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1. Afternoon of War (1980)
90 min | Drama
Adapted from the short story "The Mouse and the Woman" by Dylan Thomas, it is a story set in the secluded valleys of Wales during the 1914-18 war. The story of a man who is as handy with ... See full summary »
Director: Karl Francis
2. All About a Prima Ballerina (1980)
An actor and his protege lock themselves away from the world while he rehearses for a part in an upcoming feature.
Director: Vladek Sheybal | Stars: Keith Alexander, Gabrielle Drake, Vladek Sheybal
3. At the Fountainhead (of German Strength) (1980)
96 min | Drama
Directors: Nick Burton, Anthea Kennedy | Stars: Paul Geoffrey, Michael Mellinger, Val Kennedy, Brigitte Kahn
4. Babylon (1980)
95 min | Drama
The movie centres around Brindsley Forde's character Blue. He fronts a reggae sound system based in South West London (Brixton). The film captures the trials and tribulations of young black youths in troubled London in the early eighties.
Director: Franco Rosso | Stars: David N. Haynes, Trevor Laird, Victor Romero Evans, Brian Bovell
Votes: 1,948 | Gross: $0.11M
5. Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession (1980)
R | 123 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A psychiatrist, living in Vienna, enters a torrid relationship with a married woman. When she ends up in the hospital from an overdose, an inspector becomes set on discovering the demise of their affair.
Director: Nicolas Roeg | Stars: Art Garfunkel, Theresa Russell, Harvey Keitel, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 9,618
6. Breaking Glass (1980)
PG | 104 min | Drama, Musical
A rock singer is determined to rise to the top of the profession, letting nothing stand in the way of that goal.
Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: Phil Daniels, Hazel O'Connor, Jon Finch, Jonathan Pryce
Votes: 1,543
7. Brothers and Sisters (1980)
96 min | Drama
Following a part-time prostitute's murder, two members of a communal household become suspects.
Director: Richard Woolley | Stars: Carolyn Pickles, Sam Dale, Robert East, Elizabeth Bennett
Votes: 38
8. Danger on Dartmoor (1980)
56 min | Drama
A group of children, lost in fog on Dartmoor, encounter a wild dog, an escaped convict, and other dangers.
Director: David Eady | Stars: Marcus Evans, Simon Henderson, Debby Salter, Barry Foster
Votes: 91
9. Death Ship (1980)
R | 91 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
A mysterious ghostly freighter rams and sinks a modern day cruise ship whose survivors climb aboard the freighter and discover that it is a World War II Nazi torture vessel.
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: George Kennedy, Richard Crenna, Nick Mancuso, Sally Ann Howes
Votes: 5,689
10. Diversion (1979)
39 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Gary is a happily married man, devoted to his wife, their kid and the family dog. A weekend without the presence of his wife presents to him a chance of getting involved in a casual ... See full summary »
Director: James Dearden | Stars: Stephen Moore, Cherie Lunghi, Morag Hood, Ned Vukovic
Votes: 68
11. Exchange and Divide (1980)
50 min | Drama
Director: Margaret Dickinson | Stars: Betty Alberge, Stuart Barren, Doyne Bird, Joseph Blatchley
12. Faust (1980)
80 min | Fantasy
Rumbelow has taken an amalgamation of Marlowe, Goethe and Byron and produced an impression of the Faust tale. The film is based on the long running stage production that Triple Action Theatre toured around the world for 14 years.
Director: Steven Rumbelow | Stars: Brian Abbott, Monica Buford
Votes: 13
13. Flash Gordon (1980)
PG | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.
Director: Mike Hodges | Stars: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Topol
Votes: 61,513
14. George and Mildred (1980)
93 min | Comedy
Mildred decides that she and George will celebrate their anniversary at a posh London hotel - whatever the cost. However, a shady businessman mistakes George for a hit man.
Director: Peter Frazer-Jones | Stars: Yootha Joyce, Brian Murphy, Stratford Johns, Norman Eshley
Votes: 773
15. Gregory's Girl (1980)
PG | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Gregory is a normal teen who is infatuated with a classmate. He must work to win her affection.
