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1. King of the Wind (1990)
PG | 103 min | Adventure
In 1727, an Arab colt is born with the signs of the wheat ear and the white spot on his heel, evil and good and thus begins the life of Sham.
Director: Peter Duffell | Stars: Richard Harris, Glenda Jackson, Frank Finlay, Jenny Agutter
Votes: 224
2.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
Flying in the Branches
(1989)
TV-14 | Drama
Sue hasn't seen her family in Prague since she became a refugee in London in 1968. When her younger sister, Dana, is allowed to visit the West for the first time, Sue is reminded of things ... See full summary »
Director: Eva Kolouchova | Stars: Edita Brychta, Susan Fleetwood, Ralph Bates, Matthew Marsh
3. Comic Relief (1988 TV Special)
450 min | Comedy
The first night of Comic Relief on Red Nose day 1988 hosted by Lenny 'Nice Suit' Henry and Griff 'Stupid Hat' Rhys Jones. Participants managed to raise over 15 million pounds for charity projects in Britain and Africa.
Stars: Lenny Henry, Griff Rhys Jones, Russ Abbot, Mark Arden
Votes: 52
4.
Dear John.... (1986–1987)
Episode:
Sanctuary
(1987)
29 min | Comedy
John's courtship of his new girlfriend Liz is interrupted by Ken's demand for sanctuary.
Director: Sue Bysh | Stars: Ralph Bates, Peter Blake, Peter Denyer, Rachel Bell
Votes: 21
5.
Dear John.... (1986–1987)
Episode:
Torquay
(1987)
30 min | Comedy
Does Torquay hold the key to all John's dreams?
Director: Sue Bysh | Stars: Ralph Bates, Peter Blake, Peter Denyer, Rachel Bell
Votes: 19
6.
Dear John.... (1986–1987)
Episode:
Once Bitten
(1987)
30 min | Comedy
John embarks on yet another hopeful romance.
Director: Sue Bysh | Stars: Ralph Bates, Peter Blake, Peter Denyer, Rachel Bell
Votes: 22
7.
Dear John.... (1986–1987)
Episode:
Confidence
(1987)
30 min | Comedy
John tries to help pop singer Rick regain his confidence and make a career comeback.
Director: Ray Butt | Stars: Ralph Bates, Peter Blake, Peter Denyer, Rachel Bell
Votes: 21
8.
Dear John.... (1986–1987)
Episode:
A New Member
(1987)
29 min | Comedy
Divorced John faces problems getting his son Toby accepted at a Catholic school.
Director: Ray Butt | Stars: Ralph Bates, Peter Blake, Peter Denyer, Rachel Bell
Votes: 22
9.
Dear John.... (1986–1987)
Episode:
Problems with Toby
(1987)
29 min | Comedy
John is having trouble in his relationship with son Toby.
Director: Sue Bysh | Stars: Ralph Bates, Peter Blake, Peter Denyer, Rachel Bell
Votes: 20
10.
Dear John.... (1986–1987)
Episode:
Kate Returns
(1987)
48 min | Comedy
Christmas is a time of goodwill and cheer to all men-especially divorced, lonely men desperately seeking invitations to Christmas parties.
Director: Sue Bysh | Stars: Ralph Bates, Peter Blake, Peter Denyer, Rachel Bell
Votes: 28
11.
Farrington of the F.O. (1986– )
Episode:
We're Having a Heat Wave
(1987)
Comedy
Stars: Angela Thorne, John Quayle, Tony Haygarth, Joan Sims
12. Dear John.... (1986–1987)
30 min | Comedy
John Lacey comes home one evening to discover a letter from his wife, starting with "Dear John" and informing him that she is leaving him. Lonely and now divorced, John joins a club where lonely divorced people can meet.
Stars: Ralph Bates, Peter Blake, Peter Denyer, Rachel Bell
Votes: 555
13. Farrington of the F.O. (1986– )
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Angela Thorne, John Quayle, Tony Haygarth, Joan Sims
Votes: 18
14.
Dear John.... (1986–1987)
Episode:
Death
(1986)
28 min | Comedy
Ralph suffers from a family curse which John and Kate try and explain is just superstition while Kirk arrives with his size nines and puts his foot in it.
Director: Ray Butt | Stars: Ralph Bates, Peter Blake, Peter Denyer, Belinda Lang
Votes: 23
15.
Dear John.... (1986–1987)
Episode:
Toby
(1986)
28 min | Comedy
Sunday is the only day John is legally allowed to spend time with son Toby.
Director: Ray Butt | Stars: Ralph Bates, Peter Blake, Peter Denyer, Belinda Lang
Votes: 20
16.
Dear John.... (1986–1987)
Episode:
The Fourteen Year Itch
(1986)
29 min | Comedy
John's friend and co-worker Ken develops the dreaded 14-year itch (twice as bad as the 7-year itch).
