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101.
Special Branch (1969–1974)
Episode:
Troika
(1969)
51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
At 3.55 am in London John Morrissey gets into a taxi to Scotland Yard. He is rushing to join a meeting about the planned arrest of three people who have broken the Official Secrets Act by ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Vardy | Stars: Wensley Pithey, Derren Nesbitt, Jennifer Wilson, Keith Washington
Votes: 34
102.
Poldark (1975–1977)
Episode:
Episode #1.10
(1975)
TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, History, Romance
Francis' failed suicide attempt leaves him in deep melancholia and the Warleggan's parade of suborned witnesses darkens Ross' prospects for acquittal.
Director: Kenneth Ives | Stars: Robin Ellis, Angharad Rees, Richard Morant, Clive Francis
Votes: 34
103.
Poldark (1975–1977)
Episode:
Episode #1.9
(1975)
TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, History, Romance
After Ross is released on bail on charges of looting a wrecked ship, the Warleggans stubborn witnesses in order to have him legally executed.
Director: Kenneth Ives | Stars: Robin Ellis, Angharad Rees, Tim Barlow, John White
Votes: 34
104.
The Scales of Justice (1962–1967)
Episode:
The Undesirable Neighbour
(1963)
29 min | Crime, Drama
A newly married woman becomes very friendly with her male neighbors, causing the neighborhood busybodies' tongues to wag.
Director: Gordon Hales | Stars: Edgar Lustgarten, Vanda Godsell, Bridget Armstrong, Anthony Newlands
Votes: 33
105. Assignment Foreign Legion (1956–1957)
30 min | Adventure
Stars: Merle Oberon, Martin Benson, Lionel Jeffries, Peter Arne
Votes: 32
106.
Special Branch (1969–1974)
Episode:
You Don't Exist
(1969)
51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A girl lands at Heathrow from Rhodesia, but owing to Britian's break of diplomatic relations, she has no valid passport. A young officer is supposed to mind her until she can be sent back, but takes her for a tour instead.
Director: Dennis Vance | Stars: Wensley Pithey, Derren Nesbitt, Jennifer Wilson, Keith Washington
Votes: 32
107.
Lipstick on Your Collar (1993)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(1993)
Comedy, Drama, Musical
Everything gets mixed up for Francis, Hopper, Sylvia and Lisa while Britain prepares for war with Egypt.
Director: Renny Rye | Stars: Giles Thomas, Ewan McGregor, Louise Germaine, Douglas Henshall
Votes: 32
108.
Special Branch (1969–1974)
Episode:
Smokescreen
(1969)
51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Cowley commits suicide shortly after an unproductive round of questioning by Eden in jail, which leads to an embarrassing public coroner's inquest. Jordan investigates a scientist being ... See full summary »
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Wensley Pithey, Derren Nesbitt, Morris Perry, David Garth
Votes: 31
109. Probation Officer (1959–1962)
60 min | Drama
An early hit for ATV, this absorbing, rigorously researched and very human drama series centres on the work of a team of probation officers based in London, and the lives of the men and ... See full summary »
Stars: John Paul, John Scott, Jessica Spencer, David Davies
Votes: 30
110.
The Scales of Justice (1962–1967)
Episode:
The Guilty Party
(1962)
30 min | Crime, Drama
The Sinclairs seem to be living in the lap of luxury, but their lifestyle is funded by a morass of debt.
Director: Lionel Harris | Stars: Edgar Lustgarten, Zena Marshall, Jack Gwillim, Derek Francis
Votes: 30
111. Sykes and A... (1960–1965)
30 min | Comedy, Family
Sykes and A - follows the life and times of an immature, often clumsy twin brother and sister as they deal with their eccentric life's.