Director: Bill Forsyth | Stars: John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn, Jake D'Arcy, Clare Grogan
Votes: 9,447
16. Hawk the Slayer (1980)
PG | 90 min | Adventure, Fantasy
With the aid of his companions, a man seeks to defeat his evil brother who has taken a nun hostage.
Director: Terry Marcel | Stars: Jack Palance, John Terry, Bernard Bresslaw, Ray Charleson
Votes: 4,093
17. High Rise Donkey (1980)
56 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The efforts of three children, who live in high rise flats, to save a donkey from two small-time crooks who want to sell it as horsemeat, by providing a temporary stable for the donkey in the block of high-rise flats.
Director: Michael Forlong | Stars: Leigh Gotch, Wendy Cook, Linda Frith, Wilfrid Brambell
Votes: 25
18. Hussy (1980)
R | 95 min | Drama
Beaty (Dame Helen Mirren) is a prostitute working out of a high-class London cabaret where Emory (John Shea) is a technician. They begin an affair encumbered by her job, his lack of money, ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Chapman | Stars: Helen Mirren, John Shea, Paul Angelis, Murray Salem
Votes: 644
19. Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)
108 min | Drama, Romance
Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.
Director: James Ivory | Stars: David Redden, Michael Wager, Robert Powell, Gael Hammer
Votes: 302
20. Journeys from Berlin/1971 (1980)
125 min | Drama
An epic meditation on psychoanalysis, the Baader-Meinhof, feminism, and pre-revolutionary Russia.
Director: Yvonne Rainer | Stars: Annette Michelson, Vito Acconci, Cynthia Beatt, Ilona Halberstadt
Votes: 46
21. Mary Millington's True Blue Confessions (1980)
39 min | Short, Drama
A tawdry tribute to Britain's number one sex symbol of the 1970's - Mary Millington. The film (made only a year after her tragic suicide) is a mixture of archive footage, interviews and new sex scenes.
Directors: Nick Galtress, John M. East | Stars: Mary Millington, John M. East, Faith Daykin, Mike Gallagher
Votes: 96
22. McVicar (1980)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama
John McVicar was a notorious London criminal known as "Public Enemy No. 1" for armed bank robberies. He was captured and imprisoned in a high security facility, but continued attempting escapes.
Director: Tom Clegg | Stars: Roger Daltrey, Adam Faith, Cheryl Campbell, Billy Murray
Votes: 2,358
23. Never Never Land (1980)
G | 85 min | Drama, Family
A young girl lives with her awful cousins and reads Peter Pan to escape from her misery. One day she escapes with her youngest cousin. She runs into a group of street children or "lost boys", joins them and treats them like a mother.
Director: Paul Annett | Stars: Harry Andrews, Mark Burdis, John Castle, Paul Charles
Votes: 57
24. North Sea Hijack (1980)
PG | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
When terrorists take over two oil rigs, and threaten to blow them up if their demands are not met, an eccentric anti-terrorism expert volunteers his unique commando unit to stop them.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Roger Moore, James Mason, Anthony Perkins, Michael Parks
Votes: 5,814
25. Phoelix (1979)
47 min
Director: Anna Ambrose | Stars: Philip Beaumont, Angela Coles, Amber Teran, Cosey Fanni Tutti
Votes: 12
26. Prostitute (1980)
97 min | Drama
A Birmingham prostitute leaves friends and family behind to seek her fortune in London. Back home, a sympathetic social worker and a solicitor form a support group to campaign for a change in the law.
Director: Tony Garnett | Stars: Eleanor Forsythe, Kate Crutchley, Kim Lockett, Nancy Samuels
Votes: 131
27. Raise the Titanic (1980)
PG | 115 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Once they said God himself couldn't sink her. Then they said no man on Earth could reach her. But an underwater research agency, headed by Admiral James Sandecker, is assigned the job of finding the doomed ship in her North Atlantic grave.
Director: Jerry Jameson | Stars: Jason Robards, Richard Jordan, David Selby, Anne Archer
Votes: 5,432 | Gross: $14.82M
28. Richard's Things (1980)
R | 104 min | Drama
Following her husband's death, a wife discovers and confronts her husband's lover. Their mutual pain, love, envy and jealousy bring them together in an unexpected emotional and physical relationship.
