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51. Special Branch (1969–1974)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Groundbreaking British police drama series following the exploits of the Special Branch of the Metropolitan Police: an elite group of officers tasked with protecting London from spies, terrorists, and subversives.
Stars: Derren Nesbitt, George Sewell, Morris Perry, Fulton Mackay
Votes: 195
52. Ike: The War Years (1979 TV Movie)
Biography, Drama, War
Dramatization of the World War II years of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Directors: Boris Sagal, Melville Shavelson | Stars: Robert Duvall, Lee Remick, Dana Andrews, J.D. Cannon
Votes: 188
53. Kill Me Tomorrow (1957)
Not Rated | 80 min | Crime, Drama
A boozy old reporter finds his life is falling apart around him. He loses his wife and then his job. He is dragged back to reality when his son needs help. He goes to ask for his old job back but finds his old boss dead in the office ...
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Lois Maxwell, George Coulouris, Wensley Pithey
Votes: 186
54. Snowball (1960)
69 min | Drama, Crime
A boy claims he was thrown off the school bus by the conductor, obliging him to walk several miles home. Alerted by the boy's neighbor, the local press makes an issue of the incident - with tragic repercussions.
Director: Pat Jackson | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Kenneth Griffith, Zena Walker, Daphne Anderson
Votes: 183
55. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
56. 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
57. Nearest and Dearest (1968–1973)
30 min | Comedy
On the death of their father Joshua, siblings Eli and Nellie Pledge inherit the family business, Pledge's Purer Pickles, at Colne, Lancashire, in the north of England. Their faithful ... See full summary »
Stars: Hylda Baker, Jimmy Jewel, Joe Gladwin, Madge Hindle
Votes: 171
58. The Diamond Trap (1988 TV Movie)
PG | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two New York police detectives (Howard Hesseman, Ed Marinaro) recruit a gallery worker (Brooke Shields) to help them head off a jewel heist.
Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Howard Hesseman, Brooke Shields, Darren McGavin, Dick O'Neill
Votes: 165
59. Guilt Is My Shadow (1950)
86 min | Crime, Drama
After a failed bank robbery the getaway driver flees to the Devon countryside and the farm of his uncle.
Director: Roy Kellino | Stars: Peter Reynolds, Patrick Holt, Lawrence O'Madden, Esma Cannon
Votes: 156
60. Sir Francis Drake (1961–1962)
25 min | Adventure, Family
The adventures of Sir Francis Drake during the 1500's. Sir Francis is probably one of the most famous explorers of the high seas. The twenty six episodes of the series are about his ... See full summary »
Stars: Terence Morgan, Jean Kent, Michael Crawford, Milton Reid
Votes: 149
61. Uncle Willie's Bicycle Shop (1953)
Passed | 83 min | Comedy, Romance
In England, alcoholic Uncle Willie vexes his family. They let him buy a bike shop to woo American heiress Virginia, who loves Willie's nephew Frank.
Director: Harold French | Stars: Cecil Parker, Eileen Herlie, Donald Wolfit, Peter Asher
Votes: 146
62. The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1957–1958)
30 min | Mystery
Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan is called in to help solve baffling cases, aided by his #1 son. The first five episodes were filmed in the US, then production switched to the UK for the rest of the series.
Stars: J. Carrol Naish, James Hong, Rupert Davies, Arthur Gomez
Votes: 142
63. The Cherry Orchard (1981 TV Movie)
130 min | Drama
Madame Ranevsky (Dame Judi Dench) is a spoiled aging aristocratic lady, who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after a default on the ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Judi Dench, Bill Paterson, Anton Lesser, Harriet Walter
Votes: 142
64. Love Story (1963–1974)
60 min | Drama
British anthology series of short plays on the theme of romance.
Stars: T.P. McKenna, Frances Cuka, Keith Barron, Patrick Macnee
Votes: 137
65. The Main Chance (1969–1975)
60 min | Drama
Maverick lawyer David Main commutes between his twin bases in London and Leeds. His seemingly devil-may-care attitude is contrasted with the steady and cautious approach of his crusty Leeds partner Henry Castleton.
Stars: John Stride, Margaret Ashcroft, John Wentworth, Anna Palk
Votes: 134
66. Cardboard Cavalier (1949)
96 min | Comedy
In Cromwellian England, royalists commission a barrow boy to carry a secret letter. Helped by Nell Gwynn, he succeeds after encounters with a castle ghost and custard pies.
Director: Walter Forde | Stars: Sid Field, Margaret Lockwood, Jerry Desmonde, Jack McNaughton
Votes: 133
67. 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
68. The Mark of Cain (1947)
88 min | Crime, Drama
An attractive young French girl instigates rivalry between two brothers when she becomes the bride of the younger one.