Stars: Eric Sykes, Hattie Jacques, Richard Wattis, Deryck Guyler
Votes: 28
112. Persuasion (1960–1961)
Drama, History, Romance
Eight years earlier, Anne Elliot, the daughter of a financially troubled aristocratic family, was persuaded to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a young seaman, who, though ... See full summary »
Stars: Paul Daneman, Daphne Anderson, William Mervyn, George Curzon
Votes: 25
113.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
The Greatest Man in the World
(1958)
57 min | Drama
Just after a young unknown American becomes the first on the Moon returns, he dies in an accident. He's laid to rest with full honours, but only the president and a few high officials know just what sort of a man their hero was.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Donald Pleasence, Wensley Pithey, Jon Sullivan
Votes: 25
114.
Sir Francis Drake (1961–1962)
Episode:
The Lost Colony of Virginia
(1961)
30 min | Adventure, Family
Drake visits the ailing colonists with a view to rescuing them, but he has not counted on their determination in the face of attacks by the indigenous tribes.
Director: David Greene | Stars: Terence Morgan, Jean Kent, Olive McFarland, Barry Foster
Votes: 24
115.
Special Branch (1969–1974)
Episode:
A Date with Leonidas
(1969)
48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A teenager's vow of vengeance leads to Inspector Jordan interrupting a wedding and Superintendent Eden accepting a parcel that contains death. Before the day is over both men have cause for concern.
Director: Dennis Vance | Stars: Wensley Pithey, Derren Nesbitt, Jennifer Wilson, Keith Washington
Votes: 24
116.
Special Branch (1969–1974)
Episode:
The Promised Land
(1969)
51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A small boat arrives at a beach in Kent where illegal aliens are unloaded, but the police bag the smugglers and all bar one of the Pakistanis, now quite ill, who seeks refuge with an immigrant rights activist.
Director: Dennis Vance | Stars: Wensley Pithey, Derren Nesbitt, Keith Washington, Dino Shafeek
Votes: 24
117. Here's Harry (1960–1965)
30 min | Comedy
Accident-prone magnet of calamity Harry Worth comes up against various forms of authority, resulting in fallout and failure.
Stars: Harry Worth, Jack Woolgar, Joe Gladwin, Geoffrey Hibbert
Votes: 23
118. Patrol Car (1954–1956)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Dramatization of murder investigations and other criminal cases that Detective Superintendent Robert Fabian, a real-life Scotland Yard Inspector and the host of the show, worked on.
Stars: Bruce Seton, Robert Raglan, Philip Dale, Jack Melford
Votes: 23
119. Boyd Q.C. (1956–1964)
30 min | Drama
A barrister named Richard Boyd Q.C. is involved in a variety of cases in London.
Stars: Michael Denison, Charles Leno, Owen Berry, Weyman Mackay
Votes: 23
120.
Special Branch (1969–1974)
Episode:
A New Face
(1969)
48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The son of a trusted officer of the special branch has become radicalised while away at university, trying to join a gang of riot-minded militant socialist students. This threatens to break up his family, and his father's position.
Director: Peter Duguid | Stars: Wensley Pithey, Derren Nesbitt, Jennifer Wilson, Morris Perry
Votes: 23
121.
Special Branch (1969–1974)
Episode:
Reliable Sources
(1969)
50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Superintendent Eden is on the spot. The Security Commission has met to consider the leak that tipped a spy during the Troika affair. The detective is cleared - but told that he cannot continue his role as Special Branch controller.
Director: Dennis Vance | Stars: Wensley Pithey, Derren Nesbitt, Jennifer Wilson, Morris Perry
Votes: 23
122.
Special Branch (1969–1974)
Episode:
The Kazmirov Affair
(1969)
51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Informed that the manuscript of a Russian author's novel which has been smuggled into Britain is a forgery and could discredit the Goverment, Inspector Jordan goes against orders and investigates the claim.
Director: Mike Vardy | Stars: Wensley Pithey, Derren Nesbitt, Keith Washington, John Bailey
Votes: 23
123. Suspense (1962–1963)
Thriller
Anthology series telling suspenseful tales.
Stars: Bill Meilen, Ray Handy, John Carson, Alex Scott
Votes: 22
124. Robin Hood (1953)
30 min | Adventure
Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men in Sherwood Forest fight the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Stars: Patrick Troughton, John Breslin, Wensley Pithey, Dudley Jones
Votes: 22
125.