Director: Anthony Harvey | Stars: Liv Ullmann, Amanda Redman, Tim Pigott-Smith, Elizabeth Spriggs
Votes: 260
29. Rising Damp (1980)
98 min | Comedy, Romance
Based on the British situation comedy Rising Damp, which aired on ITV from 1974 to 1978. Stingy landlord Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter) manages to scam his lodgers, arts student John Cooper(... See full summary »
Director: Joseph McGrath | Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Frances de la Tour, Don Warrington, Christopher Strauli
Votes: 1,168
30. Rude Boy (1980)
R | 133 min | Drama, Music
A young British punk and roadie for The Clash navigates life in socially torn 1970s England.
Directors: Jack Hazan, David Mingay | Stars: Ray Gange, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon
Votes: 1,604
31. Saturn 3 (1980)
R | 88 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Two lovers stationed at a remote base in the asteroid belt of Saturn are intruded upon by an anal-retentive technocrat from Earth and his charge: a malevolent eight foot tall robot.
Directors: Stanley Donen, John Barry | Stars: Farrah Fawcett, Kirk Douglas, Harvey Keitel, Ed Bishop
Votes: 10,483
32. Schiele in Prison (1980)
50 min
The film dramatises the imprisonment of Schiele in Neulengbach in 1911, and looks at the authenticity of Schile's prison diary, which was published after his death.
Director: Mick Gold | Stars: Grant Cathro, Edward Petherbridge, Nicholas Selby, David Suchet
Votes: 9
33. Sex with the Stars (1981)
R | 92 min | Comedy
After the magazine he works for is taken over by a sex-obsessed American, a shy astrology columnist is ordered to spice up his column by writing about having sex with a woman from each star... See full summary »
Director: Anwar Kawadri | Stars: Martin Burrows, Thick Wilson, Janet Love, Susie Silvey
Votes: 91
34. Silver Dream Racer (1980)
PG | 101 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Nick Freeman is a talented motorcycle racer but lacks a decent bike. Then his brother dies and Nick is left the bike he spent the last three years developing. The bike is revolutionary and Nick sees a way to pursue his dream.
Director: David Wickes | Stars: David Essex, Beau Bridges, Cristina Raines, Clarke Peters
Votes: 624
35. Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (1980)
71 min | Comedy
The very eccentric English peer Sir Henry Rawlinson attempts, with the help of his mad family & servants, to exorcise the ghost of his brother Humbert.
Director: Steve Roberts | Stars: Trevor Howard, Patrick Magee, Denise Coffey, J.G. Devlin
Votes: 453
36. Superman II (1980)
PG | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty
Votes: 114,611 | Gross: $108.19M
37. Sweet William (1980)
R | 92 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman has a perfect love affair with a zealous writer. When she finds out that he's also a highly manipulative womanizer, it's too late - she's already too much in love to quit him. Things start to get really complicated.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Sam Waterston, Jenny Agutter, Anna Massey, Arthur Lowe
Votes: 165
38. Tanglewoods' Secret (1980)
66 min | Family
Patricia St John's warm story about Philip and Ruth in 1940s England. They have set their hearts on a second-hand camera, which will greatly increase the quality of their nature study notes... See full summary »
Director: Mike Pritchard | Stars: Virginia Fiol, Mark Eadie, Sheila Shand Gibbs, Graeme Mills
Votes: 59
39. The Awakening (1980)
R | 101 min | Horror
An archeologist discovers his daughter is possessed by the spirit of an Egyptian queen. To save mankind he must destroy her.
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend, Stephanie Zimbalist
Votes: 2,862 | Gross: $8.42M
40. The Beneficiary (1979)
47 min | Drama
Director: Carlo Gebler | Stars: Desmond Fenell, Marian Richardson
41. The Blood of Hussain (1980)
112 min | Drama
A dramatic depiction of the life of Hussain, with allegorical references to the history of the Prophet Muhammad and his descendants. It is prophesied that Young Hussain will one day lead ... See full summary »
Director: Jamil Dehlavi | Stars: Salmaan Peerzada, Kika Markham, Durriya Kazi, Kabuli Baba
Votes: 160
42. Border Cop (1980)
R | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
US Border Patrol agent Frank Cooper is keeping a fine balance between doing his duty and empathizing with illegal Mexican border jumpers in 1970s California.
