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1. Isadora (1968)
M/PG | 131 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A biography of the 1920s dancer Isadora Duncan, who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitude and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.
Director: Karel Reisz | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, James Fox, Jason Robards, John Fraser
Votes: 2,618
2.
Detective (1964–1969)
Episode:
Born Victim
(1968)
Crime, Drama
Director: Alan Bridges | Stars: John Abineri, Robert Ayres, Hazel Bainbridge, David Bauer
3.
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
Episode:
The Boy's Room
(1968)
Crime, Drama
A couple wait for their son to return from Vietnam.
Director: Geoffrey Nethercott | Stars: Robert Ayres, Brenda Peters, Wilfred Boyle
4. The 25th Hour (1967)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama, War
In World War II, a Romanian gentile peasant is denounced by the village gendarme and sent to a concentration camp for Jews where, due to an error, he's drafted into the S.S.
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Virna Lisi, Grégoire Aslan, Michael Redgrave
Votes: 2,182
5. Battle Beneath the Earth (1967)
Not Rated | 91 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
A Chinese general goes berserk and has a system of tunnels dug all the way from China to USA, under the Pacific Ocean. The man who has discovered this is locked up because they think he is ... See full summary »
Director: Montgomery Tully | Stars: Kerwin Mathews, Viviane Ventura, Robert Ayres, Peter Arne
Votes: 981
6.
Vendetta (1966–1968)
Episode:
The Mercy Man
(1967)
Crime, Drama
Martin, the son of businessman John Abram is kidnapped with a $50,000 ransom requested. After similar incident in Canada his wife says he should call in Angelo James but he fears if he pays the Mafia may still kill him.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Neil McCallum, Barry Morse, Clive Endersby, Patricia Michon
7. Vendetta (1966–1968)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Intrigue from the Mediterranean Islands as Danny Scipio dispenses his own brand of revenge against organized crime outfits around Europe.
Stars: Neil McCallum, Stelio Candelli, Kieron Moore, Kenneth J. Warren
Votes: 21
8. The Lost Peace (1966)
650 min | Family
A follow up to The Great War, this series covers the years 1918 to 1939. Using archival footage and interviews with veterans, the history series includes narration by Michael Redgrave. The ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Cyril Luckham, Alec Mango, Sebastian Shaw
9.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Lee Oswald: Assassin
(1966)
90 min | Drama
The story of the man accused of killing President Kennedy.
Director: Rudolph Cartier | Stars: Tony Bill, Dora Reisser, Robert Ayres, John Alderson
Votes: 20
10.
The Saint (1962–1969)
Episode:
Interlude in Venice
(1966)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In Venice, the Saint comes to the aid of Cathy Allardyce when she's found next to the dead body of Prince Ubaldo. He'd been secretly supported by 'Foots' Fortunati, a gangster who'd been ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie Norman | Stars: Roger Moore, Lois Maxwell, William Sylvester, Quinn O'Hara
Votes: 179
11.
No Hiding Place (1959–1967)
Episode:
Golden Boy
(1966)
Crime, Drama
Director: Ian Fordyce | Stars: Raymond Francis, Johnny Briggs, Michael McStay, John Flint
12.
The Lost Peace (1966)
Episode:
"This is such a time" (Lloyd George)
(1966)
Family
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Robert Ayres, David Bauer, Peter Bridgmont
13.
The Lost Peace (1966)
Episode:
What hand would not wither? (Scheidemann)
(1966)
Family
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Robert Ayres, David Bauer, Peter Bridgmont
14.
The Lost Peace (1966)
Episode:
Boys, You Have Been Betrayed (Woodrow Wilson)
(1966)
Family
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Robert Ayres, David Bauer, Peter Bridgmont
15.
The Lost Peace (1966)
Episode:
Not nostrums but normalcy
(1966)
Family
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Robert Ayres, David Bauer, Betsy Blair
16. The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
Approved | 131 min | Action, Drama, History
Norwegian resistance tries to stop German efforts to produce an atomic bomb component during World War II.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, Ulla Jacobsson, Michael Redgrave
Votes: 8,072
17. 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
18. 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
19. Court Martial (1965–1966)
60 min | Crime, Drama
During World War II, this crack team from the Judge Advocate General's office investigates crime all over Europe and then proceeds to the court-martial.
