line? (1950–1967)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
Stars: John Daly, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf, Dorothy Kilgallen
Votes: 1,769
6. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.
Stars: Richard Joy, Paul Lambert, Helen Kleeb, Charles Bickford
Votes: 419
7. 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: 66
8.
What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode:
Andy Williams
(1963)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Panelists question a cows' backscratcher maker, a female professional ocean swimmer, a pasta manufacturer and blindfolded, try to identify the week's celebrity "mystery guest", a Grammy Award nominated singer.
Director: Franklin Heller | Stars: Dorothy Kilgallen, Maurice Edelman, Phyllis Newman, Bennett Cerf
Votes: 18
9. 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
10. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
11.
What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode:
Bob Cummings (3)
(1962)
Family, Game-Show
Panelists question a pigeons' female trainer, a high fashion wigs maker and blindfolded, try to identify the week's celebrity "mystery guest", a film and TV actor known mainly for his roles in comedy films.
Director: Franklin Heller | Stars: Arlene Francis, Maurice Edelman, Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf
Votes: 21
12. Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
60 min | Drama
This show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.
Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Billie Whitelaw, Neil McCallum
Votes: 245
13. Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
90 min | Drama
Drama anthology series transmitted on BBC Two.
Stars: Michael Bryant, Judi Dench, Maurice Denham, Margery Mason
Votes: 48
14. 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
15. The Frighteners (1972–1973)
26 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The Frighteners was a British psychological suspense anthology series that ran for 1 series consisting of 13 self contained episodes.
Stars: Ian Holm, Tom Bell, Rudolph Walker, Ian Hendry
Votes: 71
16. Encounter (1952–1961)
60 min | Drama
An anthology television series aired from Toronto, Canada, and carried by both CBC and ABC. In Canada, the series was known as "General Motors Presents". The one-hour dramas were either ... See full summary »
Stars: Austin Willis, Barry Morse, Katharine Blake, James Doohan
Votes: 46
17. Panorama (I) (1953– )
40 min | Documentary, News
Long-running factual programme reporting on all aspects of life in Britain.
Stars: Fred Emery, David Dimbleby, Richard Lindley, Richard Dimbleby
Votes: 598
18. 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: 93
19.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The Cabinet Papers
(1967)
Drama
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Maxine Audley, Griffith Jones, Richard Leech, Gerald Sim
Votes: 11
20. What's My Line (1951–1964)
30 min | Game-Show
A panel of celebrities trying to guess what a person does for a living, or figure out who a mystery guest is. This is the version for the United Kingdom.
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Isobel Barnett, Gilbert Harding, Barbara Kelly
Votes: 71
21. 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
22. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 87
23. This Week (1956–1992)
News
Public affairs series probing the news behind the headlines.
Stars: Jonathan Dimbleby, Denis Tuohy, Richard Lindley, Bryan Magee
Votes: 35
24.
ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
Episode:
The Crossfire
(1967)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: John Jacobs | Stars: Eric Portman, Roger Delgado, Anne Blake, Jeanette Sterke
Votes: 18
25.
The Frighteners (1972–1973)
Episode:
Glad to Be of Help
(1973)
25 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
An MP, skilled in solving problems, finds his expertise begins to fail in the face of a routine interview that slowly turns into a meeting of mounting menace.
Director: David Reid | Stars: Joe Lynch, John Standing, Valerie Lush, Clifford Cox
Votes: 25
26. About Religion (1956– )
Weekly religious show.
Stars: Tom Driberg, Julien Grenfell, David King, John Pett
27. Who Goes Home? (1956 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Stars: Stanley Baker, Michael Denison, Donald Wolfit, Peter Swanwick
28.
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
Episode:
A Matter of Principle
(1968)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Oliver Horsbrugh | Stars: Peter Barkworth, Jacqueline Bertrand, Angela Browne, Michael Elwyn
29.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
A Distant Thunder
(1970)
55 min | Comedy, Drama
A newly-appointed knight finds his celebrations cut short by someone who was witness to his treachery during the war. This edition is missing from the BBC archives.
Director: James Ferman | Stars: Adrienne Corri, Vladek Sheybal, Tony Steedman, Clive Morton
30.
Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
Episode:
A Dream of Treason
(1960)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A State Department official is required to leak a confidential document - which may have terrible repercussions.
Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Richard Basehart, Leora Dana, Raymond Greenleaf, John Hoyt
31.
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
Episode:
A Personal Affair
(1968)
Crime, Drama
Director: Alan Bridges | Stars: Leslie Sands, Ann Castle, Alan Rowe, Norman Mitchell
32.
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
Episode:
The Chief Whip Sends His Compliments
(1970)
Crime, Drama
Director: Roderick Graham | Stars: Michael Aldridge, Philip Bond, Antony Carrick, Edward Evans
33.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
The Prime Minister's Daughter
(1970)
Drama
The Prime Minister's career starts to suffer from his daughter's antics and peccadilloes ..but he loves her.
Director: Mike Vardy | Stars: Raymond Adamson, Sarah Badel, John Bryans, Lindsay Campbell
34.
Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Minister
(1965)
Drama
Director: Peter Potter | Stars: Michael Gough, Barbara Jefford, Mark Dignam, Ralph Michael
35.
What's My Line (1951–1964)
Episode:
Episode #11.3
(1961)
Game-Show
Director: Richard Evans | Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Isobel Barnett, Maurice Edelman, Barbara Kelly
36.
What's My Line (1951–1964)
Episode:
Episode #11.4
(1961)
Game-Show
Director: Richard Evans | Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Isobel Barnett, Maurice Edelman, Barbara Kelly
37.
What's My Line (1951–1964)
Episode:
Episode #11.9
(1961)
Game-Show
Director: Richard Evans | Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Isobel Barnett, Maurice Edelman, Barbara Kelly
38.
What's My Line (1951–1964)
Episode:
Episode #11.11
(1961)
Game-Show
Director: Richard Evans | Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Isobel Barnett, Maurice Edelman, Barbara Kelly
39.
What's My Line (1951–1964)
Episode:
Episode #11.10
(1961)
Game-Show
Director: Richard Evans | Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Isobel Barnett, Maurice Edelman, Barbara Kelly
40.
What's My Line (1951–1964)
Episode:
Episode #11.12
(1961)
Game-Show
Director: Richard Evans | Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Isobel Barnett, Maurice Edelman, Barbara Kelly
41.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
The Last Flight
(1957)
Drama
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Edana Romney, Geoffrey Keen, William Franklyn, Douglas Blackwell
42.
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
The Trial of Admiral Byng
(1958)
Drama
Director: Peter Dews | Stars: Donald Wolfit, Edward Chapman, Malcolm Keen, George Skillan
43.
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
A Dream of Treason
(1955)
Drama
A politician seems likely to be compromised because of his marriage.
Director: John Jacobs | Stars: Sheila Allen, John Arnatt, Reginald Atkinson, Edward Ballard
44.
ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
Episode:
A Trial of Love
(1956)
Drama
Director: Cliff Owen | Stars: Eddie Byrne, Marion Clarke, James Donald, John Loder
45.
First Night (1963–1964)
Episode:
The Happy Ones
(1964)
Drama
Director: John Jacobs | Stars: John Gregson, Elizabeth Sellars, Donald Sinden, Martita Hunt
46.
BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
Episode:
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
(1961)
Drama
Russia's Space Race success is mainly due to a brilliant rocket scientist, Kuprin. But a journalist and a politician in London remember him as a fervent Anglophile who had to leave Britain under duress. Can he be persuaded to return?
Stars: Eric Portman, John Gregson, Marius Goring, Martita Hunt
47.
BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
Episode:
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
(1961)
Drama
Smith and Laye-Parker meet Kuprin and find he is less anxious to leave Russia than they supposed.
Stars: Eric Portman, John Gregson, Marius Goring, Martita Hunt
48.
BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
Episode:
Summer Theatre: A Dream of Treason
(1960)
Drama
Lambert, a government official, is required to leak a secret document - which may have serious consequences.
Stars: Tony Britton, Andrew Cruickshank, Judith Stott, Ernest Clark
49.
ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Episode:
The Switch
(1971)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: John Jacobs | Stars: Bruce Boa, Michael Bryant, Joanna Dunham, Kristopher Kum