Director: Christopher Leitch | Stars: Telly Savalas, Danny De La Paz, Eddie Albert, Michael V. Gazzo
Votes: 374
43. The Dogs of War (1980)
R | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Mercenary James Shannon, on a reconnaissance job to the African nation of Zangaro, is tortured and deported. He returns to lead a coup.
Director: John Irvin | Stars: Christopher Walken, Tom Berenger, Colin Blakely, Hugh Millais
Votes: 9,428
44. The Elephant Man (1980)
PG | 124 min | Biography, Drama
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud
Votes: 258,405
45. The Falls (1980)
Not Rated | 195 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
92 BBC documentary-style shorts that record the lives of 92 victims of the VUE (Violent Unexplained Event), each with last names beginning with "Fall."
Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Peter Westley, Aad Wirtz, Michael Murray, Lorna Poulter
Votes: 1,681
46. The Gamekeeper (1980)
84 min | Drama
A simple tale of a year in the life of a Gamekeeper. From the troubles involved in rearing the pheasants and dealing with predators (poachers and foxes). The gamekeeper shows us all the ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Phil Askham, Rita May, Andrew Grubb, Peter Steels
Votes: 166
47. The Godsend (1980)
R | 93 min | Drama, Horror
When a strange woman has her baby at the Marlowe's house, then disappears, Kate Marlowe is forced to keep the baby, Bonnie. She loves the child, but when her own children are systematically killed, suspicion turns to Bonnie.
Director: Gabrielle Beaumont | Stars: Malcolm Stoddard, Cyd Hayman, Angela Pleasence, Patrick Barr
Votes: 1,264
48. The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
TV-MA | 103 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music
Filmmaker Julien Temple chronicles the Sex Pistols' tumultuous rise to fame, as told by their manager, Malcolm McLaren.
Director: Julien Temple | Stars: Malcolm McLaren, Sid Vicious, Steve Jones, Paul Cook
Votes: 2,426
49. The Long Good Friday (1980)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An up-and-coming gangster is tested by the insurgence of an unknown, very powerful threat.
Director: John Mackenzie | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Paul Freeman, Leo Dolan
Votes: 25,591
50. The Mine and the Minotaur (1980)
59 min
Sandra and Gary discover that two Cornish potters are involved in the theft of a golden minotaur statue stolen from the British Museum.
Director: David Gowing | Stars: Adam Rhodes, William Booker, Felicity Harrison, Charlie Cork
Votes: 10
51. The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
PG | 105 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Miss Jane Marple comes to solve the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson, Geraldine Chaplin
Votes: 9,435
52. The Mouse and the Woman (1980)
105 min | Drama
The story of a man who is as handy with his fists as with his poetic fantasy. His masculinity fascinates Gilda, the wife of the owner of the mine. Gilda is something of a seductress. A ... See full summary »
Director: Karl Francis | Stars: Karen Archer, Robert Blythe, John Cassady, Huw Ceredig
Votes: 10
53. The Sea Wolves (1980)
PG | 120 min | Action, History, War
During World War II, British Intelligence brings a crew of ex-soldiers out of retirement, using their age as cover, to take to the seas and pull off an unlikely undercover mission in neutral Goa.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, David Niven, Trevor Howard
Votes: 5,277
54. ...And the Band Played On (1980 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama
The equilibrium of a small English village is upset by the arrival of a pop star and his wife. When he takes over the conductorship of the local brass band after the previous conductor ... See full summary »
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Robin Nedwell, Diane Keen, Trevor Howard, Jack Douglas
Votes: 221
55. 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: 1,106,394 | Gross: $44.02M
56. The Wildcats of St. Trinian's (1980)
91 min | Comedy
The girls of St. Trinian's decide they are being asked to do too much work so they go on strike.