Dial 999 (1958–1959)
Episode:
24 Hours a Day
(1959)
30 min | Crime
Maguire spots Caldwell a Canadian criminal whom is planning to rob a bank by breaking in from the little shop next door.
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: Robert Beatty, Robert Arden, Joy Owen, Leslie Sarony
Votes: 22
126. Blind Justice (1988)
90 min | Drama
Frank Cartwright sets up is own democratic Chambers, putting together a group lawyers who are considered radicals by their previous employers.
Stars: Jack Shepherd, Julian Wadham, Caroline Hutchison, Eamonn Walker
Votes: 21
127. Blackmail (1965–1966)
Drama
Blackmail, in all its meanings and forms, was the central theme of the episodes comprising this series.
Stars: Ray Marioni, Derrick Sherwin, Aubrey Richards, Ian Hendry
Votes: 21
128.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The Critic
(1982)
120 min | Drama
In this classic eighteenth-century satire, Mr. Puff, a foppish, would-be playwright-critic, invites his literary-minded associates to see a production of his horrendous and nonsensical ... See full summary »
Director: Don Taylor | Stars: John Gielgud, Hywel Bennett, Nigel Hawthorne, Rosemary Leach
Votes: 21
129.
Special Branch (1969–1974)
Episode:
The Children of Delight
(1969)
47 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Is there something sinister going on behind the facade of 'The Children of Delight' - a group of hippies who have arrived on Eden's patch. Detective Sergeants Webb and Gifford go undercover to investigate.
Director: Peter Duguid | Stars: Wensley Pithey, Derren Nesbitt, Jennifer Wilson, Morris Perry
Votes: 21
130. Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (1957– )
30 min | Adventure, Drama
The series adapted for television some true tales from press correspondents from around the world.
Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Kieron Moore, Eric Pohlmann, Leonard Sachs
Votes: 20
131. The Barber of Stamford Hill (1963)
64 min | Drama
Mr. Figg, the barber, is fond of telling customers about his family, but he hasn't really got one - he's a bachelor quite alone in the world. But that may change.
Director: Casper Wrede | Stars: John Bennett, Megs Jenkins, Maxwell Shaw, Wensley Pithey
Votes: 20
132. Love and Marriage (1984–1986)
Drama
Romantic anthology series from Yorkshire Television.
Stars: Lynn Farleigh, Beverley Callard, Julie Walters, Wanda Ventham
Votes: 19
133. Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960–1965)
60 min | Drama, Mystery
Armchair Mystery Theatre is a 60-minute United Kingdom television anthology mystery series. Thirty-four episodes aired from 1960-65. It was hosted by Donald Pleasence and produced by Leonard White.
Stars: Donald Pleasence, Ian Hendry, Thomas Heathcote, Charles Gray
Votes: 19
134. Somerset Maugham Hour (1960–1963)
60 min
Stars: Hugh Williams, Daniel Farson, Ian Hunter, Jill Bennett
Votes: 19
135.
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
Episode:
The New King
(1978)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
The new King assembles his new staff and his mother, Queen Mary, sees it as a positive beginning. He also assures Wallis that his new position will not change anything but he does make it ... See full summary »
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, Peggy Ashcroft, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 19
136.
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
Episode:
Proposals
(1978)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
With the chances of getting the government's support for his marriage to Wallis ever diminishing, the King attempts to get their support for a morganatic marriage. Used in some countries ... See full summary »
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, Peggy Ashcroft, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 19
137.
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
Episode:
The Abdication
(1978)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
With all avenues now exhausted, King Edward VIII accepts his situation and proceeds with the abdication. In his broadcast to the nation, he appeals for understanding and tells his people ... See full summary »
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, Peggy Ashcroft, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 18
138.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The Voysey Inheritance
(1979)
Drama
Edward discovers the family business he is inheriting has defrauded clients for years.