Director: Ray Butt | Stars: Ralph Bates, Peter Blake, Peter Denyer, Belinda Lang
Votes: 22
17.
Dear John.... (1986–1987)
Episode:
A Singular Man
(1986)
28 min | Comedy
As John recovers from an expensive divorce he joins a club for divorcees. He meets a jumble of completely different characters.
Director: Ray Butt | Stars: Ralph Bates, Michael Cochrane, Peter Blake, Belinda Lang
Votes: 25
18.
Dear John.... (1986–1987)
Episode:
In the Club
(1986)
30 min | Comedy
As the club members start to get to know each other we here their back stories.
Director: Ray Butt | Stars: Ralph Bates, Peter Blake, Peter Denyer, Belinda Lang
Votes: 20
19.
Dear John.... (1986–1987)
Episode:
The Party
(1986)
29 min | Comedy
John's friend Ken invites John to a party, but as it will only be couples, John needs to find a date.
Director: Ray Butt | Stars: Ralph Bates, Peter Blake, Peter Denyer, Belinda Lang
Votes: 20
20.
Dear John.... (1986–1987)
Episode:
Under Cover
(1986)
30 min | Comedy
Attempting to help Kirk with his love life, John inadvertently blows more than one cover.
Director: Ray Butt | Stars: Ralph Bates, Peter Blake, Peter Denyer, Belinda Lang
Votes: 20
21. Screen Two (1985–1998)
TV-14 | 120 min | Drama
In 1984 Kenith Trodd joined BBC team responding to Channel 4 releases, leading to transition from BBC studio plays to Screen One/Two anthology series. Trodd oversaw first group of titles in these series in 1985.
Stars: Jude North, Roger Brierley, Geoffrey Chater, Norman Jones
Votes: 247
22. Letters to an Unknown Lover (1985 TV Movie)
101 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
During World War II, two allied soldiers escape from a Nazi POW camp to Lyons, where they accept the hospitality of mademoiselle Helene.
Director: Peter Duffell | Stars: Yves Beneyton, Cherie Lunghi, Andréa Ferréol, Ralph Bates
Votes: 67
23. Grave's End (1985)
Horror
Directors: Jimmy Sangster, Fred Olen Ray | Stars: Ralph Bates, Linda Blair, Bobbie Bresee, John Carradine
24.
Minder (1979–1994)
Episode:
Minder on the Orient Express
(1985)
TV-14 | 106 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Saving deceased gangster Jack South's daughter Nikki from an attack by hired thugs earns "minder" Terry McCann a trip for two across Europe on the famous Orient Express. But a perfect ... See full summary »
Director: Francis Megahy | Stars: Dennis Waterman, George Cole, Glynn Edwards, Peter Childs
Votes: 292
25. The Odd Job Man (1984– )
50 min | Thriller
An ex-SAS officer cannot find work on "Civvy Street" and becomes a freelance mercenary.
Stars: Jon Finch, Ralph Bates, Polly Hemingway, Wolf Kahler
26.
The Odd Job Man (1984– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1984)
Thriller
George Griffin enters East Germany for a bet but gets badly beaten up. He quits the army but Major Drew asks him to go to Hamburg to exchange some documents. The businessman is later shot dead. The assassin is the East German who beat up.
Director: Tristan de Vere Cole | Stars: Jon Finch, Ralph Bates, Polly Hemingway, Wolf Kahler
27.
The Odd Job Man (1984– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1984)
Thriller
Griffin learns he was carrying diamonds for Drew. After smuggling a woman over the East German border he becomes freelance but upsets the CIA. They offer him a new start if he brings the assassin Tauber to them but after a fight kills him.
Director: Tristan de Vere Cole | Stars: Jon Finch, Ralph Bates, Polly Hemingway, Wolf Kahler
28.
The Odd Job Man (1984– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1984)
Thriller
Griffin brings Tauber's body to Nancy's farm. The CIA want him in good health but Griffin realises Dalton is a phony. Tauber works for Dalton while his boss Tom Bradley is trying to kill him. With his hideout discovered, who can he trust?
Director: Tristan de Vere Cole | Stars: Jon Finch, Ralph Bates, Polly Hemingway, Wolf Kahler
29. Storyboard (1983–1989)
50 min | Drama
Series of one-off dramas intended to serve as possible pilots.
Stars: Alec McCowen, Carol Royle, Liz Crowther, Penny Brownjohn
Votes: 11
30.
The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode:
Who's Afraid of Josie Tate
(1983)
TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama
When a loyal wife becomes determined to help her jailed husband get justice, Maggie is forced to review the evidence.
Director: Gerry Mill | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Brian Gwaspari, Paul Moriarty
Votes: 8
31.