Director: Frank Launder | Stars: Sheila Hancock, Michael Hordern, Joe Melia, Thorley Walters
Votes: 278
57. There Goes the Bride (1980)
PG | 88 min | Comedy
A nervous ad executive (Tom Smothers) creates havoc on his daughter's wedding day and becomes obsessed with a dream girl (Twiggy) he keeps seeing everywhere but whom he can't catch.
Director: Terry Marcel | Stars: Tom Smothers, Twiggy, Martin Balsam, Sylvia Syms
Votes: 152
58. Touch of the Master's Hand (1980)
Not Rated | 64 min | Drama
The sale of an old violin sets off a chain of events that tests and strengthens an English family's faith.
Director: Jimmy Murphy | Stars: James McIlroy, Joe McPartland, Julian Chambers, Maurice O'Callaghan
Votes: 24
59. Treasures of the Snow (1983)
108 min | Drama
13-year-old Lucien is traumatized and ostracized by causing his friend Danny to fall off a cliff. As he finds solitude in the nearby woods, Lucien comes across a woodcarver who helps him find the peace he was looking for.
Director: Mike Pritchard | Stars: Paul Dean, Carey Born, Timothy Fleetwood, Bay White
Votes: 277
61. Hi-de-Hi! (1980–1988)
60 min | Comedy
Comic goings-on in this series. Ted's the camp comic but is always on the lookout for a way to make money. Gladys has her eye on the boss, and Peggy wants to swap her mop and cleaner's outfit for a 'yellow coat.'
Stars: Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland, Felix Bowness
Votes: 1,873
62. The Likes of Sykes (1980 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy
Eric Sykes is a frustrated director of a Broadway musical, in which everything goes wrong.
Director: Paul Stewart Laing | Stars: Eric Sykes, Diana Coupland, Diane Holland, Ricardo Montez
Votes: 7
63.
Hi-de-Hi! (1980–1988)
Episode:
Pilot
(1980)
40 min | Comedy
England in the late 1950s: Jeffrey Fairbrother is an unassuming Cambridge academic suffering a mid-life crisis. His wife wants a divorce and he wants a change of career. He applies to ... See full summary »
Director: David Croft | Stars: Simon Cadell, Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland
Votes: 55
65. Greenbelt Live! (1980 TV Special)
59 min | Music
Reflections of the 1979 Greenbelt Festival of Contemporary Christian Music, held at Odell Castle with Cliff Richard, After the Fire, Larry Norman, Garth Hewitt, Randy Stonehill and with a special guest appearance by Roy Castle.
Director: Tony Tew | Stars: Roy Castle, After the Fire, Larry Norman, Cliff Richard
66. Donkeys' Years (1980 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
TV adaptation of Michael Frayn's stage play, in which former university graduates return to their old college for a weekend reunion.
Director: Kenneth Ives | Stars: Penelope Keith, Colin Blakely, Denholm Elliott, Robert Lang
68. The Black Stuff (1980 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 110 min | Drama
A group of Liverpudlians goes to Middlesborough to lay a tarmac road.
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Michael Angelis, Tom Georgeson, Alan Igbon, Gary Bleasdale
Votes: 576
69. Our John Willie (1980– )
30 min | Drama, Family
After their father is killed in a mining accident, Davy and his younger brother John Willie, who is deaf and dumb, try to eke out a living in their Nottingham village. Dodging the evil Mr ... See full summary »
Stars: Madeleine Cannon, David Burke, Antony Manuel, Malcolm Terris
Votes: 14
70.
Coronation Street (1960– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1951
(1979)
TV-PG | 22 min | Drama, Romance
Hilda can't raise the £60 to go to France. She is disappointed. Mike persuades Suzie to take him to a party, in return he says he'll help her find a flat. Bert decorates Brian's room for ... See full summary »
Directors: Mary McMurray, Laurence Moody | Stars: Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Thelma Barlow, Johnny Briggs
71.