Director: Robert Knights | Stars: Glynis Barber, Sheila Beckett, David Bird, Simon Chandler
Votes: 17
139.
Sykes (1972–1979)
Episode:
Fancy Dress
(1973)
29 min | Comedy
Eric and Hattie attend a fancy-dress party organised by Mr Brown.
Director: Roger Race | Stars: Eric Sykes, Hattie Jacques, Richard Wattis, Deryck Guyler
Votes: 17
140. Little Red Monkey (1953 TV Movie)
30 min | Thriller
Scientists are being killed and a red monkey is spotted at the scene of the crime.
Director: Bill Lyon-Shaw | Stars: Honor Blackman, Donald Houston, Henzie Raeburn, Arthur Rigby
Votes: 16
141.
Sykes (1972–1979)
Episode:
Bird
(1973)
27 min | Comedy
Eric has a pet bird but Hattie is not happy.
Director: Roger Race | Stars: Eric Sykes, Hattie Jacques, Richard Wattis, Deryck Guyler
Votes: 16
142.
Sykes (1972–1979)
Episode:
Salesman
(1973)
29 min | Comedy
Eric Sykes: an encyclopaedia of information.
Director: Roger Race | Stars: Eric Sykes, Hattie Jacques, Richard Wattis, Deryck Guyler
Votes: 16
143.
In Sickness and in Health (1985–1992)
Episode:
Episode #3.6
(1987)
Comedy
On a boiling hot summer day, Alf goes to the DHSS to complain that he should have had more money in last winter's heating allowance for living in an end terrace. but it cuts no ice. Back ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Boden | Stars: Warren Mitchell, Carmel McSharry, Arthur English, Eamonn Walker
Votes: 16
144.
Ike: The War Years (1979)
Episode:
Part I
(1979)
120 min | Biography, Drama, History
Directors: Boris Sagal, Melville Shavelson | Stars: Robert Duvall, Lee Remick, Dana Andrews, J.D. Cannon
Votes: 15
145.
Zodiac (1974)
Episode:
Sting, Sting, Scorpio!
(1974)
49 min | Comedy, Drama
VERY much against Gradley's wishes, Esther takes the place of a murdered Brighton astrologer and clairvoyant in order to find out who killed her - thus exposing herself to the same risk.
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Anouska Hempel, Anton Rodgers, Robert Powell, Susie Blake
Votes: 14
146. Shadow Squad (1957–1959)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Long-running series, mostly lost, about the Shadow Squad detective agency run by former Scotland Yard detective Don Carter and his cockney assistant Ginger Smart.
Stars: George Moon, Peter Williams, John Horsley, Rex Garner
Votes: 13
147.
Sykes (1972–1979)
Episode:
Protest
(1973)
29 min | Comedy
Eric tries to block the construction of a nearby block of flats, despite actually having applied for one of the flats for himself.
Director: Roger Race | Stars: Eric Sykes, Hattie Jacques, Richard Wattis, Deryck Guyler
Votes: 13
148.
The Main Chance (1969–1975)
Episode:
The Best Legal System in the World
(1970)
51 min | Drama
What kind of strength is it that enables a managing director to dictate to his chairman, or a father to separate his daughter from her lesbian flat-mate? Main is approached to penetrate a ... See full summary »
Director: John Frankau | Stars: John Stride, Peter Bowles, Paul Massie, Wensley Pithey
Votes: 13
149.
Nearest and Dearest (1968–1973)
Episode:
When Love Walks In
(1970)
25 min | Comedy
Eli is trying to sell the business to Leonard Longbottom, but he in turn needs to convince Nellie to sell, one snag, he falls for Nellie.
Director: Bill Podmore | Stars: Hylda Baker, Jimmy Jewel, Joe Gladwin, Madge Hindle
Votes: 12
150.
Ike: The War Years (1979)
Episode:
Part II
(1979)
120 min | Biography, Drama, History
Directors: Boris Sagal, Melville Shavelson | Stars: Robert Duvall, Lee Remick, Dana Andrews, J.D. Cannon
Votes: 12