Stars: Bradford Dillman, Peter Graves, Kenneth J. Warren, Angela Browne
Votes: 69
20.
ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
Episode:
The Death of Bessie Smith
(1965)
Comedy, Drama
The great blues singer Bessie Smith dies unnecessarily as a result of racial segregation.
Director: Julian Amyes | Stars: Robert Ayres, Earl Cameron, Patricia English, Janna Hill
21.
The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
Episode:
The Good Shoemaker and the Poor Fish Peddler
(1965)
75 min | Drama
An account of the shocking Sacco-Vanzetti case of the 1920s, where two working-class Italian immigrants to the US were executed after seven years on Death Row.
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: John Barrie, Robert Ayres, Cec Linder, Douglas Chamberlain
22.
Court Martial (1965–1966)
Episode:
Vengeance Is Mine
(1965)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: Bradford Dillman, Peter Graves, Robert Ayres, John Bailey
23. 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
24. 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
25. The Sicilians (1964)
70 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An aide at the American Embassy in London finds himself involved with both Scotland Yard and the French police over the kidnapping of the son of a Mafia boss who has spilled the beans back in the States.
Director: Ernest Morris | Stars: Robert Hutton, Reginald Marsh, Ursula Howells, Alex Scott
Votes: 94
26. The Hidden Truth (1964)
60 min | Drama
Medical crime drama in which Professor Lazard and his team, try to seek justice for their clients with their forensic skills, while trying not to get emotionally involved.
Stars: Alexander Knox, James Maxwell, Zia Mohyeddin, Ruth Meyers
Votes: 18
27.
The Hidden Truth (1964)
Episode:
Penny Post Paid
(1964)
Drama
Director: Marc Miller | Stars: Alexander Knox, Robert Ayres, Kathleen Breck, John Cater
28.
Zero One (1962–1965)
Episode:
The Stowaway
(1963)
Drama
Director: Anton Leader | Stars: Nigel Patrick, William Smith, Katya Douglas, Robert Ayres
29. The Saint (1962–1969)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Simon "The Saint" Templar, a wealthy adventurer and 20th-century Robin Hood, travels the world in his white Volvo P1800S, solving unsolvable problems and righting wrongs.
Stars: Roger Moore, Ivor Dean, Leslie Crawford, Justine Lord
Votes: 6,222
30. The Road to Hong Kong (1962)
Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Mistaken identity and the acquisition of a rare Tibetan herb put two buffoonish con men on the wrong side of a secret organization geared toward world domination.
Director: Norman Panama | Stars: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Joan Collins, Robert Morley
Votes: 2,782
31. Two and Two Make Six (1962)
89 min | Comedy, Romance
A US airman stationed in the UK strikes down his commanding officer. Believing he killed him, the airman goes on the run with a woman. They run into a couple that looks like them and a mix up happens.
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: George Chakiris, Janette Scott, Alfred Lynch, Jocelyn Lane
Votes: 93
32. Zero One (1962–1965)
30 min | Drama
Television series about International Air Security, whose call sign is "Zero One".
Stars: Nigel Patrick, William Smith, Katya Douglas, Hugh McDermott
Votes: 60
33.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
A Flash in the Sky
(1962)
Mystery
A airplane crashes with all lives lost. Three weeks after the crash, Eastern Insurance starts to pay out claims. A witness come forward to say the plane exploded. Why has Philip Burns started a new relationship just after his wife's death?
Director: Frank Marshall | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, James Fox, William Fox
34.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
Carnival Case
(1962)
Mystery
When fortune teller Madam Oszeny is murdered at the Carnival of Fun, Eastern Insurance take notice as the circus has been paid out for it's losses. Eastern learn she was a police informer so Hunter goes undercover to find the fraudster.
