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1. On the Up (1990–1992)
30 min | Comedy
Self-made millionaire Tony Carpenter struggles his way through life, dealing with a snooty wife, troublesome daughter, opinionated mother and quirky domestic staff.
Stars: Dennis Waterman, Sam Kelly, Joan Sims, Jenna Russell
Votes: 250
2.
On the Up (1990–1992)
Episode:
Maggie's Dad
(1990)
Comedy
Tony employs his first woman driver, a strident feminist who almost causes a walk-out. Maggie's dour father also comes to visit and makes it clear he has no truck with working class people ... See full summary »
Director: Gareth Gwenlan | Stars: Dennis Waterman, Sam Kelly, Joan Sims, Jenna Russell
Votes: 18
3.
All Creatures Great and Small (1978–1990)
Episode:
The Course of True Love
(1989)
TV-PG | 49 min | Comedy, Drama
It's February 1952 and Calum and Deirdre have a terrible row. She would like to talk more, hopefully about setting a date for their wedding, while Calum hasn't a clue why she is acting the ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Blagden | Stars: Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy, John McGlynn, Lynda Bellingham
Votes: 56
4.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.165
(1986)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Mike Lloyd | Stars: Wendy Richard, Bill Treacher, Anna Wing, Susan Tully
5. EastEnders (1985– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The everyday lives of working-class inhabitants of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough. The square includes the Queen Vic pub and a street market.
Stars: Adam Woodyatt, Steve McFadden, Letitia Dean, June Brown
Votes: 9,242
6.
Bergerac (1981–1991)
Episode:
Avenge O Lord
(1985)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jim feels exploited when MP Geoffrey Newton asks him to catch would-be assassin Mick Davies, who is threatening to disrupt the government's trade deal with Ahmed, a former terrorist who ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Tronson | Stars: John Nettles, Terence Alexander, Bernard Hepton, Sean Arnold
Votes: 43
7.
Juliet Bravo (1980–1985)
Episode:
Keys
(1985)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Inspector Longton discovers that one of her colleagues is a thief.
Director: Ron Jones | Stars: Anna Carteret, David Ellison, Noel Collins, C.J. Allen
8. One by One (1984–1987)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Stories about real-life international zoo vet David Taylor (in the TV programmes, he was called Donald Turner) from his early days as a newly-qualified vet in the 1950s to his international... See full summary »
Stars: Rob Heyland, James Ellis, Sonia Graham, Heather James
Votes: 41
9.
Minder (1979–1994)
Episode:
Hypnotising Rita
(1984)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Arthur and Terry help Dr. Sudbury, a hypnotherapist, and his teenaged fiancee Rita, who is an heiress about to inherit £25,000, escape her disapproving family who say the doctor has ... See full summary »
Director: Terry Green | Stars: Dennis Waterman, George Cole, Donald Sumpter, Nicola Cowper
Votes: 75
10.
One by One (1984–1987)
Episode:
Silver Linings
(1984)
Comedy, Drama
Director: Richard Bramall | Stars: Rob Heyland, Peter Jeffrey, James Ellis, Liz Smith
11.
One by One (1984–1987)
Episode:
They Shoot Tigers in India
(1984)
Comedy, Drama
Director: Richard Bramall | Stars: Rob Heyland, Peter Jeffrey, James Ellis, Liz Smith
12. Bergerac (1981–1991)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Recovering alcoholic and divorced father of a young daughter, DS Jim Bergerac is a true maverick who prefers doing things his own way, and consequently doesn't always carry out his investigations the way his boss would like.
Stars: John Nettles, Terence Alexander, Sean Arnold, Mela White
Votes: 2,236
13. Masterpiece Theatre: Sons and Lovers (1981– )
Drama
BBC adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's novel about a sensitive young man growing up in a Nottinghamshire mining community.
Stars: Eileen Atkins, Tom Bell, Karl Johnson, Amanda Parfitt
Votes: 31
14.