Rainbow (1972–1992)
Episode:
Snow & Ice: What
(1980)
Family, Talk-Show
Stars: Geoffrey Hayes, Stanley Bates, Roy Skelton, Rod Burton
72. Wild Boy (1980 TV Movie)
Adventure
Director: Ian Dalgleish | Stars: Iain Andrew, David Bannerman, Neil Connery, Nils Hertog
73.
Crossroads (1964–1988)
Episode:
Episode #1.3238
(1980)
30 min | Drama
Director: Geoff Husson | Stars: Noele Gordon, Alan Gifford, Janet Hargreaves, Ronald Allen
74.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Chance of a Lifetime
(1980)
72 min | Comedy, Drama
School leaver Gordon Saville (Martyn Hesford) joins the army.
Director: Giles Foster | Stars: David Daker, Martyn Hesford, Richard Tolan, Madelaine Newton
75.
Top of the Pops (1964–2023)
Episode:
Episode #17.1
(1980)
41 min | Music, News, Talk-Show
Stars: Peter Powell, Madness, Paul McCartney, The Pretenders
76.
Tomorrow's World (1965–2016)
Episode:
Episode #16.18
(1980)
Documentary
Stars: Judith Hann, Michael Rodd, Kieran Prendiville, Su Ingle
77.
Crossroads (1964–1988)
Episode:
Episode #1.3239
(1980)
30 min | Drama
Director: John Scholz-Conway | Stars: Noele Gordon, Alan Gifford, Carole Rousseau, Bruce Lidington
78. The Assassination Run (1980)
50 min
While attending Oxford University, Mark Fraser is recruited as an agent by Department Six of British Intelligence. In time he becomes one of their top "eliminators." After several years, he... See full summary »
Stars: Malcolm Stoddard, Mary Tamm, Sandor Elès, James Drake
Votes: 12
80.
All Creatures Great and Small (1978–1990)
Episode:
Charity Begins at Home
(1980)
TV-PG | 51 min | Comedy, Drama
Siegfried bumps into Mr. Beresford, the manager of the local bank whose dog behaves badly in the car. Tristan woos the lovely Marjorie Simpson and Siegfried meets Sarah Raworth. James ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Bramall | Stars: Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy, Peter Davison, Carol Drinkwater
Votes: 80
81.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Horns of Nimon: Part Three
(1980)
TV-PG | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Discovering the Nimon power room puts the Doctor onto the immense threat facing the universe, all enabled by Soldeed's crazed plan to return his war-mongering people to military glory.
Director: Kenny McBain | Stars: Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, Graham Crowden, Michael Osborne
Votes: 407
82. The Love of Three Oranges (1980 TV Movie)
125 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Director: Brian Large | Stars: Robin Leggate, Alexander Oliver, Joseph Rouleau, Pauline Tinsley
83. Shillingbury Tales (1980–1981)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Classic ITV comedy-drama, set in the fictional village of Shillingbury in Hertfordshire. Londoners Peter (Robin Nedwell) and Sally Higgins (Diane Keen) move to the idyllic English ... See full summary »
Stars: Robin Nedwell, Diane Keen, Jack Douglas, Joe Black
Votes: 89
84. Twelfth Night (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lookalike twins Viola and Sebastian are separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself as her brother and goes into the service of the Duke Orsino. Orsino ... See full summary »
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: Alec McCowen, Robert Hardy, Felicity Kendal, Annette Crosbie
Votes: 289
85. Family Fortunes (1980–2023)
30 min | Game-Show
Two families go head to head to answer everyday questions.
Stars: Bob Monkhouse, Gino D'Acampo, Penny Layden, Max Bygraves
Votes: 297
86.
Bless Me, Father (1978–1981)
Episode:
A Back to Front Wedding
(1980)
24 min | Comedy
Lately inundated in weddings, Father Duddleswell loses track of one. It necessitates a reception that comes before the nuptials while the embarrassed Fathers - both away at the movies - ... See full summary »
Director: David Askey | Stars: Arthur Lowe, Daniel Abineri, Gabrielle Daye, Charles Pemberton
Votes: 11
87. Keep It in the Family (1980–1983)
30 min | Comedy, Family
Dudley Rush is an artist with a difference. Eccentric and childlike, he insists of wearing his large lion ventriloquist glove-puppet on his hand whenever he draws the "Barney, the Bionic ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Gillespie, Stacy Dorning, Glyn Houston, Pauline Yates
Votes: 106
88.