Director: Frank Marshall | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Paul Eddington, John Gabriel
35.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
Knight of the Road
(1962)
Mystery
Eastern Insurance pay £6,000 to Ken Northwood when his classic Brilton Deluxe car is stolen. Three other insurers have also paid out for Brilton's. Hunter learns Northwood visits showrooms, collects details and then insures the cars.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Richard Vernon, Raymond Rollett
36.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
Legs, £50,000 Each
(1962)
Mystery
Eastern Insurance get involved in an Hollywood publicity stunt when they agree to insure dancer Anita Faraday legs for £50,000 each, for a week. When she breaks her ankle they have to pay £100,000 but John Hunter wants to investigate.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Jocelyn Lane, Glen Mason
37.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Back of Beyond
(1962)
Mystery
Five years after Professor James Kayle moved to an island. near Singapore, his wife Gail arrives at Eastern Insurances demanding a cheque for £50,000. John Hunter travels to the Far East to find confirmation of his death.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Joseph Tomelty, Barbara Ferris
38.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Dashing Major
(1962)
Mystery
Conman Major Randolph is heading to Tangiers for a big score when he bumps into Jim Bates, who he owes money to. When the plane crashes, his sister Mabel is set to inherit £10,000 and Bates wants his money and knows the Major didn't die.
Director: Frank Marshall | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Ralph Truman, Joan Newell
39.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Hands of Adrian
(1962)
Mystery
American violinist Felix Adrian is playing in the village of Rushmore. Eastern have insured him but Walter Allen is convinced they are working a scam. After Adrian traps his hand in a lift door, Hunter is sent to discover the truth.
Director: Frank Marshall | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Delphi Lawrence, Robert Rietty
40.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Slope of Death
(1962)
Mystery
Joy Allington is nearly killed on a skiing holiday in Switzerland. She sends a letter to Walter Allen telling him that her husband was trying to kill her. As the couple have accident insurance he sends Hunter to investigate.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Peter Williams, Maurice Kaufmann
41.
The Saint (1962–1969)
Episode:
The Careful Terrorist
(1962)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A reporter friend of Simon's murdered by a corrupt union boss and it's up him to bring him to justice.
Director: John Ainsworth | Stars: Roger Moore, David Kossoff, Peter Dyneley, Percy Herbert
Votes: 276
42.
No Hiding Place (1959–1967)
Episode:
Third Party Risk
(1962)
Crime, Drama
Lockhart investigates the apparently motiveless murder of a man with no known enemies.
Directors: Christopher Hodson, Richard Sidwell | Stars: Raymond Francis, Eric Lander, Robert Ayres, Geoffrey Hibbert
43.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
A Case of Larceny
(1962)
Mystery
Walter Allan gets a call from the husband of his cousin that he has been robbed. He and John Hunter to go and help and find the man strangled. The police have been given the name Ralph Nixon but he has vanished.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Sean Kelly, John Bennett
44.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
A Hood from Canada
(1962)
Mystery
Gordon Chapman is shot dead just when he was considering changing his £50,000 insurance policy away from his wife. His investigator Skif Bennett is also murdered and everything points to mobster Frankie Gregg. Who is he working for?
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Marion Mathie, Glyn Houston
45.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Bite
(1962)
Mystery
Tom Jordan and wife Alice scheme to fake his death in a car crash. Alice identify's the body has Tom, leaving Eastern Insurance to pay £50,000 after one installment. John Hunter needs to prove Alice is lying and Tom is still alive.
Director: Frank Marshall | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Jill Ireland, Susan Swinford
46.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Rocker
(1962)
Mystery
The story of how John Hunter became to work for Eastern Insurance. Hunter came to Britain with a circus and met a girl from Cornwall. When a fire broke out at the circus, the safe is emptied and Hunter needs to prove his innocence.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Oliver Johnson, Victor Platt
47.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Safe Way
(1962)
Mystery
Bosses at Eastern Insurance have put Walter Allen under pressure after they have paid on six safe robberies. The last three break in's have been at Filo's. Hugh Filo has recommended the Marsh safe, used by the six companies.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, John Carson, Kenneth Edwards
48.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
Time to Kill
(1962)
Mystery
When George Barker is murdered, Eastern Insurance immediately become suspicious about the beneficiary Donna Garcia. They soon discover that she is Alba Martinez and with along husband Ferba wanted for murder.
Director: Frank Marshall | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Peter Butterworth, Max Butterfield
49. Drama 61-67 (1961–1967)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Brian Haines, Robert Cartland, Alister Williamson, Joe Ritchie
Votes: 30
50.
One Step Beyond (1959–1961)
Episode:
Eyewitness
(1961)
Approved | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
In 1883, a Boston newspaperman writes a detailed eyewitness account of a natural disaster -- a full day before it happens. Working in his office late one night, Henry Soames finds his ... See full summary »
Director: John Newland | Stars: John Meillon, Rose Alba, Anton Rodgers, Robin Hughes
Votes: 56