Masterpiece Theatre: Sons and Lovers (1981– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1981)
Drama
After his mother's funny turn, Paul decides to cool his relationship with Miriam Leivers. However, his interest is piqued by the arrival of her friend Clara Dawes, a married woman who has ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Burge | Stars: Eileen Atkins, Tom Bell, Geoffrey Andrews, Jean Boht
15. Juliet Bravo (1980–1985)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Inspector Jean Darblay is assigned to Hartley, Lancashire. Initially facing scepticism from sergeants Joe Beck and George Parrish, she gradually earns their respect and admiration as their new female boss at the police station.
Stars: David Ellison, Noel Collins, Stephanie Turner, Anna Carteret
Votes: 283
16. Cowboys (1980–1981)
30 min | Comedy
Geyser (Colin Welland), Wobbly Ron (David Kelly) and Eric (James Wardroper) are a useless shower of handymen who worked for Joe Jones Limited because no-one else would employ them The ... See full summary »
Stars: Colin Welland, Roy Kinnear, David Kelly, James Wardroper
Votes: 45
17. Time of My Life (1980– )
30 min | Comedy
When everything goes wrong for Ken, he determines to turn his life around.
Stars: Mark Kingston, Amanda Barrie, Andrew Paul, Avril Angers
Votes: 8
18.
Cowboys (1980–1981)
Episode:
Was It Eddie Croucher?
(1980)
Comedy
Things look bad for Joe Jones Ltd. No cash flow - no resources - no prospects, except bankruptcy. And then this big job comes along. Where's the paint going to come come from? Well, Wobbly knows a man.
Director: Michael Mills | Stars: Roy Kinnear, Colin Welland, David Kelly, James Wardroper
19.
Time of My Life (1980– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1980)
Comedy
Director: Martin Shardlow | Stars: Mark Kingston, Amanda Barrie, Andrew Paul, Avril Angers
20.
Time of My Life (1980– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1980)
Comedy
Director: Martin Shardlow | Stars: Mark Kingston, Sean Arnold, John Atterbury, Paul Hardwick
21. 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: 2,842
22. All Creatures Great and Small (1978–1990)
TV-PG | 50 min | Comedy, Drama
The trials and misadventures of the staff of a country veterinary office in Yorkshire from the 1930s to the 1950s.
Stars: Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy, Peter Davison, Lynda Bellingham
Votes: 4,410
23.
Raffles (1975–1977)
Episode:
The Gold Cup
(1977)
52 min | Comedy, Crime
Raffles and Bunny swipe the famous Royal Gold Cup from the British Museum, but a group of criminologists track them down, suspecting Raffles of the theft. The gentleman thief is forced to come up with an ingenious way to prove them wrong.
Directors: David Cunliffe, Alan Gibson | Stars: Anthony Valentine, Christopher Strauli, Peter Sallis, Tony Britton
Votes: 15
24.
Angels (1975–1983)
Episode:
Health Visitor
(1976)
Drama
Director: Derek Martinus | Stars: Arnold Bell, Angela Bruce, Lynne Carol, Julie Dawn Cole
25.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Echoes
(1976)
Crime
It's a tough to crack, but DS Smith is determined to get to the bottom of the villainy - even though he may turn up a connection which proves that a copper and a villain have more than a little in common.
Stars: Davyd Harries, Ewan Hooper, Edward Judd, Ruth Madoc
26.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Intent
(1976)
Crime
When a violent row breaks out at a wedding reception between the groom and the bride's ex-boyfriend, and the groom is badly injured, DS Smith must ask himself the age old question: did he fall, or was he pushed?
Director: John Nelson-Burton | Stars: Davyd Harries, Ewan Hooper, Simon MacCorkindale, Ruth Madoc
27.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Interference
(1976)
Crime
When Len Summers, who runs a local youth club in his spare time, is accused by a club member's father of sharing a relationship with his son which is closer than it should be. DS Smith foresees personal tragedy.