Blake's 7 (1978–1981)
Episode:
Aftermath
(1980)
Not Rated | 119 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Liberator is damaged in the battle against the alien invasion fleet of Andromeda and the crew abandons ship whilst the automatic on-board systems attempt to repair the ship. Avon finds ... See full summary »
Director: Vere Lorrimer | Stars: Paul Darrow, Jan Chappell, Michael Keating, Jacqueline Pearce
Votes: 214
89. Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way (1980–1982)
25 min | Documentary
Show that focuses on dog training techniques.
Star: Barbara Woodhouse
Votes: 8
90.
Minder (1979–1994)
Episode:
Monday Night Fever
(1980)
TV-14 | 65 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Arthur is much taken by would-be singer Sharon Dobbs, who is a pretty girl but no great vocalist. He gets her a gig at a club run by dodgy Chris Lambert, who welshes on their agreement, and... See full summary »
Director: Mike Vardy | Stars: George Cole, Dennis Waterman, Sheila White, Eric Deacon
Votes: 84
91.
Coronation Street (1960– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1952
(1979)
TV-PG | 22 min | Drama, Romance
Norman Mannion does Suzie's washing as a thank-you for putting him up. Hilda has £24.90 towards France. Hilda is horrified to see punk Norman next door. Mike is displeased when Suzie spends... See full summary »
Directors: Mary McMurray, Laurence Moody | Stars: Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Thelma Barlow, Johnny Briggs
93.
Crossroads (1964–1988)
Episode:
Episode #1.3240
(1980)
30 min | Drama
Director: John Scholz-Conway | Stars: Noele Gordon, Alan Gifford, Carina Wyeth, Ivor Salter
94. Hollywood (1980)
676 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The history of the American film industry in Hollywood during the Silent era.
Stars: James Mason, Colleen Moore, Byron Haskin, Viola Dana
Votes: 855
95. Flesh and Blood (1980–1982)
50 min | Drama
Drama series about the business and personal lives of the Brassington family in Yorkshire.
Stars: Thora Hird, Bill Fraser, Nigel Stock, Ann Firbank
Votes: 7
96.
Armchair Thriller (1978–1981)
Episode:
The Victim: Part 1
(1980)
24 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
When kidnappers abduct his teenage daughter, Sue, industrialist Vincent Craig could easily raise the ransom money. But Craig intends to do things his own way.
Director: Gareth Davies | Stars: John Shrapnel, Paul Jerricho, Meg Ritchie, Gerald Sim
Votes: 33
97.
Robin's Nest (1977–1981)
Episode:
Pastures New
(1980)
Comedy
Rob starts to question whether there's more to life than running a bistro, Albert calls to announce that he's opened a nest of his own in Watford, and Mr. Nicholls fails to spot Gertrude's interest in the washer-upper job.
Director: Peter Frazer-Jones | Stars: Richard O'Sullivan, Tessa Wyatt, Tony Britton, David Kelly
Votes: 17
98.
Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode:
Episode #3.1
(1980)
Comedy, Drama, Family
Tucker & co are late on the first day when the bus doesn't turn up. Mr Sutcliffe helps lay signs around the school for the new first formers. Benny turns up with football in one hand, and ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Lennane | Stars: Graham Ashley, Cheryl Branker, Lucinda Gane, Robert Hartley
Votes: 24
99. Airport Chaplain (1980– )
Drama
Rev. Bill Duncan and Father Jack Sampson are both short-listed for job as Airport Chaplain at Glenning Airport, when they meet it changes both their lives.
Stars: Ronald Forfar, Paul Young, Russell Hunter, Glory Annen
100.
Hollywood (1980)
Episode:
Pioneers
(1980)
52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Contrary to popular belief, the silent film in general had reached a high state of sophistication by the late 1920s.
Directors: Kevin Brownlow, David Gill | Stars: James Mason, Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, Karl Brown, Gaylord Carter
Votes: 100
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