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst | Stars: Eric Portman, Sally Gray, Patrick Holt, Dermot Walsh
Votes: 128
69. Father's Doing Fine (1952)
83 min | Comedy, Romance
A domestic comedy based on the play "Little Lambs Eat Ivy", dealing with the adventures of an impoverished upper-class family consisting of a widowed mother and her four daughters.
Director: Henry Cass | Stars: Heather Thatcher, Diane Hart, Virginia McKenna, Mary Germaine
Votes: 125
70.
Beasts (1976)
Episode:
Special Offer
(1976)
53 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A misfit teenage checkout operator has an unrequited crush on her supermarket manager. At the same shop's cuddly cartoon mascot seems to have come alive and is causing havoc.
Director: Richard Bramall | Stars: Pauline Quirke, Geoffrey Bateman, Wensley Pithey, Ruth Goring
Votes: 111
71. Dial 999 (1958–1959)
30 min | Crime
Robert Beatty stars as Detective Inspector Mike Maguire, a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman posted to New Scotland Yard, in this popular 1950s series depicting London's fight against crime.
Stars: Robert Beatty, John Howlett, Richard Bebb, Hugh Moxey
Votes: 109
72. The Devil's Crown (1978)
55 min | Biography, Drama, History
Henry Plantagenet (later King Henry II), sees his opportunity to seize the crown of England and create a kingdom of law and order.
Stars: Jane Lapotaire, John Duttine, Christopher Gable, Brian Cox
Votes: 106
73. The Adventurer (1972–1974)
30 min | Adventure
Basically an updating of Gene Barry's "Amos Burke, Secret Agent" character, Gene Bradley is a wealthy government agent, who, posing as an American movie star, travels the globe in search of adventure, intrigue and danger.
Stars: Gene Barry, Barry Morse, Catherine Schell, Garrick Hagon
Votes: 106
74. Zodiac (1974)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
A police Detective Inspector teams up with an astrologer to solve various crimes.
Stars: Anouska Hempel, Anton Rodgers, John Rhys-Davies, Michael Gambon
Votes: 102
75. No Hiding Place (1959–1967)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Tales of Scotland Yard centering on a detective team. A sort of halfway house between "Dixon of Dock Green" and "'Z' Cars." The detectives are still 1950s-style with good elocution and ... See full summary »
Stars: Raymond Francis, Eric Lander, Johnny Briggs, Michael McStay
Votes: 97
76. 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
77. The Larkins (1958–1964)
30 min | Comedy
66 Sycamore Street is home to the Larkins. Alf refuses to believe that he's henpecked. Ada's determined to make sure that he is.
Stars: Peggy Mount, David Kossoff, Barbara Mitchell, Ronan O'Casey
Votes: 85
78. It's Hard to Be Good (1948)
93 min | Comedy
A conscientious captain emerges from the war with ambitions to spread peace and goodwill, but finds that his message is misunderstood.
Director: Jeffrey Dell | Stars: Anne Crawford, Jimmy Hanley, Raymond Huntley, Edward Rigby
Votes: 84
79.
Danger Man (1960–1961)
Episode:
The Hired Assassin
(1961)
TV-PG | 26 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Drake's assigned to stop an assassination attempt, and hopefully discourage the perpetrators from any further attempts. Passing himself off as a professional, hoping the group planning the attack takes notice and hires him.
Director: Charles Frend | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Alan Wheatley, Cyril Shaps, Norman Florence
Votes: 84
80. The Old Curiosity Shop (1979–1980)
30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The story of Nell Trent, a beautiful young girl. An orphan, she lives with her Grandfather in The Old Curiosity Shop in London.
Stars: Sebastian Shaw, Trevor Peacock, Natalie Ogle, Granville Saxton
Votes: 82
81. To Encourage the Others (1972 TV Movie)
105 min | Drama
The true story of Derek Bentley, whose conviction and execution for a murder committed by someone else provoked a public revulsion.
Director: Alan Clarke | Stars: Charles Bolton, Billy Hamon, Roland Culver, Philip Stone
Votes: 81
82. The Scales of Justice (1962–1967)
Crime, Drama
Series of courtroom dramas introduced by criminologist Edgar Lustgarten.
Stars: Edgar Lustgarten, Michael Hordern, Kenneth Benda, Carleton Hobbs
Votes: 79
83. Rheingold Theatre (1953–1957)
23 min | Drama
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. narrated, produced, and frequently starred in this anthology series, which presented everything from drama to mystery to farce.
Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Christopher Lee, Ron Randell, Barbara Mullen
Votes: 74
84. Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955 TV Movie)
75 min | Adventure, Drama
A play-within-a-play of Moby Dick by Orson Welles.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Christopher Lee, Patrick McGoohan, Wensley Pithey
Votes: 72
85. Sergeant Cork (1963–1968)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Victorian-era whodunnit with venerable Sergeant Cork battling entrenched views in a bid to use a more scientific approach to solving cases. Trusty sidekick Bob does not always understand his methods but faithfully co-operates..
Stars: John Barrie, William Gaunt, Charles Morgan, Freddie Fowler
Votes: 69
86. Mrs Thursday (1966–1967)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
An elderly cleaning lady inherits her boss's house, fortune--and butler.
Stars: Kathleen Harrison, Hugh Manning, Richard Caldicot, George Waring
Votes: 67
87. 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
88. 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
89. You Can't Escape (1957)
77 min | Thriller
An up and coming young writer accidentally kills his ex-girlfriend then tries to cover it up but just tangles up a web of lies he weaves. The more he tries to hide, the deeper he digs the hole.
Director: Wilfred Eades | Stars: Noelle Middleton, Guy Rolfe, Robert Urquhart, Peter Reynolds
Votes: 60
90. The Woman's Angle (1952)
86 min | Drama, Romance
The head of a family of musicians has a complicated love life.
Director: Leslie Arliss | Stars: Ernest Thesiger, Lois Maxwell, Anthony Nicholls, Peter Reynolds
Votes: 58
91. The Saint and the Brave Goose (1979)
100 min | Mystery
A two-part episode of the 1978 TV series "The Return of the Saint," edited together and released as a feature.
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Ian Ogilvy, Gayle Hunnicutt, Stratford Johns, Derren Nesbitt
Votes: 58
92. Man of the World (1962–1963)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Michael Strait is a high-flying photo-journalist and a real Man of the World. His business takes him to every corner of the world and every corner of society and with his eye for trouble it proves to be an irresistible combination.
Stars: Craig Stevens, Tracy Reed, Paul Maxwell, Ricardo Montez
Votes: 57
93. F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980 TV Movie)
180 min | Biography, Drama
Biopic about the final year of FDR's Presidency, and life.
Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Jason Robards, Laurinda Barrett, Edward Binns, Vladimir Bondarenko
Votes: 54
94. Blue Scar (1949)
90 min | Drama
A Welsh villager (Gwyneth Vaughan) dreams of London and wants her miner boyfriend (Emrys Jones) to get another job.
Director: Jill Craigie | Stars: Emrys Jones, Gwyneth Vaughan, Rachel Thomas, Prysor Williams
Votes: 53
95. Number 10 (1983)
52 min | Biography, Drama, History
The private lives of seven British prime ministers who resided at 10 Downing Street between the 1780s-1920s, including Pitt the Younger, Wellesley, Disraeli, Gladstone, Lloyd George, Asquith and MacDonald.
Stars: Neville Barber, Bernard Archard, Jeremy Brett, Denis Quilley
Votes: 52
96.
Gideon C.I.D. (1964–1966)
Episode:
Big Fish Little Fish
(1964)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Gideon's car almost hits a young pick-pocket, who is being controlled by his mother. This leads him to investigate a fence who is controlling the petty crime but arrogantly believes he is above the law.
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: John Gregson, Alexander Davion, Daphne Anderson, Angela Baddeley
Votes: 52
97.
Return of the Saint (1978–1979)
Episode:
Collision Course: The Brave Goose
(1979)
TV-PG | 49 min | Adventure, Crime
Oscar West is killed when his power boat blows up during a race, where the Saint has seen a shifty character of his acquaintance. Oscar's widow Annabelle sets off for the French Riviera to ... See full summary »
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Ian Ogilvy, Gayle Hunnicutt, Stratford Johns, Derren Nesbitt
Votes: 52
98. The Plane Makers (1963–1965)
60 min | Drama
The day-to-day story of a multi-million pound aerospace company, its new jet plane, its test-pilot, its workers and its ruthless and hard-nosed managing director John Wilder, the embodiment of modern, unflinching capitalism.
Stars: Jack Watling, Patrick Wymark, Norma Ronald, Reginald Marsh
Votes: 44
99.
Return of the Saint (1978–1979)
Episode:
Collision Course: The Sixth Man
(1979)
TV-PG | 49 min | Adventure, Crime
The Saint saves Annabelle from the bull-ring but she is adamant that she knows nothing about the gold bullion robbery. Having survived an attempt to murder him - in which a policeman is ... See full summary »
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Ian Ogilvy, Gayle Hunnicutt, Stratford Johns, Derren Nesbitt
Votes: 44
100. Target (1958)
30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
"Target" was a 30-minute US television horror and suspense anthology series produced by Ziv Television Programs, Inc. for first-run syndication.
Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Troy Melton, Charles Davis, Frank Warren
Votes: 36