Director: John Nelson-Burton | Stars: Davyd Harries, Ewan Hooper, Godfrey James, Norman Jones
28.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Job
(1976)
Crime
No one other than his wife seems concerned when PC Pooley fails to arrive home one evening. But when his empty car is found at the scene of a break-in, it becomes a job for the Broadstone police - who view it as a serious matter.
Stars: Jonathan Adams, Davyd Harries, Ewan Hooper, Mike Lewin
29.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Kicking & Screaming
(1976)
Crime
Why should a man systematically destroy his own home? Sergeant Ken Ridgeway is landed with the job of finding the answer. He soon finds that he's dealing with a very violent customer indeed.
Director: John Cooper | Stars: Ewan Hooper, Davyd Harries, Duncan Preston, Charles Rea
30.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Missing
(1976)
Crime
When a local girl disappears, everyone, including her mother, assumes she has "gone off again". But acting on pure instinct, the village policeman is determined to prove that this time something more serious is involved.
Director: Richard Bramall | Stars: Graham Ashley, Liz Gebhardt, Wendy Gifford, Mike Grady
31.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Not Me
(1976)
Crime
PC Pooley, on night patrol, finds a man covered in blood. DS Smith and Sergeant Ken Ridgeway must find out who is responsible for the man's injuries, and why it happened.
Director: John Nelson-Burton | Stars: Glynn Edwards, Davyd Harries, Mary Healey, Ewan Hooper
32.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Outsiders
(1976)
Crime
Hearing that a volatile and aggressive West Indian youth, picked up for speeding, is wanted for questioning in Birmingham, DS Smith, too, turns aggressive. But does he overstep the mark because of racial prejudice?
Director: Peter Jefferies | Stars: Davyd Harries, Ram John Holder, Ewan Hooper, Clifton Jones
33.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Reprisals
(1976)
Crime
Colin Parfitt is an ambitious copper - too ambitious perhaps. He's arrested 38 criminals within three months, and it now appears that someone is seeking revenge. DS Smith investigates a fire at Parfitt's home and asks: Is it an accident?
Stars: Adam Bridge, Barbara Ewing, Stuart Fell, Davyd Harries
34.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Say Nothing
(1976)
Crime
When the annual Broadstone fête finds police and the local hooligans on show before the whole town and Special Constable Alec Richards is put to a severe test, DS Smith and his boys lend a hand.
Director: Richard Bramall | Stars: Paul Alexander, Derek Benfield, Gillian Brown, Robert Cartland
35.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Spinsters
(1976)
Crime
Neighbours can be a problem. With no love lost between Miss Sheldon and the Grahams next door, what kind of petty irritation escalates into a crime which DS Smith and PC Pooley must investigate.
Director: Ron Francis | Stars: Anna Barry, Barrie Fletcher, Davyd Harries, Ewan Hooper
36.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Sudden Death
(1976)
Crime
A head-on collision between two cars. One driver dead, the other intoxicated and driving without a licence. PC Pooley believes he has an open and shut case - Ken Ridgeway thinks otherwise.
Stars: Adam Bridge, Barbara Ewing, Stuart Fell, Davyd Harries
37.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Take Away
(1976)
Crime
Take two drunken, penniless Scotsmen returning from a cup final abroad, two Chinamen, one of them running around a restaurant with a meat cleaver, add a pregnant wife, and you have more problems for DS Smith to sort out.
Stars: Freddie Earlle, Davyd Harries, Ewan Hooper, Burt Kwouk
38. Angels (1975–1983)
50 min | Drama
Six student nurses start training in the NHS, facing challenges working with colleagues and patients while adapting to the hierarchy and procedures.