Storyboard (1983–1989)
Episode:
Lytton's Diary
(1983)
Drama
A tabloid hack who positively thrives on his lack of scruples, may just have gone too far this time.
Director: Brian Parker | Stars: Peter Bowles, Frances Tomelty, Iain Cuthbertson, Ralph Bates
Votes: 7
32. The Agatha Christie Hour (1982)
519 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A collection of ten hour-long dramas based on short stories by Agatha Christie.
Stars: Maurice Denham, Angela Easterling, Christopher Wren, Cy Town
Votes: 406
33.
The Agatha Christie Hour (1982)
Episode:
Magnolia Blossom
(1982)
51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Theo is eloping to South Africa with her lover but, having heard the news that her uncaring husband's financial empire is collapsing and he's in danger to be exposed as an embezzler, she ... See full summary »
Director: John Frankau | Stars: Ciaran Madden, Jeremy Clyde, Ralph Bates, Brian Oulton
Votes: 145
34.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode:
Blue Marigold
(1982)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Myra is an actor and the face--but not the voice--of Blue Marigold perfume, which leads to feelings of dejection.
Director: Giles Foster | Stars: Toyah Willcox, Ralph Bates, Sharon Duce, Helen Fraser
Votes: 225
35.
Panorama (1953– )
Episode:
Two Weeks in Winter: How the Army Took Over Poland
(1982)
Documentary, News
Director: Christopher Olgiati | Stars: Raymond Adamson, Glyn Baker, Ralph Bates, Antony Brown
36. The House on the Hill (1981– )
60 min | Drama
A series of six plays centred on a house in Glasgow, from 1878 to the 1980s.
Stars: John Shedden, James Cosmo, Annette Crosbie, Jennie Linden
Votes: 8
37. Second Chance (1981)
60 min | Drama
Middle aged couple, Chris and Kate Hurst, face up to divorce.
Stars: Susannah York, Ralph Bates, Kate Dorning, Mark Eadie
Votes: 460
38.
BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)
Episode:
Mrs. Reinhardt
(1981)
115 min | Drama
An Englishwoman seeking to escape her marriage arrives at French hotel.
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Helen Mirren, Ralph Bates, Brad Davis, Jean Rougerie
Votes: 56
39.
Second Chance (1981)
Episode:
April
(1981)
Drama
Director: Gerry Mill | Stars: Susannah York, Ralph Bates, Kate Dorning, Mark Eadie
40.
Second Chance (1981)
Episode:
June
(1981)
Drama
Director: Gerry Mill | Stars: Susannah York, Ralph Bates, Kate Dorning, Mark Eadie
41.
Second Chance (1981)
Episode:
April II
(1981)
Drama
Director: Gerry Mill | Stars: Susannah York, Ralph Bates, Kate Dorning, Mark Eadie
42.
Second Chance (1981)
Episode:
August
(1981)
Drama
Director: Richard Handford | Stars: Susannah York, Ralph Bates, Kate Dorning, Mark Eadie
43.
Second Chance (1981)
Episode:
January
(1981)
Drama
Director: Gerry Mill | Stars: Susannah York, Ralph Bates, Kate Dorning, Mark Eadie
44.
Second Chance (1981)
Episode:
October
(1981)
Drama
Director: Richard Handford | Stars: Susannah York, Ralph Bates, Kate Dorning, Mark Eadie
45.
The House on the Hill (1981– )
Episode:
Man of Straw
(1981)
Drama
Director: Tina Wakerell | Stars: Ralph Bates, Angela Scoular, Brian Cox, Paul Curran
46. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
The adventures of tough lady cop Maggie Forbes.
Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Paul Moriarty, Brian Gwaspari
Votes: 307
47.
Turtle's Progress (1979–1980)
Episode:
Episode #2.2
(1980)
Comedy
Continuing to make a shaky living from their haul, Turtle and Eddie encounter the profitable world of antiques.
Director: Gerry Mill | Stars: John F. Landry, Michael Attwell, Ruby Head, Tony London
48. Minder (1979–1994)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley. Can his ex-boxer bodyguard Terry stay level-headed whilst working for the King of Dodgy Deals?
Stars: George Cole, Glynn Edwards, Dennis Waterman, Gary Webster
Votes: 2,839
49. Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Short dramas each with a twist of some kind; across the first four seasons most of these are from short stories by Roald Dahl.
Stars: Roald Dahl, Andrew Ray, Forbes Collins, Richard Johnson
Votes: 2,504
50. Turtle's Progress (1979–1980)
60 min | Comedy
The series was was a mix of drama & comedy and dealt with a petty criminal named Turtle and his minder, "Razor" Eddie, who by accident come into possession of the proceeds of a major bank ... See full summary »
Stars: John F. Landry, Michael Attwell, Ruby Head, Tony London
Votes: 61