Stars: Carol Holmes, Shirley Cheriton, Joanna Monro, Sharon Rosita
Votes: 137
39. Raffles (1975–1977)
60 min | Comedy, Crime
Most people know A.J. Raffles only as a gentleman of leisure and a top-rated cricketer, but he is also "the amateur Cracksman", an expert jewel thief. Alternately aided and hindered by his ... See full summary »
Stars: Anthony Valentine, Christopher Strauli, Victor Brooks, Victor Carin
Votes: 210
40.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Blind Eye
(1974)
Crime
Assigned to investigate the evidence of his old friend Bert Jackson, a security officer who says he neither saw nor heard the thieves who tried to rob his employers, PC Pooley draws some uncomfortable conclusions about himself,
Director: Hugh Munro | Stars: Colin Douglas, Davyd Harries, Roy Holder, Ewan Hooper
41.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Charlie
(1974)
Crime
A bit of a villain he may be, but Charlie is everybody's friend. You're never short of a laugh or a joke whenever Charlie's around, but this time it appears he's gone to far - and his family need police assistance.
Stars: Davyd Harries, Ewan Hooper, Margaret John, Ruth Madoc
42.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Digger
(1974)
Crime
DS Smith will rue the day he was confined to bed when some odd developments took place in Broadstone. He shouldn't really have to worry, his 'boys' can handle anything that comes along - can't they?
Stars: Davyd Harries, Ewan Hooper, Ruth Madoc, William Maxwell
43.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Ella
(1974)
Crime
A policeman's private life should be clean as silk. So say DS Smith and Sergeant Ridgeway. So when one of their 'boys' starts tongues wagging by calling on an attractive widow, they take an interest.
Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Jane Collins, Davyd Harries, Ewan Hooper, Milton Johns
44.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Free While Wednesday
(1974)
Crime
When Ken Ridgeway's father dies, he corners under heavy pressure to leave the force, enter the family business, and marry his girlfriend Brenda. Meantime DS Smith has his hands full with problems of his own.
Director: Hugh Munro | Stars: Sean Arnold, Davyd Harries, Ewan Hooper, Ruth Madoc
45.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Help
(1974)
Crime
DC Finn is feeling well pleased. He's looking after his mate, Leslie, who's getting married the following morning.They are out on the town, making the most of Leslie's 'freedom' - but in the process Les causes a breach of the peace.
Director: Malcolm Taylor | Stars: Larry Dann, Leo Dolan, Davyd Harries, Jennifer Hill
Votes: 10
46.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Kids
(1974)
Crime
DS Smith and his boys have to deal with all kinds of villainy - but the latest outbreak of 'crime' has them well and truly puzzled. It appears that a new gang of villains have entered their patch - seven young kids.
Director: Robert Tronson | Stars: Ewan Hooper, Davyd Harries, Ruth Madoc, Carole Shadbolt
47.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Lost Sheep
(1974)
Crime
Sheep-rustling can be a very lucrative business, but though DS Smith has a shrewd idea of who is responsible he finds country people have their own brand of law and justice.
Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Davyd Harries, Ewan Hooper, Norman Jones, Ruth Madoc
48.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Perspectives
(1974)
Crime
When an old-age pensioner is badly beaten for a few pence, and a wealthy landowner is robbed of some valuable antiques. DS Smith reflects that though neither would understand the other's loss - justice for both is equal.
Stars: Davyd Harries, Ewan Hooper, Hugh Latimer, Ruth Madoc
49.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Steady Job
(1974)
Crime
A small boy sleepwalking; a series of offense's against children; a working men's club using cheap labor - all apparently unrelated events which are drawn together in an unexpected way by DS Smith.
Director: Victor Menzies | Stars: Geoffrey Chapman, Patrick Connor, Davyd Harries, Ewan Hooper
50.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Villain
(1974)
Crime
When Bobby Dawes, a big-time crook with a reputation to uphold, is released from prison and returns to Broadstone, DS Smith gets set to prevent the crime he's convinced will take place. The question is what stroke will Dawes pull?
Director: John Cooper | Stars: Gordon Bilboe, David Daker, Davyd Harries, Ewan Hooper